All-time weather records — Lansing, IA
Climate change signal in Lansing
of Lansing's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 193 | 215 | ||
| 1900s | 124 | 106 | ||
| 1910s | 49 | 45 | ||
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Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1896, the latest in 1916. Period of observation: 1896-2003.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61.0°F — Jan 1, 1897 | -29.9°F — Jan 28, 1915 | 4.00 in — Jan 16, 2002 |
| February | 51.1°F — Feb 20, 1899 | -31.0°F — Feb 10, 1899 | 1.85 in — Feb 28, 1998 |
| March | 75.9°F — Mar 28, 1905 | -15.0°F — Mar 2, 1913 | 2.13 in — Mar 23, 1952 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 29, 1901 | 14.0°F — Apr 2, 1899 | 4.48 in — Apr 4, 1981 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 27, 1900 | 27.0°F — May 1, 1903 | 4.18 in — May 18, 2000 |
| June | 100.9°F — Jun 26, 1901 | 28.9°F — Jun 1, 1897 | 3.53 in — Jun 17, 1978 |
| July | 98.1°F — Jul 8, 1897 | 43.0°F — Jul 30, 1899 | 3.89 in — Jul 2, 1933 |
| August | 99.0°F — Aug 4, 1896 | 39.9°F — Aug 20, 1897 | 3.85 in — Aug 25, 1983 |
| September | 95.0°F — Sep 2, 1898 | 21.9°F — Sep 30, 1899 | 2.82 in — Sep 7, 1916 |
| October | 90.0°F — Oct 14, 1897 | 16.0°F — Oct 21, 1896 | 2.60 in — Oct 15, 1920 |
| November | 73.9°F — Nov 20, 1897 | -6.0°F — Nov 27, 1897 | 3.10 in — Nov 12, 1982 |
| December | 57.0°F — Dec 11, 1896 | -15.0°F — Dec 31, 1898 | 1.27 in — Dec 12, 1899 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Lansing.