All-time weather records — Rake, IA
Climate change signal in Rake
of Rake's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 61 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 60 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | · | · | ||
| 1970s | 1 | · | ||
| 1980s | 60 | 60 | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · | ||
| 2010s | · | · | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
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 1972, the latest in 1980. Period of observation: 1940-2022.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -13.0°F — Jan 5, 1972 | — | 2.00 in — Jan 16, 1947 |
| February | — | — | 1.80 in — Feb 17, 1945 |
| March | — | — | 2.00 in — Mar 23, 1966 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 21, 1980 | 26.1°F — Apr 14, 1980 | 3.44 in — Apr 24, 1990 |
| May | — | — | 2.66 in — May 17, 2000 |
| June | 102.9°F — Jun 26, 1980 | 46.9°F — Jun 8, 1980 | 3.98 in — Jun 14, 1946 |
| July | — | — | 4.60 in — Jul 19, 1963 |
| August | — | — | 4.41 in — Aug 1, 2006 |
| September | — | — | 9.22 in — Sep 14, 2004 |
| October | — | — | 3.00 in — Oct 15, 1946 |
| November | — | — | 2.06 in — Nov 15, 1973 |
| December | — | — | 2.44 in — Dec 28, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Rake.