Coldest Februarys in Iowa since 1895
compiled a ranking of the coldest Februarys in Iowa since 1895 using data from the . Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.
#10. February 1900
- Average temperature: 13.7掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 24.6掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 2.7掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.27"
#9. February 1904
- Average temperature: 13.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 24.2掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 2.8掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.51"
#8. February 2014
- Average temperature: 13.2掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 23.2掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 3.2掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.5"
#6. February 2021 (tie)
- Average temperature: 12.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 20.5掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 4.5掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.79"
#6. February 1929 (tie)
- Average temperature: 12.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 22.7掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 2.3掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.32"
#5. February 1978
- Average temperature: 11.8掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 21.9掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 1.6掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.78"
#4. February 1905
- Average temperature: 11.7掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 22.8掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 0.7掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.54"
#3. February 1899
- Average temperature: 11.2掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 21.9掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 0.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.84"
#2. February 1979
- Average temperature: 10.7掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 20.8掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 0.6掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.52"
#1. February 1936
- Average temperature: 4.4掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 14.4掳F
- Monthly low temperature: -5.7掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.33"