Iowa October Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of October in Iowa for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest October in Iowa History?

1963 was the warmest October in Iowa history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 74.8 °F, and the average low was 48.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest October in Iowa History?

1925 was the coolest October in Iowa history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 48.3 °F, and the average low was 29.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	33	64.1	42.7
2022	79	64.5	36.2
2021	16	65.6	45.3
2020	123	56.6	35.3
2019	116	57.2	37.0
2018	107	58.3	38.1
2017	35	63.4	43.2
2016	18	66.3	44.2
2015	40	64.4	41.7
2014	63	62.4	39.9
2013	76	61.8	39.3
2012	103	60.5	37.0
2011	33	67.0	39.8
2010	27	68.1	39.7
2009	126	53.2	36.7
2008	70	62.0	39.4
2007	13	66.1	45.7
2006	110	58.6	37.2
2005	45	64.9	40.3
2004	55	62.7	41.2
2003	46	65.8	38.9
2002	121	56.0	36.4
2001	83	61.7	38.7
2000	21	66.2	43.4
1999	68	64.9	36.8
1998	38	63.5	42.7
1997	53	63.8	40.4
1996	59	63.7	39.6
1995	70	61.9	39.4
1994	32	64.1	42.8
1993	98	60.2	38.1
1992	72	62.6	38.6
1991	89	61.9	37.6
1990	79	63.3	37.6
1989	50	65.2	39.1
1988	123	58.4	33.5
1987	120	58.8	33.8
1986	62	61.5	41.2
1985	72	60.9	40.4
1984	50	62.5	42.0
1983	67	61.2	40.8
1982	54	63.3	40.7
1981	101	59.7	38.1
1980	111	59.9	35.8
1979	64	63.2	38.9
1978	88	62.0	37.7
1977	96	60.1	38.7
1976	125	57.7	33.2
1975	27	68.4	39.3
1974	55	64.2	39.6
1973	12	67.6	44.7
1972	114	58.1	36.7
1971	8	67.9	45.2
1970	76	60.7	40.3
1969	111	58.2	37.3
1968	46	63.9	40.9
1967	96	60.7	38.1
1966	68	64.8	37.0
1965	44	64.8	40.5
1964	90	63.3	35.9
1963	1	74.8	48.2
1962	31	64.4	42.8
1961	42	65.3	40.5
1960	61	64.2	38.8
1959	117	57.0	37.0
1958	30	67.3	40.2
1957	107	58.7	37.7
1956	5	71.7	43.8
1955	55	64.8	39.0
1954	81	60.3	40.3
1953	6	71.3	42.1
1952	122	61.8	30.3
1951	72	61.2	40.0
1950	11	70.0	42.7
1949	23	66.6	41.8
1948	83	63.9	36.5
1947	2	71.5	48.4
1946	23	66.2	42.2
1945	76	63.4	37.7
1944	49	65.2	39.5
1943	81	63.3	37.2
1942	60	64.8	38.5
1941	38	63.5	42.7
1940	8	70.0	42.9
1939	50	65.7	38.7
1938	4	72.1	44.2
1937	99	60.6	37.4
1936	90	60.9	38.2
1935	90	61.8	37.4
1934	18	68.2	42.4
1933	101	61.2	36.6
1932	104	60.1	36.8
1931	14	65.7	45.6
1930	93	59.9	39.1
1929	72	62.0	39.2
1928	40	64.6	41.4
1927	23	67.3	41.1
1926	86	60.6	39.2
1925	129	48.3	29.8
1924	7	70.2	43.1
1923	114	58.9	35.9
1922	21	68.3	41.2
1921	35	65.7	40.8
1920	8	69.1	43.9
1919	93	60.3	38.7
1918	27	65.2	42.6
1917	128	53.4	30.2
1916	86	62.0	37.7
1915	37	65.5	40.9
1914	20	65.8	43.9
1913	107	59.7	36.7
1912	64	63.5	38.7
1911	113	57.1	38.0
1910	26	67.2	40.9
1909	104	60.0	36.8
1908	85	61.1	39.0
1907	99	61.7	36.3
1906	93	61.3	37.7
1905	106	59.1	37.4
1904	58	63.2	40.4
1903	64	63.4	38.8
1902	46	64.2	40.6
1901	42	65.2	40.6
1900	3	70.2	46.5
1899	14	69.0	42.3
1898	119	56.2	36.8
1897	17	68.6	42.1
1896	118	59.4	33.9
1895	127	58.6	30.6