IEM "Climodat" Reports

These "Climodat" reports provide some answers to the most common climatological questions we get routinely asked. Here are some important notes about the products presented on this page.

  1. These reports are based on the daily climate observations from the NWS COOP network. Some quality control is done and estimating is done to create a complete time series without missing data. You can download the daily data.
  2. There is a station monitor app that allows you to see current summarized statistics for a station collection of your choice.
  3. The Automated Data Plotting application on this website contains charts and downloadable datasets that may interest you.

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# IEM Climodat https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/
# Report Generated: 16 Jun 2025
# Climate Record: 1893-01-01 -> 2025-06-16
# Site Information: [IA0200] AMES-8-WSW
# Contact Information: Daryl Herzmann akrherz@iastate.edu 515.294.5978
# seasonal temperature cycles per year, spring is Jan-Jun, fall is Jul-Dec
# 1 CYCLE IS A TEMPERATURE VARIATION FROM A VALUE BELOW A THRESHOLD
# TO A VALUE EXCEEDING A THRESHOLD.  THINK OF IT AS FREEZE/THAW CYCLES
# FIRST DATA COLUMN WOULD BE FOR CYCLES EXCEEDING 26 AND 38 DEGREES F
THRES  26-38   26-38   24-40   24-40   20-44   20-44   14-50   14-50
YEAR   SPRING  FALL    SPRING  FALL    SPRING  FALL    SPRING  FALL
1893   18      19      13      12      6       8       1       4       
1894   27      16      21      13      8       7       4       4       
1895   16      21      13      15      11      8       6       4       
1896   27      13      19      11      11      6       4       5       
1897   14      11      7       8       3       3       1       0       
1898   20      9       13      4       3       1       2       1       
1899   12      16      8       8       5       3       2       0       
1900   14      16      11      11      4       3       2       1       
1901   13      15      10      12      7       6       4       2       
1902   21      11      15      5       7       1       2       0       
1903   23      18      13      10      9       5       1       0       
1904   22      16      15      11      5       4       2       1       
1905   12      24      8       16      3       8       1       1       
1906   15      20      9       15      5       8       1       2       
1907   26      27      18      17      11      7       4       2       
1908   21      26      16      11      10      4       1       1       
1909   20      7       11      5       6       4       4       2       
1910   12      22      5       14      0       7       0       2       
1911   31      24      22      15      12      5       4       3       
1912   7       26      4       19      0       11      0       1       
1913   26      19      20      14      13      5       6       2       
1914   27      6       20      5       10      3       3       1       
1915   15      12      6       8       3       4       0       1       
1916   25      8       18      5       13      2       2       2       
1917   22      16      15      11      7       3       1       1       
1918   26      12      16      7       4       2       2       1       
1919   23      11      11      6       4       1       3       1       
1920   9       12      7       8       1       4       0       1       
1921   26      10      15      9       9       4       4       3       
1922   16      17      10      11      4       5       1       0       
1923   24      25      15      15      6       5       1       0       
1924   11      11      5       9       4       5       3       2       
1925   17      15      11      10      5       5       3       3       
1926   20      10      16      8       9       3       2       2       
1927   16      12      8       7       4       2       1       2       
1928   21      10      14      5       7       3       2       0       
1929   6       12      3       8       0       3       0       2       
1930   23      14      17      11      6       4       3       1       
1931   31      9       22      4       8       2       3       0       
1932   11      12      8       9       4       2       2       1       
1933   29      23      21      17      8       8       3       2       
1934   23      10      18      5       12      2       6       0       
1935   15      11      9       8       4       3       1       0       
1936   12      20      7       16      4       8       1       2       
1937   7       12      3       8       2       4       3       2       
1938   20      11      9       8       4       2       2       1       
1939   23      20      16      14      6       5       2       0       
1940   8       10      5       8       2       3       1       3       
1941   13      8       8       5       3       4       1       2       
1942   12      11      5       8       1       1       0       0       
1943   14      21      11      11      6       4       3       1       
1944   28      2       20      2       10      0       3       0       
1945   7       9       3       5       1       3       0       1       
1946   14      16      10      10      5       5       3       2       
1947   11      10      10      7       6       2       2       0       
1948   8       13      7       8       4       1       3       0       
1949   13      17      6       14      2       6       1       2       
1950   24      13      16      9       3       6       2       3       
1951   14      4       10      4       4       3       4       3       
1952   11      22      8       16      4       2       2       0       
1953   11      21      6       13      2       5       0       0       
1954   22      13      16      9       11      5       5       0       
1955   12      13      7       12      3       4       1       2       
1956   22      12      16      6       5       4       2       2       
1957   18      15      15      11      5       3       2       1       
1958   11      14      3       6       2       3       0       1       
1959   14      15      10      8       3       4       0       4       
1960   7       10      3       9       0       5       0       2       
1961   21      7       12      6       6       3       2       0       
1962   10      13      5       7       2       4       0       1       
1963   11      10      4       7       4       3       1       0       
1964   29      10      21      7       9       3       5       2       
1965   11      16      8       9       4       7       0       2       
1966   17      20      10      11      6       5       4       5       
1967   14      18      10      13      5       7       4       3       
1968   25      10      20      6       9       3       5       2       
1969   2       14      2       10      2       3       1       2       
1970   21      6       16      5       9       4       5       2       
1971   12      9       7       5       2       2       0       1       
1972   15      8       9       5       4       2       1       1       
1973   11      5       4       2       2       1       0       0       
1974   11      11      7       5       5       1       2       0       
1975   6       11      4       9       3       6       1       3       
1976   28      26      18      15      8       8       3       5       
1977   18      6       15      3       5       2       2       0       
1978   1       5       1       2       0       0       0       0       
1979   5       18      5       12      2       7       0       4       
1980   14      19      9       12      4       6       2       3       
1981   28      8       24      7       10      2       2       0       
1982   8       11      6       7       3       4       2       3       
1983   11      0       7       0       4       0       1       0       
1984   7       14      3       11      1       7       1       2       
1985   8       3       6       2       2       1       0       1       
1986   12      11      8       6       4       3       1       1       
1987   28      13      23      7       8       3       3       0       
1988   20      14      10      11      5       7       2       3       
1989   17      17      9       13      5       7       3       2       
1990   39      6       31      3       15      3       3       1       
1991   14      8       11      6       6       3       2       1       
1992   22      6       14      3       4       1       2       0       
1993   6       13      3       7       1       4       0       0       
1994   14      7       11      6       5       1       1       0       
1995   7       12      4       9       2       6       1       4       
1996   21      5       14      4       7       2       5       1       
1997   17      8       10      6       3       4       1       1       
1998   6       11      5       5       3       0       2       0       
1999   13      14      8       8       5       3       2       1       
2000   21      10      10      8       7       3       2       0       
2001   5       13      2       8       1       1       1       0       
2002   31      23      23      20      12      11      7       2       
2003   14      13      10      9       4       4       2       3       
2004   17      12      12      9       9       5       2       1       
2005   19      5       12      4       6       3       4       1       
2006   31      17      22      10      12      7       5       1       
2007   9       4       7       2       5       0       2       0       
2008   7       13      5       12      2       7       1       0       
2009   15      5       7       1       3       0       3       0       
2010   2       10      0       10      0       4       0       2       
2011   10      12      6       11      5       6       3       1       
2012   23      10      14      7       8       3       2       1       
2013   21      12      14      6       6       4       0       1       
2014   14      10      10      9       6       6       2       2       
2015   4       3       3       3       2       2       1       1       
2016   8       8       6       7       2       2       1       0       
2017   15      21      9       17      5       5       3       2       
2018   18      10      12      8       5       4       2       2       
2019   6       19      4       13      3       7       1       3       
2020   22      22      13      13      6       7       2       2       
2021   7       12      6       8       0       6       0       3       
2022   20      18      12      13      6       4       3       3       
2023   17      12      14      9       8       6       3       1       
2024   22      8       13      7       5       3       3       2       
2025   20      0       12      0       8       0       2       0       
AVG    16.6    13.2    11.2    9.1     5.6     4.4     2.5     1.8     

Publications Citing IEM Data (View All)

These are the most recent 10 publications that have cited the usage of data from this page. This list is not exhaustive, so please let us know if you have a publication that should be added.

  • Tinoco, A., 2025, Microbial-derived residues and their role in carbon stabilization and aggregate formation in southern Wisconsin cropping systems. UW Madison PhD Thesis. https://proquest.com/docview/3202717023
  • Patrikar, J. Rethinking the Safety Case for Risk-Aware Social Embodied Intelligence.  Carnegie Mellon University PhD Thesis https://www.proquest.com/docview/3207089540
  • Potter, L., 2025, Increasing annual r easing annual rainfall as r ainfall as recorded at fiv ded at five weather stations in e weather stations in the Cedar River watershed and adjacent, Eastern Iowa. The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon: Vol. 94: Iss. 2, Article 2 https://doi.org/10.62879/c13461383
  • Cheng, Y., T. Stewart, et al. 2025, Exploring the role of accentuated cut edges (ACE) and macerating enzymes in modifying polysaccharide composition and pomace microstructure in Marquette red wine. Food Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.144083
  • Wang, X., Y. Xu, et al. 2025, Knowledge-guided machine learning model with soil moisture for corn yield prediction under drought conditions. arXiv:2503.16328v1 [cs.LG] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.16328
  • Patrikar, J., J. Dantas, et al. 2025, Image, speech, and ADS-B trajectory datasets for terminal airspace operations. Scientific Data. 12, 468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04775-6
  • Moore, E., M. De, et al. 2025, Connections between roots and soil health across agriculture management practices. Plant Soil (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07367-w
  • Islam, S., J. Mount, et al. 2025, Assessment of Drought Impacts on Crop Yields (Corn and Soybeans) Across Iowa During 2000 – 2022. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.173890810.01900586/v1
  • Rogovska, N., J. Kovar, et al. 2024, Impact of tillage, cover crop, and in situ bioreactors on nutrient loss from an artificially drained Midwestern Mollisol. Journal of Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20668
  • Ayanlade, T., S. Jones, et al. 2024, Multi-modal AI for Ultra-Precision Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7762-4_13