Cushing weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cushing, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Battle Creek 3ne, 13 km from Cushing; records cover 2010–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 32.1 in815 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 2
- First fall freeze
- Oct 3
- Heating degree days
- 7,304
- Cooling degree days
- 755
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −14°−26° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cushing in January
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 8°−13°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 62°17° (2012)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 1469
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cushing in February
Highs average 32°0° and lows 12°−11°, with 0.87 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2024)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 1208
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cushing in March
Highs average 45°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 952
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cushing in April
Highs average 60°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2012)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 541
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Cushing in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2013)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 222
- Cooling degree days
- 51
Cushing in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2021)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Cushing in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 258
Cushing in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2023)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 189
Cushing in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2023)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 75
Cushing in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 36°2°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2023)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 496
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Cushing in November
Highs average 46°8° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2020)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 908
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cushing in December
Highs average 33°0° and lows 13°−10°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2021)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 1306
- Cooling degree days
- 0