Plover weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Plover, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Pocahontas, 17 km from Plover; records cover 1904–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 32.8 in833 mm
- Snow a year
- 39 in99 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 2
- Heating degree days
- 7,344
- Cooling degree days
- 789
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −13°−25° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Plover in January
Highs average 26°−4° and lows 8°−14°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 9 in24 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2002)
- Record low
- −36°−38° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1502
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Plover in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 7 in19 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2024)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 1235
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Plover in March
Highs average 44°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 968
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Plover in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1980)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Plover in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 49°9°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 216
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Plover in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1933)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 190
Plover in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 264
Plover in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°15°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1930)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 190
Plover in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1931)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 132
- Cooling degree days
- 79
Plover in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1997)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 477
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Plover in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2006)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 904
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Plover in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 14°−10°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 68°20° (1998)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1320
- Cooling degree days
- 0