As of 10:30 CDT

Weather in Dawson, IA

73°Current weather

Dawson, Friday, 9 October, 10:30

Clear. Feels like 73°. High 82°, low 59°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind17.3 mph S
Humidity49%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°

Monthly outlook for Dawson, IA: average high 64.9°, average low 50.4°. That is 1.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 1.3 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (85.1°), the coolest 24 October (31.5°).

64.9°/50.4°
Average high / low
+1.8°
Above normal
4 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.3 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 October – 18 October68.7°62.6°+3.4°
19 October – 28 October58.6°58.9°-0.2°
29 October – 7 Novemberat normal53.6°—

October records over 66 years

90°1 October 2023All-time high
13.5°29 October 1980All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Jefferson (15 mi).

Sat, 1084° / 64°0Clear
84 °Clear

Dawson, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 84°, low 64°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind12.5 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Sun, 1182° / 62°0Clear
82 °Clear

Dawson, Sunday, 11 October

Clear. High 82°, low 62°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind10.6 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Mon, 1285° / 69°0Clear
85 °Clear

Dawson, Monday, 12 October

Clear. High 85°, low 69°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind10.7 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point64°
Tue, 1367° / 61°0Light rain
67 °Light rain

Dawson, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 61°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind10.9 mph NW
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Wed, 1465° / 58°0.01Light rain
65 °Light rain

Dawson, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 58°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind12.4 mph E
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Thu, 1563° / 58°0.61Heavy rain
63 °Heavy rain

Dawson, Thursday, 15 October

Heavy rain. High 63°, low 58°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind17.4 mph N
Humidity89%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Fri, 1652° / 41°0.12Light rain
52 °Light rain

Dawson, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 41°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind26.5 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sat, 1747° / 33°0Clear
47 °Clear

Dawson, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 47°, low 33°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind20.2 mph NW
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point18°
Sun, 1860° / 36°0Mostly clear
60 °Mostly clear

Dawson, Sunday, 18 October

Mostly clear. High 60°, low 36°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind15.8 mph SW
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Mon, 1965° / 44°0Partly cloudy
65 °Partly cloudy

Dawson, Monday, 19 October

Partly cloudy. High 65°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.2 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Tue, 2065° / 46°0Overcast
65 °Overcast

Dawson, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 46°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind15.1 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2157° / 52°0.19Rain
57 °Rain

Dawson, Wednesday, 21 October

Rain. High 57°, low 52°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.4 mph S
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Thu, 2267° / 51°0Partly cloudy
67 °Partly cloudy

Dawson, Thursday, 22 October

Partly cloudy. High 67°, low 51°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind19.5 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Fri, 2349° / 40°0Clear
49 °Clear

Dawson, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 49°, low 40°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind23 mph NW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Sat, 2447° / 31°0Mostly clear
47 °Mostly clear

Dawson, Saturday, 24 October

Mostly clear. High 47°, low 31°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind7.2 mph NW
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2558° / 41°0.06Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

Dawson, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high78° (1989)
Record low27° (1976)
Mon, 2658° / 41°0.05Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

Dawson, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high76° (1989)
Record low21° (2020)
Tue, 2757° / 41°0.07Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Dawson, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high80° (1999)
Record low18° (2020)
Wed, 2856° / 40°0.06Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Dawson, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high78° (2016)
Record low22° (1967)
Thu, 2956° / 40°0.09Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Dawson, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high81° (2024)
Record low13° (1980)
Fri, 3056° / 40°0.09Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Dawson, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high76° (2024)
Record low22° (1993)
Sat, 3155° / 39°0.1Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Dawson, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high76° (1968)
Record low20° (1993)
Sun, 0154° / 39°0.15Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Dawson, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high75° (2022)
Record low21° (2002)
Mon, 0253° / 38°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Dawson, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high74° (2022)
Record low10° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 37°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Dawson, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high74° (2022)
Record low7° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 37°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Dawson, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low-3° (1991)
Thu, 0552° / 36°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Dawson, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (2015)
Record low19° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 37°0.06Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Dawson, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high73° (1980)
Record low11° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Dawson, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high72° (2001)
Record low-8° (1991)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Dawson, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Dawson, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.