Van Meter climate

Van Meter Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 24.7 km from Van Meter

Average highs run from 31°F on February 1 to 40°F on February 28, and lows from 9°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.28 in over about 6 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Van Meter, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-2502550751001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.28 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
78°FFeb 26, 2024
Record low
-26°FFeb 3, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 11 h 13 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 131°F9°F60°F 2012-15°F 195119%14%
Feb 231°F10°F64°F 1987-24°F 199619%14%
Feb 331°F10°F59°F 1992-26°F 199619%14%
Feb 432°F10°F61°F 2005-20°F 199619%14%
Feb 532°F10°F65°F 1946-15°F 197919%14%
Feb 632°F10°F59°F 2023-13°F 198219%14%
Feb 732°F11°F63°F 1987-12°F 197219%14%
Feb 833°F11°F63°F 2024-17°F 197120%14%
Feb 933°F11°F67°F 2026-19°F 197920%14%
Feb 1033°F11°F66°F 1999-10°F 201420%14%
Feb 1133°F12°F63°F 1951-18°F 198120%14%
Feb 1234°F12°F70°F 1990-16°F 198820%14%
Feb 1334°F12°F60°F 1967-10°F 202020%14%
Feb 1434°F13°F68°F 1954-10°F 202120%14%
Feb 1535°F13°F65°F 1984-11°F 195820%13%
Feb 1635°F13°F68°F 2026-19°F 195820%13%
Feb 1735°F14°F75°F 2017-20°F 195820%13%
Feb 1836°F14°F68°F 1981-11°F 202520%13%
Feb 1936°F15°F73°F 2017-7°F 195821%13%
Feb 2037°F15°F64°F 1981-10°F 200821%12%
Feb 2137°F15°F68°F 2017-8°F 196321%12%
Feb 2237°F16°F73°F 2017-6°F 196221%12%
Feb 2338°F16°F64°F 2000-10°F 198921%12%
Feb 2438°F17°F65°F 2002-6°F 199321%11%
Feb 2539°F17°F69°F 1995-8°F 201021%11%
Feb 2639°F18°F78°F 2024-14°F 196321%11%
Feb 2739°F18°F71°F 2016-11°F 196221%11%
Feb 2840°F18°F67°F 1972-16°F 196221%10%
Feb 2940°F19°F73°F 1972-5°F 196021%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Meter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015202511020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.