As of Nov 6, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Union County, Iowa, had in 2026?
45.47 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 2 miles southwest of Creston, Union County, through Nov 6. That is 13.46 inches more than a usual year to date (142% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 45.47 in
- Usual by Nov 6
- 32.01 in
- Percent of usual
- 142%
- 2025 by Nov 6
- 24.99 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.71 | 1.04 | −0.33 |
| Feb | 0.15 | 1.46 | −1.31 |
| Mar | 0.77 | 2.53 | −1.76 |
| Apr | 6.29 | 3.74 | +2.55 |
| May | 3.19 | 5.15 | −1.96 |
| Jun 2 days not reported | 8.84 | 4.80 | +4.04 |
| Jul | 2.37 | 4.46 | −2.09 |
| Aug | 6.20 | 4.23 | +1.97 |
| Sep 9 days not reported | 12.24 | 2.55 | +9.69 |
| Oct 12 days not reported | 2.03 | 1.73 | +0.30 |
| Nov to the 6th 2 days not reported | 2.68 | 0.32 | +2.36 |
| So far | 45.47 | 32.01 | +13.46 |
2026 so far in Union County
- Biggest one-day reading: 4.58 inches on Aug 5.
- Longest dry stretch: 5 days in a row with nothing in the gauge, not even a trace, Jan 12 to Jan 16.
- 2025 by the same date: 24.99 inches at the same station (it missed 1 day). On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 20.84 inches more than 2025.
- On 34 reports the observer read the gauge after more than one day. That rain counts on the day it was read, so it is in the totals but not split by day.
- Across the county: about 46.12 inches, 136% of usual, Jan 1 to Nov 8, from the PRISM 4 km grid averaged over Union County (usual: NOAA’s 1991-2020 gridded normal).
The station
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station 2 miles southwest of Creston, 8 miles from the middle of Union County. It reported 285 of the 310 days from Jan 1 to Nov 6; the 25 days with no report count as unknown, not as dry. Rain here means everything the gauge caught, snow melted down to water.
Questions
How much rain has Union County, Iowa, had in 2026?
45.47 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 2 miles southwest of Creston, Union County, through Nov 6. That is 13.46 inches more than a usual year to date (142% of usual).
Is Union County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Wetter so far. The weather station 2 miles southwest of Creston had 45.47 inches from Jan 1 to Nov 6, 142% of the usual 32.01 inches for the same days.
What was the biggest rain in Union County in 2026?
4.58 inches on Aug 5, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Nov 6. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Union County?
From Jan 1 to Nov 6, the weather station 2 miles southwest of Creston had 24.99 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 1 day) and 45.47 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 25 days). On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 20.84 inches more than 2025.
Next door
- Adams County 47.85 in, 151% to Nov 8
- Clarke County 44.84 in, 127% to Nov 8
- Madison County 49.86 in to Nov 8
Cash bids by town near Union County: Winterset (25 mi), Earlham (31 mi), Dexter (34 mi).
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Union County, IA: 45.47 in of rain since Jan 1, 142% of usual, through Nov 6. (NOAA daily records, via AGSIST: agsist.com/rain/iowa/union-county)
Sources and terms
Daily NOAA records through RCC-ACIS, read Nov 10, 2026; updated daily. NOAA’s daily numbers come in a few days late and are sometimes corrected.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 285 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Union County that reported nearly every day in 2026. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.