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Snow and rain totals for ZIP code 50434

Fertile, IA

NOAA's National Snowfall Analysis shows no measurable snow at ZIP code 50434 (Fertile, IA) so far this season (since October 1, 2026, through November 7, 2026). Last season (2025–26) it estimated 29.8 inches in all; the biggest day was 6.2 inches on November 29, 2025. Over the last 30 days, NOAA's MRMS analysis estimates 2.85 inches of rain and melted snow.

0.0″snow this season (2026–27)
0days with 1″+ snow this season
29.8″snow in 2025–26
2.85″rain, last 30 days

Pin: the Census center point of ZIP Code Tabulation Area 50434, in Cerro Gordo County. Values are NOAA estimates for the grid cell under the pin. Iowa snowfall totals.

Last 14 days

24 hours ending (12:00 UTC)Estimated snowEstimated rain
November 7, 20260″0″
November 6, 20260″0″
November 5, 20260″0″
November 4, 20260″0.79″
November 3, 20260″0.88″
November 2, 20260″0″
November 1, 20260″0″
October 31, 20260″0″
October 30, 20260″0″
October 29, 20260″0.14″
October 28, 20260″0″
October 27, 20260″0″
October 26, 20260″0″
October 25, 20260″0″
Oct 2025: 0Nov 2025: 10.5Dec 2025: 6.6Jan 2026: 4.6Feb 2026: 3.6Mar 2026: 4.5Apr 2026: 0May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0Sep 2026: 0Oct 2026: 0Nov 2026: 0Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026max 10.5
Estimated snowfall by month, inches (ZIP code 50434 (Fertile, IA))

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from the NOAA NOHRSC National Snowfall Analysis.

Snow by season

Season (Oct 1 – Sep 30)Total snowDays with 1″+Biggest day
2025–2629.8″106.2″ on Nov 29, 2025

Biggest snow days since October 2025

24 hours endingEstimated snow
November 29, 20256.2″
November 30, 20253.8″
December 7, 20253.4″
December 29, 20252.6″
March 15, 20262.3″
March 16, 20262.2″
February 1, 20261.9″
January 21, 20261.2″
January 17, 20261.1″
February 20, 20261.0″

Rain and melted snow by month

MonthEstimated precipitationEstimated snow
Nov 20261.67″0.0″
Oct 20261.43″0.0″
Sep 20265.46″0.0″
Aug 20263.96″0.0″
Jul 20266.00″0.0″
Jun 20262.85″0.0″
May 20262.54″0.0″
Apr 20265.10″0.0″
Mar 20262.74″4.5″
Feb 20260.19″3.6″
Jan 20260.62″4.6″
Dec 20250.61″6.6″
Nov 20251.57″10.5″
Oct 20250.71″0.0″

Wettest days since October 2025

24 hours endingEstimated rain
July 3, 20261.63″
September 15, 20261.47″
July 21, 20261.44″
June 29, 20261.42″
March 7, 20261.31″
April 4, 20261.13″
July 5, 20261.08″
July 9, 20261.06″
April 24, 20261.02″
April 14, 20260.90″

Spotter snow reports near 50434

8 measured snowfall reports within 10 miles since October 2025, on 4 days. The largest was 10.0 inches at Forest City, IA (9.6 miles away), reported to NWS DMX for November 30, 2025. Below: the largest report each day, next to NOAA's 24-hour estimate for 50434.

Day (ending 11 a.m. EST)Largest reportWhereTimeReported toNOAA estimate here
Mar 15, 20266.0″4 E Forest City, IA, 6.1 mi Mar 15, 10:30 a.m. CDTNWS DMX, Amateur radio2.3″
Dec 7, 20254.0″ (3 reports)Clear Lake, IA, 9.0 mi Dec 6, 10:00 p.m. CSTNWS DMX, Public3.4″
Nov 30, 202510.0″ (3 reports)Forest City, IA, 9.6 mi Nov 30, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS DMX, Amateur radio3.8″
Nov 29, 20254.5″Forest City, IA, 9.6 mi Nov 29, 7:35 a.m. CSTNWS DMX, Public6.2″

Spotter reports: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (LSRs): measurements sent to NWS offices by trained storm spotters, CoCoRaHS and co-op observers, NWS staff, the public and others, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University). Reports are what each observer measured at one spot, often a storm total so far, and the NWS doesn't quality-check every one. Exact repeats count once.

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Sources

Snow: NOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC), National Snowfall Analysis (version 2.1), 24-hour totals on a 0.04° grid (about 4 km). NOHRSC builds it from NWS, CoCoRaHS and other snowfall reports, radar and gauge precipitation (Stage IV) and model snow-to-liquid ratios. Rain: NOAA MRMS multi-sensor 24-hour precipitation (radar adjusted to rain gauges, about 1 km), from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive; it is total liquid, so it includes melted snow and sleet. Places: US Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2024 Gazetteer internal points) and city centers. Each value is the estimate for the grid cell that contains the ZIP code's or city's center point, not a measurement at your house. NOAA reruns recent analyses as late reports arrive, so the last few days can change slightly. These are our own summaries of public NOAA data; NOAA has not reviewed them.

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