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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.5		-8.1		-5.3		1.3		9		15.4		20.7		22.9		21.5		17		10.3		2.2		-5.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.2		-3.1		-0.3		6.7		15.2		21.6		26.7		28.7		27.4		23.4		16.7		7.4		-0.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2.8		-13.2		-10.4		-4		2.8		9.2		14.8		17.2		15.6		10.6		3.8		-3		-9.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		18.3		18.9		31.7		35.6		36.1		38.3		39.4		40		36.7		33.9		26.7		20

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-33.3		-33.3		-33.3		-26.1		-15.6		-4.4		2.2		6.1		4.4		-3.3		-11.7		-23.3		-30.6

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.8		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		2.6		6		3.6		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73.3		---		---		0.1		1.8		5.3		16.1		22.3		17.4		8.9		1.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		140.4		---		---		1.3		6.7		16.7		27.2		30.2		29.8		20.2		7.1		1		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		186.4		0.1		0.4		4.5		14.5		25.9		29.7		31		30.9		27.9		17		4.3		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		228.9		1		2.4		10.3		23.2		30.6		30		31		31		29.9		26.6		11.3		1.6

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		268.3		4.6		7.4		18.9		28.2		31		30		31		31		30		30.5		19		6.7

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358.5		31		28		31		30		31		29.1		28.1		28.5		29.9		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		302.6		31		28		31		29.7		28.3		16.1		9.3		13.3		24.5		30.4		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		239.6		31		28		30.6		27.4		17.3		2.5		0.3		1.9		13.4		26.8		29.4		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		190		31		27.9		28.6		19.6		4.1		---		---		0.1		3.5		17.4		27		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		153.4		30.7		27		24.1		9.4		1		---		---		---		0.6		8.6		22.1		29.9

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75.4		23.4		16.5		7.9		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		7		19.2

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.1		15.1		9.7		2.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		10.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.6		9.3		6.1		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.9

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		891		22		24		53		86		118		137		119		111		81		63		48		30

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		5		4		6		9		11		10		9		8		8		7		6		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		356		62		71		159		184		261		299		356		327		214		179		150		88

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		2		13		23		12		26		4		7		5		---		6

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		132.1		26.7		47		47		89.7		132.1		101.6		123.2		106.7		83.8		85.1		101.6		33

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.6		2.9		3.3		4.7		6.9		8.9		7.9		7.1		5.9		5.4		5.6		4.4		3.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65		3		3		5		7		8		8		7		6		6		5		4		3

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		1		1		1		2		3		4		3		3		2		2		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24.1		0.5		0.6		1.3		2.4		3		3.7		3.5		3.2		2.1		1.5		1.6		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		69.8		16.5		14.5		11.9		3.6		---		---		---		---		---		1		6.1		16.3

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.5		3		2.9		1.7		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		3

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		61		61		43.2		46.7		19.1		---		---		---		---		---		17.8		25.4		58.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.3		2.9		2.9		1.6		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.2		0.9		0.9		0.8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		0.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.6		0.4		0.2		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.7		21.4		17.5		6.6		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.9		17.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.2		15.6		12.3		3.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.2		10.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25.7		9.6		7.9		1.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		5.8

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		2.7		2.7		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.2

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7086		1440		1170		923		507		205		31		5		16		141		462		861		1325

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		754		---		---		---		7		39		165		256		205		73		8		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2924		---		---		18		100		315		584		716		654		392		126		18		1

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.1		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.1		15.8		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.5		9.1		12.7		16.3		19.5		21.7		21.9		18.8		15.4		10.8		6.9		5.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.6		3.6		5.2		6.9		8.1		8.6		8.1		7.2		5.5		4		2.8		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.6		11.8		13.5		15.4		16.7		17.9		18.9		19.5		18.4		17.6		15.1		11.3		10.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		11.9		13.4		14.8		16.1		18		20.4		21.5		19		18.1		15.2		11.5		10.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.5		9.1		12.7		16.3		19.5		21.7		21.9		18.8		15.4		10.8		6.9		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.6		3.8		5.4		7.1		8.5		9		8.8		7.6		6		4.2		2.9		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.8		14.5		15.8		20.3		19.9		21.4		21.8		21.5		21		21.3		19		15.9		13.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.4		15.4		16.7		22.6		21.7		25.3		27.1		26.2		24.2		24.5		20.8		17.9		14.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.9		5		6.7		10.4		13.3		14.2		19.1		17.1		16.1		11.7		7.6		4.8		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.4		3.4		4.5		6.4		7.4		7.8		7.6		6.5		4.8		3.5		2.5		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		8.1		9		11.9		13.3		13		16.7		15.3		15.7		12.7		9.4		6.8		7.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.9		7.3		7.3		9.9		10.5		9.3		15.7		13.2		14		10.6		7.6		5.7		7.3

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NEARBY - LIST

Zearing, Iowa (8 mi / 12 km)
Huxley, Iowa (14 mi / 23 km)
Ames, Iowa (16 mi / 26 km)
Ames - Iowa State University, Iowa (18 mi / 29 km)
Marshalltown, Iowa (19 mi / 31 km)

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