PRAIRIE CITY, IOWA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49		20.7		25.3		37.5		49.7		60.6		69.7		74.1		72		63.6		51.5		37.5		24.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59.3		29.9		35.2		48.2		61.4		71		79.8		84.3		82		75.5		62.9		47		33.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		38.6		11.4		15.3		26.8		37.9		50.1		59.6		63.8		61.9		51.6		40.1		27.9		15.6

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		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.1		---		---		---		0.2		0.2		0.5		4.9		1.7		0.8		---		---		---

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		77		---		---		0.2		1.3		3.5		15.8		24.5		20.8		8.3		2.6		---		---

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		147.1		---		---		1.5		6.4		18.2		29.2		30.8		29.8		22.5		8.6		0.1		---

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		192.7		0.2		0.8		4.7		16.3		28.8		30		31		31		28.9		17.4		3.3		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		237.3		1.5		3.8		12		25.6		30.7		30		31		31		30		27.3		11.4		2.9

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		284.2		6.7		9.3		24		29		31		30		31		31		30		31		22.2		9

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		30.8		29.7		26.8		29.2		30		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		301.5		31		28		31		30		28.6		15.1		7.5		12.3		27		29.9		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		233.1		31		28		30.3		27.2		15.5		0.5		0.2		0.3		13		26.4		29.7		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		182.8		31		27.8		28.7		17.8		2.4		---		---		---		1.3		16.3		27		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		144.2		29.3		27		23.5		8.2		0.8		---		---		---		---		6.3		20		29

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		71		20.8		16.8		6.3		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		6.5		19.8

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		32.6		13.2		8.7		1.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		9.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.7		7.3		3.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		35.8		0.9		1.2		2.2		3.7		4.7		4.7		4.5		4.7		3.1		2.5		2.2		1.3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6621		1375		1113		854		464		174		15		2		8		109		430		826		1252

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		778		---		---		1		3		36		155		282		223		65		12		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3049		---		1		23		106		337		591		745		680		410		142		13		---

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		15.7		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.8		2.5		3.5		4.5		5.4		6		6.1		5.2		4.3		3		1.9		1.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.5		1.9		2.3		2.4		2.3		2		1.5		1.1		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.3		3.7		4.3		4.7		5		5.3		5.4		5.1		4.9		4.2		3.2		3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.3		3.7		4.1		4.5		5		5.7		6		5.3		5		4.2		3.2		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.8		2.5		3.5		4.5		5.4		6		6.1		5.2		4.3		3		1.9		1.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		4		4.4		5.7		5.5		6		6.1		6		5.8		5.9		5.3		4.4		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.3		4.6		6.3		6		7		7.5		7.3		6.7		6.8		5.8		5		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.4		1.9		2.9		3.7		3.9		5.3		4.8		4.5		3.3		2.1		1.3		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		1		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.2		2.1		1.8		1.3		1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		2.3		2.5		3.3		3.7		3.6		4.7		4.3		4.4		3.5		2.6		1.9		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		2		2		2.7		2.9		2.6		4.4		3.7		3.9		2.9		2.1		1.6		2