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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.3		18.2		23.6		34.8		48.1		60		69		72.5		70.4		62.7		50.6		35.9		22.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.5		26.7		32		44.2		59.5		71.3		80		83.4		81.3		74.5		61.7		44.7		30.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		37.2		9.7		15.2		25.4		36.7		48.7		58.1		61.7		59.4		50.9		39.4		27.1		14.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		61		66		86		90		93		100		102		101		96		94		79		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-31		-31		-30		-11		-1		20		36		41		36		26		15		-6		-29

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		2.8		4.7		3.1		1.1		---		---		---

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		70.6		---		---		0.1		1.3		5.2		15.6		21.8		17		8.5		1.1		---		---

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		138.1		---		---		1.1		5.8		16.4		27.2		30.5		29.7		20.1		6.4		0.8		---

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		184.2		---		0.2		3.6		14		26.5		29.8		31		31		27.7		16.5		3.8		0.2

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		225.7		0.4		1.4		9.5		23.8		30.7		30		31		31		29.9		26.4		10.6		1.1

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		263.4		2.9		5.5		19.1		28.6		31		30		31		31		30		30.4		18.7		5.3

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		359.3		31		28		31		30		31		28.9		28.5		29.1		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		312		31		28		31		29.9		28.7		17.5		12.3		16.4		25.6		30.6		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		247.5		31		28		30.4		27.5		18.6		4		1.3		3.4		15.4		27.2		29.6		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		194.8		31		27.8		29.1		19.8		5.2		0.1		---		0.1		5.2		18.2		27.4		30.8

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		151.3		30.5		26.3		23.9		10		0.7		---		---		---		0.7		7.9		21.7		29.5

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		83.8		24.4		18.8		9.7		1		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		8.7		20.5

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		46		16.6		11		3.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.5		12.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.8		8.1		5.3		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		5

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34.5		1		1.1		2		3.3		4.2		5.1		4.5		4.4		3.2		2.3		2.1		1.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		6		6		8		9		11		10		9		8		8		7		7		7

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.6		3.6		3.1		5.8		8.1		10.6		10.3		12.6		11.5		8.8		6.1		5.3		3.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.1		---		0.1		0.5		0.6		0.5		0.7		0.1		---		0.1		0.1		0.1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.1		1.3		1.5		3.5		3.1		3.7		3.3		5.7		6.1		3.8		2.4		4.2		1.1

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		3.3		3.4		4.7		6.5		8.2		7.4		6.8		6.3		5.4		5.1		5.4		4.1

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

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		3		3		5		6		8		7		7		6		6		5		4		3

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

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		---		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		23		0.3		0.8		1.2		1.9		3.1		3.7		3		2.9		2.2		1.6		1.5		0.8

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

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		29.7		7.8		5.9		4.9		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.6		6.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.6		5.1		4.2		2.5		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.6		5.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		31.8		23		24.1		17		11		---		---		---		---		---		5.5		14		31.8

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		11.5		3.2		2.2		1.5		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		2.9

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		3.8		1		0.8		0.5		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		0.8

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		1.3		0.4		0.3		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.2

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		64.4		21.4		16.9		6.4		1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3		15.5

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		38		14.3		11.1		2.9		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.1		8.1

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		22.3		8.5		6.6		1.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.8		4.9

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		7.7		3.8		2.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.7

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7371		1489		1225		958		521		217		34		7		24		163		482		894		1358

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		683		---		---		---		5		34		160		232		182		65		6		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2784		---		---		15		88		300		576		690		623		364		114		14		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		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.2		15.8		15.5		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
kWh/m2		3.8		1.8		2.6		3.6		4.5		5.4		6		6		5.2		4.2		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		1.4		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		3.8		4.3		4.6		5		5.3		5.4		5.1		4.8		4.1		3.1		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		3.4		3.9		4.2		4.4		5.1		5.7		5.9		5.2		5		4.1		3.1		3.1

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		2.6		3.6		4.5		5.4		6		6		5.2		4.2		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		5.3		4.1		4.8		5.8		5.6		6.1		6.2		5.9		5.8		6.1		4.9		4.3		3.7

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		4.4		5.1		6.6		6.2		7.4		7.8		7.2		6.5		7.2		5.3		4.7		4

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		1.5		1.9		3		3.7		4.1		5.2		4.8		4.6		3.1		2.1		1.4		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		0.9		1.2		1.8		2		2.1		2.1		1.9		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		3.3		2.4		2.6		3.5		3.7		3.7		4.6		4.3		4.5		3.4		2.7		1.9		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.2		2.1		2.9		2.9		2.8		4.2		3.7		4.1		2.7		2.2		1.6		2.1

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Independence - Airport, Iowa (0 mi / 1 km)
Hazleton, Iowa (12 mi / 20 km)
Oelwein, Iowa (14 mi / 23 km)
Vinton, Iowa (21 mi / 34 km)
Manchester, Iowa (22 mi / 36 km)

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