Alexandria, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KEOKUK LOCK DAM 19, IA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Alexandria has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 39.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.26 in) and January the driest (1.61 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,541
Cooling need
888

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

41 of 366 (11.2%) of Alexandria's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
0
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
85
1940s
13
1950s
42
1960s
24
1970s
21
1980s
45
1990s
25
2000s
39
2010s
44
2020s
28

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 33.0°F 16.7°F 24.9°F 1.61 in 8
February 38.0°F 20.3°F 29.1°F 1.82 in 8
March 49.7°F 30.6°F 40.1°F 2.54 in 9
April 62.4°F 41.4°F 51.9°F 4.21 in 11
May 72.8°F 52.6°F 62.7°F 5.26 in 13
June 82.0°F 62.5°F 72.3°F 5.21 in 10
July 85.6°F 66.6°F 76.1°F 4.08 in 9
August 84.0°F 64.8°F 74.4°F 3.77 in 8
September 77.4°F 56.3°F 66.8°F 3.42 in 7
October 65.0°F 44.4°F 54.7°F 3.32 in 9
November 50.5°F 32.6°F 41.6°F 2.56 in 8
December 38.2°F 22.5°F 30.3°F 1.95 in 8

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