Anamosa, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANAMOSA 1 WNW, IA US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Anamosa has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 40.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.78 in) and January the driest (1.47 in).

Annual swing
54.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,957
Cooling need
489

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Anamosa'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.

1930s
28
1940s
49
1950s
49
1960s
36
1970s
32
1980s
80
1990s
47
2000s
43
2010s
2

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 26.9°F 8.8°F 17.8°F 1.47 in 6
February 31.7°F 12.2°F 21.9°F 1.56 in 5
March 45.2°F 24.5°F 34.9°F 1.80 in 6
April 59.4°F 35.6°F 47.5°F 3.99 in 9
May 70.4°F 47.0°F 58.7°F 4.80 in 10
June 80.1°F 57.7°F 68.9°F 5.78 in 11
July 82.8°F 61.8°F 72.3°F 5.23 in 9
August 81.0°F 59.1°F 70.1°F 4.46 in 9
September 74.6°F 49.6°F 62.1°F 3.72 in 8
October 61.4°F 37.9°F 49.6°F 3.24 in 7
November 45.9°F 26.0°F 36.0°F 2.26 in 6
December 33.1°F 16.0°F 24.6°F 1.84 in 7

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