Barnum, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT DODGE 5NNW, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barnum has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 35.1 inches of precipitation per year and 39 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.53 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,161
Cooling need
489

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

20 of 366 (5.5%) of Barnum'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
1
1900s
12
1910s
35
1920s
27
1930s
80
1940s
28
1950s
27
1960s
16
1970s
17
1980s
46
1990s
22
2000s
21
2010s
22
2020s
12

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 25.5°F 7.4°F 16.4°F 0.95 in 8.6 in 6
February 30.5°F 11.5°F 21.0°F 1.23 in 11.8 in 7
March 43.9°F 23.8°F 33.8°F 1.96 in 5.6 in 8
April 58.8°F 34.8°F 46.8°F 3.72 in 1.5 in 10
May 69.9°F 47.5°F 58.7°F 4.57 in 0.4 in 13
June 79.7°F 58.4°F 69.0°F 5.53 in 11
July 82.7°F 62.0°F 72.4°F 4.20 in 9
August 80.3°F 59.5°F 69.9°F 4.26 in 9
September 74.2°F 50.5°F 62.3°F 2.81 in 8
October 61.3°F 37.7°F 49.5°F 2.55 in 0.4 in 8
November 45.1°F 25.1°F 35.1°F 1.85 in 2.8 in 6
December 31.3°F 14.1°F 22.7°F 1.46 in 7.9 in 7

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