Bussey, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALBIA 3 NNE, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bussey has an annual average temperature of 50°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year and 30 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.18 in) and January the driest (1.12 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,087
Cooling need
675

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

13 of 366 (3.6%) of Bussey'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
7
1900s
25
1910s
44
1920s
39
1930s
91
1940s
18
1950s
30
1960s
17
1970s
10
1980s
25
1990s
15
2000s
18
2010s
26
2020s
1

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 31.3°F 13.2°F 22.2°F 1.12 in 7.4 in 7
February 35.9°F 16.8°F 26.3°F 1.49 in 8.4 in 7
March 48.7°F 28.0°F 38.3°F 2.02 in 3.9 in 8
April 61.4°F 38.8°F 50.1°F 3.77 in 1.1 in 11
May 70.9°F 50.5°F 60.7°F 4.86 in 12
June 80.2°F 60.6°F 70.4°F 5.18 in 12
July 84.4°F 64.6°F 74.5°F 4.02 in 9
August 82.8°F 62.4°F 72.6°F 4.04 in 9
September 76.0°F 53.5°F 64.8°F 3.57 in 8
October 63.4°F 41.8°F 52.6°F 2.80 in 0.4 in 8
November 49.0°F 29.5°F 39.2°F 2.14 in 1.9 in 7
December 36.5°F 19.3°F 27.9°F 1.47 in 6.9 in 7

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