Cascade, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CASCADE, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cascade has an annual average temperature of 47.9°F with about 39.3 inches of precipitation per year and 31.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.96 in) and January the driest (1.26 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,708
Cooling need
546

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Cascade'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.

1940s
28
1950s
59
1960s
30
1970s
33
1980s
59
1990s
30
2000s
41
2010s
60
2020s
26

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 27.4°F 11.4°F 19.4°F 1.26 in 8.3 in 8
February 31.8°F 14.7°F 23.3°F 1.45 in 8.8 in 8
March 44.9°F 26.2°F 35.5°F 2.15 in 4.2 in 9
April 58.8°F 37.0°F 47.9°F 3.97 in 0.9 in 11
May 70.4°F 48.9°F 59.7°F 4.21 in 12
June 79.9°F 59.5°F 69.7°F 5.96 in 12
July 83.1°F 62.6°F 72.8°F 4.53 in 9
August 81.3°F 60.0°F 70.7°F 4.65 in 9
September 75.0°F 51.1°F 63.0°F 3.79 in 9
October 61.8°F 38.5°F 50.2°F 3.26 in 0.2 in 9
November 46.2°F 28.0°F 37.1°F 2.33 in 1.8 in 8
December 32.8°F 17.7°F 25.3°F 1.75 in 6.9 in 8

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