Dunlap, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dunlap has an annual average temperature of 49.1°F with about 34.4 inches of precipitation per year and 28.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and January the driest (0.72 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,441
Cooling need
708

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Dunlap'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
22
1900s
11
1910s
23
1920s
25
1930s
102
1940s
18
1950s
10
1960s
15
1970s
18
1980s
39
1990s
25
2000s
25
2010s
17
2020s
16

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 30.7°F 9.9°F 20.3°F 0.72 in 7.9 in 5
February 35.5°F 13.5°F 24.5°F 0.98 in 6.4 in 6
March 48.9°F 25.8°F 37.4°F 1.82 in 4.1 in 7
April 61.7°F 36.3°F 49.0°F 3.40 in 0.9 in 10
May 72.5°F 49.4°F 61.0°F 4.95 in 13
June 82.4°F 60.1°F 71.3°F 5.21 in 10
July 85.6°F 64.1°F 74.8°F 4.06 in 9
August 83.7°F 61.2°F 72.5°F 4.29 in 9
September 77.5°F 51.3°F 64.4°F 3.54 in 8
October 64.7°F 38.2°F 51.4°F 2.61 in 0.6 in 7
November 48.6°F 25.4°F 37.0°F 1.45 in 2.2 in 5
December 35.3°F 15.3°F 25.3°F 1.40 in 6.6 in 6

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