Ellston, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ellston has an annual average temperature of 49.2°F with about 38 inches of precipitation per year and 26.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.27 in) and January the driest (0.94 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,303
Cooling need
612

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

49 of 366 (13.4%) of Ellston'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.

1950s
51
1960s
44
1970s
36
1980s
85
1990s
44
2000s
31
2010s
54
2020s
21

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 30.4°F 12.1°F 21.3°F 0.94 in 7.2 in 5
February 35.5°F 16.1°F 25.8°F 1.32 in 6.2 in 6
March 48.2°F 26.9°F 37.5°F 2.19 in 3.5 in 7
April 60.5°F 37.6°F 49.1°F 4.05 in 1.3 in 10
May 70.1°F 49.7°F 59.9°F 5.27 in 13
June 79.4°F 59.8°F 69.6°F 5.27 in 11
July 83.5°F 64.2°F 73.9°F 4.14 in 10
August 82.1°F 61.7°F 71.9°F 4.10 in 9
September 75.5°F 52.9°F 64.2°F 4.11 in 7
October 63.1°F 40.8°F 51.9°F 2.97 in 0.5 in 8
November 48.2°F 28.3°F 38.2°F 2.12 in 1.8 in 6
December 35.9°F 18.1°F 27.0°F 1.49 in 6.0 in 6

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