Galt, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Galt has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 34.3 inches of precipitation per year and 31.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.81 in) and January the driest (0.73 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,065
Cooling need
594

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Galt'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
46
1950s
38
1960s
50
1970s
42
1980s
54
1990s
46
2000s
45
2010s
40
2020s
5

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 25.8°F 6.2°F 16.0°F 0.73 in 8.9 in 5
February 31.1°F 11.2°F 21.1°F 0.91 in 6.2 in 5
March 44.0°F 24.5°F 34.2°F 1.96 in 5.7 in 6
April 59.0°F 35.0°F 47.0°F 3.75 in 1.4 in 9
May 71.6°F 47.7°F 59.6°F 4.81 in 12
June 82.0°F 58.6°F 70.3°F 5.81 in 11
July 85.0°F 61.9°F 73.4°F 4.04 in 9
August 82.3°F 59.9°F 71.1°F 4.10 in 8
September 76.3°F 50.9°F 63.6°F 3.13 in 7
October 63.1°F 38.3°F 50.7°F 2.29 in 0.1 in 7
November 45.4°F 24.8°F 35.1°F 1.52 in 2.9 in 6
December 31.4°F 13.0°F 22.2°F 1.22 in 5.9 in 5

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