Harpers Ferry, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LYNXVILLE DAM 9, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Harpers Ferry has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year and 35.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.50 in) and February the driest (1.18 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,849
Cooling need
522

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

43 of 366 (11.7%) of Harpers Ferry'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.

1930s
11
1940s
62
1950s
37
1960s
34
1970s
25
1980s
58
1990s
26
2000s
41
2010s
43
2020s
29

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 26.6°F 9.6°F 18.1°F 1.29 in 9.9 in 9
February 31.4°F 13.1°F 22.2°F 1.18 in 10.0 in 8
March 44.0°F 25.3°F 34.6°F 2.03 in 4.6 in 9
April 58.3°F 37.3°F 47.8°F 3.75 in 0.6 in 11
May 70.1°F 48.7°F 59.4°F 4.68 in 13
June 79.1°F 58.7°F 68.9°F 5.50 in 12
July 82.5°F 63.1°F 72.8°F 4.47 in 10
August 80.1°F 61.3°F 70.7°F 3.82 in 9
September 73.3°F 53.3°F 63.3°F 3.79 in 9
October 59.9°F 41.1°F 50.5°F 2.53 in 0.1 in 9
November 44.4°F 28.6°F 36.5°F 2.02 in 1.7 in 8
December 31.6°F 17.0°F 24.3°F 1.45 in 8.6 in 9

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