Kirkville, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AP, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kirkville has an annual average temperature of 50.7°F with about 37 inches of precipitation per year and 23.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.38 in) and January the driest (1.01 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,883
Cooling need
750

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

61 of 366 (16.7%) of Kirkville'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
9
1950s
48
1960s
48
1970s
25
1980s
72
1990s
40
2000s
35
2010s
56
2020s
33

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 32.0°F 13.8°F 22.9°F 1.01 in 7.1 in 7
February 36.8°F 18.0°F 27.4°F 1.41 in 5.8 in 7
March 50.2°F 28.9°F 39.6°F 2.24 in 3.0 in 10
April 62.8°F 39.4°F 51.1°F 3.75 in 1.4 in 12
May 72.9°F 51.0°F 62.0°F 5.03 in 13
June 82.2°F 61.0°F 71.6°F 5.38 in 11
July 85.7°F 64.5°F 75.1°F 3.87 in 9
August 84.0°F 62.0°F 73.0°F 4.44 in 9
September 77.3°F 53.3°F 65.3°F 3.50 in 8
October 64.2°F 41.6°F 52.9°F 2.81 in 0.5 in 9
November 49.7°F 29.5°F 39.6°F 2.09 in 1.6 in 8
December 37.2°F 19.7°F 28.4°F 1.44 in 4.2 in 7

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