La Motte, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

La Motte has an annual average temperature of 47.2°F with about 38.2 inches of precipitation per year and 42.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and January the driest (1.32 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,864
Cooling need
450

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

71 of 366 (19.4%) of La Motte'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
48
1960s
47
1970s
26
1980s
63
1990s
38
2000s
41
2010s
54
2020s
49

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 26.5°F 11.1°F 18.8°F 1.32 in 10.7 in 9
February 30.9°F 15.0°F 22.9°F 1.57 in 10.6 in 9
March 44.1°F 26.3°F 35.2°F 2.25 in 5.7 in 10
April 57.7°F 37.2°F 47.4°F 4.06 in 1.9 in 11
May 69.2°F 48.5°F 58.8°F 4.30 in 13
June 78.5°F 58.6°F 68.5°F 5.19 in 12
July 81.5°F 62.0°F 71.7°F 4.80 in 10
August 79.6°F 60.0°F 69.8°F 3.95 in 9
September 72.9°F 51.8°F 62.3°F 3.82 in 9
October 59.9°F 39.9°F 49.9°F 2.93 in 0.5 in 9
November 44.8°F 28.1°F 36.4°F 2.21 in 2.8 in 8
December 31.8°F 17.2°F 24.5°F 1.80 in 10.3 in 9

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