Lake Park, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lake Park has an annual average temperature of 46°F with about 31.4 inches of precipitation per year and 41 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.04 in) and January the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,440
Cooling need
615

Best time to visit Lake Park

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Lake Park'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.

1910s
18
1920s
7
1930s
62
1940s
27
1950s
27
1960s
13
1970s
15
1980s
22
1990s
14
2000s
44
2010s
70
2020s
47

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 24.1°F 5.7°F 14.9°F 0.82 in 8.4 in 5
February 28.5°F 9.7°F 19.1°F 0.84 in 8.7 in 5
March 41.6°F 22.0°F 31.8°F 1.67 in 6.3 in 6
April 57.1°F 34.3°F 45.7°F 3.37 in 3.4 in 10
May 70.0°F 47.4°F 58.7°F 4.59 in 12
June 81.1°F 59.3°F 70.2°F 5.04 in 11
July 85.2°F 62.9°F 74.0°F 3.81 in 9
August 82.5°F 60.1°F 71.3°F 3.50 in 9
September 75.6°F 51.1°F 63.3°F 2.91 in 8
October 60.8°F 37.7°F 49.2°F 2.39 in 0.6 in 7
November 43.4°F 23.9°F 33.6°F 1.49 in 4.4 in 5
December 29.2°F 12.1°F 20.7°F 0.98 in 9.2 in 5

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