Leland, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FOREST CITY 2 NNE, IA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Leland has an annual average temperature of 44.9°F with about 35.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.51 in) and January the driest (1.15 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,626
Cooling need
399

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) of Leland'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.

1890s
18
1900s
17
1910s
31
1920s
24
1930s
86
1940s
26
1950s
19
1960s
16
1970s
13
1980s
28
1990s
22
2000s
27
2010s
21
2020s
18

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 22.7°F 5.6°F 14.1°F 1.15 in
February 27.1°F 9.5°F 18.3°F 1.33 in
March 40.4°F 22.5°F 31.4°F 1.94 in
April 56.3°F 34.2°F 45.2°F 3.89 in
May 68.5°F 47.2°F 57.8°F 4.83 in
June 78.1°F 58.0°F 68.0°F 5.51 in
July 81.3°F 61.5°F 71.4°F 4.60 in
August 79.0°F 58.7°F 68.9°F 3.79 in
September 73.0°F 50.0°F 61.5°F 3.46 in
October 59.5°F 37.3°F 48.4°F 2.58 in
November 42.5°F 24.3°F 33.4°F 1.61 in
December 28.5°F 12.9°F 20.7°F 1.23 in

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