Northwood, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORTHWOOD, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Northwood has an annual average temperature of 43°F with about 35.5 inches of precipitation per year and 40.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.13 in) and February the driest (1.02 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →24 of 366 (6.6%) of Northwood'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 | 11 | |
| 1900s | 16 | |
| 1910s | 8 | |
| 1920s | 16 | |
| 1930s | 82 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 47 | |
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 31 | |
| 2010s | 21 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 21.3°F | 3.8°F | 12.6°F | 1.07 in | 10.9 in | 8 |
| February | 25.7°F | 8.0°F | 16.9°F | 1.02 in | 9.3 in | 6 |
| March | 38.4°F | 20.6°F | 29.5°F | 1.99 in | 6.2 in | 8 |
| April | 54.0°F | 32.6°F | 43.3°F | 3.82 in | 3.3 in | 10 |
| May | 66.3°F | 44.9°F | 55.6°F | 4.78 in | — | 12 |
| June | 76.0°F | 55.9°F | 65.9°F | 5.13 in | — | 11 |
| July | 78.6°F | 59.4°F | 69.0°F | 4.73 in | — | 9 |
| August | 76.4°F | 56.6°F | 66.5°F | 3.92 in | — | 8 |
| September | 70.8°F | 47.9°F | 59.3°F | 3.32 in | — | 8 |
| October | 57.1°F | 35.1°F | 46.1°F | 2.68 in | 0.3 in | 8 |
| November | 40.8°F | 22.6°F | 31.7°F | 1.73 in | 2.6 in | 7 |
| December | 27.4°F | 11.4°F | 19.4°F | 1.28 in | 7.6 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Northwood
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