Paullina, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Paullina has an annual average temperature of 48.2°F with about 31.3 inches of precipitation per year and 34.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.98 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
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,720
Cooling need
657

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Paullina'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
24
1900s
25
1930s
33
1940s
29
1950s
32
1960s
37
1970s
26
1980s
49
1990s
19
2000s
19
2010s
34
2020s
39

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 26.7°F 9.4°F 18.0°F 0.82 in 8.4 in 4
February 31.8°F 13.8°F 22.8°F 0.89 in 6.7 in 4
March 45.5°F 25.6°F 35.6°F 1.70 in 6.2 in 5
April 60.5°F 36.9°F 48.7°F 3.30 in 2.4 in 8
May 71.9°F 49.3°F 60.6°F 4.11 in 11
June 81.5°F 59.9°F 70.7°F 4.98 in 10
July 84.6°F 63.9°F 74.3°F 3.88 in 7
August 82.0°F 61.8°F 71.9°F 3.58 in 7
September 76.2°F 53.2°F 64.7°F 3.30 in 7
October 62.4°F 40.3°F 51.3°F 2.28 in 0.4 in 6
November 45.3°F 26.7°F 36.0°F 1.49 in 2.5 in 5
December 31.4°F 15.3°F 23.3°F 1.02 in 8.2 in 4

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