Pulaski, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pulaski has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 39.1 inches of precipitation per year and 24.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.51 in) and January the driest (1.23 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,793
Cooling need
828

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

6 of 366 (1.6%) of Pulaski'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.

1900s
15
1910s
63
1920s
1
1930s
63
1940s
40
1950s
30
1960s
25
1970s
20
1980s
41
1990s
26
2000s
19
2010s
22
2020s
1

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 31.9°F 14.8°F 23.4°F 1.23 in 7.4 in 7
February 36.8°F 18.5°F 27.6°F 1.60 in 5.5 in 7
March 49.5°F 29.5°F 39.5°F 2.23 in 3.2 in 8
April 61.9°F 40.5°F 51.2°F 3.70 in 1.5 in 10
May 72.0°F 52.2°F 62.1°F 5.51 in 13
June 81.2°F 62.2°F 71.7°F 5.36 in 11
July 85.5°F 66.3°F 75.9°F 4.45 in 8
August 84.1°F 63.9°F 74.0°F 4.74 in 9
September 77.1°F 54.9°F 66.0°F 3.95 in 8
October 64.4°F 43.2°F 53.8°F 2.70 in 8
November 49.6°F 31.1°F 40.4°F 2.12 in 1.5 in 7
December 37.0°F 20.7°F 28.9°F 1.51 in 5.1 in 7

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