Rensselaer, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RENSSELAER, IN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rensselaer has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 40.1 inches of precipitation per year and 25.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.78 in) and February the driest (2.04 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,874
Cooling need
645

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

75 of 366 (20.5%) of Rensselaer'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.

1970s
44
1980s
90
1990s
62
2000s
48
2010s
82
2020s
40

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 32.0°F 16.1°F 24.0°F 2.58 in 8.2 in 11
February 36.5°F 19.3°F 27.9°F 2.04 in 8.8 in 9
March 48.1°F 28.7°F 38.4°F 2.71 in 3.5 in 10
April 61.1°F 38.9°F 50.0°F 3.88 in 0.1 in 12
May 72.3°F 50.6°F 61.5°F 4.34 in 13
June 81.4°F 60.4°F 70.9°F 4.78 in 11
July 83.9°F 63.4°F 73.6°F 4.49 in 10
August 82.5°F 61.2°F 71.8°F 4.01 in 10
September 77.2°F 53.2°F 65.2°F 3.24 in 9
October 64.1°F 41.3°F 52.7°F 3.18 in 11
November 49.1°F 31.3°F 40.2°F 2.59 in 0.5 in 10
December 37.0°F 21.9°F 29.5°F 2.25 in 4.2 in 11

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