Riley, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TERRE HAUTE HULMAN RGNL AP, IN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Riley has an annual average temperature of 53.5°F with about 40.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.7°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.71 in) and February the driest (2.02 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,986
Cooling need
846

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Riley'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.

1960s
9
1990s
33
2000s
89
2010s
149
2020s
86

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 36.7°F 20.7°F 28.7°F 2.60 in 9
February 41.6°F 24.1°F 32.9°F 2.02 in 9
March 52.8°F 32.8°F 42.8°F 2.92 in 11
April 64.9°F 42.9°F 53.9°F 4.71 in 11
May 74.6°F 53.4°F 64.0°F 4.71 in 13
June 83.3°F 62.2°F 72.7°F 4.64 in 12
July 85.9°F 64.8°F 75.3°F 4.34 in 11
August 84.6°F 62.5°F 73.6°F 2.99 in 10
September 79.0°F 54.2°F 66.6°F 2.93 in 9
October 66.7°F 43.0°F 54.9°F 3.44 in 9
November 52.6°F 33.7°F 43.1°F 3.05 in 9
December 41.1°F 25.9°F 33.5°F 2.49 in 10

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