Rodman, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rodman has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 33.6 inches of precipitation per year and 37.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.54 in) and January the driest (0.68 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,005
Cooling need
624

Best time to visit Rodman

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

45 of 366 (12.3%) of Rodman'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
22
1900s
0
1940s
37
1950s
49
1960s
43
1970s
33
1980s
38
1990s
36
2000s
41
2010s
45
2020s
22

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 26.2°F 7.4°F 16.8°F 0.68 in 8.0 in 5
February 31.2°F 11.5°F 21.4°F 0.93 in 8.2 in 6
March 43.8°F 23.8°F 33.8°F 1.78 in 5.9 in 7
April 59.0°F 35.8°F 47.4°F 3.70 in 2.6 in 10
May 71.1°F 48.6°F 59.8°F 4.49 in 0.1 in 13
June 81.5°F 59.3°F 70.4°F 5.54 in 11
July 84.8°F 63.3°F 74.1°F 3.82 in 9
August 82.2°F 60.4°F 71.3°F 4.36 in 9
September 75.7°F 51.2°F 63.5°F 3.40 in 9
October 62.5°F 38.4°F 50.5°F 2.37 in 0.3 in 7
November 45.5°F 25.5°F 35.5°F 1.46 in 4.9 in 6
December 31.7°F 13.9°F 22.8°F 1.06 in 7.1 in 6

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