Rowley, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from INDEPENDENCE #1, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rowley has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 37.4 inches of precipitation per year and 33.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.66 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,017
Cooling need
528

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Rowley'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.

1860s
0
1870s
0
1880s
4
1890s
4
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
124
1990s
125
2000s
109

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 26.5°F 8.0°F 17.3°F 0.95 in 10.0 in 8
February 30.8°F 11.7°F 21.2°F 1.36 in 7.3 in 7
March 44.2°F 23.9°F 34.1°F 2.02 in 3.8 in 8
April 59.0°F 35.5°F 47.3°F 3.59 in 1.8 in 10
May 70.8°F 47.8°F 59.3°F 4.60 in 12
June 80.5°F 59.2°F 69.8°F 5.66 in 11
July 83.0°F 61.8°F 72.4°F 4.61 in 9
August 81.4°F 59.4°F 70.4°F 4.27 in 9
September 74.9°F 50.9°F 62.9°F 3.53 in 8
October 61.7°F 38.3°F 50.0°F 3.03 in 0.4 in 9
November 45.9°F 25.6°F 35.7°F 2.09 in 3.0 in 8
December 32.0°F 14.6°F 23.3°F 1.66 in 7.6 in 8

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