Salix, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SIOUX CITY GATEWAY AP, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Salix has an annual average temperature of 48.4°F with about 29.3 inches of precipitation per year and 36 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and January the driest (0.69 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,606
Cooling need
648

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

57 of 366 (15.6%) of Salix'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.

1940s
55
1950s
45
1960s
27
1970s
29
1980s
48
1990s
34
2000s
43
2010s
44
2020s
41

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 29.5°F 10.4°F 20.0°F 0.69 in 7.7 in 7
February 34.2°F 14.8°F 24.5°F 0.86 in 8.7 in 7
March 47.6°F 25.9°F 36.7°F 1.76 in 5.7 in 8
April 61.1°F 36.7°F 48.9°F 3.15 in 2.3 in 10
May 72.3°F 48.7°F 60.5°F 3.87 in 12
June 81.9°F 59.4°F 70.7°F 4.35 in 12
July 85.0°F 63.4°F 74.2°F 3.35 in 9
August 82.6°F 60.8°F 71.7°F 3.94 in 10
September 76.6°F 51.2°F 63.9°F 2.84 in 8
October 62.8°F 37.9°F 50.3°F 2.20 in 0.8 in 8
November 46.8°F 25.0°F 35.9°F 1.27 in 3.2 in 6
December 33.4°F 14.8°F 24.1°F 0.99 in 7.6 in 7

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