Terril, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Terril has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 29.1 inches of precipitation per year and 41.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.77 in) and January the driest (0.55 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,446
Cooling need
495

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

89 of 366 (24.3%) of Terril'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
119
1900s
46
1940s
0
1950s
10
1990s
20
2000s
58
2010s
41
2020s
72

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 24.0°F 7.1°F 15.6°F 0.55 in 9.5 in 5
February 28.3°F 11.0°F 19.6°F 0.63 in 8.2 in 5
March 41.6°F 23.2°F 32.4°F 1.43 in 6.0 in 6
April 55.9°F 35.1°F 45.5°F 2.99 in 5.1 in 9
May 68.2°F 47.6°F 57.9°F 4.13 in 0.1 in 10
June 78.9°F 58.6°F 68.7°F 4.77 in 9
July 82.8°F 62.6°F 72.7°F 3.53 in 7
August 80.1°F 60.2°F 70.1°F 3.69 in 8
September 73.1°F 52.1°F 62.6°F 3.03 in 6
October 59.0°F 38.6°F 48.8°F 2.09 in 0.4 in 7
November 42.3°F 24.9°F 33.6°F 1.39 in 4.2 in 4
December 28.6°F 12.9°F 20.8°F 0.82 in 8.0 in 5

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