Tipton, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tipton has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and January the driest (1.41 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,312
Cooling need
648

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Tipton'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
6
1900s
14
1910s
49
1920s
32
1930s
76
1940s
25
1950s
49
1960s
23
1970s
17
1980s
32
1990s
24
2000s
19
2010s
0

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 28.7°F 11.9°F 20.3°F 1.41 in 6
February 33.1°F 16.2°F 24.6°F 1.45 in 6
March 46.8°F 27.6°F 37.2°F 2.14 in 7
April 60.7°F 38.2°F 49.5°F 3.79 in 9
May 71.9°F 50.6°F 61.2°F 4.74 in 11
June 81.5°F 61.0°F 71.2°F 4.74 in 10
July 83.7°F 63.9°F 73.8°F 4.08 in 9
August 82.1°F 61.1°F 71.6°F 3.83 in 9
September 76.8°F 52.9°F 64.8°F 3.46 in 7
October 63.9°F 40.6°F 52.2°F 3.11 in 8
November 47.8°F 29.2°F 38.5°F 2.19 in 7
December 34.0°F 18.5°F 26.3°F 1.55 in 6

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