Valeria, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DES MOINES 17 E, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Valeria has an annual average temperature of 49.5°F with about 36.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.60 in) and January the driest (1.02 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,192
Cooling need
618

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

215 of 366 (58.7%) of Valeria'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.

2000s
63
2010s
164
2020s
139

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 30.0°F 12.8°F 21.4°F 1.02 in 8
February 35.0°F 16.7°F 25.8°F 1.35 in 9
March 48.7°F 28.3°F 38.5°F 2.31 in 10
April 61.8°F 39.0°F 50.4°F 3.84 in 11
May 71.0°F 50.8°F 60.9°F 4.78 in 13
June 79.9°F 60.5°F 70.2°F 5.60 in 12
July 83.5°F 63.8°F 73.7°F 3.85 in 9
August 82.0°F 61.4°F 71.7°F 4.22 in 11
September 75.9°F 52.8°F 64.3°F 3.16 in 9
October 62.9°F 41.2°F 52.0°F 2.89 in 9
November 47.7°F 28.8°F 38.3°F 1.94 in 7
December 35.4°F 18.6°F 27.0°F 1.61 in 8

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