Walker, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Walker has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 39.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.87 in) and January the driest (1.22 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,095
Cooling need
441

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Climate change signal

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140 of 366 (38.3%) of Walker'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
113
2010s
247
2020s
6

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 26.4°F 9.0°F 17.7°F 1.22 in
February 30.8°F 13.0°F 21.9°F 1.29 in
March 44.0°F 23.9°F 34.0°F 2.03 in
April 58.4°F 34.4°F 46.4°F 3.91 in
May 69.6°F 46.0°F 57.8°F 4.78 in
June 79.6°F 57.3°F 68.4°F 5.87 in
July 83.1°F 60.5°F 71.8°F 4.96 in
August 80.9°F 58.0°F 69.5°F 4.29 in
September 74.9°F 48.8°F 61.9°F 3.94 in
October 61.1°F 37.4°F 49.3°F 3.08 in
November 45.3°F 25.9°F 35.6°F 2.22 in
December 32.2°F 15.6°F 23.9°F 1.56 in

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