Wheatland, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wheatland has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 39.6 inches of precipitation per year and 39.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.08 in) and January the driest (1.58 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,384
Cooling need
633

Best time to visit Wheatland

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

251 of 366 (68.6%) of Wheatland'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.

1990s
0
2000s
23
2010s
190
2020s
153

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 29.1°F 11.6°F 20.3°F 1.58 in 11.2 in 10
February 34.2°F 15.2°F 24.7°F 1.80 in 8.0 in 9
March 47.6°F 26.6°F 37.1°F 2.80 in 6.2 in 11
April 61.6°F 37.2°F 49.4°F 4.10 in 1.7 in 12
May 73.2°F 49.6°F 61.4°F 4.48 in 13
June 82.0°F 59.9°F 70.9°F 5.08 in 13
July 85.2°F 62.1°F 73.7°F 4.55 in 10
August 83.2°F 59.8°F 71.5°F 4.14 in 10
September 77.0°F 50.9°F 64.0°F 3.55 in 9
October 64.0°F 38.9°F 51.5°F 3.16 in 0.7 in 9
November 48.2°F 27.4°F 37.8°F 2.31 in 2.9 in 9
December 34.3°F 17.8°F 26.0°F 2.04 in 9.1 in 10

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