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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.7		-9.2		-6.6		0.2		8.2		14.9		20.1		22.6		21.5		16.5		9.9		0.9		-6.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13.9		-3.8		-1.2		5.8		15		21.8		26.7		29.3		28.1		23.4		16.7		6.6		-1.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.5		-14.7		-12.1		-5.4		1.4		8		13.4		15.9		14.9		9.6		3.1		-4.7		-11.5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43.3		18.9		18.9		30		36.7		41.7		40		43.3		41.7		40		34.4		25		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-37.2		-35.6		-37.2		-30		-16.7		-8.3		0.6		5		0.6		-9.4		-22.8		-28.9		-32.8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.9		---		---		---		0.1		1		3.9		7.5		5.4		1.8		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69.4		---		---		0.1		1.6		4.9		14.7		21.2		17.5		7.9		1.5		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		133.3		---		---		0.7		5.7		15.1		26.3		29.9		29.3		19.4		6.2		0.7		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		178.3		0.1		0.3		2.9		12.8		25.1		29.4		31		30.9		27.2		15		3.4		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		218.6		0.5		1.6		8.5		21.4		30.2		30		31		31		29.6		24.8		9.1		0.9

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		255.6		3.1		6.1		16.2		27.1		31		30		31		31		30		29.3		16.2		4.5

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361.9		31		28		31		30		31		29.4		29.4		30.2		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		324.2		31		28		31		30		29.6		21.3		14.9		19		27.5		30.8		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		263.9		31		28		31		28.9		21.1		6.3		2.6		5.2		19.5		29.4		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		213.4		31		28		30.3		24.1		8.2		0.5		---		0.5		7.6		23.1		29.2		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		165.8		30.8		27.6		26		13		2.2		---		---		---		1.3		9.9		24.7		30.4

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104.7		26.5		21.1		13.6		3		---		---		---		---		---		2.5		12.9		24.9

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59.8		19.6		14		5.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.6		15.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.9		11.5		7.4		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.4

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		725		19		21		43		65		96		109		93		92		80		51		32		23

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		6		6		8		9		11		11		9		9		8		7		6		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		419		80		78		118		192		244		266		419		205		242		165		128		86

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		1		1		1		10		4		22		5		13		2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		191.3		37.1		33		51.6		79		83.6		191.3		162.6		142		144.8		109.7		49.3		42.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		60		2.7		2.4		4.7		6.6		7.6		7.8		6		5.5		5.7		4.3		3.8		2.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		2		2		4		6		7		7		6		6		5		4		3		3

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		---		---		1		2		3		3		2		2		2		1		1		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.2		0.2		0.2		1.3		2.2		2.2		2.9		2.5		2.6		2.2		1.4		1.1		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		100		6.2		5.8		8.6		9.2		11.4		11.1		9.3		9.4		8.2		6.7		6.2		6.2

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 98

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		190		30		30		50		70		80		190		160		140		140		80		40		40

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 98

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1160		80		70		110		190		240		260		410		200		240		160		120		80

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 98

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		390		---		---		---		10		---		20		---		10		---		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		96.8		18.5		18		21.1		5.8		0.5		---		---		---		---		1.8		11.4		19.6

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23.7		5.5		3.9		3.5		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		3.2		5.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		87.9		60.2		87.9		87.1		38.1		12.2		---		---		---		0.2		19.8		54.1		74.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.2		2.9		2		2.2		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2		2.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.8		0.8		0.6		1.1		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		1.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.3		0.1		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.4		22.8		17.4		11.3		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		5.8		18.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58.1		18.8		13.4		8		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.3		14.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44.3		15.5		11.1		5.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		9.9

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.2		7.5		7.5		2.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		3

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8123		1575		1285		1052		612		260		54		14		34		200		573		1000		1465

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		560		---		---		---		3		29		123		206		153		43		4		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2486		---		---		5		62		263		519		657		584		313		77		6		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10		11.1		12.5		14		15.3		15.9		15.5		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.3		9.2		12.6		16.4		19.7		22		22.3		19.3		15.1		10.8		6.8		5.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.3		2.4		3.5		5.1		6.8		8.1		8.6		8		7		5.5		3.8		2.7		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		12.1		14		15.6		17		18.1		19.1		19.8		19		17.4		15.4		11.8		11.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.5		12.3		14.2		15		16.5		18.6		21.2		22.6		20.4		18		15.9		12.2		11.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.3		9.2		12.6		16.4		19.7		22		22.3		19.3		15.1		10.8		6.8		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.6		2.5		3.6		5.3		7.1		8.5		9		8.7		7.5		5.9		4.2		2.8		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.2		14.4		17.6		19		21.1		21.3		22.3		21.7		21.1		21.3		19.8		16.2		14.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.1		15.3		19.1		20.6		23.9		25.3		28.7		26.9		24.5		24.5		22.2		18.4		15.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11		5.7		6.7		9		13.2		15.6		18.6		16.9		16.9		11.1		8.3		5.6		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.8		2.3		3.1		4.6		6		7.4		7.5		7.4		6.5		4.7		3.3		2.3		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.1		10.3		9		10.2		13.3		14.3		16.3		15.1		16.5		12.1		10.8		8.9		8.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.6		10		7.6		7.7		10.7		11.5		15.1		12.9		15.7		9.9		9.5		8.2		8

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NEARBY - LIST

Sanborn, Iowa (8 mi / 13 km)
Primghar, Iowa (12 mi / 20 km)
Alton, Iowa (15 mi / 25 km)
Sioux Center, Iowa (18 mi / 29 km)
Sibley, Iowa (20 mi / 32 km)

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Sheldon, Iowa