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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48.3		19.8		24.7		36.9		49.6		60.5		70		73.4		71		62.7		50.8		36.4		23.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		58.9		28.9		33.8		47.3		60.9		71.8		81.2		83.9		81.7		75.4		62.7		46.1		31.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		37.8		10.7		15.5		26.5		38.2		49.2		58.8		62.8		60.3		50		38.8		26.7		14.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		63		76		89		95		104		104		109		107		102		94		81		68

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-37		-37		-31		-21		7		18		36		39		36		22		-7		-19		-29

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.8		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.7		6.1		2.9		1.3		0.2		---		---

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		81.4		---		---		0.1		1.3		7		18		24.4		19.3		8.9		2.4		---		---

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		147.8		---		---		1.6		7.3		17.4		28		30.7		30.1		22.6		8.8		1.2		---

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		192.5		0.2		0.5		5.2		15.9		27.1		29.9		31		31		29		17.2		5		0.4

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		234		1.3		3.2		12.2		25.1		30.9		30		31		31		30		26.7		10.6		2

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		273.9		5.3		7.5		21.2		28.6		31		30		31		31		30		30.5		19.5		8.3

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		358.5		31		28		31		30		30.9		28.9		28.1		28.7		30		30.9		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		307.4		31		28		31		29.9		28.1		16.4		10		15.4		26.4		30.3		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		241.3		31		28		30.6		26.9		16.9		3.1		0.6		1.7		14.8		27.2		29.5		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		188.2		31		27.7		28.8		17.5		3.9		---		---		---		3.5		18		27.1		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		148.8		30.4		25.9		24.4		8.8		0.8		---		---		---		0.1		8.1		20.7		29.6

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		73.3		22.2		16.3		7		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		7.1		19.9

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		36.6		13.9		9.2		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		10.5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.7		8.2		5.4		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.4

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		34.7		0.7		1		2.1		3.4		4.6		5		4.7		4.4		3		2.6		2.1		1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104		6		6		9		10		12		11		10		10		8		8		7		7

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.4		2.1		2.4		6.3		7.9		10.8		13.3		15.4		12.9		7.7		7.5		5.8		3.6

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		0.9		0.8		1.1		0.1		0.8		0.3		0.1		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.6		0.7		1.7		2.3		3		6.6		5.6		4.9		5		3.8		2.8		3.4		1.6

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65		3		3		5		7		8		8		7		7		5		5		4		3

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21		---		---		2		2		3		3		3		3		2		2		1		---

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		1		2		1		1		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57.8		2.6		2.6		4.1		5.9		6.9		7.4		6.3		6.4		5.9		4.1		2.8		2.8

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		25.4		6.2		6		4.6		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.3		5.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		26.1		18		18		15		8		---		---		---		---		---		5		11		26.1

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6831		1401		1130		871		466		185		24		4		12		128		452		858		1300

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		752		---		---		---		3		46		174		263		197		59		10		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2971		---		1		20		104		334		600		724		651		387		133		17		1

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		10.1		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.1		15.8		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.8		2.6		3.6		4.6		5.4		6.1		6.1		5.3		4.3		3.1		1.9		1.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.4		2.3		2		1.5		1.1		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.3		3.8		4.3		4.7		4.9		5.3		5.4		5.2		4.9		4.3		3.2		3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.4		3.8		4.2		4.5		4.9		5.8		6		5.4		5.1		4.4		3.2		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.8		2.6		3.6		4.6		5.4		6.1		6.1		5.3		4.3		3.1		1.9		1.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		3.8		4.7		5.7		5.6		6		6.1		6		5.9		5.9		5.5		4.4		3.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4		5		6.3		6.1		7.2		7.6		7.3		6.8		6.8		6.1		4.9		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.5		2		2.6		3.7		3.8		5.2		4.9		4.4		3.4		2.2		1.4		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		0.9		1.2		1.8		2		2.2		2.1		1.8		1.3		1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.4		2.8		2.9		3.7		3.5		4.6		4.4		4.3		3.7		2.7		2		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.9		2.4		4.2		3.8		3.8		3.2		2.2		1.8		2.2

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Ames - Iowa State University, Iowa (2 mi / 3 km)
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Boone, Iowa (13 mi / 21 km)

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