LOWDEN, IOWA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.9		-7.2		-4.6		2.3		9.6		15.9		21.1		22.6		21.6		17		10.2		2.7		-4.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.2		-2.2		1		8.2		16.4		22.5		27.3		29.3		28.1		24.4		17.4		8.6		0.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2.7		-12.3		-10.1		-3.7		2.8		9.2		14.7		15.9		15.2		9.5		3		-3.2		-9.6

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.5		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		3.8		1.8		0.8		---		---		---

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		87.5		---		---		---		1		6.3		19		25.8		23.3		9.3		3		---		---

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		145.6		---		---		---		6.3		18		29.3		30.5		30		23.5		7.8		0.3		---

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		193.8		---		0.3		3.7		17		29.5		30		31		31		29.3		18		3.8		0.3

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		234.9		0.7		1		13.3		26.7		31		30		31		31		30		28.5		11.3		0.5

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		277.2		4		6.7		23.3		29.3		31		30		31		31		30		31		23.8		6.1

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		363		31		28		31		30		31		30		29.8		30.3		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		315		31		28		31		30		28.5		17.5		13.8		15.3		28.3		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		246.4		31		28		31		28.7		18		1.8		1.3		2.5		15.8		28		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		192.5		30.7		28		30		18.3		4		---		---		---		3.3		19.8		27.5		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		149.4		29		26.3		23.7		8.7		---		---		---		---		---		9		22.8		30

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		77.3		22		19		8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		7.3		20.8

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		40.7		17.7		11		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		10.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		7		2.3		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		965.2		38.1		40.6		71.1		91.4		106.7		109.2		114.3		119.4		81.3		78.7		66		53.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		124.1		10		8.7		10.6		11.7		12.5		12.7		10.4		10.3		8.7		8.9		9.5		10.1

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		73.1		4.7		4.2		5.9		7.2		7.8		8.1		7.2		7		5.6		5.2		5		5.2

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		25.6		0.8		0.9		1.8		2.9		2.9		2.9		3.3		3.1		2.3		2		1.5		1.2

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

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.9		0.2		0.3		0.6		1.2		1.4		1.3		1.6		1.1		0.6		0.9		0.5		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		96.5		29.2		16.8		14.5		4.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		6.4		24.9

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.9		7.5		5.5		3.9		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.2		7.5

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		13.4		3.8		2.5		1.7		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		3.9

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		4.9		1.5		0.7		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		1.3

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		1.4		0.5		0.1		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

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

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		56.6		21.2		13.6		4.9		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		14.4

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		42		17.1		10.4		3.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		10.2

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		25.1		10.6		6.9		1.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		5.7

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		5		2.4		1.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6872		1426		1152		898		473		179		13		5		13		126		460		846		1282

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		699		---		---		---		---		41		158		243		196		52		8		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2883		---		---		6		88		335		595		703		647		378		120		12		---

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		15.7		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.7		6.6		9.6		12.7		16.4		19.6		21.7		21.5		18.6		15.2		10.6		6.6		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		5.4		2.6		3.6		5.2		6.9		8.1		8.6		8.2		7.2		5.5		4.1		2.8		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.5		12.1		14.3		15.4		16.8		17.9		18.9		19.1		18.2		17.4		14.7		10.7		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		12.2		14.6		14.8		16.1		18.1		20.4		20.9		18.7		17.9		14.6		10.7		10.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.7		6.6		9.6		12.7		16.4		19.6		21.7		21.5		18.6		15.2		10.6		6.6		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		5.7		2.6		3.8		5.4		7.1		8.5		9.1		8.8		7.6		6		4.3		3		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.1		14.3		18.5		21.2		19.9		22.5		22.4		21.4		21		22.5		17.5		15.5		12.9

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		15.1		20.4		24		21.6		27.9		28.7		26		24.2		26.6		18.7		17.3		13.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.9		5.8		7.5		10.2		13.1		14.9		18.4		16.7		16.6		10.9		7.9		4.4		4.5

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		2.4		3.1		4.2		6.4		7		7.5		7.6		6.5		4.4		3.7		2.5		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		9.8		10.4		11.6		13.1		13.6		16.1		14.9		16.1		11.7		9.9		6		7.7

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		9.5		9		9.4		10.2		10.3		14.6		12.5		14.9		9.1		8.2		4.8		7.1