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Spirit Lake, IA weather and climate

Dickinson County, IA · population 5,469 · about 1,467 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at Spirit Lake's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
199
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
34 in
per year
Wet days
116
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
41 in
per year
Hot days
11
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
151
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
72%
average relative
Average temperature
46 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
255075JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 24 °FDaily high, Feb: 28 °FDaily high, Mar: 42 °FDaily high, Apr: 56 °FDaily high, May: 68 °FDaily high, Jun: 79 °FDaily high, Jul: 83 °FDaily high, Aug: 80 °FDaily high, Sep: 73 °FDaily high, Oct: 59 °FDaily high, Nov: 42 °FDaily high, Dec: 29 °FDaily low, Jan: 7 °FDaily low, Feb: 11 °FDaily low, Mar: 23 °FDaily low, Apr: 35 °FDaily low, May: 48 °FDaily low, Jun: 59 °FDaily low, Jul: 63 °FDaily low, Aug: 60 °FDaily low, Sep: 52 °FDaily low, Oct: 39 °FDaily low, Nov: 25 °FDaily low, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high242842566879838073594229
Daily low71123354859636052392513

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovSpirit Lake, Jan: 1.0 inSpirit Lake, Feb: 1.1 inSpirit Lake, Mar: 2.2 inSpirit Lake, Apr: 4.0 inSpirit Lake, May: 4.6 inSpirit Lake, Jun: 5.3 inSpirit Lake, Jul: 3.4 inSpirit Lake, Aug: 3.7 inSpirit Lake, Sep: 3.1 inSpirit Lake, Oct: 2.4 inSpirit Lake, Nov: 1.8 inSpirit Lake, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spirit Lake1.01.12.24.04.65.33.43.73.12.41.81.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

01020JanMarMayJulSepNovSpirit Lake, Jan: 13 daysSpirit Lake, Feb: 12 daysSpirit Lake, Mar: 15 daysSpirit Lake, Apr: 14 daysSpirit Lake, May: 16 daysSpirit Lake, Jun: 17 daysSpirit Lake, Jul: 22 daysSpirit Lake, Aug: 21 daysSpirit Lake, Sep: 21 daysSpirit Lake, Oct: 19 daysSpirit Lake, Nov: 15 daysSpirit Lake, Dec: 14 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Spirit Lake131215141617222121191514

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).

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  author = {{VSWeather}},
  title = {Spirit Lake, IA weather and climate: 1991-2020 climate normals},
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  note = {Computed from Open-Meteo historical reanalysis, station-calibrated against NOAA NCEI climate normals}
}

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