FOREST CITY, IOWA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45.6		14.7		19		31.6		46.6		58.7		68		72.6		70.3		61.9		50.1		33.8		20.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56.2		24.1		28.5		41.1		57.8		70.3		79.2		84		81.8		73.7		61.7		43.1		28.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35.1		5.3		9.5		22.1		35.4		47.1		56.8		61.2		58.8		50.1		38.5		24.4		11.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		64		67		86		94		106		104		108		105		101		97		80		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-36		-36		-33		-26		6		22		34		38		35		6		-3		-13		-28

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.4		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		3.3		6.4		4.3		1.6		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		63.8		---		---		0.1		1.3		4.7		13.6		19.8		15.7		7.4		1.3		---		---

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		133		---		---		0.9		5.2		15.8		25.7		30.3		29.2		19.1		6.2		0.6		---

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		---		0.2		2.6		12.6		25.5		29.6		31		30.9		27.4		15		3.3		0.1

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		217		0.4		1		8		21.3		30.3		30		31		31		29.6		24.9		8.9		0.6

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		251.9		2.1		4.6		15.3		27.1		31		30		31		31		30		29.7		16.2		3.9

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		359.5		31		28		31		30		31		29.1		28.4		29.2		29.9		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		310.9		31		28		31		30		28.6		18.2		11		15.6		26		30.7		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		245.6		31		28		30.9		28.4		18.3		3.3		0.3		2		14.5		28.1		29.8		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		196.8		31		27.9		29.4		21.8		5		0.1		---		0.1		3.8		18.7		28.1		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.1		30.6		27.6		25.9		12.1		1.5		---		---		---		0.8		8.9		23.6		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		87.8		25.6		19.4		10		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		9.3		21.7

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		51.6		18.3		12.4		4.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.9		13.6

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.2		11.8		8		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		6.8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		31		0.9		0.9		1.7		2.8		4.2		4.8		3.8		4		3.4		2.1		1.5		1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83		5		4		6		8		10		10		8		8		8		6		5		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.2		2.8		3.7		4.2		7.1		12.1		12.3		12.3		16.2		11.2		7.8		7.2		3.9

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.8		1.1		0.1		0.5		0.4		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.5		1.4		2		1.9		2.6		6.1		6.5		4.1		7.5		5.8		3.2		2.2		3

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

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		60		3		3		4		6		8		8		6		6		6		4		3		3

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

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		---		---		1		2		3		3		3		2		2		1		1		1

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

Years on Record: 117

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

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		85.5		4.9		4.3		6.4		8.4		10		9.8		8.6		8.6		7.9		6		5.3		4.5

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 101

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.5		1.4		1.9		2.8		2.5		6.1		6.5		3.9		7.5		5.8		3.2		2.2		2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 101

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		46.9		2.8		3.7		5.4		6.9		12.1		12.3		12.3		16.2		11.2		6.7		7.2		3.9

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 101

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.3		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		0.4		0.1		0.5		0.4		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		38.6		8.8		7.6		7.7		1.8		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		3.5		8.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		35.5		25.1		35.5		28		16		5		---		---		---		4		26.7		16.5		34.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7740		1556		1271		1017		563		225		41		7		21		162		505		947		1424

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		648		---		---		---		4		34		142		230		175		57		6		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2711		---		---		9		76		294		550		688		618		357		107		10		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		10		11.1		12.5		14		15.3		15.9		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.8		2.6		3.5		4.5		5.4		6		6		5.2		4.1		2.9		1.8		1.5

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		4.3		3.3		4		4.3		4.6		4.9		5.2		5.4		5.2		4.8		4.2		3.1		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.4		4		4.1		4.5		5		5.7		5.9		5.4		4.9		4.3		3.1		2.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.8		2.6		3.5		4.5		5.4		6		6		5.2		4.1		2.9		1.8		1.5

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		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.2		0.8		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		4.1		4.8		5.5		5.8		5.8		6.2		5.9		5.9		5.8		5.3		4.1		3.7

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		4.3		5.2		5.9		6.6		6.7		7.9		7.2		6.8		6.6		5.8		4.5		3.9

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		1.6		2		2.5		3.6		4.1		5		4.7		4.5		3.3		2.1		1.4		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.9		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.1		2.1		1.8		1.3		0.9		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		2.8		2.8		2.9		3.6		3.8		4.4		4.2		4.4		3.6		2.7		2.2		1.8

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		2.7		2.5		2.2		2.8		2.9		3.9		3.6		4		3.1		2.2		1.9		1.6