WETS Station : BELLE PLAINE, IA0600 Creation Date: 09/05/2002 Latitude: 4154 Longitude: 09216 Elevation: 00810 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 19011 County Name: Benton Start yr. - 1971 End yr. - 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Temperature | Precipitation | | (Degrees F.) | (Inches) | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | | | 30% chance |avg | | | | | | | will have |# of| avg | |-------|-------|-------| |-----------------|days| total| Month | avg | avg | avg | avg | less | more |w/.1| snow | | daily | daily | | | than | than | or| fall | | max | min | | | | |more| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------| January | 27.8 | 9.6 | 18.7 | 1.07 | 0.58 | 1.32 | 2 | 8.2 | February | 33.9 | 15.3 | 24.6 | 1.10 | 0.59 | 1.34 | 2 | 6.7 | March | 46.6 | 26.9 | 36.7 | 2.36 | 1.25 | 2.88 | 5 | 4.0 | April | 60.5 | 37.9 | 49.2 | 3.63 | 2.37 | 4.36 | 6 | 2.2 | May | 72.2 | 49.4 | 60.8 | 4.14 | 2.42 | 5.04 | 7 | 0.0 | June | 81.3 | 59.1 | 70.2 | 4.68 | 3.22 | 5.58 | 7 | 0.0 | July | 84.7 | 63.3 | 74.0 | 4.29 | 2.24 | 5.23 | 6 | 0.0 | August | 82.7 | 61.0 | 71.8 | 4.71 | 2.49 | 5.75 | 6 | 0.0 | September | 75.0 | 52.0 | 63.5 | 3.49 | 2.25 | 4.21 | 5 | 0.0 | October | 63.2 | 40.0 | 51.6 | 2.70 | 1.32 | 3.30 | 5 | 0.4 | November | 45.9 | 27.7 | 36.8 | 2.35 | 1.22 | 2.87 | 4 | 3.0 | December | 32.0 | 15.4 | 23.7 | 1.39 | 0.84 | 1.69 | 3 | 7.0 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 31.40 | 39.33 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 58.8 | 38.1 | 48.5 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 35.91 | ------ | ------ | 58 | 31.7 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| GROWING SEASON DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Temperature ---------------------|----------------------------------------------------- Probability | 24 F or higher | 28 F or higher | 32 F or higher | ---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- | Beginning and Ending Dates | Growing Season Length | 50 percent * | 4/ 6 to 10/26 | 4/12 to 10/15 | 4/26 to 10/ 3 | 203 days | 185 days | 160 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/ 2 to 10/30 | 4/ 7 to 10/19 | 4/22 to 10/ 7 | 211 days | 195 days | 168 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : IA0600, BELLE PLAINE ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 2.02 3.84 3.41 2.87 1.52 1.80 2.08 3.04 2.52 23.10 49 3.05 1.31 2.51 1.21 2.11 5.27 4.59 0.43 3.47 3.47 1.27 1.57 30.26 50 1.95 1.63 0.65 2.93 3.40 7.56 1.11 1.33 1.57 0.46 1.10 1.37 25.06 51 1.00 2.77 4.62 5.63 5.76 4.51 4.34 4.10 1.47 4.24 2.06 1.56 42.06 52 1.16 0.56 4.67 2.48 3.86 4.50 1.52 2.73 0.85 0.02 4.18 2.13 28.66 53 0.46 2.05 4.40 2.78 3.11 6.42 0.81 2.27 0.84 0.22 0.59 1.16 25.11 54 0.21 1.73 2.07 8.47 2.85 4.38 0.41 8.83 3.38 4.64 0.27 1.57 38.81 55 0.78 1.01 1.53 4.30 3.29 1.27 2.11 1.23 3.91 0.98 0.22 0.45 21.08 56 0.52 0.67 0.65 3.08 3.51 1.62 5.08 5.26 2.29 0.85 1.29 0.90 25.72 57 0.87 0.27 1.88 3.33 6.55 2.76 2.62 5.27 2.14 1.98 2.48 1.50 31.65 58 0.61 0.32 0.69 1.63 2.41 4.02 9.13 4.21 7.57 1.85 1.54 0.41 34.39 59 1.13 1.24 4.40 6.31 5.97 4.84 4.04 2.96 4.15 3.78 3.98 1.82 44.62 60 4.94 1.61 2.90 3.34 6.93 3.05 3.80 3.23 3.23 4.58 0.51 0.54 38.66 61 0.27 2.14 5.20 1.70 1.53 3.81 5.18 2.12 8.35 1.93 4.48 1.84 38.55 62 0.55 2.85 2.83 2.22 7.02 2.09 12.97 2.33 2.04 2.21 0.45 0.60 38.16 63 0.93 0.52 3.07 3.76 3.48 2.35 7.50 4.17 2.00 0.64 1.62 0.66 30.70 64 0.29 0.30 1.60 3.62 2.48 8.37 2.83 3.76 3.73 0.04 0.98 1.16 29.16 65 2.36 0.93 3.56 6.41 3.36 5.99 3.42 5.90 7.86 2.12 1.89 2.07 45.87 66 1.01 1.27 2.39 3.24 5.99 6.14 3.28 0.61 0.54 1.70 0.94 1.62 28.73 67 1.46 0.83 2.48 3.32 1.56 5.60 2.95 5.37 2.61 3.98 1.12 1.73 33.01 68 0.60 0.21 1.51 4.88 1.94 3.63 3.38 8.55 3.58 2.09 1.04 2.17 33.58 69 2.51 1.10 0.87 5.32 4.28 9.15 6.47 3.56 2.52 3.53 0.17 1.24 40.72 70 0.44 0.21 4.29 2.55 6.58 3.29 3.73 4.03 8.78 4.93 0.88 1.31 41.02 71 1.39 2.44 1.07 2.14 4.18 2.61 6.66 0.60 2.17 2.18 3.88 2.74 32.06 72 0.69 1.20 1.89 5.32 3.90 5.47 6.74 4.80 3.89 2.62 2.40 1.94 40.86 73 1.89 1.56 3.53 5.78 5.68 2.90 3.57 2.10 5.22 1.12 2.47 2.41 38.23 74 2.36 0.72 2.83 5.90 11.49 4.14 2.84 9.68 1.91 3.67 1.86 1.69 49.09 75 1.05 1.37 3.20 2.35 2.67 7.72 0.23 7.57 1.83 0.03 3.88 0.38 32.28 76 0.29 2.20 3.61 6.45 2.17 3.81 0.98 0.85 0.64 1.70 0.12 0.16 22.98 77M0.43 0.49 4.43 1.56 M1.38 3.00 3.11 13.37 4.98 4.54 0.75 1.79 39.83 78 0.36 0.64 1.18 5.01 3.65 5.15 7.11 3.20 7.77 2.04 3.06 1.33 40.50 79 1.40 M0.92 4.03 4.82 2.37 3.58 6.22 9.30 0.61 4.10 0.87 0.56 38.78 80 1.87 0.78 0.29 1.44 2.94 4.86 1.99 4.73 4.66 2.08 1.00 1.13 27.77 81 0.03 M2.70 0.17 5.48 0.85 4.43 3.49 5.66 4.97 2.64 2.97 0.77 34.16 82 1.40 0.51 2.82 3.15 5.91 4.15 4.53 1.98 2.52 3.68 3.95 2.91 37.51 83 0.58 1.32 2.25 3.66 4.41 6.86 5.57 2.09 4.81 4.28 5.20 1.64 42.67 84 0.57 0.87 2.09 4.20 3.82 3.85 4.58 0.49 2.40 5.20 1.97 2.38 32.42 85 0.63 1.96 3.62 1.81 1.68 3.52 2.38 1.98 4.46 4.36 2.20 1.36 29.96 86 0.38 1.47 1.85 4.03 7.35 7.18 3.35 5.72 7.73 3.36 1.23 M1.15 44.80 87M0.43 0.84 3.61 1.99 3.42 2.11 4.80 10.48 1.41 0.68 2.77 2.42 34.96 88M0.74 0.33 0.67 0.76 0.86 0.98 1.37 3.63 4.49 1.43 2.79 0.78 18.83 89 1.44 0.45 0.72 1.66 2.50 3.37 4.65 4.91 5.44 2.77 0.05 0.27 28.23 90 1.49 0.50 5.27 1.82 6.15 9.43 6.52 5.26 1.74 2.63 1.42 2.03 44.26 91 0.90 0.18 6.05 7.88 5.06 1.56 0.26 3.48 2.71 5.31 M3.37 2.45 39.21 92M0.68 1.33 5.01 0.43 1.11 12.96 M2.80 4.63 0.41 6.52 1.80 37.68 93 1.13 M1.32 M1.66 3.82 4.60 M9.46 12.96 13.69 3.98 0.82 M1.31 1.04 55.79 94 1.34 1.50 M0.00 2.03 1.01 5.81 M3.91 2.95 5.69 0.31 2.80 M1.09 28.44 95M0.00 0.02 M0.76 M7.72 7.82 4.96 M2.07 1.39 2.31 1.94 3.58 M0.44 33.01 96 2.98 0.36 1.02 1.54 9.38 4.25 3.11 4.30 2.80 3.88 2.16 M0.93 36.71 97 1.44 2.08 1.52 1.22 5.26 3.77 2.36 4.14 3.14 4.87 0.76 1.46 32.02 98 1.42 1.51 4.87 2.76 4.19 8.74 1.33 5.60 2.50 6.16 0.98 0.54 40.60 99 1.44 0.89 1.26 4.60 5.67 5.74 2.68 3.03 1.16 0.60 2.14 0.48 29.69 0 0.84 0.81 0.70 3.04 3.55 5.94 6.23 1.49 2.25 1.50 1.93 M1.73 30.01 1 1.50 2.91 1.35 3.13 5.01 4.79 3.31 3.06 3.44 3.42 0.70 1.14 33.76 2 ---------- WETS Station : VINTON, IA8568 Latitude: 4210 Longitude: 09200 Elevation: 00850 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 19011 County Name: Benton Start yr. - 1971 End yr. - 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Temperature | Precipitation | | (Degrees F.) | (Inches) | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | | | 30% chance |avg | | | | | | | will have |# of| avg | |-------|-------|-------| |-----------------|days| total| Month | avg | avg | avg | avg | less | more |w/.1| snow | | daily | daily | | | than | than | or| fall | | max | min | | | | |more| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------| January | 27.1 | 9.1 | 18.1 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 1.22 | 2 | 8.4 | February | 33.3 | 15.7 | 24.5 | 1.02 | 0.55 | 1.26 | 2 | 6.6 | March | 46.8 | 27.1 | 36.9 | 2.15 | 1.14 | 2.62 | 4 | 4.8 | April | 61.6 | 37.8 | 49.7 | 3.45 | 2.34 | 4.12 | 6 | 1.9 | May | 72.7 | 48.9 | 60.8 | 4.08 | 2.57 | 4.93 | 7 | 0.0 | June | 81.8 | 58.1 | 70.0 | 4.52 | 3.17 | 5.37 | 7 | 0.0 | July | 85.3 | 62.1 | 73.7 | 3.95 | 2.07 | 4.82 | 6 | 0.0 | August | 83.0 | 60.2 | 71.6 | 4.31 | 2.46 | 5.25 | 6 | 0.0 | September | 75.7 | 51.5 | 63.6 | 3.62 | 2.47 | 4.32 | 5 | 0.0 | October | 63.3 | 40.1 | 51.7 | 2.59 | 1.56 | 3.14 | 5 | 0.3 | November | 45.3 | 27.4 | 36.4 | 2.30 | 1.28 | 2.81 | 5 | 3.5 | December | 31.2 | 15.3 | 23.2 | 1.35 | 0.78 | 1.65 | 3 | 7.3 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 28.92 | 37.73 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 58.9 | 37.8 | 48.4 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 34.35 | ------ | ------ | 58 | 32.8 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| GROWING SEASON DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Temperature ---------------------|----------------------------------------------------- Probability | 24 F or higher | 28 F or higher | 32 F or higher | ---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- | Beginning and Ending Dates | Growing Season Length | 50 percent * | 4/ 5 to 10/24 | 4/11 to 10/11 | 4/26 to 10/ 1 | 202 days | 182 days | 158 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/ 2 to 10/27 | 4/ 7 to 10/15 | 4/23 to 10/ 4 | 207 days | 191 days | 164 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : IA8568, VINTON ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 3.55 M2.42 3.76 4.00 1.25 2.24 2.60 1.80 2.40 24.02 49 M0.20 1.75 1.05 2.14 5.42 0.95 1.10 3.47 3.35 0.70 M0.45 20.58 50 1.93 0.85 M0.80 1.87 3.86 M6.00 M0.65 1.10 3.17 0.25 0.90 1.65 23.03 51M0.60 1.92 M3.80 5.24 5.38 4.57 4.64 5.75 1.85 4.05 1.50 1.50 40.80 52 1.24 M0.18 3.52 1.88 4.12 M4.60 2.05 3.12 0.60 0.00 M2.30 1.95 25.56 53 0.34 M0.50 3.67 2.10 M3.70 M3.55 3.07 M0.85 0.75 0.03 0.73 M0.79 20.08 54 0.25 0.95 M1.80 8.99 M3.16 M4.10 0.88 M8.68 2.79 3.94 0.25 M1.30 37.09 55 3.67 3.50 1.00 2.65 0.93 8.07 0.87 0.09 0.80 21.58 56 0.37 0.41 0.71 3.79 4.90 1.01 4.33 5.51 2.26 2.22 1.37 0.45 27.33 57 1.00 0.37 1.06 2.66 10.28 3.46 6.80 5.93 1.00 2.73 1.51 2.03 38.83 58 0.51 0.08 0.54 1.53 1.79 4.45 3.73 2.34 4.35 1.51 1.56 0.28 22.67 59 0.99 1.34 2.91 3.49 5.20 1.85 6.36 2.58 4.13 2.77 4.18 1.25 37.05 60 4.68 1.11 1.84 M2.74 7.78 2.88 3.33 3.12 4.21 4.53 1.08 0.59 37.89 61 0.20 1.65 4.02 1.76 1.64 4.21 5.16 3.36 7.91 M1.86 4.59 1.83 38.19 62 0.22 1.95 2.07 2.64 6.92 2.47 5.00 2.56 1.99 2.60 0.22 0.40 29.04 63 0.64 0.46 2.79 3.11 1.39 0.55 6.32 2.15 4.54 0.34 2.70 0.51 25.50 64 0.18 0.24 0.95 3.51 3.77 6.00 3.43 3.86 3.01 0.03 1.41 1.02 27.41 65 1.65 0.84 2.97 4.12 4.13 5.46 3.94 4.97 7.70 1.19 1.48 1.43 39.88 66 0.88 0.72 3.07 2.48 4.07 5.67 4.04 1.45 0.52 1.16 0.68 1.30 26.04 67 1.36 0.82 1.82 2.95 1.90 5.52 1.31 4.22 2.24 3.73 1.20 1.44 28.51 68 0.52 0.12 1.29 4.85 2.19 3.97 2.41 7.62 2.62 2.09 0.72 2.14 30.54 69 2.74 0.33 0.78 4.77 3.57 6.97 9.05 1.79 1.79 2.80 0.34 1.58 36.51 70 0.28 0.20 2.91 1.89 5.55 2.00 3.18 2.76 7.83 3.36 0.97 1.17 32.10 71 1.01 2.58 1.00 1.20 2.98 2.89 3.27 1.15 2.00 2.16 3.80 2.82 26.86 72 0.37 0.84 1.83 4.21 3.25 4.54 5.81 6.33 5.62 3.00 2.35 1.72 39.87 73 1.48 1.01 2.70 4.69 6.11 4.11 1.48 1.21 6.92 1.64 1.95 2.03 35.33 74 1.55 0.59 2.11 3.40 8.02 5.09 3.08 5.96 2.15 3.05 1.43 1.85 38.28 75 0.67 1.22 2.12 2.10 2.08 4.04 0.30 2.29 M0.86 M2.89 0.49 19.06 76 0.08 1.92 3.20 5.94 4.27 3.32 1.45 0.94 1.15 1.85 0.15 0.21 24.48 77 0.29 0.57 3.47 2.26 1.67 2.57 3.59 14.75 6.75 3.93 1.18 1.55 42.58 78 0.78 0.41 0.57 4.74 3.75 3.24 4.70 3.70 4.07 1.53 3.11 M0.74 31.34 79 1.70 0.79 3.40 5.33 2.03 2.25 4.64 7.36 0.90 3.50 1.12 M0.05 33.07 80 3.22 2.58 1.86 5.44 4.17 2.30 0.58 0.90 21.05 81 0.05 2.88 0.11 3.84 0.48 5.25 3.11 5.39 4.62 M2.08 2.79 1.21 31.81 82 1.69 0.62 3.01 2.63 6.76 5.74 7.11 3.53 2.45 2.12 5.93 3.52 45.11 83M0.53 1.18 2.62 3.41 7.40 2.34 2.50 1.89 4.47 3.85 5.01 1.36 36.56 84 0.80 0.97 1.81 5.35 4.90 7.41 6.09 0.59 2.93 4.96 2.11 2.40 40.32 85 1.07 1.88 3.63 1.89 1.96 1.58 1.87 2.46 5.18 3.30 3.10 1.68 29.60 86 0.38 1.31 1.94 1.79 7.49 5.90 3.21 3.41 7.44 3.53 1.73 1.13 39.26 87 0.35 0.00 3.80 1.92 2.82 3.29 3.89 9.32 2.66 0.49 2.33 2.65 33.52 88 1.01 0.50 0.94 1.19 0.86 1.92 1.05 2.46 3.99 1.18 1.95 M0.69 17.74 89 1.29 0.51 0.93 3.75 2.83 3.69 2.11 3.83 4.01 2.11 0.31 0.29 25.66 90 1.25 0.51 2.94 2.54 6.47 10.23 5.69 M4.56 2.13 2.39 1.36 M0.51 40.58 91 0.97 0.12 M4.41 6.81 3.64 2.94 0.31 7.11 5.57 4.12 4.06 1.24 41.30 92 1.18 1.16 1.35 M3.19 0.77 1.43 11.01 2.76 3.18 0.72 5.98 1.67 34.40 93 0.94 M1.13 4.18 4.12 4.83 M8.25 14.42 10.79 M3.10 1.37 0.86 0.92 54.91 94 1.19 1.66 0.15 1.39 3.65 6.66 5.61 3.31 4.49 0.50 2.73 1.33 32.67 95 0.86 0.07 2.16 6.33 4.82 3.00 2.67 1.53 2.79 2.38 3.20 0.28 30.09 96 2.66 0.28 M0.64 1.07 7.89 6.43 2.66 3.20 4.10 4.79 2.24 1.45 37.41 97 1.04 M1.40 0.78 M1.10 4.95 4.94 M1.95 4.13 3.97 3.69 0.81 1.10 29.86 98 0.94 1.85 4.54 3.60 4.77 8.16 1.47 5.09 3.15 7.09 0.86 0.18 41.70 99M1.89 0.52 0.85 5.97 4.58 4.15 6.68 2.89 1.22 0.40 1.82 0.72 31.69 0 0.98 0.97 1.11 4.35 3.28 7.77 4.84 1.91 2.54 1.12 1.96 1.96 32.79 1M1.55 3.06 M1.39 2.96 5.60 4.54 4.64 3.30 4.34 4.22 1.10 1.41 38.11 2 ----------