WETS Station : EMMETSBURG, IA2689 Creation Date: 09/05/2002 Latitude: 4306 Longitude: 09441 Elevation: 01240 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 19147 County Name: Palo Alto 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 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 0.83 | 0.37 | 1.03 | 2 | 8.2 | February | 31.2 | 13.3 | 22.3 | 0.67 | 0.32 | 0.83 | 2 | 5.5 | March | 43.2 | 24.7 | 34.0 | 1.98 | 1.04 | 2.42 | 4 | 5.9 | April | 58.9 | 36.4 | 47.6 | 3.16 | 2.05 | 3.80 | 6 | 2.5 | May | 72.5 | 48.5 | 60.5 | 3.61 | 2.73 | 4.21 | 7 | 0.0 | June | 81.4 | 58.2 | 69.8 | 4.63 | 3.04 | 5.57 | 7 | 0.0 | July | 84.0 | 62.4 | 73.2 | 4.22 | 2.89 | 5.03 | 6 | 0.0 | August | 81.8 | 59.9 | 70.8 | 4.23 | 2.64 | 5.11 | 6 | 0.0 | September | 74.6 | 50.8 | 62.7 | 2.85 | 1.53 | 3.48 | 5 | 0.0 | October | 62.1 | 38.5 | 50.3 | 2.29 | 1.27 | 2.79 | 4 | 0.2 | November | 42.5 | 24.7 | 33.6 | 1.90 | 1.09 | 2.35 | 4 | 5.0 | December | 28.9 | 12.0 | 20.4 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 1.05 | 2 | 7.3 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 25.51 | 33.55 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 57.2 | 36.3 | 46.7 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 31.22 | ------ | ------ | 55 | 34.5 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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/ 4 to 10/23 | 4/12 to 10/13 | 4/27 to 10/ 4 | 202 days | 184 days | 159 days | | | 70 percent * | 3/31 to 10/27 | 4/ 9 to 10/16 | 4/24 to 10/ 7 | 210 days | 190 days | 166 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : IA2689, EMMETSBURG ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 3.27 1.10 4.58 2.89 3.17 0.78 1.16 2.47 1.58 21.00 49 1.22 0.22 2.78 1.73 3.04 4.52 6.28 2.58 4.17 0.81 0.20 0.33 27.88 50 1.08 1.35 1.80 1.03 6.16 M3.54M10.30 0.36 7.09 1.18 0.30 0.86 35.05 51 0.31 3.66 3.64 4.17 5.48 5.64 3.46 7.68 3.35 1.50 0.75 0.37 40.01 52 2.19 0.67 2.91 0.98 2.70 5.72 M4.63 5.59 0.38 0.00 0.74 0.76 27.27 53 1.24 1.27 3.13 2.63 2.37 7.36 2.55 5.65 1.07 0.37 1.60 1.28 30.52 54 0.17 1.58 2.32 3.10 3.30 8.07 3.07 5.66 1.88 3.58 0.34 0.28 33.35 55 0.19 M1.62 0.42 3.70 1.51 3.58 2.40 1.06 1.75 1.15 M0.31 0.89 18.58 56 0.32 0.25 1.51 2.10 3.11 3.44 4.88 2.90 0.28 0.83 3.09 0.26 22.97 57 0.13 0.20 1.44 1.43 4.49 3.44 1.71 M2.98 2.78 2.78 2.91 0.44 24.73 58 0.35 0.29 0.61 3.52 1.97 2.53 1.96 0.71 1.01 1.26 0.65 0.34 15.20 59 0.32 2.47 1.99 1.18 11.80 3.73 0.28 4.76 3.61 2.03 2.42 1.35 35.94 60 0.38 0.62 1.26 2.51 5.92 3.20 1.79 3.68 4.23 0.68 1.13 1.07 26.47 61 0.14 2.05 7.64 1.81 3.55 3.44 4.89 3.66 3.67 1.84 1.11 1.61 35.41 62 0.23 3.98 2.91 1.16 2.55 5.74 7.31 6.60 2.91 1.35 0.16 0.48 35.38 63 0.41 1.16 1.98 1.92 3.39 2.48 6.53 2.66 2.30 1.97 0.12 0.32 25.24 64 0.49 0.00 2.77 6.96 3.25 2.81 7.21 3.66 9.82 1.32 0.79 39.08 65 0.45 2.25 3.55 3.40 6.29 3.13 1.29 1.94 8.53 1.16 0.80 0.90 33.69 66 0.89 0.83 2.62 1.95 4.02 1.89 2.09 2.45 0.69 1.00 0.52 2.13 21.08 67 1.51 0.41 0.72 2.52 3.89 8.96 1.45 1.66 1.53 1.22 0.04 0.91 24.82 68 1.11 0.24 0.74 4.80 1.72 5.31 7.05 2.26 6.06 3.21 0.47 3.66 36.63 69 2.49 2.04 0.69 1.92 4.85 9.79 8.10 4.49 0.72 3.56 0.44 2.15 41.24 70 0.20 0.00 4.39 1.23 4.46 0.94 2.06 3.88 2.82 4.58 1.91 1.59 28.06 71 3.15 3.30 2.18 1.01 3.16 7.38 5.15 2.56 1.12 6.02 2.62 M0.37 38.02 72 0.34 0.43 1.06 3.63 3.72 4.73 5.14 2.74 3.98 2.28 28.05 73 1.00 2.82 3.52 5.60 3.82 2.76 1.88 6.73 1.59 4.67 1.20 35.59 74 0.14 M0.00 1.40 2.96 3.53 4.15 2.68 3.58 1.42 1.07 0.81 0.56 22.30 75 1.82 0.50 2.62 6.54 3.58 5.47 7.58 0.36 3.11 0.78 32.36 76 0.03 0.55 4.70 0.95 1.73 5.09 M0.79 2.06 2.00 1.31 0.00 M0.25 19.46 77 0.52 0.66 M2.67 3.31 1.38 2.38 3.23 5.10 3.12 3.91 2.18 M0.08 28.54 78 0.56 0.69 0.51 3.07 2.91 M0.83 4.37 M1.72 4.23 1.16 1.59 0.65 22.29 79 1.26 M0.25 4.14 1.75 M1.25 3.09 3.59 7.82 1.61 3.46 M0.87 29.09 80 0.97 1.02 0.59 0.90 2.82 1.27 2.40 7.75 2.54 1.35 21.61 81 M1.84 5.50 3.47 4.48 3.24 0.55 1.25 20.33 82 1.37 0.40 1.16 2.00 5.20 1.98 5.09 5.76 4.08 2.69 2.06 3.15 34.94 83 0.54 0.79 3.26 2.39 3.06 8.58 4.30 0.97 7.73 M1.49 4.16 0.64 37.91 84 0.52 0.65 1.13 4.58 4.07 8.19 2.74 1.03 1.03 4.90 2.38 1.53 32.75 85 0.41 0.07 2.64 5.32 2.22 2.88 1.59 5.40 6.92 1.46 1.79 1.02 31.72 86 0.13 0.26 1.73 5.81 4.43 3.24 7.39 6.35 3.74 4.06 1.10 0.31 38.55 87 0.22 0.05 1.81 1.50 4.15 1.51 9.68 3.42 1.56 0.71 1.47 1.10 27.18 88 0.75 0.55 0.51 3.30 3.05 1.72 1.60 3.64 3.07 0.42 3.22 0.64 22.47 89 0.38 0.33 1.10 1.29 2.12 2.91 2.79 2.23 2.78 0.47 0.31 0.14 16.85 90 0.73 0.25 3.31 2.05 4.28 5.90 4.43 3.26 0.71 1.44 0.49 1.64 28.49 91 0.67 0.68 4.96 6.46 6.53 5.07 4.21 3.21 1.44 1.18 4.96 0.94 40.31 92 0.98 0.97 2.41 2.90 2.62 3.05 6.84 5.35 1.58 4.14 2.42 1.70 34.96 93 0.80 1.13 1.29 4.11 7.47 8.16 7.00 7.50 3.39 1.27 1.63 1.40 45.15 94 1.66 0.63 0.07 2.64 2.06 11.60 4.80 2.12 3.63 3.10 1.80 1.11 35.22 95 0.23 0.25 2.74 5.61 4.96 6.91 3.80 9.75 3.99 2.69 0.61 0.54 42.08 96 1.80 0.12 2.04 0.87 2.77 4.38 4.27 6.89 2.04 1.94 M3.47 M0.03 30.62 97M1.24 M1.12 0.98 2.52 5.20 4.80 M9.70 3.16 3.80 M2.31 1.31 0.57 36.71 98M1.60 0.91 2.39 4.16 3.76 6.84 3.84 0.58 M4.52 1.39 M0.08 30.07 99M0.00 M0.27 M0.20 M4.97 M3.63 M4.05 M2.52 M0.73 M0.12 M0.36 0.63 M0.24 17.72 0M0.75 M1.15 1.07 M1.44 M3.43 M3.57 M2.09 4.50 0.89 2.89 M1.65 0.42 23.85 1 0.15 0.11 0.04 4.48 6.18 3.61 4.23 1.91 1.78 M2.53 0.45 25.47 2 ----------