Melcher-Dallas, IA climate
Melcher-Dallas has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Melcher-Dallas feels like
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Melcher-Dallas weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 14° | 1.0" | 7.9" | 7 | 16 | 15° – 35° |
| February | 36° | 18° | 1.4" | 6.5" | 8 | 12 | 16° – 38° |
| March | 49° | 29° | 2.0" | 3.5" | 9 | 5 | 31° – 54° |
| April | 62° | 40° | 4.0" | 0.8" | 12 | 1 | 43° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 51° | 5.0" | 0 | 15 | 0 | 56° – 69° |
| June | 81° | 61° | 5.3" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 68° – 74° |
| July | 85° | 65° | 4.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 69° – 82° |
| August | 83° | 62° | 4.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| September | 77° | 54° | 3.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59° – 70° |
| October | 64° | 42° | 2.8" | 0.3" | 9 | 0 | 47° – 58° |
| November | 49° | 30° | 2.0" | 2.0" | 7 | 2 | 31° – 50° |
| December | 37° | 19° | 1.4" | 3.1" | 8 | 9 | 12° – 36° |
| Year | 60° | 40° | 37.0" | 24.1" | 117 | 44 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas gets 37 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 117 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 44 days of the year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 20 and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Melcher-Dallas
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Melcher-Dallas, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Melcher-Dallas compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Melcher-Dallas averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Melcher-Dallas’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 12° to 36°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Melcher-Dallas’s climate
What is the coldest month in Melcher-Dallas?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 14°.
What is the hottest month in Melcher-Dallas?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 65°. About 20 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Melcher-Dallas get?
About 24 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Melcher-Dallas?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 19, and the last spring frost by April 20.
What is the rainiest month in Melcher-Dallas?
June, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Melcher-Dallas itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Chariton 1 E, IA (15 mi, snow) and Knoxville, IA (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.