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United States / Iowa / Clinton Metro Area / Clinton County / Lost Nation / Zip Codes
Lost Nation, IA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit while the average temperature in winter is around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation varies throughout the year with the heaviest occurring in late spring and early summer. Snowfall occurs mainly during the months of December to February, although it can be seen occasionally earlier or later in the season. The area experiences considerable amounts of sunshine, with an average of 2000 hours of sunshine each year.

Lost Nation, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lost Nation averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Lost Nation. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lost Nation gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lost Nation is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lost Nation, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLost Nation, IowaUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  31.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.1 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  10.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  755 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lost Nation with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Lost Nation, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lost Nation are June, September and August.
In Lost Nation, there are 9.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lost Nation with an average of 10.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Lost Nation, there are 147.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Lost Nation, there are 16.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lost Nation but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Lost Nation with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Lost Nation means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Lost Nation with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.1 rainy days annually in Lost Nation, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in Lost Nation means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Lost Nation with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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