Oak Hills, IA Climate

Oak Hills, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Winters are generally wet and snowy, while summers are quite hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms. Precipitation is relatively evenly spread throughout the year, but snowfall increases during the winter months. Summer temperatures can reach into the low 90s on occasion while winter temperatures can dip to as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Overall, the climate in Oak Hills is mild compared to other areas of Iowa but can still be quite extreme at times.

Climate	Oak Hills, Iowa	United States
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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.