Rossie, IA Climate


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Rossie, IA is known for its warm and humid summers, which typically last from May to September. The winter season, on the other hand, is usually cold and snowy, lasting from late October to early March. The temperature throughout the year is generally mild with average highs ranging between the low 70s in summer months to the low 20s in winter. Precipitation is also common throughout the year with snowfall occurring mostly during winter months and light showers occurring more frequently during spring and fall months.

Rossie, Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rossie averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Rossie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rossie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 7
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Rossie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for Rossie with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Rossie, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rossie are June, August and September.
In Rossie, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rossie with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Rossie, there are 160.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Rossie, there are 24.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rossie 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.
June is the wettest month in Rossie with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.9 inches in Rossie means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Rossie with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 92.3 rainy days annually in Rossie, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.0 inches in Rossie means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Rossie with 8.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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