Zip 47597 (Wheatland, IN) Climate

The climate in 47597 Wheatland, IN is a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s in the summer months. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures averaging around 32°F throughout the season. Precipitation levels throughout the year average around 40 inches annually, making Wheatland a relatively wet area. Snowfall is common during winter months, particularly from late December to early March. The area will occasionally experience extreme weather events, including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, especially during spring and summer months.

Wheatland (zip 47597), Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wheatland (zip 47597) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Wheatland (zip 47597). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wheatland (zip 47597) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47597 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 47597 zip code, 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 the 47597 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47597 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47597 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 47597 zip code, there are 29.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47597 zip code with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47597 zip code, there are 96.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47597 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47597 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 47597 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47597 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the 47597 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47597 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in the 47597 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in the 47597 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in the 47597 zip code with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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