Skip to main content

Alta city, Iowa

Official LSAD Designation: Alta city • Census GEOID: 1901495 • Buena Vista County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Alta city.

Reference Weather Station: STORM LAKE, IA US (ID: USC00137979) • Located 5.9 miles from community center • Elevation: 439.5 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 25.8° 8.8° 17.3° 0.77"
February 30.2° 13.3° 21.7° 1.01"
March 43.4° 25.1° 34.2° 1.74"
April 58.1° 36.9° 47.5° 3.53"
May 69.1° 49.4° 59.3° 4.87"
June 79.2° 60.2° 69.7° 5.33"
July 82.3° 63.7° 73.0° 3.83"
August 79.9° 61.4° 70.6° 4.43"
September 74.1° 52.6° 63.3° 2.96"
October 60.6° 39.6° 50.1° 2.42"
November 44.3° 26.6° 35.5° 1.75"
December 31.1° 15.3° 23.2° 1.11"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station STORM LAKE, IA US (ID: USC00137979) • 5.9 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at STORM LAKE, IA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 32.0 40.3 48.5 56.8 65.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 47.0°F 2011: Annual mean 45.9°F 2012: Annual mean 50.5°F 2014: Annual mean 44.9°F 2015: Annual mean 48.6°F 2016: Annual mean 49.8°F 2017: Annual mean 49.2°F 2018: Annual mean 46.3°F 2020: Annual mean 48.3°F 2021: Annual mean 49.3°F 2022: Annual mean 46.3°F 2023: Annual mean 48.9°F 2024: Annual mean 50.5°F 2025: Annual mean 48.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 57.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 55.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 61.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 54.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 57.9°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 58.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 58.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 55.1°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 57.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 58.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 57.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 58.9°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 60.4°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 58.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 37.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 35.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 39.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 35.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 39.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 40.7°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 39.8°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 37.4°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 38.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 40.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 35.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 38.9°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 40.5°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 38.9°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 47.0 57.0 37.0
2011 45.9 55.9 35.8
2012 50.5 61.6 39.3
2013 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2014 44.9 54.6 35.2
2015 48.6 57.9 39.3
2016 49.8 58.9 40.7
2017 49.2 58.7 39.8
2018 46.3 55.1 37.4
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 48.3 57.8 38.8
2021 49.3 58.5 40.0
2022 46.3 57.1 35.6
2023 48.9 58.9 38.9
2024 50.5 60.4 40.5
2025 48.9 58.9 38.9
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.