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Colo city, Iowa

Official LSAD Designation: Colo city • Census GEOID: 1915240 • Story County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: COLO, IA US (ID: USC00131710) • Located 0.2 miles from community center • Elevation: 304.8 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 26.9° 9.8° 18.4° 0.95"
February 31.4° 13.9° 22.6° 1.20"
March 45.0° 25.7° 35.3° 2.01"
April 59.2° 37.0° 48.1° 3.48"
May 70.4° 49.2° 59.8° 4.81"
June 79.8° 60.2° 70.0° 5.78"
July 83.0° 63.3° 73.2° 4.32"
August 81.0° 61.3° 71.1° 4.22"
September 75.0° 51.9° 63.4° 3.37"
October 62.0° 39.3° 50.6° 2.74"
November 45.7° 27.2° 36.5° 2.04"
December 32.2° 16.1° 24.1° 1.54"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station AMES 5 SE, IA US (ID: USC00130203) • 13.4 miles from community center .

This annual reference station differs from the monthly normals station (ID: USC00131710), which has no available annual mean history.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at AMES 5 SE, 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. 31.0 40.0 49.0 58.0 67.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 47.5°F 2011: Annual mean 47.8°F 2012: Annual mean 51.2°F 2013: Annual mean 46.1°F 2014: Annual mean 44.9°F 2015: Annual mean 48.6°F 2017: Annual mean 49.5°F 2018: Annual mean 47.0°F 2019: Annual mean 46.2°F 2020: Annual mean 48.7°F 2021: Annual mean 49.4°F 2022: Annual mean 46.6°F 2023: Annual mean 49.9°F 2024: Annual mean 50.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 57.9°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 58.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 63.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 56.8°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 55.3°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 59.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 60.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 57.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 56.6°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 59.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 60.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 61.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 62.5°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 37.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 37.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 39.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 35.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 34.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 38.2°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 38.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 36.9°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 37.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 38.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 34.9°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 38.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 39.4°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 47.5 57.9 37.0
2011 47.8 58.4 37.2
2012 51.2 63.2 39.2
2013 46.1 56.8 35.5
2014 44.9 55.3 34.6
2015 48.6 59.0 38.2
2016 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2017 49.5 60.4 38.6
2018 47.0 57.1 36.9
2019 46.2 56.6 35.7
2020 48.7 59.8 37.5
2021 49.4 60.6 38.3
2022 46.6 58.2 34.9
2023 49.9 61.4 38.4
2024 50.9 62.5 39.4
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.