Newell weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Newell, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sac City, 21 km from Newell; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.1 in839 mm
- Snow a year
- 31 in78 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 6
- Heating degree days
- 7,370
- Cooling degree days
- 683
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −13°−25° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Newell in January
Highs average 26°−3° and lows 8°−13°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2002)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1485
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Newell in February
Highs average 31°0° and lows 12°−11°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation and 7 in19 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2024)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 1219
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Newell in March
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 963
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Newell in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°1°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1980)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 553
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Newell in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 239
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Newell in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°14°, with 5.1 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Newell in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°17°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 239
Newell in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 173
Newell in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1939)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Newell in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°17° and lows 37°3°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1953)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 488
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Newell in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1931)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 908
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Newell in December
Highs average 32°0° and lows 14°−10°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2021)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 1306
- Cooling degree days
- 0