Russell weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Russell, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Chariton 1 E, 8 km from Russell; records cover 1895–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 37.3 in948 mm
- Snow a year
- 24 in61 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 6
- First fall freeze
- Oct 4
- Heating degree days
- 6,802
- Cooling degree days
- 733
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −10°−23° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Russell in January
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 11°−12°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation and 8 in20 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2003)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1370
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell in February
Highs average 36°2° and lows 14°−10°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1930)
- Record low
- −38°−39° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1128
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell in March
Highs average 49°9° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 881
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Russell in April
Highs average 61°16° and lows 35°2°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1930)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 514
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Russell in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 47°8°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 232
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Russell in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 149
Russell in July
Highs average 85°29° and lows 62°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1936)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 255
Russell in August
Highs average 83°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1934)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 204
Russell in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1913)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 138
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Russell in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 38°3°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1963)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 450
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Russell in November
Highs average 49°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1938)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 830
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell in December
Highs average 37°3° and lows 16°−9°, with 1.3 in32 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1198
- Cooling degree days
- 0