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Latitude:  4326      Longitude:  09610        Elevation:  01350 
State FIPS/County(FIPS):  19119     County Name: Lyon 
Start yr. - 1961   End yr. - 1990
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          |       Temperature     |           Precipitation              |
          |       (Degrees F.)    |              (Inches)                |
          |-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
          |       |       |       |        |   30% chance    |avg |      |
          |       |       |       |        |    will have    |# of| avg  |
          |-------|-------|-------|        |-----------------|days| total|
  Month   |  avg  |  avg  |  avg  |   avg  | less   | more   |w/.1| snow |
          | daily | daily |       |        | than   | than   |  or| fall |
          |  max  |  min  |       |        |        |        |more|      |
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January   |  24.7 |   2.4 |  13.6 |   0.50 |   0.21 |   0.61 |  1 |  5.3 |
February  |  31.0 |   9.0 |  20.0 |   0.67 |   0.20 |   0.80 |  1 |  6.5 |
March     |  42.6 |  21.6 |  32.1 |   1.77 |   1.01 |   2.15 |  4 |  7.1 |
April     |  59.7 |  34.9 |  47.3 |   2.44 |   1.41 |   2.96 |  5 |  1.0 |
May       |  72.3 |  46.4 |  59.4 |   2.94 |   1.90 |   3.53 |  6 |  0.0 |
June      |  81.7 |  56.9 |  69.3 |   4.08 |   2.77 |   4.87 |  6 |  0.0 |
July      |  86.7 |  61.7 |  74.2 |   3.26 |   2.02 |   3.95 |  5 |  0.0 |
August    |  83.8 |  58.4 |  71.1 |   3.68 |   2.10 |   4.48 |  5 |  0.0 |
September |  74.1 |  48.1 |  61.1 |   2.98 |   1.74 |   3.63 |  5 |  0.0 |
October   |  62.4 |  35.6 |  49.0 |   1.90 |   0.71 |   2.30 |  3 |  0.6 |
November  |  44.2 |  22.9 |  33.5 |   1.24 |   0.41 |   1.48 |  2 |  3.0 |
December  |  28.7 |   8.2 |  18.4 |   0.82 |   0.43 |   1.01 |  2 |  6.2 |
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  Annual  | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ |  21.59 |  29.25 | -- | ---- |
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  Average |  57.7 |  33.8 |  45.8 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- |
----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------|
  Total   | ----- | ----- | ----- |  26.28 | ------ | ------ | 45 | 29.7 |
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GROWING SEASON DATES 

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                     |                     Temperature
---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
      Probability    | 24 F or higher  | 28 F or higher  | 32 F or higher  | 
---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
                     |              Beginning and Ending Dates
                     |                Growing Season Length
                     |
       50 percent *  |   4/ 9 to 10/18 |   4/23 to 10/ 9 |   5/ 3 to  9/29  
                     |     192 days    |     169 days    |     149 days        
                     |                 |                 |
       70 percent *  |   4/ 5 to 10/22 |   4/19 to 10/13 |   4/30 to 10/ 3  
                     |     200 days    |     177 days    |     156 days        
                     |                 |                 |
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 * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning
   and Ending dates. 
total  1899-1999  prcp

Station : IA7147, ROCK RAPIDS
-------   Unit = inches

yr  jan   feb   mar   apr   may   jun   jul   aug   sep   oct   nov   dec  annl
------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
99       0.35                                                              0.35
 4 0.30  0.65  0.80  1.11  2.20  2.30  3.95  2.40  0.60  2.65  0.00       16.96
 5 0.70  0.60 M2.15  1.10  5.35  9.17  2.63 M6.00  2.73  2.50  3.70  0.00 36.63
 6 0.75  0.35  0.75  2.05        5.65  0.92  3.65  3.75  3.43  0.79  1.05 23.14
 7 0.40  0.75  0.80  1.05 M2.60  6.57  6.04  1.05  4.02  1.00  0.10  0.65 25.03
 8 0.20  1.25        3.75  5.73  5.73  3.36  1.35  1.76                   23.13
 9      M0.40  0.60        4.05  7.57  4.63  0.75  3.05  1.09  2.60  0.80 25.54
10M1.50  0.10  0.00  0.86        1.90  1.55 M1.48  2.79  0.20  0.05  0.10 10.53
11 0.50  0.50  0.20  2.03  1.23  1.95  3.81  4.17  4.30  4.58  0.22 M1.15 24.64
12 1.15  0.05  0.87  1.72  2.00  0.78  4.15  1.90  2.10  1.35  0.00  0.20 16.27
13       0.31  0.74  4.64 M4.57              1.21  0.45  0.55  1.33  0.00 13.80
14 0.57  0.55        2.20  3.25  7.82  2.41  3.57  5.01  3.18  0.00  1.30 29.86
15 0.10        1.12  2.00  4.20  4.01  7.02  4.95  5.19  1.15  1.71  0.47 31.92
16 1.85  0.52  1.22  3.70  4.49  3.39  2.19  1.24  1.56  0.30  0.07  0.57 21.10
17 2.07  0.42  2.30  3.61  3.21  4.60  1.86  0.87  0.93  0.15  1.00  0.65 21.67
18 0.92  0.40  2.08  1.90  5.89  5.50  6.04  3.51  0.73  1.78  2.72  1.33 32.80
19 0.22  1.84  1.94  3.91  2.95  7.12  4.32  1.44  3.83  1.81  2.49  0.31 32.18
20 0.19  1.04  3.16  4.67  3.29  5.23  4.60  3.38  2.61  2.46  2.54  1.08 34.25
21 0.37  0.26  1.26  2.21  7.17  1.66  2.10  4.06  2.18  0.21  0.49  0.41 22.38
22 0.77  1.04  1.23  2.38  3.49  1.55  5.04  1.95  0.74  1.53  3.54  0.33 23.59
23 0.70  0.08  1.10  3.94  2.07  3.88  4.19  5.38  5.22  1.36  0.37  0.51 28.80
24 0.62  0.75  2.76  1.38  1.61  4.81  1.68  2.59  1.07  1.85  0.29  1.89 21.30
25 0.84  0.53  0.21  1.75  0.76  4.75  1.92  1.83  3.31  1.03  0.96  0.66 18.55
26 1.53  0.07  0.62  0.17  1.85  2.97  2.80  3.69  6.13  1.33  2.00  1.29 24.45
27 0.08  0.93  1.79  6.60  7.99  1.99  2.45  0.73  3.57  1.96  0.91  1.32 30.32
28 0.08  1.41  1.51  1.44  3.34  7.10  1.44  7.25  1.51  3.58  0.84  0.38 29.88
29 1.23  1.08  0.81  4.70  4.48  2.42  3.11  3.15 M5.71  2.83  0.25  0.23 30.00
30 0.98  0.54 M0.06  1.80  5.83  4.85  0.80  0.95  2.54  2.40  2.35  0.06 23.16
31 0.02  0.00  0.49  1.31  1.11  2.05  1.69  3.60  4.46  0.75  3.76  1.83 21.07
32 1.20  0.76  1.11  1.41  7.11  2.12  4.04  6.66  2.10  0.88  0.97  0.17 28.53
33 0.21  0.78  2.53  1.63  2.45  1.50  2.40  6.71  7.89  0.26  0.04  0.84 27.24
34 0.56  0.14  0.74  0.50  0.48  7.30  4.89  2.52  3.32  1.09  1.11  0.73 23.38
35 0.59  0.86  0.81  3.79  2.52  3.84  2.64  5.40  2.02  0.88  0.66  0.99 25.00
36 0.72  1.27  1.00  1.11  6.51  2.25  0.79  3.56  2.87  0.21  0.53  1.06 21.88
37 0.71  0.22  1.40  3.25  3.20  3.18  1.41  4.55  1.57  1.78  0.37  0.54 22.18
38 0.37  1.54  1.43  2.56  7.20  2.92  3.36  0.70  9.19  0.40  1.08  0.56 31.31
39 0.24  0.94  0.29  1.32  4.34  5.20  3.81  3.57  1.04  1.10  0.00  0.26 22.11
40 0.02  0.94  2.70  3.89  0.58  4.45  1.80  3.11  0.27  2.10  2.39  0.67 22.92
41 0.49  0.82  1.06  3.85  2.22  5.18  2.60  0.88  3.40 M1.39  1.15  0.80 23.84
42 0.24  0.52  3.68  1.94  8.18  5.24  2.81  4.26  3.92  0.39  0.49  0.50 32.17
43 0.86  0.49  1.05  0.65  3.59 10.17  3.90  5.75  2.34  2.45  0.85  0.02 32.12
44 0.96  1.77  0.83  3.11  6.82  7.40  8.27  6.99  3.48  1.01  1.05  0.00 41.69
45 0.69  1.12  1.30  2.42  6.25  6.70  2.76  2.68  1.99  0.14  1.04  2.37 29.46
46 0.38  0.76  1.93  1.74  3.29  6.07  1.88  2.04  7.04  3.42  2.02  0.47 31.04
47 1.19  0.23  0.59  3.78  2.25  6.74  0.15  0.77  2.40  4.03  1.89 M0.65 24.67
48 0.13  1.30  0.40  2.67  2.69  5.01  5.07  1.95  1.98  1.59  2.21  0.58 25.58
49 1.19  0.04  4.42  1.07  4.04  2.67  4.91  2.86  4.25  1.46  0.08  0.69 27.68
50 0.68  0.80  1.67  1.11  4.39  5.07  5.94  0.99  1.90  1.16  0.29  0.29 24.29
51 0.23  2.84  3.22  4.14  5.18  6.07  3.55  4.56 M3.70  1.71  0.31  1.74 37.25
52 0.99  1.47  1.56  1.07  2.50  4.98  3.10  5.39  0.48  0.00  0.35  0.38 22.27
53 1.03  1.21  1.79  3.06  2.18  5.62  2.48  4.54  1.68  0.51  1.36  1.43 26.89
54 0.12  1.60  1.82  2.34  2.10  6.95  2.76  3.07  3.68  1.72  0.28  0.02 26.46
55 0.23  0.74  0.48  3.71  1.80  3.32 M3.40  0.76  0.58  0.52  0.33  0.90 16.77
56 0.60  0.32  0.76  2.17  2.21  3.27  4.33 M2.88  0.54  1.05  1.79  0.20 20.12
57 0.17  0.46  1.75  1.79  4.74  6.97  4.36  6.45  2.07  1.63  1.62  0.26 32.27
58 0.04  0.85  0.65  2.73  1.26  3.64  3.14  0.65  1.40  0.07  1.13  0.22 15.78
59 0.26  0.99  0.63  0.26  9.43  1.65  0.21  8.16  2.17  3.36  1.13  0.93 29.18
60 0.35  0.15  1.36  4.11  6.69  2.42  1.60  3.80  4.86  0.92  0.78  0.72 27.76
61 0.17  1.22  1.29  1.77  4.90  3.17  1.37  5.35  2.32  2.26  1.52  1.12 26.46
62 0.33  3.37  1.54  2.25  2.89  4.63  4.05  3.53  1.83  0.66  0.29  0.22 25.59
63 0.59  0.37  0.79  0.85  0.42  4.01  4.51  1.61  3.20  1.46  0.12  0.43 18.36
64 0.15  0.04  1.55  3.44  3.38  2.52  6.27  5.10  7.23  0.23  0.07  0.50 30.48
65 0.18  1.30  1.37  3.68  6.51  3.09  2.01  1.94  7.62  0.51  0.73  0.27 29.21
66 0.72  1.20  0.30  1.85  1.19  2.95  2.06  3.06  3.86  2.20  0.25  0.71 20.35
67 0.61  0.83  0.14  3.48  1.08  8.13  1.40  3.26  0.91  0.49  0.04  0.71 21.08
68 0.40  0.04  1.15  3.67  2.24  5.39  3.71  1.51  6.20  6.41  0.41  1.48 32.61
69 1.52  1.50  1.69  0.24  2.85  6.44       M1.16  0.70  2.08  0.58  1.12 19.88
70 0.43  0.04  2.04  1.79  2.68  2.35  1.36  0.30  3.02  4.97  1.43  0.97 21.38
71 0.08  1.66  0.80  1.10  1.09  6.11  4.27  1.44  1.05  3.47  2.55  0.83 24.45
72 0.17  0.46  1.21  3.10  6.78  4.01  5.43  2.13  1.96  1.99  1.47  1.75 30.46
73 0.92  0.88  3.00  2.06  3.02  1.62  4.17  1.53  4.46  1.41        1.07 24.14
74 0.13  0.16  1.28  0.96  3.25  1.96  0.72        0.86  0.44  0.36  0.23 10.35
75 2.23  0.39  1.71  2.13  1.65  6.32  0.80  8.09  1.08  0.46  4.77  0.24 29.87
76 0.25  0.57  2.15  1.66  1.35  1.93  1.82  0.95  1.76  0.71  0.06       13.21
77 0.16  0.45  3.62  2.13  4.13  3.11  4.69  5.50  5.59  3.36  2.25  1.30 36.29
78 0.46        0.38  4.08  2.37  3.50  7.40  4.02  1.73  0.22  0.83  0.97 25.96
79 1.50  1.36  4.25  2.61  3.57  2.89  2.71  9.41  2.33  3.75  1.83  0.10 36.31
80M0.17 M0.08  0.68  0.73  2.80  1.53  1.53  4.31  2.19  1.07  0.10  1.18 16.37
81 0.00  0.67  1.91  1.10  1.68  2.67  4.86  4.61  0.88  1.80  0.59  1.17 21.94
82 0.99        1.09  0.80  5.93  1.93  6.19  6.28  3.42  5.78  3.19  2.90 38.50
83 0.51  0.37  3.67  2.42  2.33  9.80  3.73  1.97  2.67  1.03  4.67  0.63 33.80
84 0.62  0.90 M2.05  6.28  4.43 10.98  1.77  0.95  1.44  4.95  0.21  1.03 35.61
85 0.23  0.04  2.18  5.83  3.86  3.98  0.70  6.30  5.85  0.86  1.12  0.79 31.74
86 0.52  0.01 M1.73  6.26  2.49  4.48  2.64  3.31  5.82  1.28  1.97  0.09 30.60
87 0.11  0.08  5.06  0.55  2.86  3.41  4.13  2.13  2.62  0.27  1.55  1.09 23.86
88 0.60  0.23  0.60  3.23  1.02  1.69  1.52  5.17  3.95  0.06  1.86  0.29 20.22
89 0.12  0.31  1.45  1.80  1.31  2.55  3.11  6.81  2.24  0.11  0.46  0.14 20.41
90 0.03  0.28  2.31  1.23  4.02  5.17  5.73  5.04  0.72  2.71  0.64  0.56 28.44
91M0.23 M0.24  1.53  1.99  3.55  4.51  2.18  2.27  2.54  0.89  2.47  0.30 22.70
92M0.31  1.38  2.26  2.83  2.17  5.62  7.78  4.55  4.18  3.21  1.47  1.00 36.76
93M1.01  0.93  1.63  2.35  7.48  8.56  8.09  5.51  1.14  0.19  2.69  0.60 40.18
94 0.84 M0.31  0.00  2.93  2.23  4.99  2.87  2.28  2.63  1.69  1.23  0.48 22.48
95 0.00  0.16  4.05  3.45  5.38  3.72  5.11  3.68  3.79  2.55  1.14  0.28 33.31
96 1.05 M0.10  1.57  0.40  2.97  5.12  0.84  3.17  2.58  2.49  4.18 M1.13 25.60
97M0.64  0.76 M0.23  3.12  3.77  4.96  3.00  1.95  2.18  1.41  0.33 M0.05 22.40
98 0.73  1.07  2.76  5.21  1.94  3.26  2.51  3.63  0.39  5.28  0.74  0.38 27.90
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