Hot-summer humid continental
Storm Lake, Iowa
Buena Vista County, Iowa · Population 11k · 1,414 ft elevation
Living in Storm Lake
Storm Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Storm Lake at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,414 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,809 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $830/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 247 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,331 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 11.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 13°F | 1.0″ | 6.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 5.1″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 1.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 4.9″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 5.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 1.8″ | 2.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 15°F | 1.1″ | 8.6″ | 152 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology