Sheldon, Iowa — The month of July 2026 was drier and a little warmer than normal in Sheldon.
According to the weather facts collected by KIWA Radio, the highest high was 93 degrees, recorded on July 18th, 20th, and 26th. The lowest high temperature was 72 degrees, recorded on both July 22nd and July 24th.
The lowest low in the month was 57 on July 22nd. The highest low was 75 on July 18th.
The average high for the month was 85. The normal is 84. The average low was 66. The normal is 64. The average temperature as a whole for the month was 76 degrees, and normally it’s 74.
We received just 1.7 inches of precipitation for July. A normal July sees 3.23 inches, so we were below normal for the month by 1.53 inches. Year-to-date precip has been 13.98 inches. Normal year-to-date precip would be 16.6 inches, so we’re 2.62 inches below normal on the year. The day with the most precip was July 2nd, when we received 0.85 of an inch of rain.
