Sheldon, Iowa — The month of September was warmer and drier than normal in Sheldon.
According to the weather facts collected by KIWA Radio, the highest high was 90 degrees, recorded on both September 13th and September 29th. The lowest high temperature was 61 degrees, recorded on September 5th.
The lowest low in the month was 36 on September 6th. The highest low was 66 on September 12th.
The average high for the month was 78. The normal is 74. The average low was 53. The normal is 49. The average temperature as-a-whole for the month was 66 degrees, and normally it’s 62.
We received 1.26 inches of precipitation for September. A normal September sees 1.9 inches, so we were below normal for the month by 0.64 of an inch. Year-to-date precip has been 24.77 inches. Normal year-to-date precip would be 22.7 inches, so we’re 2.07 inches above normal on the year. The day with the most precip was September 14th when we received 0.36 of an inch of rain.
