Dubois S IN Forage FM, IN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Dubois S IN Forage FM's primary NOAA station, DUBOIS S IN FORAGE FM.
The climate verdict for Dubois S IN Forage FM
Water is the standout signal in Dubois S IN Forage FM, Indiana: 51.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 53°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.7"
- annual precipitation · 13" snow
- 173 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Dubois S IN Forage FM: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00122309 · Dubois S IN Forage FM, IN 53°F mean · 51.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,705
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lancaster
- PRCP-WET 51.7"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,225 HDD
- STN-1 USC00122309
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lancaster, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every IN station list.
- Dubois S IN For… (this station) 53°F
- Cold Newark Heath, OH 53°F
- Hot Wilmington Port…, DE 53°F
- Near Lancaster, PA 53°F
- Near Navajo Dam, NM 53°F
Climate Living Index · Dubois S IN Forage FM
Dubois S IN Forage FM: 52/100 · grade D
Dubois S IN Forage FM publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Dubois S IN Forage FM, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 12.7 inches/year | 59/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 131 calendar days | 58/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.3°F · 14.2° from 67.5°F | 54/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 173 days/year | 44/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 51.7 in · 16.7 from 35 in | 41/100 · D |
Dubois S IN Forage FM · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Dubois S IN Forage FM is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 29.4°F and warmest-month mean 74.3°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 74.3°F
- Coldest month
- 29.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Dubois S IN Forage FM sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Dubois S IN Forage FM's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 54th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 16% wettest
- Dubois S IN Forage FM's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 58th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Dubois S IN Forage FM compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Dubois S IN Forage FM's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Dubois S IN Forage FM's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 57 complete annual observations from 1955 to 2025, DUBOIS S IN FORAGE FM warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Dubois S IN Forage FM primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 3.4" | 4.1" | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 3.2" | 3.5" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 4.5" | 1.1" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.7" | 0.0" | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.6" | 0.2" | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 14.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 4.0" | 3.8" | 22.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 9, short of 90°F on every date, while 131 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near January 22.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 23, then returns to freezing around November 14, covering 131 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 9, when 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 7 at 23%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 120 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 28 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Dubois S IN Forage FM.
Where Dubois S IN Forage FM Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 52 inches.
Dubois S IN Forage FM earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.1"
9.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.5"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
11.0 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
13.4 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
8.6 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
10.0 days with precipitation
Dubois S IN Forage FM spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Dubois S IN Forage FM has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 6.0" and February 3.2". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Dubois S IN Forage FM, it arrives in quantity
51.7" of precipitation falls across only about 120 wet days here, averaging 0.43 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 120 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.43 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Dubois S IN Forage FM
Dubois S IN Forage FM averages 12.7 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 6 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 12.7 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 6 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 2% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
173 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,225
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
975
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside IN closest to Dubois S IN Forage FM on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (53°F here).
- Bowling Green, MO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Corona, NM 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Holly, CO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Lancaster, PA 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- High Springs, FL 51.7" · 0.0" off
- Sellersville, PA 51.7" · 0.0" off
- Doniphan, MO 51.7" · 0.0" off
- Belington, WV 51.6" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Dubois S IN Forage FM
heating led · wet · mid swing
Dubois S IN Forage FM's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,225 annual heating degree days against 975 for cooling. Its 44.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Dubois S IN Forage FM's frost-free season lasts about 173 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Dubois S IN Forage FM coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 29°F (-1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Dubois S IN Forage FM typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Dubois S IN Forage FM snow peak
January
Dubois S IN Forage FM averages 12.7 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Dubois S IN Forage FM's primary station: DUBOIS S IN FORAGE FM (USC00122309). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Dubois S IN Forage FM; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Dubois S IN Forage FM comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.