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Counties with the warmest summers in Iowa
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Iowa using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. Louisa County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees

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#24. Montgomery County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees

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#23. Union County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees

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#22. Adams County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees

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#21. Monroe County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
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#20. Marion County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees

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#19. Appanoose County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees

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#18. Wayne County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees

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#17. Wapello County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees

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#16. Davis County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
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#15. Dallas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees

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#14. Pottawattamie County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees

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#13. Madison County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees

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#12. Harrison County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees

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#11. Taylor County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#10. Lucas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.4 degrees

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#9. Lee County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 74 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.3 degrees

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#8. Polk County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.5 degrees

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#7. Page County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.0 degrees

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#6. Mills County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
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#5. Ringgold County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees

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#4. Warren County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees

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#3. Clarke County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees

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#2. Decatur County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees

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#1. Fremont County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees
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