Climatology

The Tuttle Creek Lake area experiences warm summers and moderately cold winters. Typical of the central plains, the variations from season to season and from year to year can be great. Average annual rainfall is 34 inches. Precipitation is heaviest in late spring and early summer. About 70 percent of the annual precipitation falls during the growing season.

The average frost-free season is about 172 days, April 23 to October 15. Relative humidity averages about 55 percent. Prevailing summer winds are from the south, and from the northwest during the winter. Periods of high winds can be expected in March, April and May; May and June are months of greatest severe storm frequency. Wind velocity averages 11 mph. The lake area receives about 66 percent of the possible annual sunshine with an average of 130 clear days.

Precipitation

By Month

  2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015  2014  2013 2012 2011 2010
January 2.13" 1.7" 0.26" 0.82" 1.15" 0.84" 0.53" 1.72" 0.62" 0.05" 0.26"  0.91"  0.01" 0.82" 0.28"
February 1.03" 1.01" 0.00" 0.09" 0.64" 1.44" 0.80" 0.52" 0.49" 1.69" 1.86" 1.55"  1.88" 0.93" 0.69"
March 0.77" 0.46" 2.38" 3.49" 2.51" 2.52" 0.44" 4.52" 0.38"   0.33" 0.46" 0.85" 2.69" 1.33" 2.89"
April 4.07" 1.7" 1.36" 2.52" 1.86" 2.24" 0.95" 4.74" 8.11"  2.83" 4.02"  4.97"  2.43" 3.03" 3.36"
May 9.97" 4.83" 9.80" 4.58" 6.48" 12.71" 4.58" 4.41" 6.53"   9.12" 1.62" 3.91" 1.75" 5.36" 3.87"
June 3.68" 2.56" 6.08" 2.61" 2.37" 7.96" 2.83" 4.04" 0.61"  6.62" 8.72" 4.77" 5.65" 7.16" 9.97"
July 4.56" 3.58" 5.55" 8.02" 6.32" 4.90" 3.17" 1.38" 5.16"  6.04" 0.99" 5.74" 0.88" 2.58" 4.01"
August 4.74" 3.55" 1.10" 3.34" 1.23" 11.70" 7.16 5.77" 6.17"  4.62" 3.60" 3.33" 5.41"  2.55" 3.77"
September 0.20" 0.85" 1.91" 2.11" 1.80" 2.52" 12.51" 1.79" 4.78"   3.85"  2.10" 3.55" 2.33" 1.69" 2.90"
October 1.66" 2.23" 0.80" 4.34" 0.70" 3.53" 6.16" 2.20" 2.16"   0.77"  3.93" 5.19"  1.03"  2.21" 1.48"
November   1.78" 2.88" 0.46" 2.31" 0.69" 0.63" 0.05" 0.17"   5.41"  0.05" 0.60"  0.91"  4.08" 1.97"
December   2.24" 1.04" 0.50" .80" 1.20" 3.15" 0.00" 0.83"   3.74"  1.45" 0.85"  0.40"  3.54" 0.05"

 

Yearly Rainfall

YEAR TOTAL
2024  
2023 26.49"
2022 33.16"
2021 32.88"
2020 28.17"
2019 52.25"
2018 42.91"
2017 31.14"
 2016 36.01"
 2015 45.07"

 2014

29.06
2013 32.67 
2012 25.37

2011

35.28

2010

35.24

2009

37.95

2008

41.66

2007

43.32

2006

29.41

2005

35.40

2004

32.90

2003

28.95

2002

23.28

2001

36.75

2000

24.98

1999

31.28

1998

38.66

1997

26.78

1996

29.18

1995

37.36

1994

25.63

1993

51.97

1992

33.34

1991

22.46

1990

27.38

1989

28.24

1988

18.78

1987

29.94

1986

42.58

1985

37.25

1984

36.84

1983

32.47

1982

33.21

1981

32.10

1980

24.55

1979

30.74

1978

24.21

1977

44.18

1976

23.80

1975

29.98

1974

28.74

1973

50.53

1972

33.95

1971

31.85

1970

35.49

1969

30.74

1968

33.91

1967

37.75

1966

14.30

1965

40.12

1964

29.52

1963

17.74

1962

32.78