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Ankeny averages 24.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (8.0″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 9 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 51 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
53°F
October
0.6″
<1
<1
8
41°F
November
1.0″
1
1
21
29°F
December
4.5″
2
10
29
18°F
January
6.2″
2
18
30
12°F
February
8.0″
2
16
27
16°F
March
3.7″
1
6
24
27°F
April
0.7″
<1
<1
10
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
24.7″
9
51
150
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Ankeny (2 mi from the city center, -10 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
24.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Ankeny station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 8.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Ankeny have?
About 150 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 12 °F.