| Month | Temp. (min) | Temp. (max) | Temp. (avg) | Precipitation |
| January | 16°F | 33°F | 24°F | 0.5" |
| February | 18°F | 36°F | 26°F | 1.3" |
| March | 31°F | 52°F | 40°F | 7.8" |
| April | 41°F | 65°F | 52°F | 9.4" |
| May | 52°F | 74°F | 62°F | 8.4" |
| June | 62°F | 84°F | 72°F | 5.7" |
| July | 65°F | 87°F | 76°F | 6.6" |
| August | 63°F | 84°F | 73°F | 4.1" |
| September | 55°F | 79°F | 66°F | 7.3" |
| October | 43°F | 66°F | 54°F | 4.3" |
| November | 32°F | 52°F | 41°F | 2.7" |
| December | 20°F | 37°F | 28°F | 3.3" |
| Index | Melrose | Iowa | National |
| Air quality index | 39 | 39 | 50 |
| Pollution index | 1,478,700 | 1,643,836 | 5,066,862 |
| Measurement | Total |
| Days measured | 365 |
| Days with good air quality | 306 |
| Days with moderate air quality | 59 |
| Days w/ poor A.Q. for sensitive groups | 0 |
| Days with unhealthy air quality | 0 |
| Pollutant | Total |
| Arsenic | 0.010% |
| Benzene | 0.010% |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.002% |
| Lead | 0.010% |
| Mercury | 0.010% |
| City, State | Population | Air Quality Index | National Avg. |
| Mystic, IA | 363 | 39 | 22% |
| Lovilia, IA | 600 | 39 | 22% |
| Williamson, IA | 113 | 39 | 22% |
| Rathbun, IA | 81 | 39 | 22% |
| Marysville, IA | 103 | 39 | 22% |
| Melrose, IA | 153 | 39 | 22% |
| City, State | Population | Air Quality Index | National Avg. |
| Utica, PA | 153 | 31 | 38% |
| Bibo, NM | 153 | 53 | 6% |
| Halfway, MO | 153 | 39 | 22% |
| Jansen, NE | 153 | 31 | 38% |
| Java, SD | 153 | 20 | 60% |
| Melrose, IA | 153 | 39 | 22% |
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