FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(212768)

Base Temperature = 40 F

File last updated on Apr 6, 2013
*** Note *** Provisional Data *** After Year/Month 200612
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
Months with 5 missing days or less use mean for missing day(s)
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.
YEAR(S JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN
1893 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 397.50 906.00 938.00 793.00 549.00 184.00 46.00 0.00 3837.50
1894 0.00 0.00 13.00 191.00 518.00 911.50 1021.50 923.00 619.50 187.00 2.00 0.00 4386.50
1895 0.00 5.00 12.00 333.50 521.00 694.00 844.50 786.00 593.50 169.00 23.50 0.00 3982.00
1896 0.00 2.50 0.00 177.50 612.00 799.50 890.00 817.50 449.50 160.50 0.00 0.00 3909.00
1897 0.00 0.00 15.50 141.50 481.50 672.00 979.50 749.50 769.00 305.50 8.00 0.00 4122.00
1898 0.00 0.00 11.00 181.00 479.50 764.00 916.00 828.50 589.00 102.50 11.50 0.00 3883.00
1899 0.00 0.00 0.00 196.00 441.00 752.00 944.50 865.00 480.00 205.00 36.50 0.00 3920.00
1900 0.00 0.00 1.50 317.00 624.50 794.50 882.50 1045.50 542.00 430.00 12.00 0.00 a 4649.50
1901 0.00 0.00 d 0.00 253.27 d 215.50 t 749.00 1040.50 883.50 470.50 256.00 0.00 0.00 3652.77
1902 0.00 0.00 51.00 112.00 546.50 648.50 931.50 832.00 447.50 195.00 24.50 0.00 3788.50
1903 0.00 0.00 0.50 155.50 544.50 735.00 846.50 774.50 438.00 236.50 45.00 0.00 3776.00
1904 0.00 0.00 0.00 77.00 491.50 708.00 802.50 780.00 480.00 241.50 57.50 0.00 3638.00
1905 0.00 0.50 26.00 134.00 369.50 659.00 865.00 971.50 698.50 218.50 22.00 0.00 3964.50
1906 0.00 0.00 5.50 291.00 465.00 738.50 922.00 894.00 748.50 252.00 27.50 0.00 4344.00
1907 0.00 0.00 21.50 12.00 225.00 715.50 929.50 865.50 481.00 223.50 9.50 0.00 3483.00
1908 0.00 0.00 5.50 255.50 443.50 674.50 973.50 826.50 753.50 260.50 17.00 0.00 4210.00
1909 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.50 464.50 813.00 920.00 1006.00 609.00 220.00 72.00 1.00 4141.00
1910 0.00 0.00 160.50 315.00 400.00 893.00 992.00 832.50 547.50 370.50 0.00 0.00 4511.00
1911 0.00 0.00 30.00 213.50 654.50 940.00 891.00 786.00 537.50 199.50 0.50 0.00 4252.50
1912 0.00 0.00 4.00 236.50 541.50 715.50 913.00 796.50 515.00 268.00 14.00 0.00 4004.00
1913 0.00 0.00 a 6.00 260.00 428.00 874.00 862.50 930.50 571.00 193.00 29.50 0.00 4154.50
1914 0.00 0.00 4.50 155.50 566.00 737.50 1047.50 814.00 600.50 391.00 29.50 0.00 4346.00
1915 0.00 0.00 0.00 389.50 370.50 613.50 793.00 823.50 567.50 277.00 26.00 0.00 3860.50
1916 0.00 0.00 0.50 117.00 437.50 662.50 1144.50 896.00 494.00 156.00 27.50 0.00 3935.50
1917 0.00 0.00 2.00 58.00 508.00 669.00 1068.00 862.00 580.50 76.50 0.00 z 0.00 3824.00
1918 0.00 0.00 75.00 148.00 538.50 793.00 936.00 959.00 417.00 296.00 33.00 0.00 4195.50
1919 0.00 0.00 11.50 165.00 562.00 877.50 1055.50 913.50 622.50 130.00 0.00 0.00 4337.50
1920 0.00 0.00 39.50 38.00 508.00 737.50 922.50 919.00 684.00 419.00 0.00 0.00 4267.50
1921 0.00 2.00 18.50 239.00 582.50 1000.00 1106.50 933.00 607.50 254.50 3.00 0.00 4746.50
1922 0.00 0.00 0.50 161.50 675.00 871.50 918.00 1068.50 716.50 316.50 32.00 0.00 c 4760.00
1923 0.00 0.00 0.00 156.00 566.00 914.00 1109.00 807.00 661.50 260.00 29.00 0.00 4502.50
1924 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.50 229.50 669.00 898.50 848.00 478.50 406.00 7.50 0.00 3644.50
1925 0.00 0.00 41.00 306.50 472.50 726.00 909.00 1012.00 674.00 34.50 2.00 0.00 4177.50
1926 0.00 0.00 22.50 216.00 698.00 681.50 1059.50 906.50 483.50 182.50 0.00 0.00 4250.00
1927 0.00 0.00 13.00 182.00 390.50 778.50 871.00 864.50 655.50 290.50 0.00 0.00 4045.50
1928 0.00 0.00 43.50 101.50 664.00 678.50 993.50 921.50 482.50 252.00 16.50 0.00 4153.50
1929 0.00 0.00 21.00 215.50 383.00 717.50 979.00 940.50 511.50 245.00 10.00 0.00 4023.00
1930 0.00 10.00 12.50 227.00 465.00 762.50 1033.50 1008.00 567.50 290.50 48.50 0.00 d 4425.00
1931 0.00 0.00 7.00 231.00 441.50 904.00 1023.00 855.00 749.50 333.50 61.50 0.00 4606.00
1932 0.00 4.00 3.00 179.50 542.50 876.50 994.50 917.50 531.00 152.50 13.50 0.00 4214.50
1933 0.00 0.00 13.00 161.50 511.00 1002.50 1076.50 885.50 691.00 193.50 8.00 0.00 4542.50
1934 0.00 0.00 3.50 152.50 786.50 837.00 1014.50 849.00 439.50 360.50 25.00 0.00 4468.00
1935 0.00 0.00 14.00 125.00 375.50 653.00 1122.00 918.00 568.00 222.00 0.00 0.00 3997.50
1936 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.00 686.17 e 793.00 1246.72 a 1031.86 c 708.50 211.12 b 3.75 b 0.00 a 4768.12
1937 0.00 0.00 b 0.00 136.00 580.00 766.50 1056.00 1102.50 642.50 193.00 30.00 b 0.00 a 4506.50
1938 0.00 0.00 137.00 254.00 433.00 785.36 b 978.05 a 805.50 h 670.80 e 334.50 f 26.50 0.00 3284.71
1939 0.00 0.00 71.30 a 173.00 732.00 795.00 1048.50 966.50 669.00 222.00 34.29 b 16.50 4728.09
1940 0.00 0.00 0.00 131.00 509.50 771.50 1040.50 865.00 756.50 398.50 14.00 0.00 4486.50
1941 0.00 0.00 12.92 a 306.50 660.50 844.00 1072.00 983.50 616.50 297.50 12.00 18.00 4823.42
1942 0.00 0.00 19.00 334.82 b 446.00 727.50 926.00 920.50 510.50 353.92 a 21.50 0.00 4259.74
1943 0.00 0.00 34.00 199.00 415.00 781.00 1053.00 944.00 524.00 339.50 1.00 0.00 4290.50
1944 6.50 0.00 0.00 89.50 h 625.00 831.50 929.50 935.50 590.50 340.50 58.50 0.00 4317.50
1945 0.00 0.00 132.50 123.00 397.00 648.00 926.50 957.50 546.50 247.50 2.50 0.00 3981.00
1946 0.00 0.00 110.00 322.50 425.00 779.50 977.50 839.00 535.00 192.00 12.00 0.00 4192.50
1947 0.00 a 0.00 4.13 a 84.50 351.33 a 675.50 986.50 1098.00 612.00 477.00 34.50 0.00 4323.47
1948 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 982.00 929.00 762.50 277.50 34.00 0.00 2985.00
1949 0.00 0.00 a 0.00 a 229.00 607.00 810.50 995.50 1001.00 497.50 291.50 34.00 0.00 4466.00
1950 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.00 382.50 789.00 848.50 796.00 633.00 306.90 a 17.50 0.00 3807.40
1951 0.00 0.00 0.00 a 99.50 592.50 637.00 903.00 803.50 449.00 247.50 2.00 0.00 3734.00
1952 0.00 0.00 0.00 281.50 522.50 830.50 975.50 885.50 663.00 165.33 a 22.00 0.00 4345.83
1953 0.00 a 0.00 5.00 77.50 527.00 817.50 959.00 1002.00 590.50 463.50 71.50 0.00 a 4513.50
1954 0.00 0.00 1.00 175.00 383.00 796.50 998.00 896.00 528.00 224.00 47.50 0.00 4049.00
1955 0.00 0.00 16.00 370.50 700.00 791.50 1087.07 a 1033.50 604.00 307.50 3.00 0.00 4913.07
1956 0.00 0.00 1.50 42.00 476.50 912.50 876.00 887.50 500.00 430.00 42.00 0.00 a 4168.00
1957 0.00 0.00 7.50 224.50 507.00 706.00 1099.50 906.00 510.50 240.50 11.00 0.00 4212.50
1958 0.00 11.00 8.00 203.00 599.50 583.50 823.00 889.50 604.50 291.00 24.50 0.00 4037.50
1959 0.00 0.00 14.00 176.00 540.50 856.50 985.00 1024.50 612.00 108.50 0.00 0.00 4317.00
1960 0.00 0.00 0.00 153.00 561.50 727.50 1002.50 980.00 637.50 294.50 4.00 0.00 4360.50
1961 0.00 4.00 26.00 64.50 436.00 876.50 930.00 1011.12 a 556.50 261.00 10.50 0.00 4176.12
1962 0.00 0.00 0.00 154.00 543.50 772.00 858.00 913.50 503.50 345.00 21.00 12.50 4123.00
1963 0.00 0.00 92.50 224.00 484.00 876.00 1030.00 922.00 679.00 548.50 31.00 0.00 4887.00
1964 0.00 0.00 4.50 209.50 664.00 822.50 1063.50 831.00 517.50 249.00 92.50 0.00 4454.00
1965 0.00 0.00 a 0.00 119.50 543.50 752.00 901.50 852.00 280.00 241.50 29.00 0.00 3719.00
1966 0.00 0.00 23.50 56.90 a 433.50 802.50 1084.00 819.50 594.00 206.50 0.00 a 0.00 4020.40
1967 0.00 0.00 43.50 142.00 371.00 717.00 896.00 854.50 620.00 231.50 11.00 0.00 3886.50
1968 0.00 a 0.00 a 116.50 207.50 391.50 768.50 916.50 885.50 567.00 224.00 5.00 0.00 4082.00
1969 0.00 0.00 0.00 202.00 533.50 553.00 884.00 984.00 604.00 136.50 37.00 0.00 3934.00
1970 0.00 0.00 0.00 136.00 474.50 860.00 1053.50 989.00 643.00 268.00 0.00 0.00 4424.00
1971 0.00 0.00 10.00 228.50 472.00 878.00 826.50 928.00 620.00 304.50 4.00 0.00 4271.50
1972 0.00 0.00 4.50 132.50 621.50 801.00 889.00 936.00 527.00 195.00 0.00 0.00 4106.50
1973 0.00 0.00 48.00 191.50 534.00 841.50 962.00 1034.00 539.00 397.50 6.50 0.00 4554.00
1974 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 420.00 800.50 1089.50 817.00 469.50 289.00 22.50 0.00 4108.00
1975 0.00 0.00 2.50 59.50 603.50 811.00 1087.50 921.00 480.50 316.00 84.00 0.00 4365.50
1976 0.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 l 0.00 0.00
1977 0.00 0.00 20.50 f 300.50 744.00 737.00 927.00 643.00 483.50 139.00 34.00 0.00 a 4008.00
1978 0.00 0.00 4.50 75.00 520.50 680.00 902.00 890.50 707.50 203.00 56.50 0.00 4039.50
1979 0.00 0.00 c 0.00 a 67.50 309.00 709.50 905.50 755.50 590.50 142.00 6.00 0.00 3485.50
1980 0.00 0.00 0.00 260.00 630.50 737.50 952.50 844.50 497.50 158.50 23.00 0.00 4104.00
1981 0.00 7.50 43.50 199.00 475.16 b 679.82 b 932.00 871.00 512.40 e 184.50 88.50 0.00 3993.38
1982 0.00 0.00 1.00 144.50 567.00 592.50 946.50 879.00 501.50 192.00 5.50 7.00 3836.50
1983 0.00 0.00 2.00 101.50 376.00 721.00 1028.50 1041.50 570.50 131.50 29.50 0.00 4002.00
1984 0.00 0.00 1.00 174.50 420.50 744.00 934.00 965.00 416.00 306.00 13.00 0.00 a 3974.00
1985 0.00 0.00 10.50 251.50 630.00 581.50 878.00 722.00 442.50 181.50 7.50 0.00 3705.00
1986 0.00 0.00 34.00 0.00 z 499.50 789.00 920.00 738.50 453.50 206.50 4.00 0.00 3645.00
1987 0.00 0.00 24.00 354.00 604.00 847.50 948.00 811.50 572.50 118.50 45.00 0.00 4325.00
1988 0.00 0.00 1.50 149.00 722.50 978.50 1066.50 975.00 573.62 a 160.00 3.50 0.00 4630.12
1989 0.00 0.00 2.00 149.50 534.50 720.00 1081.50 905.50 566.50 205.00 j 0.00 0.00 3959.50
1990 0.00 0.00 22.00 225.52 a 429.00 776.00 901.50 897.00 647.00 179.00 49.50 0.00 4126.52
1991 0.00 0.00 8.00 225.50 652.50 886.50 550.50 l 971.00 480.00 148.00 0.00 0.00 3371.50
1992 0.00 0.00 2.50 93.00 590.50 671.00 710.00 749.00 496.00 224.00 0.00 0.00 3536.00
1993 0.00 0.00 19.00 113.50 473.50 645.00 803.50 867.50 377.50 155.50 0.00 0.00 3455.00
1994 0.00 0.00 1.50 147.50 590.00 820.00 851.50 799.50 646.00 282.50 25.00 0.00 4163.50
1995 0.00 0.00 38.75 a 31.50 426.50 874.50 934.50 933.50 570.50 183.50 0.00 0.00 3993.25
1996 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.50 426.50 835.50 908.00 0.00 z 598.00 255.00 5.50 0.00 a 3098.00
1997 0.00 0.00 3.62 a 146.00 375.50 893.00 889.00 814.00 650.00 293.00 0.00 0.00 4064.12
1998 0.00 a 4.50 17.00 250.00 630.00 641.00 916.00 951.00 745.50 248.00 18.50 5.00 4426.50
1999 0.00 a 0.00 27.50 174.50 545.00 778.00 971.00 915.00 510.50 169.00 93.50 3.10 a 4187.10
2000 0.00 10.50 90.00 166.50 571.50 697.00 950.00 926.50 558.00 301.50 38.50 0.00 4310.00
2001 0.00 0.00 0.00 166.50 597.00 797.00 1022.00 1000.50 574.00 200.50 169.50 0.00 a 4527.00
2002 0.00 0.00 0.00 134.50 338.00 885.00 1058.50 891.00 686.00 78.00 1.00 0.00 4072.00
2003 0.00 0.00 41.00 245.50 498.00 762.00 977.00 1063.50 564.50 327.00 0.00 0.00 4478.50
2004 0.00 0.00 38.50 179.50 381.00 649.50 889.00 673.00 684.50 237.00 20.50 0.00 3752.50
2005 0.00 0.00 26.00 281.50 420.50 865.50 988.50 859.00 688.00 297.00 55.50 0.00 4481.50
2006 0.00 0.00 12.00 289.00 525.00 0.00 z 1053.50 928.50 517.50 186.50 0.00 z 0.00 3512.00
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN 0.06 0.55 19.16 176.87 510.01 772.10 963.15 897.00 572.82 247.21 22.90 0.55 4181.57
S.D. 0.61 1.99 31.08 83.07 108.14 92.96 87.43 88.60 92.45 89.66 26.26 2.66 319.00
SKEW 10.49 4.03 2.58 0.25 0.07 0.09 0.19 -0.09 0.00 0.59 2.27 5.37 0.00
MAX 6.50 11.00 160.50 389.50 786.50 1002.50 1246.72 1102.50 769.00 548.50 169.50 18.00 4913.07
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 225.00 553.00 710.00 643.00 280.00 34.50 0.00 0.00 3455.00
NO YRS 113 112 111 110 111 111 112 111 113 111 111 114 102