FOSSTON, MINNESOTA

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(212916)

Base Temperature = 40 F

File last updated on Apr 6, 2013
*** Note *** Provisional Data *** After Year/Month 200902
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
1909 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 862.50 863.00 526.50 174.00 55.50 0.00 2481.50
1910 0.00 0.00 118.00 194.48 a 243.00 733.00 892.50 739.50 507.50 335.00 0.00 0.00 3762.98
1911 0.00 0.00 21.50 203.00 534.50 819.00 774.00 674.00 417.50 192.50 0.00 0.00 3636.00
1912 0.00 0.00 0.00 164.50 471.50 649.50 833.00 652.50 425.00 203.00 8.50 0.00 3407.50
1913 0.00 0.00 0.00 226.00 260.50 701.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 460.00 107.50 11.50 0.00 1767.00
1914 0.00 0.00 0.00 94.00 475.50 703.50 952.00 700.00 560.00 379.00 25.50 0.00 3889.50
1915 0.00 0.00 0.00 a 296.38 a 302.00 499.14 a 686.00 712.00 479.48 a 210.00 7.50 0.00 3192.50
1916 0.00 0.00 0.00 62.22 c 201.00 u 0.00 z 0.00 z 436.50 l 499.14 a 92.00 15.00 0.00 668.36
1917 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.50 406.50 588.10 a 913.50 729.00 464.50 33.00 40.50 0.00 b 3211.60
1918 0.00 0.00 96.50 128.50 371.45 c 635.50 787.50 844.00 322.00 261.00 35.50 0.00 3481.95
1919 0.00 0.00 1.50 170.50 565.00 850.50 956.00 795.50 501.50 0.00 z 0.00 a 0.00 a 3840.50
1920 0.00 0.00 22.50 38.50 440.00 698.50 812.50 831.50 608.50 386.50 0.00 0.00 3838.50
1921 0.00 0.00 1.50 183.00 509.00 826.00 980.00 930.00 543.00 0.00 a 195.50 0.00 4168.00
1922 0.00 0.00 0.00 132.00 590.00 746.00 805.50 908.50 600.50 239.00 23.79 a 0.00 4045.29
1923 0.00 a 0.00 0.00 130.00 455.50 837.50 964.50 691.50 680.19 d 231.00 30.50 0.50 4021.19
1924 0.00 0.00 0.00 105.50 183.00 593.50 773.50 708.50 322.50 f 405.50 0.00 0.00 g 2769.50
1925 0.00 0.00 9.00 156.00 286.50 603.50 710.50 798.50 475.00 3.10 a 0.00 0.00 z 3042.10
1926 0.00 0.00 18.00 160.00 483.00 0.00 z 859.00 779.00 382.00 177.50 0.00 0.00 2858.50
1927 0.00 0.00 13.00 125.00 239.50 584.50 719.50 626.00 452.50 223.00 0.00 0.00 2983.00
1928 0.00 0.00 31.50 77.50 399.50 474.50 789.47 a 699.00 301.00 l 68.50 i 15.00 0.00 2486.47
1929 0.00 a 0.00 d 13.90 b 108.00 299.00 634.00 883.00 795.00 421.55 a 240.50 0.00 0.00 3394.95
1930 0.00 4.00 1.00 177.50 446.00 722.00 1028.50 0.00 z 505.00 241.00 19.00 0.00 3144.00
1931 0.00 0.00 0.00 201.50 386.50 818.00 899.50 757.00 697.50 312.50 58.00 0.00 4130.50
1932 0.00 1.00 0.00 155.50 499.50 858.00 921.00 835.50 523.50 130.00 8.50 0.00 3932.50
1933 0.00 0.00 8.50 138.50 507.00 938.00 982.00 846.00 614.50 132.50 4.00 0.00 4171.00
1934 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.34 a 679.50 720.00 881.00 816.00 401.50 312.50 15.00 0.00 3925.84
1935 0.00 0.00 8.00 90.50 328.00 567.50 1018.50 817.00 471.50 193.50 0.00 0.00 3494.50
1936 0.00 0.00 c 0.00 35.50 622.00 683.00 1136.50 916.50 616.50 136.50 0.00 0.00 4146.50
1937 0.00 0.00 0.00 54.00 434.50 630.00 905.50 954.50 483.50 115.00 11.50 0.00 3588.50
1938 0.00 0.00 54.50 176.00 345.00 697.00 873.50 925.00 616.00 380.50 24.50 0.00 4092.00
1939 0.00 0.00 b 16.00 138.50 591.50 661.50 927.50 861.50 509.48 a 139.00 20.50 3.00 3868.48
1940 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.50 411.00 643.50 908.50 787.00 660.50 280.50 6.50 0.00 3783.00
1941 0.00 0.00 0.00 256.50 587.50 716.25 b 947.00 815.00 518.00 205.00 4.00 12.50 4061.75
1942 0.00 0.00 6.00 k 375.60 e 357.00 635.00 823.50 804.50 483.50 294.50 6.50 0.00 3780.10
1943 0.00 0.00 11.50 136.00 341.52 a 644.50 933.00 800.00 411.00 260.92 a 0.00 e 0.00 a 3538.43
1944 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.00 507.50 405.50 m 783.50 762.50 458.00 195.00 24.00 0.00 2804.50
1945 0.00 0.00 58.50 52.00 79.50 m 542.50 801.50 799.00 421.07 b 172.00 0.00 o 0.00 w 2846.57
1946 0.00 0.00 z 70.00 l 193.50 354.29 c 672.93 a 743.50 g 747.50 459.00 144.00 11.00 0.00 2582.22
1947 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.50 290.50 611.50 929.00 972.00 490.50 455.50 37.00 0.00 b 3860.50
1948 0.00 0.00 4.50 194.00 536.00 716.50 0.00 z 762.50 f 0.00 z 318.00 37.76 a 0.00 1806.76
1949 0.00 0.00 0.00 z 218.50 543.50 791.00 946.00 968.00 482.00 245.42 a 30.00 b 0.00 4224.42
1950 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.00 351.00 730.50 560.00 j 747.50 599.50 259.50 24.50 0.00 2725.50
1951 0.00 a 0.00 b 0.00 80.00 600.88 a 644.00 893.32 a 745.50 425.50 210.00 1.50 0.00 3600.70
1952 0.00 0.00 0.00 331.50 492.00 793.00 900.00 802.00 613.00 140.50 23.00 0.00 4095.00
1953 0.00 0.00 6.00 62.50 458.50 764.00 861.00 939.50 490.50 413.00 57.50 0.00 a 4052.50
1954 0.00 c 0.00 b 0.00 h 99.31 a 343.67 b 727.00 919.50 830.50 465.00 173.08 a 26.50 0.00 a 3584.57
1955 0.00 0.00 4.50 289.50 625.50 762.50 1030.50 990.50 526.00 288.82 a 3.62 a 0.00 4521.44
1956 0.00 d 0.00 e 0.00 11.90 a 395.00 874.00 793.50 853.53 a 434.00 395.00 45.50 0.00 e 3802.43
1957 0.00 a 0.00 a 13.43 a 192.00 504.00 645.00 1035.00 849.00 454.66 a 232.00 9.50 0.00 3934.59
1958 0.00 21.50 9.50 198.00 545.50 568.00 811.00 840.50 539.50 258.50 26.90 a 0.00 3818.90
1959 0.00 0.00 8.00 119.50 461.50 795.50 923.00 940.50 547.50 109.50 0.00 0.00 a 3905.00
1960 0.00 0.00 0.00 123.00 508.00 674.50 906.50 931.00 581.00 278.50 5.50 0.00 a 4008.00
1961 0.00 5.00 22.00 47.50 433.50 845.50 900.55 a 1007.50 506.00 242.00 8.50 0.00 4018.05
1962 0.00 0.00 4.50 127.50 483.00 748.50 841.00 912.50 491.00 358.50 16.50 8.50 3991.50
1963 0.00 0.00 81.00 176.00 430.00 855.00 982.00 894.50 652.50 566.50 42.50 0.00 4680.00
1964 0.00 0.00 4.00 175.00 600.00 695.00 975.50 757.00 481.00 0.00 z 77.00 0.00 3764.50
1965 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.50 460.00 695.00 870.07 a 839.50 287.00 261.50 29.00 0.00 3529.57
1966 0.00 0.00 14.00 62.00 358.50 752.00 1012.50 811.68 a 570.50 206.50 0.00 0.00 3787.68
1967 0.00 0.00 30.50 89.00 342.00 688.00 863.50 832.50 632.50 198.50 15.00 0.00 3691.50
1968 0.00 0.00 68.00 175.50 383.50 699.00 844.00 811.50 553.50 252.50 8.00 0.00 3795.50
1969 0.00 0.00 0.00 230.00 487.00 526.50 878.00 985.50 555.00 100.00 42.50 0.00 3804.50
1970 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.00 370.45 a 835.50 982.50 879.50 576.00 224.00 0.00 0.00 3955.95
1971 0.00 0.00 4.50 175.00 391.50 793.45 a 752.00 820.00 518.50 286.50 2.00 0.00 3743.45
1972 0.00 b 0.00 1.00 113.50 593.00 737.00 772.00 844.00 384.50 173.50 0.00 0.00 3618.50
1973 0.00 0.00 33.50 136.00 431.00 730.00 816.50 932.00 446.50 343.00 2.00 0.00 3870.50
1974 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.50 331.00 702.00 978.50 706.00 364.50 204.00 13.00 0.00 3449.50
1975 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 485.00 657.93 a 943.50 762.00 425.00 288.50 69.00 0.00 3666.93
1976 0.00 0.00 10.00 205.50 477.50 801.50 894.00 957.50 586.50 172.00 8.00 0.00 4112.50
1977 0.00 0.00 38.50 317.50 817.00 737.50 937.50 636.00 517.00 229.50 44.00 0.00 4274.50
1978 0.00 0.00 8.00 124.00 596.00 703.00 861.00 859.50 645.50 246.50 54.00 0.00 4097.50
1979 0.00 0.00 0.00 82.00 290.00 707.00 918.50 726.00 605.00 171.50 2.50 1.50 3504.00
1980 0.00 0.00 0.00 289.50 666.50 a 735.50 945.00 763.50 455.50 130.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 3986.00
1981 0.00 z 0.50 28.00 168.00 473.50 624.00 869.50 794.50 392.00 123.00 65.00 0.00 3538.00
1982 0.00 0.00 a 0.00 123.00 473.00 486.21 a 842.50 714.50 395.00 127.50 3.00 1.50 3166.21
1983 0.00 0.00 2.00 65.00 269.50 652.50 897.50 882.00 379.00 l 127.00 13.50 0.00 a 2909.00
1984 0.00 c 0.00 b 1.50 168.00 398.00 700.00 861.00 936.50 336.00 260.00 11.50 0.00 3672.50
1985 0.00 a 0.00 9.50 175.50 515.50 529.00 771.00 646.50 333.50 99.00 0.52 a 0.00 3080.02
1986 0.00 0.00 a 28.50 105.50 484.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 618.50
1987 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 508.00 75.00 26.54 d 0.00 609.54
1988 0.00 a 0.00 1.66 c 114.00 656.54 c 851.00 895.00 847.52 c 441.50 133.00 1.50 0.00 3941.71
1989 0.00 0.00 6.50 103.45 a 479.50 672.50 1004.00 864.00 492.00 224.50 3.50 0.00 3849.95
1990 0.00 0.00 13.50 181.50 379.50 718.50 782.00 802.00 518.00 121.50 42.00 0.00 b 3558.50
1991 0.00 0.00 10.00 188.50 585.00 765.50 807.00 851.00 423.50 83.00 0.00 0.00 3713.50
1992 0.00 0.00 2.50 81.50 500.50 578.00 623.00 683.50 423.50 174.00 0.00 0.00 3066.50
1993 0.00 0.00 21.00 63.10 a 378.50 550.00 691.50 747.00 292.00 103.00 0.00 0.00 2846.10
1994 0.00 0.00 1.50 75.50 484.00 712.50 723.50 685.50 543.50 257.00 9.50 0.00 3492.50
1995 0.00 0.00 26.00 17.00 388.50 857.00 800.50 833.50 450.50 124.50 0.00 0.00 3497.50
1996 0.00 0.00 0.00 31.00 373.50 713.50 753.50 828.50 466.00 157.50 1.00 0.00 3324.50
1997 0.00 0.00 1.00 81.50 266.00 765.00 830.50 740.50 552.00 242.00 0.00 0.00 a 3478.50
1998 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 175.00 0.00 0.00 195.00
1999 0.00 0.00 15.00 152.50 487.00 675.50 897.00 762.50 396.00 76.00 44.50 0.00 3506.00
2000 0.00 9.00 64.00 121.00 450.00 580.50 838.50 809.00 404.50 230.00 37.00 0.00 z 3543.50
2001 0.00 0.00 0.00 138.10 a 496.00 715.50 878.00 875.50 355.50 g 139.50 71.00 0.00 3313.60
2002 0.00 0.00 z 0.00 116.50 249.00 767.50 923.50 765.00 588.50 59.50 0.00 0.00 3469.50
2003 0.00 0.00 24.50 178.00 446.50 696.50 849.50 911.50 509.50 225.50 0.00 0.00 3841.50
2004 0.00 0.00 3.50 98.50 283.00 556.00 753.50 528.50 572.50 193.00 10.50 0.00 2999.00
2005 0.00 0.00 9.00 219.00 364.00 760.00 875.50 761.00 594.50 243.50 20.00 0.00 3846.50
2006 0.00 0.00 7.00 279.50 460.50 703.00 978.50 807.00 496.00 119.50 27.00 0.00 3878.00
2007 0.00 0.00 27.50 190.00 512.50 760.18 b 898.00 726.50 482.50 196.00 7.50 0.00 3800.68
2008 0.00 0.00 0.00 54.00 296.00 610.50 785.50 747.00 465.00 130.50 62.50 0.00 3151.00
2009 0.00 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 z 0.00
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN 0.00 0.42 12.70 138.31 443.63 699.67 874.68 810.97 496.29 210.32 19.56 0.29 3735.17
S.D. 0.00 2.43 21.53 74.06 114.84 95.38 89.75 92.52 86.31 99.05 26.87 1.59 356.03
SKEW 0.00 7.37 2.72 0.72 0.26 -0.11 -0.10 -0.14 -0.01 0.66 3.30 6.47 -0.27
MAX 0.00 21.50 118.00 375.60 817.00 938.00 1136.50 1007.50 697.50 566.50 195.50 12.50 4680.00
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.90 183.00 474.50 623.00 528.50 287.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2846.10
NO YRS 98 97 94 97 95 93 92 93 93 96 97 94 73