FOSSTON, MINNESOTA

Monthly Total Growing Degree Days

(212916)

Base Temperature = 50 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 552.50 553.50 233.50 76.00 6.50 0.00 1422.00
1910 0.00 0.00 18.50 33.62 a 14.00 465.00 582.50 429.50 231.00 152.50 0.00 0.00 1926.62
1911 0.00 0.00 0.00 58.00 271.50 519.00 464.00 364.00 168.50 42.00 0.00 0.00 1887.00
1912 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.00 192.00 353.50 523.00 342.50 209.00 55.00 0.00 0.00 1707.00
1913 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.50 99.50 406.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 227.50 15.00 0.00 0.00 834.00
1914 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 221.00 403.50 642.00 394.50 268.00 174.50 0.00 0.00 2117.50
1915 0.00 0.00 0.00 a 98.28 a 97.00 223.45 a 376.00 405.00 220.86 a 37.50 0.00 0.00 1458.09
1916 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 c 101.00 u 0.00 z 0.00 z 247.00 l 249.31 a 17.00 0.00 0.00 266.31
1917 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 139.50 297.93 a 603.50 419.00 203.50 3.50 0.00 0.00 b 1666.93
1918 0.00 0.00 6.00 20.50 132.86 c 341.00 477.50 534.00 98.00 66.00 3.00 0.00 1678.86
1919 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.50 293.50 550.50 646.00 485.50 240.50 0.00 z 0.00 a 0.00 a 2250.50
1920 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 153.00 400.00 502.50 521.50 334.00 157.00 0.00 0.00 2068.00
1921 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.00 265.00 530.00 670.00 620.00 252.00 0.00 a 34.50 0.00 2397.50
1922 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.00 285.00 446.00 495.50 598.50 314.00 84.00 0.00 a 0.00 2246.00
1923 0.00 a 0.00 0.00 31.50 212.50 539.00 654.50 381.50 385.96 d 65.50 0.00 0.00 2270.46
1924 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.50 32.50 301.00 463.50 401.50 112.50 f 129.50 0.00 0.00 g 1346.50
1925 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 126.00 309.00 402.00 488.50 204.50 0.00 a 0.00 0.00 z 1565.00
1926 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.50 224.50 0.00 z 549.00 469.00 137.50 42.50 0.00 0.00 1466.00
1927 0.00 0.00 2.50 22.50 40.00 290.00 409.50 332.50 232.50 52.00 0.00 0.00 1381.50
1928 0.00 0.00 3.00 23.00 137.00 186.00 479.47 a 389.00 122.00 l 13.00 i 0.00 0.00 1217.47
1929 0.00 a 0.00 d 0.00 b 16.00 127.00 335.50 573.00 485.50 166.03 a 76.50 0.00 0.00 1779.53
1930 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.50 191.50 422.00 718.50 0.00 z 252.00 93.00 0.00 0.00 1721.50
1931 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.50 155.50 520.00 589.50 448.50 404.00 101.50 3.00 0.00 2291.50
1932 0.00 0.00 0.00 37.50 238.50 558.00 611.00 525.50 226.50 33.50 0.00 0.00 2230.50
1933 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.50 235.00 638.00 672.00 536.00 322.00 23.50 0.00 0.00 2461.00
1934 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.48 a 382.50 420.00 571.00 507.50 156.50 117.50 0.00 0.00 2199.48
1935 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 99.00 295.50 708.50 515.50 181.50 40.50 0.00 0.00 1846.50
1936 0.00 0.00 c 0.00 2.50 332.00 388.00 826.50 606.50 359.50 40.50 0.00 0.00 2555.50
1937 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 160.00 340.00 595.50 644.50 237.00 33.00 0.00 0.00 2010.00
1938 0.00 0.00 4.50 40.50 97.00 398.50 563.50 615.00 329.00 169.50 5.00 0.00 2222.50
1939 0.00 0.00 b 0.00 37.00 304.00 361.50 617.50 551.50 271.03 a 19.50 0.00 0.00 2162.03
1940 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 151.00 344.00 598.50 477.00 382.50 86.00 0.00 0.00 2046.00
1941 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.50 305.50 417.86 b 637.00 505.00 251.50 21.50 0.00 0.00 2228.86
1942 0.00 0.00 0.00 k 155.40 e 114.50 341.50 513.50 494.50 263.00 104.50 0.00 0.00 1986.90
1943 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.50 122.97 a 353.50 623.00 490.00 156.00 100.75 a 0.00 e 0.00 a 1868.72
1944 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 255.00 235.50 m 473.50 452.50 173.00 43.50 1.50 0.00 1407.00
1945 0.00 0.00 5.00 3.50 4.00 m 261.50 491.50 489.00 183.21 b 47.00 0.00 o 0.00 w 1480.71
1946 0.00 0.00 z 16.50 l 45.00 152.79 c 379.14 a 503.50 g 438.50 193.50 40.00 0.00 0.00 1248.92
1947 0.00 0.00 0.00 31.00 67.00 312.00 619.00 662.00 251.50 192.50 0.00 0.00 b 2135.00
1948 0.00 0.00 0.00 56.50 254.50 416.50 0.00 z 512.50 f 0.00 z 81.00 0.52 a 0.00 809.02
1949 0.00 0.00 0.00 z 80.50 259.00 491.00 636.00 658.00 201.50 69.75 a 0.00 b 0.00 2395.75
1950 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 153.00 430.50 350.00 j 437.50 305.50 60.00 3.50 0.00 1390.00
1951 0.00 a 0.00 b 0.00 22.50 290.88 a 349.50 583.32 a 435.50 185.00 76.00 0.00 0.00 1942.70
1952 0.00 0.00 0.00 169.00 218.50 493.00 590.00 492.00 322.00 13.50 0.00 0.00 2298.00
1953 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 204.50 466.50 551.00 629.50 206.00 185.00 7.50 0.00 a 2252.50
1954 0.00 c 0.00 b 0.00 h 9.83 a 119.72 b 429.00 609.50 520.50 185.00 37.20 a 3.00 0.00 a 1913.75
1955 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.50 328.50 462.50 720.50 680.50 268.50 97.65 a 0.00 a 0.00 2639.65
1956 0.00 d 0.00 e 0.00 0.00 a 139.50 574.00 483.50 543.53 a 174.50 152.50 5.50 0.00 e 2073.03
1957 0.00 a 0.00 a 0.00 a 74.50 208.00 345.00 725.00 539.00 194.48 a 79.50 0.00 0.00 2165.48
1958 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.50 257.00 268.50 501.00 532.50 259.00 61.00 0.00 a 0.00 1915.50
1959 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.50 200.50 495.50 613.00 630.50 283.50 31.50 0.00 0.00 a 2265.00
1960 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.50 251.00 374.50 596.50 621.00 301.00 89.50 0.00 0.00 a 2252.00
1961 0.00 0.00 2.00 7.50 177.50 545.50 590.55 a 697.50 241.00 87.00 0.00 0.00 2348.55
1962 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.50 203.00 451.50 531.00 602.50 201.00 146.50 0.00 0.00 2174.00
1963 0.00 0.00 20.50 43.50 174.50 556.50 672.00 584.50 354.00 296.50 0.00 0.00 2702.00
1964 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.00 300.50 401.00 665.50 447.50 212.50 0.00 z 2.50 0.00 2075.50
1965 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.00 187.00 395.00 560.07 a 530.00 70.00 58.50 1.00 0.00 1818.57
1966 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.50 136.50 452.00 702.50 501.68 a 285.00 56.50 0.00 0.00 2138.68
1967 0.00 0.00 11.00 6.50 147.50 388.50 553.50 522.50 344.00 52.00 0.00 0.00 2025.50
1968 0.00 0.00 2.00 39.00 128.50 399.00 534.00 501.50 255.00 74.50 0.00 0.00 1933.50
1969 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.50 221.00 240.50 568.00 675.50 280.50 19.00 1.00 0.00 2053.00
1970 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.50 134.33 a 535.50 672.50 569.50 319.00 68.00 0.00 0.00 2308.33
1971 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.00 127.50 493.45 a 442.00 510.00 258.50 70.50 0.00 0.00 1945.95
1972 0.00 b 0.00 0.00 20.50 318.50 438.00 462.00 534.00 136.50 52.00 0.00 0.00 1961.50
1973 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.00 162.00 430.00 506.50 622.00 189.00 126.00 0.00 0.00 2079.50
1974 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.50 115.50 402.00 668.50 398.00 135.50 41.50 0.00 0.00 1808.50
1975 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 203.00 357.93 a 633.50 452.00 145.50 111.00 17.00 0.00 1919.93
1976 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.50 216.00 501.50 584.00 647.50 321.50 66.00 0.00 0.00 2386.00
1977 0.00 0.00 0.00 120.50 510.00 437.50 627.50 326.00 221.00 41.00 0.50 0.00 2284.00
1978 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.00 291.00 403.00 551.00 549.50 351.50 72.00 5.50 0.00 2252.50
1979 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.50 109.50 407.00 608.50 417.00 306.00 31.50 0.00 0.00 1894.00
1980 0.00 0.00 0.00 125.00 397.83 a 435.50 635.00 453.50 209.00 42.50 0.00 z 0.00 z 2298.33
1981 0.00 z 0.00 0.00 21.50 195.50 324.00 559.50 484.50 140.00 9.00 1.00 0.00 1735.00
1982 0.00 0.00 a 0.00 29.50 195.50 202.24 a 532.50 416.00 156.50 10.50 0.00 0.00 1542.74
1983 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.50 57.50 352.50 588.50 572.00 208.00 l 10.50 0.00 0.00 a 1592.50
1984 0.00 c 0.00 b 0.00 9.50 152.50 400.00 551.00 626.50 119.00 101.50 0.00 0.00 1960.00
1985 0.00 a 0.00 0.00 46.00 218.00 244.00 461.00 337.00 135.50 2.00 0.00 a 0.00 1443.50
1986 0.00 0.00 a 1.50 7.50 235.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 244.00
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 212.50 11.50 0.00 d 0.00 224.00
1988 0.00 a 0.00 0.00 c 15.00 352.62 c 552.50 585.00 537.52 c 163.50 35.50 0.00 0.00 2241.64
1989 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.83 a 216.50 378.00 694.00 554.00 242.00 72.00 0.00 0.00 2181.33
1990 0.00 0.00 0.00 93.00 140.00 422.00 472.00 492.50 267.50 17.50 10.50 0.00 b 1915.00
1991 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.50 352.00 465.50 497.00 541.00 201.50 11.50 0.00 0.00 2138.00
1992 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.50 262.50 290.00 313.00 373.50 176.00 54.00 0.00 0.00 1482.50
1993 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.59 a 136.50 266.00 381.50 437.00 78.00 15.50 0.00 0.00 1317.09
1994 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.50 227.50 412.50 413.50 375.50 258.50 70.50 0.00 0.00 1766.50
1995 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 106.50 563.00 490.50 523.50 210.50 21.50 0.00 0.00 1915.50
1996 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 150.50 419.00 443.50 518.50 208.00 36.50 0.00 0.00 1779.50
1997 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 79.00 465.00 521.00 430.50 264.50 99.00 0.00 0.00 a 1863.00
1998 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 0.00 z 18.00 0.00 0.00 18.00
1999 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 222.50 379.00 587.00 452.50 140.50 3.50 6.00 0.00 1827.00
2000 0.00 0.00 5.50 36.00 168.50 286.00 528.50 499.00 169.50 47.00 5.50 0.00 z 1745.50
2001 0.00 0.00 0.00 51.21 a 211.00 415.50 568.00 565.50 146.50 g 29.00 1.50 0.00 1841.71
2002 0.00 0.00 z 0.00 45.00 99.50 468.50 613.50 455.00 328.00 14.50 0.00 0.00 2024.00
2003 0.00 0.00 0.50 50.00 173.50 396.50 539.50 601.50 270.50 82.50 0.00 0.00 2114.50
2004 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.50 82.50 256.50 443.50 223.50 283.00 51.00 0.00 0.00 1354.50
2005 0.00 0.00 0.00 57.00 152.00 460.00 565.50 451.00 301.00 66.50 0.00 0.00 2053.00
2006 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.00 199.50 404.00 668.50 497.00 227.50 38.50 0.00 0.00 2109.00
2007 0.00 0.00 5.00 58.00 227.50 460.18 b 588.00 416.50 221.00 29.00 0.00 0.00 2005.18
2008 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 85.50 310.50 475.50 437.00 184.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 1515.50
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 0.00 0.93 35.01 192.34 403.31 564.72 501.66 232.79 63.21 1.40 0.00 2016.51
S.D. 0.00 0.00 3.22 33.22 86.46 92.19 89.72 91.71 70.43 50.65 4.33 0.00 296.47
SKEW 0.00 0.00 4.63 1.66 0.70 -0.03 -0.10 -0.12 0.17 1.61 5.40 0.00 -0.35
MAX 0.00 0.00 20.50 169.00 510.00 638.00 826.50 697.50 404.00 296.50 34.50 0.00 2702.00
MIN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 186.00 313.00 223.50 70.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1317.09
NO YRS 98 97 94 97 95 93 92 93 93 96 97 94 73