BUFFALO, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.0 27.3 39.9 57.8 71.4 80.2 84.8 82.0 72.2 60.1 40.8 25.0 55.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.3 41.3 53.0 68.9 80.5 89.3 91.8 87.6 78.0 72.2 49.2 34.3 60.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 8.4 18.6 29.1 45.9 65.6 72.7 78.5 75.3 61.7 55.0 30.6 10.4 52.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1965 1975 1974 1969 1962 1985 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 11.0 17.0 30.0 46.1 58.8 68.1 73.0 70.3 60.7 49.2 32.6 16.7 44.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.2 31.4 39.9 53.9 66.7 74.7 77.6 75.9 66.3 59.7 39.5 27.4 49.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -0.9 7.8 18.5 38.0 53.6 61.2 67.9 65.6 53.3 43.4 23.1 2.0 42.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1962 1985 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.0 6.7 20.1 34.4 46.2 55.9 61.2 58.5 49.3 38.3 24.3 8.4 33.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.1 21.5 31.4 40.7 54.2 60.1 64.9 64.1 54.6 47.1 31.0 20.5 38.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1983 1983 1978 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -10.3 -4.6 7.9 28.1 40.5 49.6 56.9 54.9 44.0 31.7 15.6 -6.4 31.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1967 1965 1961 1967 1969 1971 1967 1974 1976 1985 1983 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.85 0.77 1.60 2.49 3.31 4.24 3.86 3.68 3.12 2.34 1.53 0.96 28.75
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.95 2.02 4.45 6.19 6.95 9.05 11.42 6.98 6.80 5.94 5.05 3.01 39.49
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1971 1965 1986 1965 1990 1961 1985 1986 1968 1975 1968 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.02 0.04 0.59 0.09 0.69 0.08 1.36 0.72 0.82 0.16 0.12 0.06 15.68
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1987 1974 1987 1981 1988 1979 1969 1967 1978 1980 1980 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1674. 1344. 1085. 567. 236. 42. 11. 18. 155. 490. 972. 1497. 8091.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 44. 135. 259. 182. 26. 0. 0. 0. 646.

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