FOSSTON, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 13.5 20.7 34.1 52.3 66.7 75.6 80.8 78.9 67.5 55.4 35.4 19.3 50.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.0 33.0 43.0 65.7 77.7 82.5 87.4 86.6 74.1 70.4 43.6 31.7 54.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1961 1989 1961 1979 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 2.2 8.0 22.6 41.8 58.9 67.9 75.4 72.3 57.1 46.5 24.4 5.9 46.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1989 1965 1975 1979 1969 1971 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 2.3 8.9 23.1 40.3 54.0 63.6 68.3 66.1 55.2 43.7 26.3 9.5 38.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 17.3 24.1 33.3 49.7 65.0 68.4 72.4 71.9 60.4 56.4 34.3 21.1 43.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1989 1961 1963 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -9.1 -4.1 11.5 32.7 47.3 56.3 63.5 60.0 48.0 37.9 14.2 -3.1 35.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1965 1975 1979 1982 1971 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.9 -2.9 11.9 28.2 41.3 51.5 55.8 53.3 42.8 32.1 17.1 -0.4 26.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.6 15.2 23.9 33.6 52.2 57.6 60.5 58.7 47.6 42.3 25.0 10.5 32.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1963 1966 1969 1963 1963 1981 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -22.4 -16.2 0.3 22.7 33.7 43.1 51.5 47.4 35.9 25.0 3.9 -12.6 24.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1965 1979 1983 1982 1990 1977 1974 1976 1985 1985 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.71 0.47 1.04 1.73 2.87 3.79 3.30 3.25 2.72 2.32 0.84 0.75 23.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.42 1.27 3.06 5.64 7.76 7.39 8.07 6.87 10.04 10.14 3.45 1.84 33.18
Year Highest Occurred 1989 1984 1966 1964 1962 1984 1985 1974 1973 1984 1977 1968 1962
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.41 0.76 0.53 1.01 0.44 0.13 0.00 0.08 12.59
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1989 1986 1980 1976 1961 1967 1982 1979 1963 1990 1979 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1944. 1571. 1299. 741. 363. 115. 32. 83. 305. 660. 1161. 1721. 9995.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 22. 73. 134. 117. 11. 0. 0. 0. 357.

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