ROSEMOUNT AGR EXP STN, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.6 27.6 40.2 57.9 71.2 80.2 84.5 81.6 72.5 60.6 41.9 26.0 55.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.2 43.0 52.3 69.2 81.7 90.1 91.6 88.0 78.2 70.9 49.0 34.4 61.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1963 1990 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 9.4 18.8 27.4 46.9 65.2 72.0 78.4 77.2 63.1 55.0 33.8 12.2 51.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1962 1985 1965 1972 1985 1983 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 11.3 17.2 30.4 46.0 58.4 67.8 72.4 69.6 60.6 49.1 33.0 17.3 44.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.7 31.2 39.4 53.4 66.6 74.0 76.6 75.0 65.7 57.9 38.4 27.1 49.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -1.5 8.1 18.5 38.3 52.4 62.4 67.5 66.1 54.3 43.6 25.4 3.4 41.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1971 1985 1965 1976 1985 1983 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 0.9 6.7 20.6 34.0 45.5 55.4 60.2 57.4 48.7 37.5 24.0 8.6 33.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.1 19.4 31.4 41.1 53.3 59.4 64.4 63.4 53.9 44.9 28.8 19.7 38.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1971 1983 1983 1978 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -12.3 -4.3 9.6 29.4 39.3 50.4 55.2 53.7 43.1 31.3 16.2 -5.4 30.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1967 1965 1961 1966 1982 1971 1971 1974 1976 1976 1983 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.06 0.94 2.13 2.87 3.92 4.31 4.03 3.97 3.56 2.56 1.84 1.23 32.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.77 2.72 5.12 6.74 6.28 8.63 12.08 8.08 8.72 6.54 5.74 3.45 43.29
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1981 1977 1975 1983 1967 1987 1981 1986 1968 1975 1982 1975
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.00 0.61 0.15 0.81 0.11 1.45 0.64 0.58 0.33 0.07 0.15 18.60
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1987 1978 1987 1976 1988 1974 1968 1969 1978 1976 1962 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1665. 1338. 1073. 570. 244. 40. 12. 19. 155. 493. 960. 1479. 8048.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 39. 124. 242. 162. 23. 0. 0. 0. 590.

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