WASECA 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) 19.9 25.6 37.7 54.8 69.1 78.3 82.2 79.3 71.0 59.0 41.1 24.8 53.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.1 39.0 48.8 64.1 78.6 88.1 87.7 87.0 78.5 69.9 48.2 33.5 58.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1990 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 6.7 15.1 25.6 43.5 63.0 70.6 77.7 74.6 61.4 53.7 31.2 10.0 50.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1962 1985 1965 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 9.9 15.8 28.8 44.6 57.6 67.1 71.2 68.3 59.5 47.8 32.2 15.9 43.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.7 29.1 38.8 52.2 66.5 73.9 75.5 75.0 65.8 58.0 37.4 26.1 47.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1983 1983 1978 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.4 4.7 15.7 37.1 51.3 59.8 67.2 64.4 53.0 42.5 23.0 -0.1 40.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1966 1969 1962 1985 1965 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.2 6.0 19.9 34.3 46.1 55.8 60.3 57.2 47.9 36.4 23.3 7.0 32.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.3 19.2 32.4 41.2 54.5 61.3 65.1 62.9 53.8 46.0 28.4 18.7 37.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1971 1983 1983 1990 1963 1983 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -12.9 -5.7 5.8 29.4 38.7 49.0 56.2 52.5 41.6 30.5 14.6 -10.2 30.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1965 1961 1966 1969 1971 1964 1974 1988 1976 1983 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.98 0.97 2.28 2.97 3.65 4.11 4.21 4.20 3.56 2.45 1.72 1.32 32.42
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.04 3.19 5.61 4.99 6.45 9.01 9.64 9.69 8.23 5.94 4.73 3.48 44.62
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1971 1985 1984 1982 1967 1979 1980 1968 1968 1983 1982 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.06 0.00 0.76 0.41 1.56 0.98 0.36 0.47 0.71 0.20 0.00 0.11 17.43
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1987 1968 1987 1989 1961 1975 1971 1967 1989 1967 1962 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1708. 1378. 1122. 612. 269. 57. 12. 40. 186. 533. 984. 1522. 8423.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 40. 120. 204. 142. 21. 0. 0. 0. 527.

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