WINTON PWR PLT, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 15.1 22.0 35.0 50.0 64.6 73.1 78.4 75.1 64.2 51.9 34.0 19.4 48.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.2 33.8 42.9 63.7 74.8 81.1 83.6 81.5 68.4 65.8 42.4 28.5 53.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1988 1984 1963 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 6.7 14.4 27.1 43.1 56.4 64.0 70.6 67.9 55.6 46.1 25.4 8.3 45.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1967 1965 1966 1979 1969 1962 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 4.2 9.7 23.2 38.7 52.7 61.7 67.4 64.6 54.8 43.5 27.1 10.5 38.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 13.9 23.9 33.4 46.6 62.0 67.2 72.0 69.8 58.2 54.9 35.4 20.3 42.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1983 1984 1978 1963 1981 1974 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -6.5 -1.2 14.0 33.1 46.0 54.1 61.6 59.3 47.9 37.8 18.2 -1.6 35.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1967 1965 1975 1966 1969 1962 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.7 -2.5 11.4 27.3 40.7 50.3 56.4 54.0 45.3 35.1 20.1 1.5 27.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.7 14.0 23.9 32.2 49.2 53.9 61.4 58.3 49.5 44.0 28.3 13.3 31.7
Year Highest Occurred 1987 1987 1973 1986 1977 1976 1983 1983 1978 1963 1981 1974 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -19.7 -16.7 0.8 21.8 35.3 44.2 52.6 49.9 40.2 28.6 10.9 -11.6 23.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1967 1965 1982 1966 1969 1962 1982 1965 1988 1985 1989 1989
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.98 0.69 1.27 1.74 2.95 4.06 3.65 3.79 3.56 2.58 1.49 0.99 27.75
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.57 1.82 3.12 4.70 7.67 9.09 6.60 12.15 9.04 6.45 3.30 1.85 38.46
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1981 1979 1990 1970 1990 1987 1988 1961 1973 1965 1984 1970
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.12 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.40 1.07 0.60 0.97 0.76 0.40 0.11 0.37 18.85
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1969 1969 1988 1976 1961 1989 1990 1976 1962 1968 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1885. 1548. 1296. 789. 399. 138. 46. 97. 310. 667. 1137. 1690. 10002.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 18. 39. 120. 85. 0. 0. 0. 0. 262.
Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu