GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.9 27.4 35.4 46.4 55.9 62.9 69.8 71.0 63.0 52.0 38.3 27.3 47.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.3 37.5 41.4 53.6 60.2 68.7 75.7 76.6 70.2 56.7 45.2 35.0 76.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1985 1987 1998 1971 1988 1983 1998 1971 1999 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 14.3 16.2 29.7 41.8 50.7 57.8 63.0 65.6 57.6 48.2 32.5 17.6 14.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1989 1975 1979 1989 1992 1977 1993 1981 1995 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 13.9 18.5 27.5 38.4 47.1 53.3 60.6 62.6 55.1 44.6 31.8 19.4 39.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 22.2 30.6 33.7 43.4 50.5 57.8 66.0 67.2 60.8 50.1 37.8 28.6 67.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1980 1972 1971 1988 1998 1998 1971 1999 1997 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 4.9 6.7 21.7 34.5 43.3 50.1 55.4 56.9 49.8 40.5 24.9 9.0 4.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1996 1997 1989 1992 1977 1993 1993 1995 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.9 9.6 19.6 30.3 38.2 43.7 51.3 54.2 47.2 37.1 25.2 11.5 31.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.5 23.6 27.6 34.3 40.9 48.7 57.6 58.9 51.3 43.4 30.6 22.2 58.9
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1998 1973 1986 1972 1998 1987 1998 1998 1971 1981 1997 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.7 -2.8 12.8 26.6 35.0 41.8 47.4 48.1 41.6 32.5 17.2 -0.3 -6.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1979 1996 1982 1996 1983 1996 1977 1974 1993 1995 1976 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.72 0.56 1.12 1.30 2.50 3.41 3.38 3.13 3.36 2.59 1.76 0.79 24.62
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.60 1.83 4.43 3.43 4.78 7.14 8.30 7.82 7.47 7.62 4.23 1.94 8.30
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1971 1979 1981 1974 1996 1993 1988 1977 1998 1982 1984 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.07 0.35 0.05 0.88 0.67 0.93 0.70 0.13 0.19 0.01
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1993 1993 1987 1976 1995 1989 1981 1976 1986 1976 1997 1981
Heating Degree Days (F) 1584. 1302. 1162. 801. 557. 350. 170. 128. 303. 634. 999. 1413. 9403.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 31. 54. 6. 0. 0. 0. 92.

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