LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 18.6 25.7 37.4 54.6 68.7 77.7 81.8 79.0 70.0 57.5 37.7 22.9 52.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.5 40.3 49.3 66.2 78.3 87.8 89.9 86.2 77.9 63.2 50.1 32.9 89.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1987 1988 1988 1988 1983 1998 1989 1999 1998 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 5.4 15.5 28.5 41.6 61.7 71.0 73.1 73.5 64.1 52.7 28.6 7.9 5.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1975 1975 1974 1993 1992 1992 1993 1995 1996 1983 1977
Mean Temperature (F) 8.8 16.2 28.2 44.1 57.7 66.9 71.2 68.6 59.0 46.5 29.5 14.4 42.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 24.2 29.2 38.4 52.5 65.2 74.5 76.5 74.1 64.9 51.6 39.8 24.5 76.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1988 1988 1988 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -5.5 4.9 18.5 34.8 51.3 61.8 64.4 64.3 53.7 39.7 20.8 -0.6 -5.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1975 1975 1997 1982 1992 1977 1984 1976 1985 1983 1977
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.1 6.6 19.0 33.6 46.7 56.1 60.6 58.2 47.9 35.5 21.3 5.8 32.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.9 22.6 28.2 38.8 53.0 62.8 65.2 63.4 53.9 40.4 29.5 18.7 65.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1987 1991 1991 1983 1995 1978 1994 1999 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -16.5 -5.6 8.4 28.1 40.6 50.8 54.8 53.3 40.9 26.5 12.0 -9.1 -16.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1975 1975 1997 1982 1971 1977 1974 1976 1976 1983 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.79 0.67 1.55 2.35 3.37 4.89 4.02 3.67 2.92 2.15 1.50 0.68 28.56
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.24 2.28 4.15 5.48 5.89 9.28 9.84 7.00 8.18 5.38 3.92 1.82 9.84
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1975 1977 1986 1998 1984 1986 1993 1991 1983 1977 1982 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.23 1.15 0.39 0.57 0.20 0.81 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1987 1971 1987 1976 1988 1975 1976 1998 1978 1980 1986 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1746. 1368. 1140. 630. 270. 67. 19. 39. 206. 573. 1065. 1570. 8693.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 2. 44. 125. 212. 152. 25. 0. 0. 0. 560.

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