BENSON, MN

Average of Minimum Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

(210667)

File last updated on April 19, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1945	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	17.97		-----	z	17.97	k
1946	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1947	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1948	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1949	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1950	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1951	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z
1952	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	47.00	x	30.94		22.43		13.77		22.38	i
1953	5.55		7.21		21.39		32.00		44.84		58.30		60.97		61.84		47.77		41.74		26.33		5.61		34.46
1954	-6.77		21.04		19.61		33.83		40.71		57.50		61.65		57.10		49.43		37.26		27.17		14.81		34.44
1955	3.23		0.43		13.47	a	38.73		49.77		55.10		65.65		62.29		47.17		36.71		13.83		-1.45		32.08
1956	-0.94		-0.66		14.00		28.37		45.52		59.80		57.03		56.90		42.80		40.65		22.27		11.29		31.42
1957	-4.32		7.71		19.16		32.97		44.16		54.10		65.19		58.84		46.57		38.45		24.37		14.61		33.48
1958	10.55		1.46		22.58		33.23		45.84		50.27		56.94		57.43	a	48.90		38.29		21.73		3.19		32.53
1959	-1.74		1.61		21.87		31.10		46.87		57.87		58.61		63.62	o	48.90		32.35		14.13		19.42		30.09	a
1960	2.84		5.59		6.55		33.47		44.48		52.67		60.13		60.68		50.47		36.81		23.53		6.32		31.96
1961	2.19		13.43		26.10		27.17	a	42.00		54.93		58.10		59.55		47.87		36.58		22.77		4.52		32.93
1962	-0.74		4.04		17.39		30.10		49.74		55.43		58.06		57.45		45.30		39.90		28.83		10.48		33.00
1963	-5.13		3.79		24.16		35.13		45.23		59.30		61.23		58.52		51.67		45.58		26.13		1.90		33.96
1964	8.55		11.03		11.74		35.83		49.65		55.53		62.84		55.77		47.24	a	36.06		20.87		2.13		33.10
1965	-5.39		-0.61		6.68		34.83		48.23		55.90		59.81		56.84		43.83		39.29		20.77		18.10		31.52
1966	-7.45		3.82		25.58		30.40		42.23		56.63		63.68		56.39		48.30		35.65		17.93		7.06		31.68
1967	2.16		-5.07		20.94		34.13		40.03		55.40		57.84		54.77		48.23		35.74		22.70		11.71		31.55
1968	2.94		3.52		25.45		35.40		41.87		56.63		57.67	g	58.89	l	48.57		38.65		25.80		7.55		28.64	b
1969	-4.26		8.00		8.23		36.97		48.06		50.27		60.45		59.43	h	48.67		35.26		24.10		9.03		29.52	a
1970	-7.00		1.57		14.55		32.17		45.19		58.13		60.90		58.52		49.20		37.87		22.62	a	6.35		31.67
1971	-4.61		6.54		21.00		33.77		42.16		60.33		55.45		56.61		48.37		40.58		22.77		6.29		32.44
1972	-3.71		-1.07		17.77		32.37		50.13		55.23		59.19		59.81		46.07		34.39		24.10		0.13		31.20
1973	7.16		11.57		30.71		33.43		44.23		57.00		60.29		61.83	a	48.47		42.23		23.97		6.97		35.65
1974	-2.65		4.61		19.10		35.10		43.77		54.07		63.84		54.97		43.20		37.68		25.33		15.26		32.86
1975	3.48		3.79		12.00		31.67		47.90		56.40		62.48		58.87		45.87		39.58		23.77		9.77		32.97
1976	-0.29		17.07		19.65		37.83		43.61		56.87		61.16		59.90		45.77		30.81		14.23		-0.13		32.21
1977	-11.61		11.57		26.23		39.40		55.26		57.47		62.35		54.26		50.50		36.10		20.87		5.52		33.99
1978	-7.10		0.04		18.77		34.77		48.00	a	54.17	a	60.29		58.65		52.97		37.06		18.87		2.84		31.61
1979	-9.26		-5.57		15.83	a	30.90		41.61		-----	z	60.65		57.13		48.97		35.32		22.07		16.74		28.58	a
1980	5.06		6.03		16.13		36.20		47.90		56.03		60.35		58.65		48.67		35.29		26.27		9.06		33.80
1981	4.52		12.82		25.68		38.13		45.65		56.07		62.03		58.97		48.33		37.45		27.67		6.23		35.29
1982	-11.61		5.68		20.65		31.40		49.63	a	50.50		62.13		58.42		48.60		38.23		19.93	a	15.74		32.44
1983	9.23		18.89		26.42		32.03		42.81		56.03		64.90		64.17	a	50.93		38.39		27.97		-----	z	39.25	a
1984	4.23	a	21.46	a	16.16		35.27		43.77		57.47		60.30	a	60.32		44.73		40.84		24.57		4.65		34.48
1985	-1.60	a	6.07	a	26.29		38.66	a	50.10	a	52.23		58.71		55.23		49.33		34.81		12.34	a	-4.58		31.47
1986	7.84		4.41	a	23.81		37.27		47.84		58.63		63.48		55.65		50.79	b	37.90		17.07		15.06		34.98
1987	11.68		21.89		26.16		38.69	a	51.45		58.93		64.13		56.29		49.50		31.90		26.87		15.26		37.73
1988	-2.58		2.79		23.32		32.30		53.03		61.40		63.52		60.52		49.93		31.84		22.00		9.29		33.95
1989	7.87		-3.68		17.03	a	34.13		46.29		54.90		64.13		59.77		49.07		35.13		17.33		0.32		31.86
1990	15.68		11.68		24.35		33.73		45.13		57.10		59.61		59.26		51.90		34.87		24.87		4.39		35.21
1991	0.29		14.71		23.26		37.50		52.68		61.53		61.35		61.42		50.47		34.23		16.63		11.16		35.44
1992	12.61		20.25	a	25.45		32.97		47.94		54.10		55.29		54.65		47.33		35.32		24.07	a	7.73	a	34.81
1993	-0.20	a	5.18		17.71		31.97		47.00		54.47		60.16		60.06		44.10		34.55		20.33		10.16		32.12
1994	-9.23		-1.15	a	22.23		33.43		49.32		58.33		59.10		57.35		52.73		41.72	b	27.03	a	13.17	a	33.67
1995	6.87		8.04		23.74		31.07		45.00		59.70		61.39		63.45		49.37		37.81		18.23		8.47	a	34.43
1996	-5.87		4.93		13.65		29.90		44.61		58.10		58.55		59.87	a	50.77		37.26		14.20		1.97		30.66
1997	-3.54	c	8.43		16.55		31.30		41.68		59.13		61.55		58.68		52.87		40.06		19.97		19.94		33.88
1998	7.68		23.14		22.19		37.57		51.35		55.33		61.97		61.68		53.50		41.39		25.97		13.71		37.96
1999	0.47	a	19.32		23.58		37.67		49.84		58.60		64.26		60.39		47.87		35.42		29.07		13.77		36.69
2000	2.58		15.24		29.58		33.67		49.16		54.90		61.65		60.68		47.24	a	40.45		21.21	a	-3.48		34.41
2001	8.81		-1.82		15.69	b	35.33		50.06		57.80		63.97		60.19		50.07		35.97		32.30		15.48		35.32
2002	13.10		18.25		12.00		33.57		42.10		60.23		65.32		60.26		52.30		32.55		21.60		14.45		35.48
2003	3.90		1.75		17.52		35.57		44.94		56.59	a	60.97		60.68		47.38	a	35.45		17.73		13.55		33.00
2004	-1.68		6.21		23.52		31.48	a	41.39		52.34	a	59.41	b	51.69	b	52.93	c	37.90		26.10	a	12.57	a	32.82
2005	0.74		10.78	a	17.32		37.28	a	44.55		60.48	a	62.39		56.48	b	51.00	b	-----	z	-----	z	8.47	a	34.95	b
2006	17.90	a	1.12	c	21.45		37.55	a	47.86	b	56.38	a	61.77		57.58		46.70		32.47	a	19.14	b	16.19		34.68
2007	7.48	b	-2.14		25.10		32.23		49.16		58.67		61.03		57.03		48.14	a	39.53	a	21.87		1.87		33.33
2008	-3.93	a	-1.17		13.90		29.33		40.55		53.87		59.32		57.03		46.60		35.23		22.55	a	-1.74		29.29
2009	-9.84		3.96		16.94		32.41	a	42.34	b	54.67		56.10	a	55.81		52.93		33.55		28.60		6.17	a	31.14
2010	0.35		0.71		25.71		39.73		46.90		57.00		61.50	a	62.23		46.73		36.61		22.41	a	3.61		33.63
2011	-3.48	b	1.57		12.58		34.63		45.84		57.27		66.03		58.84		46.73		38.68		22.50		15.58		33.06
2012	10.00		12.66		30.32		37.83		48.84		57.73		67.13		55.65		43.93		33.35		22.87		7.10		35.62
2013	1.26		3.25		9.23		25.57		44.45		56.10		61.16		58.26		52.13		36.10		18.43		-1.94		30.33
2014	-6.81		-7.86		12.97		29.37		45.90		58.43		58.19		60.81		49.77		36.58		13.00		15.39		30.48
2015	8.32		-1.82		20.84		33.73		46.55		57.37		60.61		57.45		55.30		38.39		28.07		17.13		35.16
2016	4.81		14.21		29.13		33.80		44.65		56.97		59.90		58.77		51.03		37.32		31.29	i	5.14	c	35.98	a
2017	7.90		16.79		20.58		34.77		44.39		55.13		60.68		55.00		50.03		36.42		20.33		8.26		34.19
2018	2.61		-3.18		18.43	c	22.37		49.61		60.10		60.10		58.97		52.27		31.32		16.77		14.19		31.96
2019	-1.32		-6.00		10.71		32.77		41.73	a	56.73		62.00		56.39		53.14	a	34.67	a	20.03		9.87		30.89
2020	5.52		4.56	b	25.38	b	28.90	a	43.83	b	59.86	b	63.82	c	60.34	b	48.83	a	31.32		24.80		14.65		34.32
2021	12.94		-0.85	a	26.81		32.61	b	46.65	e	60.59	c	62.86	b	58.48		50.70		42.90		25.10		9.87		35.72
2022	-7.83	a	-2.65	b	19.77		28.86	a	47.27	a	58.52	a	61.58		57.74		49.43		35.90		22.17		6.13		31.41
2023	4.48		1.57		6.74		27.53		48.52		59.63		57.26		59.03		53.83		38.29		21.93	a	23.00		33.49
2024	8.42		18.07		18.87		33.38	n	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	15.12	i
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	1.55		6.26		19.67		33.48		46.22		56.73		61.09		58.46		49.03		36.80		22.17		8.97		33.33
S.D.	6.85		7.72		5.90		3.40		3.31		2.54		2.52		2.38		2.71		3.05		4.22		6.15		1.80
SKEW	0.11		0.49		-0.35		-0.50		0.25		-0.47		-0.03		-0.11		-0.12		0.19		-0.29		-0.12		0.26
MAX	17.90		23.14		30.71		39.73		55.26		61.53		67.13		64.17		55.30		45.58		32.30		23.00		37.96
MIN	-11.61		-7.86		6.55		22.37		40.03		50.27		55.29		51.69		42.80		30.81		12.34		-4.58		29.29
YRS	72		72		72		71		71		70		70		68		71		71		71		71		64