ARTICHOKE LAKE, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 19.6 25.4 37.3 55.2 69.2 78.3 83.7 81.1 70.8 58.7 39.6 23.9 53.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.4 41.4 51.1 67.7 77.7 88.7 90.9 88.0 76.9 69.5 46.6 34.5 58.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1988 1961 1978 1963 1981 1986 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 5.8 12.8 25.6 41.4 63.0 71.4 78.7 74.6 58.5 52.2 27.8 7.6 49.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1974 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 9.7 15.4 28.2 44.5 57.8 67.0 72.1 69.4 59.3 47.6 30.6 14.9 43.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.2 32.2 38.6 53.6 65.9 74.8 76.7 75.2 64.4 57.2 37.0 25.4 48.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1988 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -4.2 1.5 16.3 35.8 52.2 60.2 67.4 64.7 50.5 42.7 19.7 -0.3 39.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1971 1977 1965 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.2 5.3 19.1 33.7 46.3 55.6 60.4 57.6 47.7 36.6 21.5 6.0 32.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.9 22.9 32.3 39.4 54.7 60.9 65.2 63.8 52.1 44.8 28.3 17.6 37.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1983 1983 1990 1963 1983 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -14.1 -9.9 5.8 26.8 39.5 48.9 55.3 53.3 41.7 30.4 11.5 -8.1 29.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1969 1961 1967 1969 1971 1977 1974 1988 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.72 0.66 1.37 2.24 2.73 3.61 3.39 3.01 2.19 2.09 0.99 0.54 23.54
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.48 1.82 4.59 5.21 6.93 6.95 6.97 8.88 5.26 8.06 4.52 2.07 32.80
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1969 1977 1968 1962 1967 1986 1964 1965 1971 1970 1968 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.10 0.18 0.38 0.18 0.37 0.47 0.62 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.00 11.12
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1964 1967 1980 1976 1988 1975 1969 1979 1978 1990 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1714. 1389. 1141. 615. 256. 59. 11. 31. 192. 539. 1032. 1553. 8532.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 33. 119. 231. 167. 21. 0. 0. 0. 571.

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