WADENA 3 S, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 15.8 22.3 34.9 52.3 66.4 74.9 80.2 78.0 67.0 55.5 36.8 20.7 50.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.8 35.9 46.9 64.5 76.4 82.9 85.5 86.8 72.8 68.3 44.4 29.1 55.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1970 1969 1978 1963 1963 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 4.0 11.0 26.3 40.9 58.1 68.0 76.4 71.0 56.3 49.5 27.0 7.4 46.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1965 1975 1979 1982 1979 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 4.8 10.7 24.2 40.7 54.2 63.7 68.7 66.4 55.6 44.1 27.7 11.2 39.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 18.4 26.4 34.4 48.8 63.7 69.2 72.7 72.1 61.1 55.3 35.0 20.2 44.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1966 1969 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -7.4 -0.6 13.5 32.9 46.9 57.6 64.8 60.5 48.0 38.3 17.5 -2.7 36.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1965 1975 1979 1982 1971 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.2 -0.9 13.4 29.0 42.0 52.5 57.2 54.6 44.1 32.7 18.5 1.6 28.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.9 16.8 25.5 34.1 50.9 56.0 61.1 60.8 49.4 42.2 25.8 12.4 33.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1963 1983 1983 1978 1963 1981 1982 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -19.7 -12.3 0.7 23.7 35.7 46.8 53.1 50.0 37.9 24.7 8.0 -12.8 25.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1965 1961 1979 1969 1971 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.83 0.55 1.54 2.34 2.96 4.43 3.67 2.86 2.83 2.24 1.20 0.79 26.24
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.47 1.66 3.84 5.12 8.90 10.46 7.46 6.29 7.63 8.47 3.58 2.34 38.00
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1979 1966 1968 1965 1968 1962 1988 1965 1984 1977 1968 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.08 0.04 0.28 0.05 0.52 0.96 0.81 0.24 0.24 0.16 0.11 0.05 13.42
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1968 1961 1980 1976 1987 1967 1970 1974 1976 1967 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1866. 1520. 1265. 729. 354. 110. 28. 71. 290. 648. 1119. 1668. 9668.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 71. 143. 115. 8. 0. 0. 0. 356.

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