STEELE, NORTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 19.0 25.6 38.2 55.8 69.4 77.8 84.5 83.6 71.9 59.7 39.4 23.6 54.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.6 36.6 49.9 70.3 79.1 90.9 89.8 90.5 79.3 71.6 48.1 36.9 57.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1984 1986 1977 1977 1988 1988 1983 1978 1963 1981 1979 1990
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 5.0 11.4 25.9 41.1 63.4 69.9 77.6 76.5 57.8 52.6 24.4 7.6 50.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1965 1975 1968 1985 1962 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 8.6 15.0 27.5 43.2 55.7 64.9 70.7 69.0 57.9 46.5 28.8 13.4 41.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 24.2 28.4 37.9 53.9 64.3 75.4 75.3 75.6 64.0 57.2 36.2 24.3 46.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1984 1986 1977 1977 1988 1989 1983 1978 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -5.2 0.7 15.3 33.9 50.5 58.3 66.0 62.3 46.4 41.4 16.6 -0.9 38.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1968 1969 1962 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.0 4.3 16.9 30.5 41.9 51.9 56.8 54.4 43.9 33.2 18.1 3.2 29.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.7 20.2 27.4 37.6 49.5 59.9 61.1 60.7 48.7 42.7 26.0 15.9 35.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1984 1973 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1990 1963 1983 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -16.1 -10.0 4.6 25.3 36.0 45.6 51.6 48.1 34.9 26.9 8.8 -9.3 26.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1979 1967 1969 1972 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.42 0.41 0.87 1.70 2.31 3.33 2.29 1.79 1.73 1.09 0.44 0.43 16.81
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.12 2.08 2.73 4.64 5.53 8.73 6.33 5.63 5.48 4.91 1.87 1.08 25.31
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1969 1988 1976 1962 1990 1987 1980 1977 1982 1986 1969 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.23 0.99 0.33 0.12 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00 10.71
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1988 1961 1987 1984 1989 1967 1970 1974 1989 1987 1986 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1748. 1400. 1163. 654. 309. 110. 16. 57. 244. 574. 1086. 1600. 8961.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 20. 107. 193. 181. 31. 0. 0. 0. 532.

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