VALLEY CITY 3 NNW, NORTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 15.7 21.8 34.8 52.7 67.5 75.8 82.0 80.5 69.2 57.1 36.9 20.9 51.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.5 34.7 45.4 64.5 76.4 86.0 87.3 88.5 76.6 71.3 46.1 30.3 55.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1970 1969 1963 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 1.6 6.5 25.7 38.3 58.3 69.0 77.2 72.4 56.6 48.3 25.1 6.4 46.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1969 1975 1979 1969 1972 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 4.7 10.9 24.2 40.4 54.1 63.3 68.7 66.2 55.2 43.6 26.3 10.5 39.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 22.2 26.4 34.1 48.3 63.4 71.1 73.0 71.5 61.6 53.8 34.5 20.4 44.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1978 1963 1981 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -9.3 -3.7 13.3 30.4 47.1 56.9 64.3 59.0 44.5 36.2 13.5 -2.2 35.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1979 1969 1972 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.2 -0.1 13.5 28.1 40.6 50.6 55.5 51.9 41.1 30.1 15.6 0.0 26.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.9 18.1 26.2 32.6 50.3 56.2 60.1 57.3 47.6 37.8 24.6 12.7 32.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1966 1983 1978 1973 1983 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -20.2 -13.9 0.8 22.5 34.2 44.8 49.2 45.5 32.3 19.4 1.8 -10.8 22.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1979 1965 1975 1967 1982 1967 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1965
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.52 0.40 0.86 1.64 2.31 3.27 2.53 2.49 2.08 1.21 0.56 0.52 18.39
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.78 1.49 2.04 5.60 4.27 6.98 9.69 6.42 5.04 5.43 2.13 1.26 28.65
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1979 1966 1986 1962 1968 1962 1964 1977 1982 1977 1968 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.06 0.60 0.52 0.31 0.36 0.17 0.12 0.00 0.09 11.94
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1973 1986 1980 1976 1973 1976 1984 1976 1989 1990 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1869. 1515. 1265. 738. 354. 118. 27. 82. 306. 663. 1161. 1690. 9788.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 16. 67. 142. 119. 12. 0. 0. 0. 356.
Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu