CROOKSTON NW EXP STN, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 14.1 21.3 33.4 52.4 68.6 77.0 81.5 80.6 69.4 55.3 34.1 19.9 50.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.2 32.2 44.5 63.1 77.7 86.1 88.2 86.5 76.9 59.9 47.6 30.6 88.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1980 1977 1988 1989 1983 1998 1975 1999 1999 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 1.6 8.2 23.2 40.5 57.8 70.0 72.9 74.8 62.7 51.0 24.0 7.6 1.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1979 1979 1982 1992 1977 1985 1995 1996 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 3.8 11.2 24.5 41.7 56.4 65.3 69.5 68.0 57.0 44.0 25.5 10.6 39.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 17.6 26.2 35.3 49.7 65.6 72.6 74.0 73.4 62.6 49.9 35.7 24.0 74.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1973 1999 1997 1974
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -9.8 -2.5 14.2 33.2 48.1 58.6 61.8 62.0 52.2 39.6 13.7 -1.2 -9.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1979 1979 1982 1992 1977 1984 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.5 1.0 15.6 31.0 44.1 53.5 57.5 55.3 44.6 32.7 16.8 1.2 28.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.9 20.4 27.8 36.5 53.5 59.1 61.8 60.4 50.2 40.3 26.1 17.6 61.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1987 1977 1995 1983 1983 1978 1973 1981 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -21.5 -13.3 5.2 25.8 37.7 47.2 50.7 49.3 39.0 26.4 2.9 -10.7 -21.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1996 1996 1983 1982 1992 1977 1984 1976 1985 1985 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.54 0.74 1.32 2.44 3.51 3.12 2.94 2.24 1.84 0.99 0.50 20.72
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.38 1.77 2.04 5.01 6.04 7.11 7.56 6.03 6.69 5.32 4.42 1.72 7.56
Year Highest Occurred 1997 1979 1983 1986 1998 1994 1995 1999 1973 1998 2000 1996 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.10 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.33 1.04 0.43 0.33 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.05 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 2000 1978 1986 1988 1980 1987 1975 1996 1974 1992 1999 1979 1986
Heating Degree Days (F) 1900. 1508. 1255. 701. 306. 93. 39. 58. 257. 652. 1186. 1687. 9642.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 38. 101. 178. 149. 17. 0. 0. 0. 484.

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