DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 16.4 24.1 36.7 54.8 69.4 76.1 80.5 79.1 69.1 55.9 35.1 21.0 51.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.9 35.6 48.8 67.4 77.8 86.3 86.7 86.1 79.4 61.7 49.6 32.5 86.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1998 2000 1999 1999 1989
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 3.1 11.3 26.5 40.4 60.3 70.1 71.5 72.6 62.7 50.7 25.6 7.3 3.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1975 1975 1979 1993 1992 1977 1975 1995 1996 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 6.1 13.7 26.9 43.0 56.9 64.6 69.3 67.9 58.0 45.7 27.6 12.4 41.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 18.8 28.1 37.5 51.6 66.3 72.0 74.2 74.6 66.4 52.1 37.8 22.9 74.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1987 1977 1988 1999 1983 1998 1973 1999 1999 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -6.3 -0.1 15.6 34.6 49.7 58.1 61.6 62.3 52.6 40.7 18.2 -1.2 -6.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1996 1975 1979 1982 1992 1977 1993 1988 1996 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -4.3 3.2 17.1 31.2 44.3 53.1 58.0 56.6 46.8 35.5 20.0 3.7 30.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.8 21.5 27.8 37.5 54.8 58.0 63.3 63.0 53.3 43.1 27.6 13.6 63.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1999 1977 1995 1975 1973 1998 1973 1998 1997 1975
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -17.6 -12.4 4.3 25.4 38.5 45.5 51.7 51.6 42.3 28.4 10.7 -9.7 -17.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1996 1996 1983 1982 1992 1994 1993 1988 1996 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.76 0.57 1.15 1.54 2.97 4.41 4.03 3.67 3.02 2.50 1.10 0.64 26.36
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.58 2.03 2.69 5.15 8.84 9.24 11.14 6.27 6.91 6.35 3.88 1.41 11.14
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1979 1995 1986 1985 1983 1983 1988 1986 1984 2000 1977 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.13 0.08 0.28 0.07 0.42 1.23 0.40 0.65 0.42 0.08 0.00 0.07 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1988 1996 1980 1976 1982 1989 1976 1974 1991 1999 1994 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 1829. 1438. 1183. 661. 290. 106. 44. 72. 234. 599. 1124. 1632. 9212.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 2. 37. 95. 174. 160. 21. 0. 0. 0. 489.

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