MC LEOD 3 E, NORTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 16.0 23.3 35.9 54.7 69.7 78.1 83.0 82.0 71.0 57.4 36.0 21.5 52.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.4 34.9 47.4 66.1 77.1 88.4 88.9 88.5 78.6 62.5 49.6 33.7 88.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1998 1974 1999 1999 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 1.6 7.5 26.7 40.1 62.1 71.8 74.7 76.0 61.8 52.3 25.0 5.2 1.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1989 1975 1979 1993 1993 1977 1985 1995 1996 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 5.3 12.6 26.0 42.7 57.2 66.1 70.9 69.3 58.3 45.0 26.3 11.7 41.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 20.5 25.8 36.5 50.5 64.9 73.7 75.0 74.2 64.5 50.2 36.6 22.4 75.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1975 1983 1978 1973 1999 1979 1975
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -9.8 -3.4 17.2 33.6 50.3 60.2 64.4 63.4 53.1 40.7 14.7 -3.7 -9.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1975 1975 1979 1982 1992 1977 1985 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.5 1.9 16.0 30.7 44.6 54.0 58.7 56.5 45.6 32.6 16.6 1.9 29.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.6 17.7 26.2 36.1 52.7 58.9 63.7 60.9 51.9 37.9 23.5 14.9 63.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1998 1977 1988 1975 1995 1978 1973 1999 1997 1975
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -21.2 -14.3 6.2 26.0 37.7 46.8 53.3 50.8 38.5 26.8 3.1 -12.6 -21.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1975 1988 1983 1982 1971 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.65 0.51 1.01 1.30 2.63 3.39 3.54 2.32 2.05 1.78 0.94 0.42 20.54
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.61 1.75 2.17 7.67 5.95 9.61 7.63 5.12 5.23 6.52 4.13 1.24 9.61
Year Highest Occurred 1997 2000 1995 1986 1972 1975 1995 1974 1999 1984 1977 1996 1975
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.05 0.09 0.21 0.04 0.26 0.42 0.57 0.53 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1985 1974 1987 1990 1974 1985 1976 1974 1999 1999 1989 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 1854. 1468. 1212. 670. 276. 80. 23. 42. 228. 620. 1162. 1653. 9288.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 33. 112. 205. 173. 27. 0. 0. 0. 551.

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