STEELE, 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) 18.1 25.6 37.5 54.7 68.6 76.6 82.8 82.4 71.3 57.7 36.5 22.7 52.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 33.8 37.0 47.7 68.4 77.5 89.2 88.2 89.1 78.4 63.2 51.8 36.9 89.2
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1991 2000 1977 1977 1988 1988 1983 1998 1974 1999 1999 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 3.0 9.2 30.1 39.2 61.9 68.7 74.1 75.0 61.8 52.6 23.1 5.9 3.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1996 1975 1979 1985 1993 1977 1985 1980 1985 1983 1978
Mean Temperature (F) 7.7 15.0 27.1 42.5 55.8 64.5 69.9 68.5 57.6 44.6 26.3 12.9 41.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 22.8 28.2 35.5 52.5 63.4 74.6 74.7 74.6 63.6 48.9 38.3 25.5 74.7
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1998 2000 1977 1977 1988 1989 1983 1998 1973 1999 1999 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -7.7 -2.2 19.1 32.4 49.6 58.6 64.0 61.2 52.4 39.8 14.8 -3.0 -7.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1979 1985 1992 1977 1984 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -2.8 4.4 16.7 30.2 42.9 52.4 57.0 54.5 43.9 31.5 16.0 3.0 29.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.8 21.3 25.0 36.6 49.2 60.0 61.3 60.0 48.7 38.0 24.8 17.1 61.3
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1998 1973 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1998 1994 1999 1997 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -19.2 -13.6 8.1 24.3 36.4 47.0 51.5 47.4 37.1 25.0 6.4 -12.0 -19.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1979 1983 1981 1972 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.48 0.44 0.98 1.51 2.53 3.24 2.95 2.01 1.90 1.55 0.74 0.44 18.77
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.89 1.41 2.73 4.64 8.62 8.73 13.11 6.67 6.44 4.91 2.30 1.05 13.11
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1998 1988 1976 1999 1990 1993 1998 1994 1982 1996 1993 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.23 1.16 0.60 0.29 0.05 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1988 1978 1987 1984 1974 1985 1971 1974 1987 1999 1986 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1779. 1401. 1176. 679. 308. 114. 26. 63. 250. 632. 1163. 1617. 9208.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 2. 22. 99. 179. 170. 29. 0. 0. 0. 501.

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