VALLEY CITY 3 NNW, 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) 16.3 23.5 35.4 53.2 68.1 75.8 80.8 79.9 69.5 56.5 35.6 21.6 51.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.5 34.7 46.2 64.5 76.4 86.0 86.9 85.6 78.4 62.0 51.0 35.5 86.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1998 1989 1999 1999 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 1.6 6.5 25.8 38.3 58.3 69.1 73.3 72.4 62.0 52.7 24.7 6.4 1.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1979 1985 1992 1977 1985 1983 1996 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 5.7 12.9 25.5 41.0 55.1 63.8 68.5 66.6 56.1 43.7 26.0 11.9 39.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 22.2 26.4 34.4 48.3 64.0 71.1 73.0 71.5 62.4 49.4 36.6 24.0 73.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -9.2 -3.7 16.1 31.0 47.7 57.3 62.4 59.4 51.5 36.4 13.5 -2.2 -9.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1979 1982 1992 1977 1984 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -4.9 2.3 15.6 28.8 42.1 51.7 56.2 53.3 42.6 30.9 16.3 2.2 28.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 11.9 18.9 26.8 33.7 51.6 57.2 59.9 57.3 48.3 38.3 24.7 16.1 59.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1977 1977 1991 1975 1983 1978 1973 1981 1997 1975
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -20.1 -13.8 6.4 22.9 36.6 44.8 51.3 46.4 37.5 19.9 1.8 -10.8 -20.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1997 1983 1982 1971 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.46 0.80 1.22 2.60 3.27 2.75 2.43 2.10 1.53 0.80 0.39 18.89
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.37 1.51 1.94 5.60 4.64 6.98 8.77 6.30 5.06 5.43 2.18 0.89 8.77
Year Highest Occurred 1988 1998 1977 1986 1991 1993 1993 1980 1996 1982 2000 1993 1993
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 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1973 1986 1980 1976 1973 1976 1984 1976 1989 1999 1999 1986
Heating Degree Days (F) 1840. 1459. 1225. 720. 330. 114. 35. 74. 285. 661. 1172. 1646. 9561.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 23. 77. 143. 123. 16. 0. 0. 0. 383.

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