DALTON, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6.1		-12.4		-9.1		-2.4		6.7		14.3		19.2		22.1		21.3		15.7		7.8		-1.2		-9.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11.7		-7		-3.5		2.9		12.8		20.7		24.8		27.7		27.1		21.8		13.6		3.4		-4.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.5		-17.9		-14.7		-7.8		0.5		7.8		13.6		16.5		15.6		9.6		2.1		-5.9		-14.4

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.8		---		---		---		---		0.5		---		2		2.3		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.5		---		---		---		0.3		3.5		10.3		20.5		16.3		4.8		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122.9		---		---		0.3		2.8		13.8		26.5		30.3		30		16.8		2.7		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167.1		---		---		0.8		10.8		26		29.5		31		31		26.8		10.7		0.7		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		201.2		---		---		2.5		20		31		30		31		31		30		21.7		4		---

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		239.1		1.3		2		12		26.8		31		30		31		31		30		29.7		13		1.3

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		364		31		28		31		30		31		30		30		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		318.3		31		28		31		30		30.3		23.3		10.3		15.5		27		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		256.3		31		28		31		29.5		21.8		4.3		0.5		0.5		17.8		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		204.7		31		27.7		30.8		24.3		5.8		---		---		---		3.5		20.7		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167.2		31		27.5		28		12.8		---		---		---		---		---		10.3		26.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		114		29		24.7		16.3		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		11.7		29.3

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68		23.3		17.4		6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		18

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37.8		16.7		9.3		2.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		650.2		17.8		12.7		33		53.3		73.7		101.6		91.4		78.7		78.7		58.4		33		17.8

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8575		1717		1383		1159		630		246		45		5		13		188		586		1057		1545

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		552		---		---		---		---		20		91		216		178		47		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2476		---		---		2		46		258		496		675		630		320		48		1		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.1		15.6		16.4		15.9		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		5.7		9.1		12.8		16.9		19.8		21.1		21.5		18.7		13.5		9.3		6		4.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.2		4.5		6.3		6.9		8.9		9.4		9		8		6.4		4.6		3.4		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.8		10		13.8		16.2		17.7		18.2		18.4		19.2		18.5		15.4		12.5		9.9		8.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.2		8.6		12.3		13.9		17.9		18.1		19		20.4		18.4		14.1		11.6		8.5		7.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		5.7		9.1		12.8		16.9		19.8		21.1		21.5		18.7		13.5		9.3		6		4.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.5		4.8		6.7		7.4		9		9.5		9.2		8.1		7		5		3.7		3.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.2		11.1		15.2		19		21.8		20.5		21.2		21.5		21.7		19.4		14.6		11.1		9.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.6		9.7		13.8		16.7		23.5		22.4		24.7		24.6		23.5		19.1		14		10		9.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		5		8.1		10.3		14.1		17.5		17.8		17.9		16		10.7		7.1		5.3		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		2.9		4.2		5.8		6.6		8.7		9.2		8.9		7.9		5.9		3.8		3.1		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		8.5		12.1		12.6		14.5		16		15.5		15.9		15.6		11.7		9.1		8.6		7.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.6		7.1		10.5		9.5		13.4		14		13.3		14.2		13.6		9.4		8		7.2		6.5