DAWSON, MINNESOTA

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		611		17		18		39		58		75		96		74		77		63		46		30		17

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		5		4		6		7		10		10		8		8		7		6		5		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		236		62		52		121		230		236		209		169		189		189		182		88		56

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		5		2		1		9		8		9		2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		109.2		24.1		38.1		63.5		88.9		65.3		101.1		100.3		109.2		91.7		106.7		52.1		36.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		48.6		1.5		1.4		3.3		4.5		6		6.7		5.7		5.3		5.7		4		2.7		1.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49		2		2		4		5		6		7		5		5		5		3		3		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		---		---		1		1		2		3		2		2		2		1		1		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.2		0.1		0.1		0.6		1.2		1.7		2.6		2		1.9		1.7		1.5		0.5		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		98.3		19.6		20.1		21.6		5.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		12.4		18.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.9		4.3		3.7		2.9		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.2		4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		86.4		63.5		68.6		72.9		66		---		---		---		---		2.5		12.7		53.6		86.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.9		3.4		3.1		2.5		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.9		3.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		1		0.9		1.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		1.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		0.4		0.3		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		---		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68.7		19.3		15.6		11.1		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		6.2		15.9

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45.9		14.8		10.4		7.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.1		10.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28.7		9.2		6.7		4.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.4		7.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.1		2.4		2.3		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.7

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.8		11		12.5		14.1		15.5		16.2		15.8		14.5		13		11.4		10.1		9.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		5.9		9.1		12.6		16.9		19.6		21.6		22.1		19.1		14.2		9.8		6.3		5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		2.2		3.1		4.8		6.5		8		8.6		8		6.8		5.4		3.7		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		12.4		15.2		16.5		17.8		18		18.7		19.7		19		16.6		14.3		11.7		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.8		12.7		15.8		16.2		18.4		18.9		20.7		22.8		20.8		17.1		14.7		11.9		11.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		5.9		9.1		12.6		16.9		19.6		21.6		22.1		19.1		14.2		9.8		6.3		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.3		3.4		5		6.9		8.4		9		8.6		7.3		5.7		3.9		2.6		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.2		14.8		19		20.9		22.4		21.3		22.1		21.9		21.9		20.8		17.8		14.8		12.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.6		15.9		21.2		22.2		27.1		25.9		28.9		28		26.8		24.1		19.9		16.4		14.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.3		5.3		8.1		9.6		13.9		16.9		19		18.4		16.7		11.6		7.1		5.3		4.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.5		1.9		2.6		4.2		5.4		7.3		7.5		7.2		6		4.6		3.3		2.2		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		10.4		12.8		11.7		14.2		15.4		16.6		16.4		16.4		12.9		9.1		9.2		8.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.9		10.1		12.5		9.5		12.3		13.9		16.1		15.8		16		11.4		7.8		8.6		9.1