ZENITH, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41.4		10.4		18.4		26.1		41		53.1		62.2		68.7		67.6		56.4		45.2		29.4		17.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.1		21.5		29.8		37.6		53.6		66.8		75.4		83.4		82.9		70.9		59		40.5		28.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		28.6		-0.7		6.9		14.7		28.4		39.4		49.1		53.9		52.3		41.7		31.6		18.2		7.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		58		67		74		90		97		100		103		108		103		94		75		60

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-41		-41		-40		-26		-17		8		28		33		31		15		4		-21		-35

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.2		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.8		7.2		7.4		1.3		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		192.4		30.4		27.7		29.2		21		5.8		0.2		---		---		3.5		16.9		27.6		30.2

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.7		15.5		9.6		5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		9.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		18.3		0.6		0.5		0.8		1.7		2.8		3.8		2.7		2		1.5		0.9		0.6		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		6		5		6		7		11		14		9		8		7		5		5		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9		1.6		1.3		2.1		5.6		5.9		9		7.3		5.1		4.8		2.9		2		1.6

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.2		---		0.6		1.1		0.1		0.1		0.2		---		---		0.1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.9		0.5		0.8		1.2		1.9		1.9		2.7		2.4		2.6		2.9		1.8		0.6		0.5

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

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		2		2		2		4		7		8		6		5		4		2		2		2

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

Years on Record: 31

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

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

Years on Record: 31

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		31		7.3		4.3		6.2		2.7		0.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		2.9		6.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		25		22.5		8.8		24		25		3		1		---		---		3		5		10.5		22

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6229		1384		1034		895		430		138		16		1		3		83		325		769		1151

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358		---		---		---		---		9		48		148		131		21		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1779.4		---		---		---		---		96.1		366		579.7		545.6		192		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.7		16.5		16		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.4		2.3		3.5		4.8		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4.1		2.7		1.6		1.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.5		3.6		4.4		5		5.3		5.4		5.8		5.5		4.7		3.7		2.7		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.2		3.1		3.8		4.9		5.5		5.8		6.6		5.7		4.5		3.5		2.4		2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.4		2.3		3.5		4.8		5.8		6.2		6.5		5.5		4.1		2.7		1.6		1.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.9		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.3		2		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3		4		5		6.1		5.8		6.3		6.3		6.1		5.5		4.2		3.2		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		2.6		3.6		4.5		6.4		6.4		7.5		7.3		6.7		5.5		4		2.9		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.3		1.9		2.7		4.2		4.4		5		4.5		4.6		3.1		2.2		1.3		1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.1		2.9		3.3		4.3		4		4.3		4		4.5		3.4		3		2.2		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		1.8		2.4		2.4		3.7		3.1		3.7		3.1		4		2.8		2.7		1.8		1.4