ELGIN, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		4.9		-14.5		-10.2		-3.4		5.8		13.7		18.3		20.9		20		14.2		7.2		-2.4		-10.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-13.9		-4.6		2.1		12.1		20.3		24.8		27.2		26.7		20.8		13.7		2.6		-5.7		10.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		30.6		-0.1		3		8.8		19.1		24.9		30.6		30.3		30.4		25.3		16.4		10.7		0.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		821		23		21		47		77		95		115		116		109		89		56		46		28

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		6		5		8		9		11		10		9		9		8		7		7		7

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		441		78		62		96		208		191		260		382		441		278		175		152		84

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		2		---		2		18		16		12		20		9		12		---		1		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		223.5		35.6		23.4		39.9		78.7		64.5		124.5		133.9		223.5		114.5		53.9		50.8		38.4

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		65.1		2.9		2.8		4.9		6.8		7.1		7.3		7.1		6.4		6.4		5.1		4.6		3.7

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

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		3		3		5		6		8		7		7		6		6		5		4		3

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

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		---		---		1		2		3		3		3		3		2		1		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		22		0.4		0.4		1.1		2.2		2.7		2.8		3.2		3.5		2.3		1.4		1.5		0.5

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

Years on Record: 72

		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: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		106.9		23.6		19.3		22.1		7.1		---		---		---		---		---		1		10.9		22.9

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.2		6.9		6		5		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		3.6		7.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 72

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		75.7		75.7		53.6		61.2		35.8		1.3		---		---		---		---		13.7		53.6		72.1

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		15.9		3.6		3		2.6		1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.9		3.6

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		4.6		1.2		0.8		0.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		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		1.6		0.4		0.3		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3

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		0.2		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		96.7		26.6		24.9		14.9		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		6.1		22.6

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		66.8		20.7		18.9		9.3		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		3		14.2

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		46.2		15.6		14.2		6.1		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		8.5

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		21.7		7.6		8.1		2.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5138.3		1019.4		800		673.9		377.2		162.8		52.2		18.3		25		135		347.2		623.3		903.9

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		251.7		---		---		---		0.6		16.7		51.1		97.2		76.1		10		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1134.6		---		---		---		---		113.7		248.3		337.6		310		125		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.5		13		11.4		10.1		9.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		6.2		9.7		12.8		16.3		19.3		21.2		21.3		18		14.2		9.8		6.3		5.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.3		2.3		3.2		4.9		6.8		8.1		8.7		8.2		7.2		5.5		3.9		2.6		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.5		12.6		15.7		16.3		16.9		17.8		18.4		19		17.8		16.4		13.9		10.9		10.3

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		12.9		16.4		16.1		16.6		18.2		19.7		20.9		18.3		16.7		13.8		11		11.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		6.2		9.7		12.8		16.3		19.3		21.2		21.3		18		14.2		9.8		6.3		5.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.4		3.5		5.2		7		8.4		9		8.7		7.5		5.8		4		2.7		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		14.4		19.6		20.3		20.2		21.5		21.7		21.6		20.5		20.7		16.7		14.7		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		21.6		15.3		22.1		22.8		22.5		25.9		27.6		26.8		23.5		23.6		17.7		16.2		14.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		5.5		8.1		10.5		12.8		14.5		18.8		17.9		16.1		11.4		7.4		5.5		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		4.7		2.1		2.6		4.2		6.2		7.3		7.7		7.5		6.5		4.8		3.6		2.4		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.4		10.6		12.4		12.8		12.9		13.2		16.3		15.9		15.7		12.6		9.5		9.1		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		10.3		11.8		10.9		10.3		10		15.4		14.7		14.5		10.8		8		8.6		7.8