NELSON, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5.3		-13.2		-10.4		-3.2		5.9		13.1		18.4		21.4		20.3		14.5		7.9		-1.5		-9.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10.7		-7.9		-5		1.8		11.6		19.1		24.1		27.3		26.1		20.2		13.4		2.8		-5.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-0.1		-18.4		-15.9		-8.2		0.3		7.1		12.7		15.6		14.5		8.8		2.5		-5.8		-14.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		14.4		14.4		25		35		36.1		38.9		38.3		40		36.7		32.2		22.8		14.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-38.9		-38.9		-36.7		-36.7		-18.9		-7.8		0.6		5.6		3.3		-6.1		-12.8		-27.8		-35.6

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.7		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.3		3.7		2.6		0.6		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		172.7		31		28		27.9		15.7		2.3		---		---		---		0.9		10.1		26.1		30.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		17		12.3		4.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		10.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		664		22		21		37		51		74		107		89		90		69		53		33		17

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105		8		7		8		9		11		12		10		9		9		7		7		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		277		106		55		77		165		184		277		246		209		184		208		103		65

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		1		4		---		6		14		18		5		11		---		---		1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		144.5		29.7		17.8		31.2		52.6		63		107.2		144.5		87.6		81		67.1		53.6		34

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

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51		2		2		3		5		6		7		6		6		5		4		3		2

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

Years on Record: 71

		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 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		109.9		9.2		7.2		8.6		9.4		10.6		11.9		9.9		9.3		9.2		7.2		7.9		8.3

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		140		20		20		30		40		60		90		140		80		70		60		40		30

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1010		100		50		70		160		180		200		240		200		130		200		100		60

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		280		---		---		---		---		---		10		10		---		10		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		105.7		22.4		17		23.9		8.9		0.2		---		---		---		0.2		2		15		16

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		92.5		76.7		43.9		92.5		37.1		7.6		---		---		---		8.1		18		70.4		58.7

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3563.3		805		655.6		496.7		215.6		57.2		4.4		---		0.6		34.4		165		428.9		700

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		267.8		---		---		---		1.1		11.7		48.9		106.1		80		18.9		1.1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1156.5		---		---		---		---		96.4		251.7		354.8		318.6		135		---		---		---

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		16.3		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		12.5		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