Barnesville, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROTHSAY, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barnesville has an annual average temperature of 41.7°F with about 24.8 inches of precipitation per year and 49.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.93 in) and February the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,679
Cooling need
282

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

55 of 366 (15%) of Barnesville's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1950s
4
1960s
67
1970s
67
1980s
74
1990s
40
2000s
35
2010s
42
2020s
37

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 18.2°F -0.9°F 8.7°F 0.75 in 11.4 in 6
February 23.0°F 2.6°F 12.8°F 0.63 in 7.7 in 6
March 36.3°F 17.2°F 26.8°F 1.08 in 7.2 in 6
April 52.7°F 31.3°F 42.0°F 2.06 in 4.1 in 7
May 66.9°F 45.2°F 56.1°F 3.27 in 10
June 75.8°F 56.4°F 66.1°F 3.93 in 12
July 80.0°F 60.0°F 70.0°F 3.43 in 10
August 78.4°F 58.1°F 68.3°F 2.72 in 8
September 70.3°F 48.8°F 59.5°F 2.75 in 9
October 54.7°F 35.0°F 44.8°F 2.34 in 1.6 in 9
November 38.0°F 20.9°F 29.4°F 0.92 in 6.9 in 5
December 24.1°F 7.1°F 15.6°F 0.89 in 10.7 in 7

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