Cass Lake, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cass Lake has an annual average temperature of 39.9°F with about 26.5 inches of precipitation per year and 48.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.07 in) and February the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,171
Cooling need
153

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

71 of 366 (19.4%) of Cass Lake'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.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1940s
2
1950s
37
1960s
51
1970s
42
1980s
67
1990s
40
2000s
34
2010s
48
2020s
45

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 17.8°F -3.6°F 7.1°F 0.76 in 9.1 in 8
February 23.6°F -0.4°F 11.6°F 0.74 in 9.3 in 7
March 37.0°F 14.5°F 25.8°F 1.24 in 6.2 in 7
April 51.0°F 28.9°F 40.0°F 1.98 in 5.6 in 9
May 65.0°F 42.3°F 53.6°F 2.93 in 12
June 74.5°F 53.4°F 63.9°F 4.07 in 13
July 79.1°F 58.0°F 68.5°F 3.74 in 11
August 77.3°F 55.9°F 66.6°F 3.06 in 9
September 68.0°F 46.9°F 57.4°F 2.91 in 10
October 52.3°F 33.7°F 43.0°F 2.76 in 1.4 in 10
November 35.9°F 19.6°F 27.7°F 1.29 in 5.8 in 7
December 22.9°F 5.6°F 14.2°F 1.01 in 11.5 in 9

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