Climax, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HILLSBORO 3 N, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Climax has an annual average temperature of 42.6°F with about 22.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.65 in) and January the driest (0.55 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,433
Cooling need
378

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Climax'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
8
1910s
39
1920s
25
1930s
66
1940s
37
1950s
39
1960s
23
1970s
24
1980s
34
1990s
34
2000s
24
2010s
13

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 17.9°F 1.0°F 9.4°F 0.55 in 7
February 22.5°F 4.2°F 13.3°F 0.59 in 5
March 35.9°F 19.5°F 27.7°F 1.20 in 5
April 53.0°F 33.7°F 43.4°F 1.39 in 6
May 67.7°F 45.8°F 56.7°F 2.77 in 10
June 77.0°F 57.3°F 67.1°F 3.65 in 11
July 81.3°F 61.1°F 71.2°F 3.43 in 9
August 80.2°F 58.4°F 69.3°F 2.59 in 8
September 71.3°F 49.7°F 60.5°F 2.16 in 7
October 55.2°F 36.8°F 46.0°F 2.21 in 7
November 38.2°F 22.3°F 30.3°F 0.86 in 5
December 23.7°F 9.4°F 16.6°F 0.91 in 6

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