Cook, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COOK 8NE, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cook has an annual average temperature of 38°F with about 27.7 inches of precipitation per year and 61.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.50 in) and February the driest (0.72 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,765
Cooling need
39

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Climate change signal

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146 of 366 (39.9%) of Cook'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.

1990s
12
2000s
154
2010s
108
2020s
92

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 15.3°F -4.9°F 5.2°F 1.10 in 12.7 in 13
February 21.2°F -2.2°F 9.5°F 0.72 in 8.5 in 9
March 34.6°F 11.1°F 22.8°F 1.06 in 6.0 in 10
April 48.1°F 26.3°F 37.2°F 1.78 in 4.7 in 11
May 62.7°F 40.4°F 51.5°F 2.73 in 0.3 in 15
June 72.4°F 50.9°F 61.6°F 3.99 in 17
July 77.1°F 55.6°F 66.3°F 4.50 in 14
August 75.3°F 53.8°F 64.5°F 3.47 in 14
September 65.2°F 45.7°F 55.4°F 3.25 in 14
October 50.1°F 33.9°F 42.0°F 2.46 in 3.6 in 16
November 33.9°F 20.4°F 27.2°F 1.56 in 10.3 in 12
December 20.7°F 4.5°F 12.6°F 1.04 in 15.1 in 13

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