Crookston, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CROOKSTON NW EXP STN, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Crookston has an annual average temperature of 40.1°F with about 22.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low -3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.15 in) and January the driest (0.51 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
63°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,174
Cooling need
198

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

43 of 366 (11.7%) of Crookston'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.

1890s
32
1900s
15
1910s
20
1920s
23
1930s
53
1940s
24
1950s
24
1960s
19
1970s
20
1980s
31
1990s
19
2000s
25
2010s
34
2020s
27

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 15.8°F -3.6°F 6.1°F 0.51 in 6
February 20.4°F -0.2°F 10.1°F 0.53 in 6
March 34.0°F 14.8°F 24.4°F 0.73 in 6
April 51.3°F 30.1°F 40.7°F 1.27 in 6
May 66.6°F 42.8°F 54.7°F 2.75 in 10
June 76.0°F 54.3°F 65.1°F 4.15 in 11
July 80.3°F 57.8°F 69.1°F 3.27 in 9
August 79.6°F 55.2°F 67.4°F 2.97 in 8
September 70.4°F 46.0°F 58.2°F 2.60 in 8
October 54.1°F 33.3°F 43.7°F 2.09 in 7
November 36.2°F 18.8°F 27.5°F 0.82 in 6
December 22.4°F 5.2°F 13.8°F 0.74 in 7

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