Glenwood, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GLENWOOD 2WNW, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Glenwood has an annual average temperature of 43.3°F with about 26.4 inches of precipitation per year and 46.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and January the driest (0.48 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,109
Cooling need
300

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Glenwood'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
30
1940s
4
1950s
44
1960s
54
1970s
19
1980s
66
1990s
40
2000s
61
2010s
48

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 22.6°F 1.5°F 12.1°F 0.48 in 10.6 in 6
February 27.3°F 5.2°F 16.3°F 0.52 in 8.9 in 5
March 40.2°F 18.6°F 29.4°F 1.14 in 7.6 in 6
April 56.9°F 30.9°F 43.9°F 2.12 in 2.9 in 9
May 70.4°F 43.5°F 57.0°F 2.99 in 11
June 78.9°F 53.6°F 66.3°F 4.31 in 12
July 82.9°F 57.9°F 70.4°F 4.13 in 11
August 81.1°F 55.5°F 68.3°F 3.74 in 9
September 73.5°F 47.2°F 60.3°F 2.93 in 8
October 58.8°F 34.2°F 46.5°F 2.46 in 0.6 in 9
November 41.4°F 20.8°F 31.1°F 0.96 in 5.3 in 6
December 28.0°F 8.2°F 18.1°F 0.66 in 10.4 in 7

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