Leonard, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Leonard has an annual average temperature of 39.3°F with about 22.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 76.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.61 in) and December the driest (0.40 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,375
Cooling need
138

Best time to visit Leonard

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

55 of 366 (15%) of Leonard'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
13
1900s
11
1910s
39
1920s
19
1940s
17
1950s
31
1960s
27
1970s
28
1980s
45
1990s
44
2000s
28
2010s
31
2020s
33

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 16.0°F -2.7°F 6.6°F 1.03 in 3
February 20.9°F 0.7°F 10.8°F 0.55 in 2
March 34.0°F 14.8°F 24.4°F 0.81 in 3
April 47.9°F 29.1°F 38.5°F 1.28 in 6
May 62.3°F 43.1°F 52.7°F 2.91 in 9
June 71.9°F 54.4°F 63.1°F 3.61 in 10
July 76.6°F 59.7°F 68.1°F 3.51 in 10
August 75.6°F 57.4°F 66.5°F 2.78 in 8
September 65.8°F 48.0°F 56.9°F 2.50 in 9
October 51.3°F 35.6°F 43.4°F 2.34 in 8
November 34.4°F 20.6°F 27.5°F 1.05 in 4
December 21.4°F 5.9°F 13.6°F 0.40 in 3

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