Northrop, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAIRMONT, MN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Northrop has an annual average temperature of 46.1°F with about 33.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.02 in) and January the driest (0.85 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,380
Cooling need
579

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Northrop'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
8
1900s
7
1910s
20
1920s
39
1930s
107
1940s
23
1950s
27
1960s
24
1970s
20
1980s
23
1990s
19
2000s
32
2010s
17

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 23.9°F 6.6°F 15.2°F 0.85 in 7
February 28.3°F 10.2°F 19.2°F 1.16 in 6
March 40.9°F 22.4°F 31.6°F 1.93 in 8
April 56.3°F 34.9°F 45.6°F 3.53 in 10
May 68.9°F 49.0°F 58.9°F 4.58 in 12
June 79.7°F 60.1°F 69.9°F 5.02 in 12
July 82.9°F 63.9°F 73.4°F 3.88 in 10
August 80.7°F 61.3°F 71.0°F 3.79 in 9
September 74.5°F 52.4°F 63.4°F 3.44 in 8
October 59.9°F 39.4°F 49.6°F 2.32 in 8
November 43.2°F 25.4°F 34.3°F 1.58 in 6
December 29.1°F 13.3°F 21.2°F 1.38 in 7

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