Palisade, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANDY LAKE DAM LIBBY, MN US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Palisade has an annual average temperature of 40.5°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.8°F).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,952
Cooling need
141

Best time to visit Palisade

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Palisade'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
3
1900s
26
1910s
22
1920s
30
1930s
41
1940s
26
1950s
17
1960s
26
1970s
29
1980s
58
1990s
29
2000s
23
2010s
21
2020s
15

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 18.7°F -1.8°F 8.5°F in
February 24.8°F 0.2°F 12.5°F in
March 36.8°F 14.4°F 25.6°F in
April 50.8°F 29.7°F 40.3°F in
May 64.6°F 43.0°F 53.8°F in
June 73.7°F 53.4°F 63.6°F in
July 78.4°F 58.0°F 68.2°F in
August 76.7°F 56.3°F 66.5°F in
September 68.7°F 47.6°F 58.2°F in
October 53.8°F 34.6°F 44.2°F in
November 37.1°F 21.8°F 29.5°F in
December 23.5°F 7.3°F 15.4°F in
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