Porter, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Porter has an annual average temperature of 44.7°F with about 28 inches of precipitation per year and 47.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.11 in) and January the driest (0.84 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,740
Cooling need
444

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

38 of 366 (10.4%) of Porter'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.

1910s
3
1920s
31
1930s
76
1940s
39
1950s
27
1960s
28
1970s
18
1980s
39
1990s
25
2000s
32
2010s
18
2020s
30

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 23.4°F 5.4°F 14.4°F 0.84 in 7.8 in 6
February 27.8°F 9.4°F 18.6°F 0.90 in 8.0 in 6
March 39.6°F 21.0°F 30.3°F 1.52 in 7.4 in 6
April 54.6°F 33.3°F 44.0°F 2.80 in 7.2 in 9
May 68.1°F 46.2°F 57.2°F 3.43 in 0.1 in 11
June 78.3°F 57.1°F 67.7°F 4.11 in 11
July 83.0°F 61.5°F 72.3°F 3.33 in 9
August 80.7°F 58.9°F 69.8°F 3.35 in 8
September 73.2°F 50.0°F 61.6°F 2.80 in 8
October 58.7°F 36.8°F 47.7°F 2.41 in 1.0 in 8
November 42.0°F 23.8°F 32.9°F 1.35 in 6.4 in 5
December 28.5°F 12.0°F 20.3°F 1.11 in 9.9 in 6

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