Rice Lake, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rice Lake has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 31.2 inches of precipitation per year and 90.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.39 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,865
Cooling need
75

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

65 of 366 (17.8%) of Rice Lake'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.

1940s
17
1950s
41
1960s
55
1970s
27
1980s
60
1990s
40
2000s
37
2010s
42
2020s
47

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 19.9°F 2.4°F 11.2°F 0.95 in 16.8 in 10
February 24.8°F 6.0°F 15.4°F 1.01 in 15.1 in 9
March 36.2°F 17.8°F 27.0°F 1.46 in 12.8 in 10
April 49.2°F 29.9°F 39.5°F 2.53 in 9.1 in 11
May 63.0°F 41.0°F 52.0°F 3.37 in 0.8 in 13
June 72.1°F 50.2°F 61.2°F 4.39 in 12
July 77.7°F 56.2°F 67.0°F 3.92 in 12
August 75.8°F 55.2°F 65.5°F 3.73 in 11
September 67.2°F 47.3°F 57.2°F 3.48 in 0.1 in 12
October 52.7°F 35.6°F 44.1°F 2.91 in 2.7 in 12
November 37.1°F 22.5°F 29.8°F 1.96 in 14.1 in 11
December 24.7°F 9.6°F 17.1°F 1.47 in 18.7 in 11

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