Rutledge, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANDSTONE 6 W, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rutledge has an annual average temperature of 41.4°F with about 33.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.55 in) and January the driest (0.76 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,589
Cooling need
93

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

248 of 366 (67.8%) of Rutledge'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.

2000s
20
2010s
188
2020s
158

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 20.1°F 2.2°F 11.2°F 0.76 in 8
February 25.7°F 5.8°F 15.7°F 1.14 in 8
March 38.0°F 18.2°F 28.1°F 1.70 in 9
April 52.4°F 30.1°F 41.3°F 2.91 in 11
May 66.3°F 41.3°F 53.8°F 3.41 in 12
June 74.5°F 51.7°F 63.1°F 4.37 in 11
July 78.8°F 56.1°F 67.5°F 5.55 in 10
August 77.0°F 54.1°F 65.6°F 3.74 in 10
September 68.9°F 46.2°F 57.6°F 3.47 in 10
October 55.1°F 35.2°F 45.1°F 3.05 in 11
November 38.5°F 22.4°F 30.5°F 1.85 in 10
December 24.9°F 9.7°F 17.3°F 1.39 in 11

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