Scanlon, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Scanlon has an annual average temperature of 39.7°F with about 32.7 inches of precipitation per year and 71.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.75 in) and February the driest (0.98 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,150
Cooling need
39

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Scanlon'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
24
1920s
34
1930s
70
1940s
29
1950s
21
1960s
19
1970s
20
1980s
34
1990s
21
2000s
39
2010s
25
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 18.2°F 1.7°F 9.9°F 1.00 in 13.5 in 10
February 24.0°F 4.6°F 14.3°F 0.98 in 13.5 in 8
March 36.8°F 16.1°F 26.4°F 1.44 in 10.3 in 9
April 50.4°F 27.9°F 39.1°F 2.41 in 6.4 in 10
May 64.3°F 38.4°F 51.4°F 3.48 in 0.3 in 12
June 73.5°F 47.8°F 60.7°F 4.75 in 13
July 78.5°F 54.0°F 66.3°F 4.33 in 12
August 76.2°F 53.0°F 64.6°F 4.18 in 11
September 67.2°F 45.6°F 56.4°F 3.56 in 11
October 51.7°F 34.3°F 43.0°F 3.26 in 1.8 in 12
November 35.0°F 21.9°F 28.4°F 1.82 in 9.6 in 10
December 22.7°F 9.0°F 15.8°F 1.46 in 15.9 in 11

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