Slayton, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Slayton has an annual average temperature of 43.1°F with about 30.1 inches of precipitation per year and 46.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.97 in) and January the driest (0.61 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,166
Cooling need
294

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

60 of 366 (16.4%) of Slayton'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.

1970s
52
1980s
87
1990s
55
2000s
75
2010s
53
2020s
44

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 21.3°F 3.9°F 12.6°F 0.61 in 7.8 in 4
February 26.1°F 8.1°F 17.1°F 0.91 in 10.0 in 5
March 38.4°F 20.0°F 29.2°F 1.62 in 9.2 in 5
April 53.6°F 31.9°F 42.8°F 2.95 in 5.1 in 7
May 66.5°F 44.9°F 55.7°F 4.02 in 0.3 in 9
June 77.3°F 55.6°F 66.5°F 4.97 in 10
July 81.1°F 59.8°F 70.5°F 3.62 in 7
August 78.5°F 57.0°F 67.8°F 3.40 in 7
September 71.5°F 48.2°F 59.9°F 3.24 in 6
October 57.3°F 34.9°F 46.1°F 2.26 in 0.8 in 6
November 40.4°F 21.8°F 31.1°F 1.70 in 4.0 in 4
December 26.4°F 10.2°F 18.3°F 0.84 in 9.1 in 4

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