Tower, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOWER 2S, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 4b USDA hardiness Zone 4b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tower has an annual average temperature of 36.9°F with about 28.2 inches of precipitation per year and 68.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -7.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and February the driest (0.75 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
10,107
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Tower'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.

1890s
27
1900s
32
1920s
0
1930s
8
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
18
1970s
37
1980s
49
1990s
75
2000s
63
2010s
30
2020s
27

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 16.8°F -7.0°F 4.9°F 0.76 in 13.4 in 7
February 23.1°F -4.9°F 9.1°F 0.75 in 10.8 in 7
March 36.3°F 9.2°F 22.7°F 0.91 in 7.9 in 6
April 49.6°F 24.3°F 37.0°F 1.85 in 8.0 in 8
May 63.3°F 36.4°F 49.9°F 3.01 in 0.4 in 12
June 72.7°F 46.7°F 59.7°F 3.96 in 13
July 77.1°F 51.0°F 64.0°F 4.31 in 13
August 75.5°F 48.3°F 61.9°F 3.46 in 10
September 66.6°F 41.5°F 54.0°F 3.92 in 12
October 51.4°F 30.6°F 41.0°F 2.75 in 2.4 in 10
November 35.0°F 17.9°F 26.4°F 1.55 in 11.0 in 9
December 22.0°F 3.1°F 12.5°F 0.95 in 14.8 in 8

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