FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45		14		18		30		46		59		67		72		71		62		50		33		20

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		24		27		40		57		69		78		83		82		73		61		42		29

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		5		9		21		35		50		57		62		60		51		39		24		12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		64		64		80		90		108		106		108		109		100		91		77		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 73

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-35		-35		-33		-30		2		22		29		40		34		18		---		-19		-26

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.3		---		---		---		---		0.3		4		5		6		2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		157.3		31		28		28		11		1		---		---		---		0.3		6		22		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		12.3		6.2		2.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		6.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		28.3		0.9		1		1.5		2.6		4		4.4		3.3		3.6		3.2		1.7		1.4		1

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.6		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.7		1		1.1		1.1		0.9		0.6		0.4		0.3

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		54.9		2.4		2.7		4		5.6		6.8		7.2		6		6.3		5.2		3.2		2.8		2.7

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		39.7		7.9		7.8		8.8		2.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		4.7		7

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		9		15		21		34		46		56		62		61		50		39		24		16

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7597.8		1565.5		1327.8		1069.5		570		170.5		---		---		---		90		465		960		1379.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		493.5		---		---		---		---		---		75		232.5		186		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2528		---		---		---		---		294.5		525		697.5		651		360		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.5

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		50.9		61.5		59.3		57.5		52.8		52.7		43.9		36.7		37.9		36.2		46.9		59.4		65.3

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		44.7		55.3		52.3		52.8		46.7		46.1		36.9		29.7		32.1		31.6		41.4		51.3		59

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11.6		13.1		12.8		12.6		13.6		13.3		11.1		8.7		8.2		9.9		11.3		12.6		12.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.7		2.6		3.5		4.6		5.4		5.9		6		5.2		4.1		2.8		1.8		1.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.3		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.7		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.4		4.2		4.4		4.7		4.9		5.2		5.4		5.2		4.7		4.1		3.1		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.5		4.3		4.3		4.7		5.1		5.6		6		5.5		4.9		4.1		3.2		3.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		1.7		2.6		3.5		4.6		5.4		5.9		6		5.2		4.1		2.8		1.8		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.5		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		4		5.3		5.5		5.9		5.9		6		5.9		5.9		5.8		5		4		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.2		5.9		6		6.8		6.9		7.7		7.3		7		6.6		5.4		4.4		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.3		2.7		3.9		4		5.2		4.9		4.6		3.3		2.2		1.5		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.1		2.1		1.8		1.3		1		0.7		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.8		3.5		3.2		4		3.7		4.5		4.3		4.5		3.7		2.9		2.4		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		2.7		3.3		2.6		3.4		2.8		4.2		3.9		4.3		3.3		2.5		2.2		2.1