MINDEN, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.2		7.8		9.5		13.7		18.1		22.3		26.3		27.9		27.9		24.8		18.8		12.9		8.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		24.8		14		16		20.4		24.9		28.6		32.5		34.2		34.4		31.6		26.3		19.9		14.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11.6		1.6		2.9		6.9		11.3		16		20.1		21.7		21.3		18		11.4		5.9		2.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		44.4		29.4		33.3		33.3		35		37.2		41.1		43.9		44.4		43.3		37.8		34.4		31.1

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-26.7		-17.8		-26.7		-10		-3.9		1.1		8.9		10		3.9		2.8		-5.6		-11.1		-16.7

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.4		2.2		0.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94.4		---		---		0.1		0.4		5.1		19		25.4		25.3		16		3.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		168.9		0.1		0.7		3.5		10.9		22.3		28.7		30.7		30.6		25.5		13.4		2.4		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		243.4		4.1		6.3		14.6		24.2		30.1		30		31		31		29.5		25		13.2		4.4

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		301.3		12.5		15.4		24.8		28.6		31		30		31		31		30		30		22.6		14.4

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		337.8		21		22.3		29.2		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.4		23

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358.6		28.3		26.6		30.8		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		29

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		296.8		31		28		31		29.8		28.6		18		6.5		9.5		23.4		30.1		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		217.5		30.5		27.5		29.3		24.4		12.6		2.1		0.1		0.6		8.8		23.6		27.8		30.2

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.2		28.5		25.2		23.5		14.8		3.2		---		---		---		1.9		14.1		22.4		27.5

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		102.8		24.6		19.3		13.6		4.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		4.6		13.3		22.8

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47.9		14.4		10.2		4.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		5.3		12.8

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.2		2.5		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.7

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1287		125		110		119		123		123		98		107		81		75		87		109		128

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87		9		8		8		7		8		7		8		6		6		5		7		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		861		421		271		292		861		374		315		561		276		321		517		387		385

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		8		11		16		11		13		---		---		5		2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		326.9		149.9		111		128.5		326.9		170.7		131.6		218.4		128.3		113		152.4		167.6		160

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72.4		6.5		6.7		6.7		5.3		6.4		6.8		5.4		4.8		4.7		5.7		6.4		7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		7		6		7		6		6		6		6		5		4		4		5		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		2		2		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35.6		3		3.5		3.4		2.7		3		3		2.7		1.8		2.5		3		3.4		3.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		2		1		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		1		1		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		3.6		2		0.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		31.8		24.1		15.2		7.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		6.3		31.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.4		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2596		638		474		314		125		16		---		---		---		11		112		321		586

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2246		3		3		21		71		227		414		533		527		326		98		19		5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5800		59		85		222		403		676		864		998		992		765		455		203		79

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.6		8.9		11.4		14.9		18.9		20.1		21.8		21.9		20.3		17.5		13.9		10		8.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.7		4.7		6.1		7.3		8.5		8.7		8.3		7.5		6.3		4.8		3.8		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.6		12.3		14.3		16.5		18.8		18.4		19.2		19.6		19.5		18.7		17.2		13.5		11.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.4		12.3		13.5		15.2		18		17.4		19.3		20.1		19.5		18.5		17.3		13.9		11.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.6		8.9		11.4		14.9		18.9		20.1		21.8		21.9		20.3		17.5		13.9		10		8.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.8		4.9		6.3		7.7		8.7		9.1		8.9		7.9		6.6		5.3		4.1		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.3		16.6		17.9		22.2		22.7		21.2		21.4		22		23		20.7		21.1		20		15

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.8		18.9		18.7		24.7		25.4		23		24.2		25.4		26.7		22		23.4		24.1		16.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.9		7.3		7.9		12.1		15.9		18		18		18.8		18.2		15.8		9.9		7.1		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		3.2		4.3		4.9		6.3		7.8		8.1		7.6		6.4		5.8		4.1		2.8		3.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		9.5		9		13		15.7		16.5		16.1		17		17.5		16.6		11.3		8.6		7.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11		8.4		6.4		10		12.8		13.8		13.1		14.8		15.7		15.1		8.8		7		6.3