ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		45		14		17		30		46		57		67		73		70		62		50		33		20

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		23		27		39		56		68		78		84		82		73		61		42		28

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		5		8		21		36		47		57		62		59		51		39		24		12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		64		62		84		94		104		104		106		101		103		91		77		63

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-41		-41		-32		-22		4		23		34		42		35		22		-6		-19		-27

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.9		---		---		---		0.3		0.3		4		5		5		2		0.3		---		---

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		163.3		31		27		28		13		1		---		---		---		0.3		9		24		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		31.7		12.7		7.9		2.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		7.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		29.2		0.8		0.9		1.5		2.5		4.1		4.4		3.7		3.6		3.5		2		1.4		0.9

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: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.6		2.4		2.4		3.8		5.5		6.8		7.2		6.4		6.3		5.7		3.6		2.9		2.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		40.9		7.5		7.3		10		1.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		5.4		8.1

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		8		13		19		32		44		56		61		60		49		38		23		14

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7720.4		1581		1341.9		1085		570		232.5		---		---		---		90		465		960		1395

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		493.5		---		---		---		---		---		75		248		170.5		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2466		---		---		---		---		232.5		525		713		635.5		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
%		53.4		63.9		63.2		57.9		52.7		53.2		46.9		41.8		44.7		43.4		49.2		58.1		65.4

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		46.9		57.4		54.8		52.8		47.2		48		38		34.2		38.1		37		43.1		51.9		61.2

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		8.3		9.2		9.1		9.6		10		9.2		7.2		6.2		5.8		6.9		8.4		8.9		8.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.7		2.6		3.6		4.6		5.4		5.9		6		5.1		4		2.7		1.8		1.5

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		2		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		3.5		4.3		4.5		4.7		4.9		5.1		5.3		5		4.6		3.9		3.1		2.9

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		3.6		4.4		4.5		4.7		5.1		5.5		5.9		5.3		4.7		3.9		3.1		3.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.7		2.6		3.6		4.6		5.4		5.9		6		5.1		4		2.7		1.8		1.5

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		1.4		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		5.6		5.8		6		6		5.9		5.8		5.8		4.7		3.9		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		6.3		6.6		7.2		7.5		7.1		6.7		6.7		5.1		4.3		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		1.4		2.1		2.9		3.7		4		5.2		5		4.5		3.3		2.1		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		2.2		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		3.4		2.7		3.2		3.6		3.8		3.7		4.6		4.4		4.4		3.6		2.7		2.5		2.2

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		2.5		2.9		3.1		3.1		2.8		4.3		4.1		4.1		3.1		2.3		2.3		2.3