VELVA, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		4.9		-13.4		-10.3		-3.2		5.7		12.7		17.6		20.9		19.8		13.8		7.3		-2.4		-9.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11.6		-7.4		-4.2		2.7		12.9		20.3		24.6		28.2		27.6		21.4		14.4		3.2		-4.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-1.8		-19.3		-16.3		-9.2		-1.6		5.2		10.7		13.6		12		6.2		0.2		-8.1		-15.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43.3		13.9		19.4		28.3		36.7		40.6		41.7		43.3		41.1		42.2		34.4		27.8		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-45.6		-45.6		-43.9		-37.8		-24.4		-10		-2.8		1.1		-1.7		-10.6		-19.4		-31.7		-38.9

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		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		0.3		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.4		---		---		---		0.1		1		2.3		6.2		6.1		1.5		0.1		---		---

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		54.7		---		---		---		1		3.8		8.5		17.5		16.8		5.9		1.3		---		---

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		115.5		---		---		0.2		4.3		13.7		21.3		28.7		27.7		14.3		5		0.3		---

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		165.1		---		---		1.3		12.2		23.7		28.5		30.8		30.7		23.5		12.2		2.1		---

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		204.6		0.2		0.8		5.8		20.1		29.1		30		31		31		28.9		21.2		6.2		0.5

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		246.2		3.3		5.1		14.2		25.9		30.8		30		31		31		29.8		27.9		13		4.3

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		364.4		31		28		31		30		31		29.8		30.8		30.9		30		31		30		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		353		31		28		31		30		30.9		27.8		25.2		27.5		29.6		31		30		31

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		299		31		28		31		29.8		27.1		15.6		7.4		11.7		25.7		30.7		30		31

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		239.1		31		28		30.9		27.8		15.5		2.9		0.2		1.7		12.7		27.7		29.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		190		30.7		27.7		29.2		19.2		5.6		0.2		---		0.1		3.4		15.5		27.8		30.8

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		128.5		28.4		23		18.7		6.8		0.7		---		---		---		---		5		18.6		27.4

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		80.8		23.6		17.3		8.9		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		9.2		20

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51		17.6		12.7		4.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		3		12.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		449		15		12		17		34		60		88		68		55		37		30		20		14

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		5		4		5		6		8		10		8		7		6		4		4		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		241		76		41		57		131		194		241		226		166		144		232		121		52

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		3		10		5		6		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		91.4		71.9		24.9		47		59.9		83.1		90.7		91.4		72.4		51.6		71.1		67.3		40.6

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		44.4		2.5		1.8		2.5		2.9		5.3		7.5		5.9		4.2		3.9		2.8		2.5		2.6

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

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		2		2		2		3		5		7		5		4		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		---		---		---		1		1		2		2		1		1		1		---		---

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		11.5		0.3		0.2		0.4		0.7		1.6		2.6		1.9		1		0.9		1		0.7		0.2

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

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		98.8		20.1		13.7		15.2		9.7		1.5		---		---		---		0.5		5.6		15		17.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.6		3.5		2.6		2.1		1		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.6		2.2		3.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		77.5		77.5		57.1		58.4		72.4		27.9		7.6		---		---		17.8		45.7		69.8		64.8

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		13.1		3.1		2		1.9		0.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.7		2.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.2		1.2		0.5		0.6		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.9		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.3		0.5		0.2		0.4		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.1		---		0.1		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		9450		1745		1428		1206		714		361		134		40		70		303		689		1153		1607

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		327		---		---		---		1		11		53		130		113		18		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1906		---		---		1		36		181		372		555		509		207		43		1		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.5		10.8		12.5		14.3		15.9		16.7		16.2		14.8		13		11.3		9.8		9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		4.8		8		12.3		17.2		20.2		21.4		22.7		18.9		13.7		9.2		5.5		4

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		2.8		4.2		6.1		7.6		8.9		9.5		9.1		8		6.4		4.6		3.2		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		8.2		12.4		16.1		18.2		18.6		18.5		20.2		18.8		15.9		12.8		9.5		7.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		7.3		10.8		13.6		17.8		19		19.4		22.5		19.2		14.9		12		8.2		6.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		4.8		8		12.3		17.2		20.2		21.4		22.7		18.9		13.7		9.2		5.5		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		3.1		4.6		6.5		7.7		9.1		9.7		9.3		8.1		6.8		5		3.6		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17		9.5		14.3		18.8		21.5		20.4		22.5		22.1		20.9		18.8		14.7		11.6		8.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		8.8		12.8		16.6		22.8		22.5		26.8		25.8		22.7		18.6		14.2		10.7		7.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.7		4.1		6.6		9.5		14.4		18		17.4		16.4		15.7		10.8		7.6		5		2.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		2.6		3.7		5.5		7.5		8.8		9.4		9.1		7.9		5.9		4		3		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		7		10		11.9		15.3		16.4		15.2		14.5		15.3		12.1		10.2		8.6		4.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.9		6		8.4		8.8		12.3		15		12.7		11.8		13.3		10		9.2		7.2		3.5