HECTOR, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8		-10		---		-1		7		14		20		23		21		16		9		---		-7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13		-5		-2		4		13		21		27		30		28		23		16		5		-2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		4		-16		---		-6		1		7		13		16		15		10		3		-5		-12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43		17		15		30		34		41		42		43		40		40		33		25		21

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-36		-35		-36		-31		-16		-6		1		7		2		-3		-14		-25		-32

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		---		---		---		---		---		4		3		2		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175		31		27		29		18		2		---		---		---		1		10		25		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		17		7		5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		610		20		20		20		50		80		100		70		70		50		30		20		20

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49		2		2		3		5		6		7		5		5		4		3		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		93		18		18		20		6		---		---		---		---		---		1		10		17

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		79		82		82		71		66		71		72		76		71		67		73		83

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 6

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1		-16		-8		-7		---		6		13		16		15		9		2		-5		-10

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4202.7		895.6		---		594.2		325		111.9		---		---		---		50		258.3		541.7		792.2

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		537.1		---		211.9		---		---		---		58.3		155		111.9		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1885.6		---		447.3		---		---		146.4		308.3		413.3		370.3		200		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.8		11		12.5		14.1		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.5		13		11.4		10.1		9.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.5		5.9		9.1		12.6		16.9		19.6		21.6		22.1		19.1		14.2		9.8		6.3		5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		2.2		3.1		4.8		6.5		8		8.6		8		6.8		5.4		3.7		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		12.4		15.2		16.5		17.8		18		18.7		19.7		19		16.6		14.3		11.7		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.8		12.7		15.8		16.2		18.4		18.9		20.7		22.8		20.8		17.1		14.7		11.9		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		13.5		5.9		9.1		12.6		16.9		19.6		21.6		22.1		19.1		14.2		9.8		6.3		5

Maximum 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		2.3		3.4		5		6.9		8.4		9		8.6		7.3		5.7		3.9		2.6		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.2		14.8		19		20.9		22.4		21.3		22.1		21.9		21.9		20.8		17.8		14.8		12.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.6		15.9		21.2		22.2		27.1		25.9		28.9		28		26.8		24.1		19.9		16.4		14.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.3		5.3		8.1		9.6		13.9		16.9		19		18.4		16.7		11.6		7.1		5.3		4.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.5		1.9		2.6		4.2		5.4		7.3		7.5		7.2		6		4.6		3.3		2.2		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		10.4		12.8		11.7		14.2		15.4		16.6		16.4		16.4		12.9		9.1		9.2		8.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.9		10.1		12.5		9.5		12.3		13.9		16.1		15.8		16		11.4		7.8		8.6		9.1