HECTOR, MINNESOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		13		---		30		45		58		68		74		71		62		50		32		19

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56		23		28		40		57		71		81		86		83		74		62		42		28

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		3		---		21		34		46		56		62		60		50		38		23		10

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		110		64		59		86		94		107		108		110		105		105		93		78		70

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-33		-32		-33		-25		3		21		34		45		36		25		6		-14		-26

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		11.6		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.2		3.4		2.2		1.2		0.2		---		---

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		175.6		31		27.4		29.2		18		2.2		---		---		---		1.2		10.2		25.9		30.5

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		41.1		17.8		7.5		5.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.4		9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		24.4		0.8		0.9		1.2		2.2		3.4		4.2		3		3.1		2.3		1.5		1.2		0.8

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49.6		2.3		2.5		3.2		5.1		6.4		7		5.5		5.7		4		3		2.5		2.4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		37		7.4		7.2		8.2		2.4		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		4.3		6.7

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
F		34		3		16		19		32		44		57		61		59		49		37		23		13

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6424		1612		---		1069.5		585		201.5		---		---		---		90		465		975		1426

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		966.9		---		381.4		---		---		---		105		279		201.5		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3394.1		---		805.1		---		---		263.5		555		744		666.5		360		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		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
kWh/m2		3.8		1.6		2.5		3.5		4.7		5.5		6		6.1		5.3		4		2.7		1.7		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		1.4		0.6		0.9		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.5		1		0.7		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		3.5		4.2		4.6		4.9		5		5.2		5.5		5.3		4.6		4		3.3		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		4.7		3.5		4.4		4.5		5.1		5.3		5.8		6.3		5.8		4.8		4.1		3.3		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		3.8		1.6		2.5		3.5		4.7		5.5		6		6.1		5.3		4		2.7		1.7		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		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.4		2		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		4.1		5.3		5.8		6.2		5.9		6.2		6.1		6.1		5.8		4.9		4.1		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		6.3		4.4		5.9		6.2		7.5		7.2		8		7.8		7.4		6.7		5.5		4.6		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		3.2		1.5		2.3		2.7		3.9		4.7		5.3		5.1		4.6		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		0.5		0.7		1.2		1.5		2		2.1		2		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.6		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		3.6		2.9		3.6		3.3		3.9		4.3		4.6		4.6		4.6		3.6		2.5		2.6		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.8		3.5		2.6		3.4		3.9		4.5		4.4		4.4		3.2		2.2		2.4		2.5