VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42		9		13		26		43		56		65		71		69		59		47		28		15

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54		19		23		36		55		70		78		85		83		73		60		38		25

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		30		-1		3		16		31		43		53		58		55		45		34		19		6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 54

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		116		60		64		84		94		107		105		116		105		103		91		77		64

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-41		-41		-40		-33		-2		12		28		36		24		16		-11		-23		-39

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.6		---		---		---		0.3		1		2		6		6		1		0.3		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		187.3		31		28		30		19		4		0.3		---		---		3		14		27		31

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58.7		22.8		12.1		7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.7		12.8

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		18.2		0.5		0.5		0.6		1.5		2.6		3.3		2.8		2.3		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39.9		1.7		1.6		1.8		3.8		5.7		6		5.4		4.6		3.2		2.5		2		1.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		35.6		6.8		5.8		7.6		2.9		1		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		4.5		6

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		72		75		79		79		69		66		71		71		69		68		69		73		78

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		30		-4		10		15		30		41		52		58		55		45		34		21		8

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8705		1736		1469		1209		660		263.5		---		---		---		180		558		1095		1534.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		340.5		---		---		---		---		---		15		201.5		124		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2192		---		---		---		---		201.5		465		666.5		589		270		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.7		16.5		16		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		9.2

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		1.4		2.3		3.4		4.7		5.7		6		6		5.3		3.8		2.6		1.6		1.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.5		3.6		4.4		4.9		5.2		5.2		5.4		5.2		4.4		3.5		2.7		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		2.2		3.2		3.7		4.7		5.3		5.4		5.8		5.3		4.1		3.3		2.3		1.9

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		1.4		2.3		3.4		4.7		5.7		6		6		5.3		3.8		2.6		1.6		1.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.9		1.3		1.8		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.3		1.9		1.4		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.9		4		5.2		5.9		5.8		6.1		6		5.9		5.3		4.1		3		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		2.6		3.6		4.5		6.2		6.4		7.2		6.9		6.3		5.3		4		2.8		2.2

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		1.2		2.1		2.6		4		5		5.1		4.7		4.4		3.1		2.1		1.4		1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2.1		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.1		0.8		0.6

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		2.1		3.1		3.2		4.1		4.6		4.4		4.2		4.3		3.4		2.8		2.3		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		1.8		2.7		2.3		3.4		4.1		4		3.5		3.7		2.9		2.5		2		1.6