CARRINGTON, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		4.1		-14.2		-11.4		-4.6		4.4		11.9		17.2		20.4		19.4		13.2		6.7		-3.3		-10.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10.4		-8.7		-5.8		0.9		10.8		18.9		23.8		27.5		27		20.6		13.6		1.9		-5.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-2.3		-19.8		-17.1		-10.1		-1.9		4.8		10.6		13.4		11.8		5.8		-0.2		-8.7		-15.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46.7		11.7		16.1		27.2		36.1		40.6		41.1		46.7		40.6		39.4		34.4		24.4		19.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-41.7		-38.9		-41.7		-33.9		-23.3		-11.1		-2.2		2.8		---		-12.2		-17.8		-30.6		-36.7

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		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.9		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		1.7		5.1		5.1		1.2		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		46.2		---		---		---		0.7		2.5		7.9		15.2		14.4		4.5		0.8		---		---

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		103.7		---		---		---		3.2		10.4		19.5		28		26.4		13		3.1		0.2		---

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		152.8		---		---		0.5		8.4		21.2		28		30.8		30.4		22.6		9.6		1.2		---

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		193.2		0.1		0.3		3.3		17.5		28.6		29.8		31		31		28.6		18.7		4.3		0.1

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		229.3		1.1		2.8		10.4		23.9		30.5		30		31		31		29.9		26.5		10.4		1.8

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		364.5		31		28		31		30		31		29.9		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		344		31		28		31		30		30.7		26.1		20.1		25.7		29.4		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		280.6		31		28		31		29.7		25.2		10.7		2.3		7.3		23.7		30.6		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		225.5		31		28		30.9		26.6		11.8		0.9		---		0.5		8.5		26.4		29.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		193.7		30.7		27.9		29.6		20.8		5.9		0.1		---		---		3.5		16.2		28.4		30.7

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		117.6		28.6		23.4		16.7		3.9		---		---		---		---		---		3		16		25.9

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		74.9		22.4		16.5		8.8		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		7.3		18.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.6		18.6		14.1		5.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.5		13.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		469		15		13		21		35		60		91		76		54		41		32		18		12

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		85		6		5		6		7		9		12		10		8		7		5		5		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		256		59		54		73		110		161		256		212		183		123		106		66		34

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		1		---		---		20		11		2		4		1		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		94		22.9		24.9		44.2		48.3		55.1		94		87.6		84.1		50.8		54.1		36.8		15.2

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		46.3		2.5		1.9		3.1		3		5.2		7.2		7		5.1		3.6		3.2		3		1.5

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

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44		2		2		2		4		5		7		6		5		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 76

		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		10.5		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.5		1.4		2.1		2.3		1.4		0.9		1		0.3		---

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

Years on Record: 76

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		105.2		21.6		15.5		19.1		9.9		1.8		---		---		---		---		3.8		16.3		17.3

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 76

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		89.9		89.9		58.4		53.9		45.2		43.2		---		---		---		3.8		30.5		65.3		51.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9512		1750		1453		1231		724		358		120		31		64		287		700		1168		1626

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361		---		---		---		1		12		66		144		113		23		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1978		---		---		1		36		184		399		578		515		222		40		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		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.8		16.6		16.1		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		9.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		5.1		8.3		12.3		17.2		20.4		21.6		22.2		19.2		14		9.5		5.9		4.4

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		3		4.3		6.2		7.6		8.9		9.4		9.1		8		6.4		4.7		3.4		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		9		12.7		15.8		18		18.8		18.8		19.8		19.1		16.1		13		9.9		7.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.4		7.8		11.2		13.3		17.3		19.3		19.9		21.7		19.5		15.1		12.2		8.6		7.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		5.1		8.3		12.3		17.2		20.4		21.6		22.2		19.2		14		9.5		5.9		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.2		4.7		6.5		8.1		9		9.7		9.3		8.2		7		5.1		3.8		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		10		14.6		18.5		22.5		21		22.8		22.5		22		19.4		15.1		12		8.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18		9		13.1		16.2		23.9		23.3		27.1		26.2		23.9		19.2		14.7		11.1		8.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		4.4		7.1		8.3		14.5		18.1		18.2		16.3		15.6		10.9		7.6		5.3		3.7

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		2.7		3.8		5.3		7.5		8.8		9.3		9		7.9		6		4		3.1		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		7.5		10.6		9.9		14.8		16.6		15.8		14.5		15.2		12.1		10.1		8.6		6.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10		6.3		9		6.5		12.2		15.1		14		11.7		12.9		10		9.1		7.3		5.5