BENSON, MINNESOTA

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Elevation: 320 meters Latitude: 45 19N Longitude: 095 35W

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15 May, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6.6		-11.9		-8.6		-1.6		7.4		14.6		19.9		22.4		21		15.8		8.9		-0.4		-8.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.4		-6.6		-3.2		3.6		13.7		21.2		26.2		28.7		27.3		22.2		15.1		4.5		-3.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.8		-17.1		-14		-6.7		1.2		7.9		13.6		16.1		14.7		9.3		2.7		-5.3		-13.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		17.2		15		25.6		36.1		37.2		40		39.4		39.4		37.2		33.9		27.2		15.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-37.2		-37.2		-37.2		-32.8		-17.8		-6.7		1.1		5		1.1		-6.1		-11.1		-29.4		-33.3

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		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.8		2.9		6.4		3.8		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		69		---		---		---		1.2		5.7		14.1		21.5		18		7.3		1.2		---		---

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		129.8		---		---		0.3		5		16.2		25.7		30		29.1		18.1		5.1		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		173.8		---		---		1.8		12.6		26		29.6		31		30.9		26.6		13		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		210.1		0.2		1.1		5.6		21.3		30.2		30		31		31		29.8		23.3		6.4		0.3

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		245.4		1.5		4.3		13.7		27.5		31		30		31		31		30		29		13.3		3.1

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		362.8		31		28		31		30		31		29.4		29.8		30.6		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		327.3		31		28		31		30		29.9		22.2		16.3		19.5		27.5		30.9		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		263		31		28		31		29		22.1		6.7		1.9		4.7		18		29.6		29.9		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		211		31		28		30.5		24		9.2		0.7		---		0.2		5.6		21.6		29.1		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167.6		30.9		27.6		26.6		13.1		1.9		---		---		---		0.9		10.3		25.4		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		105.1		27.5		21.5		13.7		2.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.3		13.1		25.6

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		64.1		20.9		15.5		5.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.7		17

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.1		15.3		10.1		2.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		8.7

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		686		20		20		38		63		78		104		91		91		72		57		31		20

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		100		8		6		8		9		10		12		9		9		9		7		6		7

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		265		76		60		112		200		173		265		243		238		155		221		117		74

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		1		2		4		4		3		16		15		15		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		141.5		25.4		44.2		77.7		87.1		90.2		86.4		133.6		141.5		89.7		79.2		56.4		34.8

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		53.3		2		2.1		3.7		4.6		6.1		7.1		6.4		6.2		5.5		4.5		2.7		2.4

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

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52		2		2		4		5		6		7		6		6		5		4		3		2

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

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		---		---		1		2		2		3		2		2		2		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		16.9		0.3		0.2		0.6		1.6		2		2.7		2.6		2.5		1.9		1.6		0.8		0.1

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

Years on Record: 59

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

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		102		8		6.5		8		9.4		10.3		11.9		9.3		9.2		8.6		6.9		6.8		7.2

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		140		20		40		70		70		90		80		130		140		80		70		50		30

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		960		70		50		100		160		170		260		240		230		150		220		110		70

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		330		---		---		---		---		---		10		20		10		---		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		103.6		22.4		20.6		21.3		5.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		1		12.9		19.3

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24.4		6.4		4.7		3.6		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		3		5.4

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		94.5		69.1		61.2		94.5		31.2		5.3		---		---		---		---		11.7		63		74.9

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		12.9		3		2.5		2.3		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.6		2.9

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		4.3		0.7		0.7		0.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		0.9

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		1.8		0.3		0.3		0.4		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		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		99.2		26.7		23.9		16.5		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		8.1		22.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.2		23.5		20.8		12.2		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		4		16.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		56.8		17.7		16.6		9.8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		10.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23.1		7.5		7.8		4.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.7

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8423		1665		1348		1102		600		257		60		13		31		192		577		1047		1531

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		570		---		---		---		3		31		122		211		155		45		3		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2495		---		---		3		63		268		512		663		589		318		74		4		---

SKY CONDITIONS

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		15.5		16.2		15.8		14.5		13		11.4		10		9.4

SOLAR RADIATION

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

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Milan, Minnesota (21 mi / 34 km)
Hancock, Minnesota (22 mi / 35 km)
Morris, Minnesota (23 mi / 37 km)
Glenwood, Minnesota (25 mi / 41 km)
Correll, Minnesota (26 mi / 42 km)

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