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30-year climate normals

Lac qui Parle County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 2.6°F.

Lac qui Parle County gets 25.64" of precipitation a year and 46.9" of snow, and 42% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 21.7° 2.6° 0.54" 7.7"
February 26.3° 6.8° 0.60" 9.3"
March 38.8° 19.7° 1.30" 7.7"
April 54.6° 32.9° 2.39" 5.8"
May 68.7° 46.5° 3.21" 0.1"
June 78.6° 57.7° 3.82" 0.0"
July 82.5° 61.3° 3.57" 0.0"
August 79.7° 58.1° 3.35" 0.0"
September 73.1° 49.1° 2.64" 0.0"
October 58.3° 35.6° 2.50" 0.9"
November 41.0° 22.2° 1.13" 5.5"
December 26.9° 9.3° 0.59" 9.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 42% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.54"
February 0.60"
March 1.30"
April 2.39"
May 3.21"
June 3.82"
July 3.57"
August 3.35"
September 2.64"
October 2.50"
November 1.13"
December 0.59"
Annual total 25.64"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 608
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,281
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $103
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $491

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Lac qui Parle County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lac qui Parle County?

Lac qui Parle County averages a high of 82.5°F in July and a low of 2.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 25.64 inches, including 46.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Lac qui Parle County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 42% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Lac qui Parle County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.5°F. That drives 608 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lac qui Parle County?

Yes. Lac qui Parle County averages 46.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MADISON WWTP, MN US (USC00214994), 0.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Minnesota residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.