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30-year climate normals

Yellow Medicine County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 2.0°F.

Yellow Medicine County gets 29.45" of precipitation a year and 45.5" of snow, and 41% 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 21.9° 2.0° 0.67" 8.0"
February 26.8° 5.4° 0.76" 9.9"
March 39.3° 18.4° 1.90" 7.9"
April 55.3° 31.7° 2.48" 4.6"
May 68.8° 45.4° 3.66" 0.1"
June 78.5° 56.1° 4.35" 0.0"
July 82.2° 59.8° 3.82" 0.0"
August 80.1° 57.1° 3.96" 0.0"
September 73.5° 48.1° 3.01" 0.0"
October 59.0° 34.7° 2.46" 0.4"
November 41.8° 21.1° 1.56" 4.3"
December 27.6° 9.1° 0.82" 10.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.67"
February 0.76"
March 1.90"
April 2.48"
May 3.66"
June 4.35"
July 3.82"
August 3.96"
September 3.01"
October 2.46"
November 1.56"
December 0.82"
Annual total 29.45"

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 546
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,345
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $93
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $495

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 Yellow Medicine County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Yellow Medicine County?

Yellow Medicine County averages a high of 82.2°F in July and a low of 2.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 29.45 inches, including 45.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Yellow Medicine County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Yellow Medicine County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.2°F. That drives 546 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Yellow Medicine County?

Yes. Yellow Medicine County averages 45.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MONTEVIDEO 1SW, MN US (USC00215563), 16.1 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.