Lac qui Parle, MN climate
Lac qui Parle has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Lac qui Parle feels like
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Lac qui Parle weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 4° | 0.6" | 8.7" | 5 | -1° – 26° |
| February | 28° | 8° | 0.7" | 9.5" | 5 | 5° – 30° |
| March | 40° | 21° | 1.4" | 8.1" | 6 | 20° – 44° |
| April | 56° | 33° | 2.5" | 6.8" | 7 | 34° – 53° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 3.2" | 0.1" | 9 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 79° | 57° | 4.1" | 0 | 10 | 63° – 73° |
| July | 83° | 61° | 3.6" | 0 | 8 | 64° – 78° |
| August | 81° | 58° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 64° – 73° |
| September | 74° | 50° | 2.8" | 0 | 8 | 55° – 67° |
| October | 59° | 37° | 2.4" | 0.6" | 7 | 40° – 53° |
| November | 42° | 23° | 1.1" | 5.5" | 4 | 21° – 43° |
| December | 28° | 11° | 0.8" | 12.1" | 5 | 4° – 27° |
| Year | 55° | 34° | 26.9" | 51.4" | 80 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle gets 27 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year.
About 151 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 3 and the first one by October 2. That leaves about 151 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 80% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Lac qui Parle
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Lac qui Parle, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Lac qui Parle and its neighbors
Lac qui Parle borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Kragero has the coldest January nights (4°) and Hantho the hottest July afternoons (83°). Lac qui Parle’s January low is 4° and its July high 83°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Lac qui Parle compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Lac qui Parle averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.9°). The shift is larger than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Lac qui Parle’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -1° to 26°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Lac qui Parle’s climate
What is the coldest month in Lac qui Parle?
January, with a typical high of 22° and a low of 4°.
What is the hottest month in Lac qui Parle?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 61°. About 19 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Lac qui Parle get?
About 51 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Lac qui Parle?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 2, and the last spring frost by May 3.
What is the rainiest month in Lac qui Parle?
June, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 27 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Lac qui Parle itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dawson, MN (8 mi, snow) and Milan 1nw, MN (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.