WETS Station : LEEDS, ND5078 Latitude: 4817 Longitude: 09926 Elevation: 1530 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 38005 County Name: Benson Start yr. - 1971 End yr. - 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Temperature | Precipitation | | (Degrees F.) | (Inches) | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | | | 30% chance |avg | | | | | | | will have |# of| avg | |-------|-------|-------| |-----------------|days| total| Month | avg | avg | avg | avg | less | more |w/.1| snow | | daily | daily | | | than | than | or| fall | | max | min | | | | |more| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------| January | 14.4 | -5.9 | 4.3 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 0.68 | 1 | 7.2 | February | 21.7 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 0.53 | 0.22 | 0.67 | 1 | 5.2 | March | 33.1 | 13.4 | 23.3 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.98 | 2 | 5.8 | April | 51.4 | 28.0 | 39.7 | 1.31 | 0.62 | 1.66 | 3 | 2.2 | May | 67.6 | 41.1 | 54.3 | 2.18 | 1.26 | 2.65 | 5 | 0.4 | June | 75.4 | 50.8 | 63.1 | 2.97 | 2.00 | 3.56 | 6 | 0.0 | July | 80.1 | 54.7 | 67.4 | 3.18 | 1.90 | 3.85 | 6 | 0.0 | August | 80.1 | 51.8 | 65.9 | 2.13 | 1.34 | 2.57 | 5 | 0.0 | September | 68.1 | 41.6 | 54.8 | 1.65 | 0.96 | 2.00 | 3 | 0.2 | October | 54.6 | 30.2 | 42.4 | 1.55 | 0.48 | 1.87 | 3 | 2.0 | November | 33.8 | 15.1 | 24.5 | 0.82 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 2 | 6.1 | December | 19.8 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 1 | 5.8 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 12.62 | 19.63 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 50.0 | 26.9 | 38.4 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 18.15 | ------ | ------ | 38 | 34.9 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| GROWING SEASON DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Temperature ---------------------|----------------------------------------------------- Probability | 24 F or higher | 28 F or higher | 32 F or higher | ---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- | Beginning and Ending Dates | Growing Season Length | 50 percent * | 4/22 to 10/ 7 | 5/ 5 to 9/29 | 5/17 to 9/19 | 168 days | 147 days | 125 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/18 to 10/11 | 5/ 1 to 10/ 3 | 5/12 to 9/24 | 176 days | 155 days | 134 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : ND5078, LEEDS ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 M1.69 1.69 0.44 1.40 1.59 1.20 8.01 49M1.22 0.87 M0.59 0.22 2.83 3.24 1.20 0.42 0.50 2.85 0.76 0.89 15.59 50 1.23 0.18 1.39 2.29 5.38 2.25 3.09 1.68 1.71 0.89 0.63 0.93 21.65 51 0.89 0.80 0.84 0.36 0.59 3.22 1.87 2.93 1.91 0.20 0.28 0.52 14.41 52 0.92 0.13 0.87 M0.00 0.22 3.42 2.08 2.00 0.53 0.17 0.10 0.13 10.57 53 0.55 0.24 1.30 3.71 M3.85 4.53 1.71 0.64 1.68 0.61 0.19 0.93 19.94 54 1.40 M0.16 0.97 1.76 2.76 11.59 1.59 3.21 M3.16 0.37 0.34 0.00 27.31 55 0.46 0.66 1.22 1.96 2.58 2.23 2.58 2.40 3.10 0.98 1.19 0.54 19.90 56 1.75 0.60 M1.96 0.20 2.59 3.70 1.18 2.03 0.72 0.24 1.93 0.64 17.54 57 0.14 0.44 0.18 1.11 1.41 2.98 1.59 3.47 1.50 1.50 0.55 0.28 15.15 58 0.42 0.31 0.22 1.12 0.66 2.40 4.35 0.98 0.85 0.66 2.52 0.43 14.92 59 0.47 0.50 0.20 0.23 3.15 3.01 0.83 1.53 1.71 2.27 0.87 0.27 15.04 60 1.34 0.06 0.30 0.91 4.31 1.97 3.30 3.07 0.11 0.58 0.38 0.86 17.19 61 0.23 0.55 0.20 0.90 1.24 0.77 2.29 0.39 M5.85 0.12 0.17 1.00 13.71 62M0.62 0.46 1.45 0.13 5.99 1.42 3.20 2.30 0.68 0.79 0.73 0.71 18.48 63 0.00 0.48 0.27 2.35 2.73 2.96 0.46 0.24 0.87 0.01 0.77 11.14 64 0.38 0.35 2.24 1.87 1.69 7.18 1.43 3.62 2.24 0.14 0.59 1.19 22.92 65 0.34 0.00 0.30 1.72 2.24 1.24 4.98 1.56 5.08 0.41 0.77 1.04 19.68 66 0.85 0.27 M3.30 2.13 0.89 2.16 3.67 3.51 0.32 0.76 0.32 0.33 18.51 67 1.65 0.86 0.37 2.80 1.28 2.73 1.15 0.34 1.01 1.95 0.33 1.20 15.67 68 0.62 0.21 0.38 1.85 2.68 1.75 2.69 3.75 1.52 0.48 0.98 0.47 17.38 69 2.71 1.50 M0.44 0.45 0.92 4.16 3.87 0.81 0.88 1.46 0.00 0.81 18.01 70 0.67 0.53 1.12 2.94 4.34 2.42 3.44 1.95 1.70 0.54 0.53 0.76 20.94 71 1.32 0.06 1.63 1.32 0.71 6.48 2.68 1.45 3.04 3.95 0.03 0.07 22.74 72 0.42 0.58 1.02 0.67 2.42 1.14 1.79 2.82 2.02 1.36 0.11 0.56 14.91 73 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.91 1.29 2.90 0.99 2.04 3.13 1.02 1.03 0.53 14.14 74 0.54 0.67 0.41 1.83 5.91 0.45 1.63 2.08 0.34 0.93 0.61 0.82 16.22 75 0.75 0.30 1.09 3.27 5.41 76 0.23 M0.00 2.53 0.37 3.45 0.69 1.16 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.28 9.07 77 0.18 0.46 M0.22 M0.61 2.81 3.18 1.97 3.76 0.80 1.27 1.06 16.32 78 0.06 0.26 0.40 1.55 2.55 2.88 2.92 2.13 1.54 0.38 0.86 0.78 16.31 79 0.40 1.39 M1.73 2.12 1.35 5.15 3.49 2.29 0.51 0.19 0.25 0.05 18.92 80 1.44 0.51 0.25 0.00 0.72 2.03 4.19 5.65 4.13 1.65 0.71 0.43 21.71 81 1.23 0.90 0.33 1.44 1.89 3.72 1.10 1.43 2.25 2.20 0.71 0.28 17.48 82 1.07 0.17 1.33 0.34 3.28 4.47 3.48 3.03 0.86 4.17 0.38 0.96 23.54 83 0.35 0.26 1.61 0.33 1.67 2.44 1.82 1.26 2.40 0.99 0.47 0.17 13.77 84 0.88 0.33 1.09 M3.65 0.31 2.60 2.99 0.98 0.89 2.91 0.86 0.20 17.69 85 0.32 0.10 1.32 0.46 3.26 3.20 0.21 4.49 1.16 3.00 2.80 0.29 20.61 86 0.07 0.08 3.11 0.91 1.54 6.88 0.78 1.37 0.60 1.73 0.05 17.12 87 0.38 1.16 0.62 0.00 2.22 2.11 5.49 2.16 1.37 0.16 0.05 1.06 16.78 88 0.35 0.00 0.70 0.14 0.80 1.54 2.64 1.33 0.65 0.35 0.97 0.70 10.17 89 1.72 0.07 0.81 0.82 1.84 2.49 1.43 1.45 1.53 0.24 0.71 0.05 13.16 90 0.21 0.14 1.42 1.46 1.19 3.76 1.58 1.28 0.72 0.44 0.13 0.45 12.78 91 0.07 0.55 0.43 1.88 3.11 2.95 3.63 3.59 2.96 2.48 0.54 0.60 22.79 92 0.12 0.72 0.71 1.02 1.05 0.90 4.25 1.22 1.23 0.03 0.89 M1.19 13.33 93 0.66 M0.57 M0.85 M2.94 M6.67 M8.45 1.92 0.31 0.28 0.30 0.20 23.15 94 0.52 0.59 0.16 0.15 5.40 4.39 2.68 1.69 2.72 5.86 M0.64 0.30 25.10 95 0.37 0.19 2.30 0.44 2.23 4.18 3.52 1.50 0.51 2.01 M0.75 0.53 18.53 96 0.91 0.31 1.01 1.00 1.77 2.50 4.40 M0.16 2.05 14.11 97 1.82 0.15 M0.17 2.14 98M0.28 M1.98 0.34 1.52 2.29 2.11 3.72 1.45 1.38 3.54 3.08 0.21 21.90 99 0.36 1.12 0.81 3.25 5.24 1.29 3.41 3.89 1.38 0.04 0.05 0.46 21.30 0 0.37 1.35 0.53 0.73 2.13 3.10 5.67 4.38 1.51 2.03 3.00 0.67 25.47 1 0.00 0.60 M0.30 1.69 2.02 4.04 3.01 1.23 0.24 0.76 0.24 0.82 14.95 2 ----------