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On the Dull Side: Sauk Centre Climate

One of three (*yawn*) exciting sections


Sauk Centre is only a few hundred miles from the center of the North American continent. We're far from any large body of water, with its moderating effects, and well up into what is laughably called the "temperate zone."

We don't have climate: we have weather. And if you don't like the weather, wait a day or so: it will change.

Just the same, there are some general patterns to what happens here each year. As you can see from the table below, our summers are hot, our winters cold, and sooner or later you will get extreme temperatures during any month.

 

Climate Chart: Sauk Centre, Minnesota
(Glenwood, really: about 20 miles west and south)

Month Average
Temp
High
Temp
Low
Temp
Rain or Snow Record
High
Record
Low
January 9°F 18°F -1°F 0.7" 59°F (1981) -39°F (1977)
February 15°F 25°F 4°F 0.7" 57°F (1981) -38°F (1996)
March 28°F 38°F 18°F 1.5" 76°F (1968) -31°F (1962)
April 45°F 56°F 32°F 2.4" 95°F (1980) -3°F (1975)
May 57°F 44°F 70°F 3.3" 96°F (1998) 19°F (1967)
June 67°F 78°F 54°F 4.2" 102°F (1988) 33°F (1964)
July 72°F 83°F 59°F 3.2" 103°F (1988) 38°F (1971)
August 69°F 81°F 56°F 3.1" 101°F (1988) 36°F (1965)
September 59°F 70°F 47°F 3.1" 98°F (1978) 20°F (1974)
October 48°F 59°F 36°F 2.3" 90°F (1992) 8°F (1976)
November 30°F 39°F 21°F 1.3" 77°F (1978) -22°F (1964)
December 14°F 23°F 5°F 0.8" 59°F (1962) -36°F (1983)

(data from The Weather Channel: www.weather.com)


Here's a look at how Sauk Centre compares to some more generally familiar locations:

Average Temperatures & Precipitation

Month

San Francisco CA

Sauk Centre MN

Chicago IL

  Temp. Precip. Temp. Precip. Temp. Precip.
January 50°F 4.7" 9°F 0.7" 25°F 2.0"
February 53°F 3.8" 15°F 0.7" 27°F 2.0"
March 55°F 3.1" 28°F 1.5" 36°F 2.6"
April 56°F 1.5" 45°F 2.4" 48°F 2.8"
May 57°F 0.7" 57°F 3.3" 58°F 3.4"
June 59°F 0.1" 67°F 4.2" 67°F 3.5"
July 59°F <0.1" 72°F 3.2" 74°F 3.3"
August 59°F <0.1" 69°F 3.1" 72°F 3.2"
September 62°F 0.3" 59°F 3.1" 66°F 3.1"
October 61°F 1.0" 48°F 2.3" 54°F 2.6"
November 57°F 2.5" 30°F 1.3" 41°F 2.4"
December 52°F 4.4" 14°F 0.8" 30°F 2.0"
       
Current Click for San Francisco, California Forecast

Click for Sauk Centre, Minnesota Forecast

Click for Chicago, Illinois Forecast

(Monthly data for San Francisco and Chicago from Physical Geography, 3rd Edition, Arthur N. Strahler, 1969. Published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (New York, London, Sydney, Toronto). Current data from www.wunderground.com)


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