Gull Lake Dam, MN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gull Lake Dam's primary NOAA station, GULL LAKE DAM.
The climate verdict for Gull Lake Dam
Winter sets the terms in Gull Lake Dam, Minnesota. A pronounced 61.6°F seasonal swing and heating demand above twice the cooling total frame an annual average of 41°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 41°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 27.1"
- annual precipitation
- 157 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Gull Lake Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00213411 · Gull Lake Dam, MN 41°F mean · 27.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 41°F
- RANK-COOL #549
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jamestown
- PRCP-MID 27.1"
- SWING-WIDE 62°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 9,018 HDD
- STN-1 USC00213411
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Jamestown Muni, ND (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MN station list.
- Gull Lake Dam (this station) 41°F
- Cold Wishek, ND 41°F
- Hot Lisbon, ND 41°F
- Near Jamestown, ND 41°F
- Near Fargo, ND 41°F
Gull Lake Dam sits in Minnesota, the #3 coldest U.S. state at 42.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Gull Lake Dam
Gull Lake Dam: 30/100 · grade F
Gull Lake Dam publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gull Lake Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 27.1 in · 7.9 from 35 in | 72/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 157 days/year | 31/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 177 calendar days | 27/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 41.3°F · 26.2° from 67.5°F | 8/100 · F |
Gull Lake Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gull Lake Dam is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 8.3°F and warmest-month mean 69.9°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 69.9°F
- Coldest month
- 8.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Gull Lake Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gull Lake Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 92%
- Among 6,861 stations, Gull Lake Dam sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 37th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 99%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Gull Lake Dam is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gull Lake Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gull Lake Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Gull Lake Dam's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 52 complete annual observations from 1949 to 2025, GULL LAKE DAM warmed at a fitted rate of 0.28°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Gull Lake Dam primary station fitted change +0.29 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°F (-8°C) | -1°F (-18°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 0.6" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 24°F (-5°C) | 3°F (-16°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 0.6" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 37°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 1.2" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 51°F (11°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 2.4" | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (18°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.4" | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| June | 75°F (24°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| July | 79°F (26°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| September | 68°F (20°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.7" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| October | 53°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.6" | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 37°F (3°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 1.0" | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 24°F (-5°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 0.7" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 79°F around July 23, short of 90°F on every date, while 177 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest -2°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 18, then returns to freezing around October 25, covering 177 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is June 18, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 10 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 103 wet dates a year.
The widest day
February 13 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gull Lake Dam.
Where Gull Lake Dam Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Gull Lake Dam earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
6.5 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
Gull Lake Dam runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Gull Lake Dam's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 4.4", on a wide 61.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, June, May, taking 44% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.6".
- Winter share: 7% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Gull Lake Dam's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 103 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 27.1" between them, or roughly 0.26 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
157 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
9,018
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
423
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MN closest to Gull Lake Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (41°F here).
- Ashland, WI 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Ashley, ND 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Chester, MT 41°F · 0.0°F off
- Cumberland, WI 41°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (27.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Newport, NE 27.1" · 0.0" off
- Bartlett, NE 27.2" · 0.1" off
- Chambers, NE 27.0" · 0.1" off
- Albion, NE 27.2" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gull Lake Dam's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · high swing
Winter and seasonal range jointly define this record. Gull Lake Dam logs 9,018 heating degree days, more than twice its 423 cooling total, while the typical coldest-to-warmest-month gap reaches 61.6°F. The annual mean therefore compresses two materially different seasons.
Gull Lake Dam's frost-free season lasts about 157 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
Gull Lake Dam's calendar has a pronounced split: July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar, with 61.6°F between them. The annual average is 41°F. That average is context, while the monthly highs, lows, and precipitation totals describe the lived parts of the year.
Gull Lake Dam's 27.1 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Gull Lake Dam's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Gull Lake Dam, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Gull Lake Dam's primary station: GULL LAKE DAM (USC00213411). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Gull Lake Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gull Lake Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.