Red Wing 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 Red Wing Dam's primary NOAA station, RED WING DAM 3.
The climate verdict for Red Wing Dam
Winter sets the terms in Red Wing Dam, Minnesota. A pronounced 57.9°F seasonal swing and heating demand above twice the cooling total frame an annual average of 46°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 46°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 32.4"
- precipitation, annual total
- 174 days
- frost-free growing season
Red Wing Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00216822 · Red Wing Dam, MN 46°F mean · 32.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 46°F
- RANK-COOL #1,441
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Montrose
- PRCP-MID 32.4"
- SWING-WIDE 58°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,735 HDD
- STN-1 USC00216822
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Montrose, SD (+ 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.
- Red Wing Dam (this station) 46°F
- Hot Winnebago, MN 46°F
- Near Montrose, SD 46°F
- Near Wells, MN 46°F
- Near Forestburg, SD 46°F
Red Wing 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 · Red Wing Dam
Red Wing Dam: 45/100 · grade D
Red Wing 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 Red Wing Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 32.4 in · 2.6 from 35 in | 90/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 174 days/year | 45/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 156 calendar days | 42/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 45.5°F · 22.0° from 67.5°F | 21/100 · F |
Red Wing Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Red Wing Dam is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 14.5°F and warmest-month mean 72.4°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 72.4°F
- Coldest month
- 14.5°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 Red Wing Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Red Wing 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 79%
- Among 6,861 stations, Red Wing Dam sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 43rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 96%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Red Wing Dam is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Red Wing Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Red Wing Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F (-5°C) | 6°F (-15°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 0.8" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 28°F (-2°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 0.9" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 41°F (5°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 1.7" | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.9" | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 4.1" | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 5.1" | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.7" | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 2.5" | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 42°F (6°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 1.6" | 22.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 29°F (-2°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 1.0" | 29.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 156 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 5°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 6, then returns to freezing around November 3, covering 156 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 May 31, when 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 16 at 24%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 116 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 22 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 Red Wing Dam.
Where Red Wing Dam Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Red Wing 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
8.0 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
13.5 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
Red Wing Dam runs a summer-peaked wet season
41% of Red Wing 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 June at 5.1", on a wide 57.9°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: June, August, May, taking 42% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.8".
- Winter share: 8% 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 Red Wing Dam's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 116 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 32.4" between them, or roughly 0.28 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 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
174 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,735
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
665
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MN closest to Red Wing 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 (46°F here).
- Big Horn, WY 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Britt, IA 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Charlevoix, MI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Deer Park, WA 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (32.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Washington, KS 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Houghton Lake, MI 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Fairbury, NE 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Fond Du Lac, WI 32.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Red Wing Dam's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · high swing
Winter and seasonal range jointly define this record. Red Wing Dam logs 7,735 heating degree days, more than twice its 665 cooling total, while the typical coldest-to-warmest-month gap reaches 57.9°F. The annual mean therefore compresses two materially different seasons.
Red Wing Dam's frost-free season lasts about 174 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
Red Wing Dam's calendar has a pronounced split: July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar, with 57.9°F between them. The annual average is 46°F. That average is context, while the monthly highs, lows, and precipitation totals describe the lived parts of the year.
Red Wing Dam's 32.4 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 Red Wing 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 Red Wing 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 Red Wing Dam's primary station: RED WING DAM 3 (USC00216822). 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 Red Wing 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 Red Wing 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.