Minnesota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Polk County, MN

A 22.7" / 40.7°F normal · 2025 ran 82% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (9.0") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

22.7in
annual precipitation · 40.7°F

2025 vs Normal

82%
18.7" · 41.7°F (+1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

29.9in
2010

Driest Year

13.8in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

2.69in
May 12 · 2004

Warmest Year

44.2°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

8°
J
11°
F
25°
M
41°
A
54°
M
65°
J
70°
J
67°
A
59°
S
45°
O
29°
N
14°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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