The weather station Ely 25E is on the southern edge of Snowbank Lake (Minnesota), a lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Snowbank Lake has a dry winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Ely 25E, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals: 1444ft (440m) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
47
(8) |
62
(17) |
76
(24) |
81
(27) |
94
(34) |
96
(36) |
99
(37) |
97
(36) |
93
(34) |
84
(29) |
72
(22) |
51
(11) |
99
(37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
36
(2) |
42
(6) |
57
(14) |
71
(22) |
83
(28) |
87
(31) |
91
(33) |
89
(32) |
85
(29) |
72
(22) |
55
(13) |
40
(4) |
92
(33) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
15.1
(−9.4) |
20.7
(−6.3) |
34.0
(1.1) |
46.8
(8.2) |
62.1
(16.7) |
72.0
(22.2) |
77.2
(25.1) |
75.1
(23.9) |
65.7
(18.7) |
49.8
(9.9) |
33.2
(0.7) |
20.1
(−6.6) |
47.7
(8.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
4.2
(−15.4) |
8.4
(−13.1) |
21.4
(−5.9) |
35.5
(1.9) |
50.1
(10.1) |
60.8
(16.0) |
66.0
(18.9) |
63.8
(17.7) |
55.0
(12.8) |
41.0
(5.0) |
26.0
(−3.3) |
11.3
(−11.5) |
37.0
(2.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
−6.7
(−21.5) |
−3.9
(−19.9) |
8.8
(−12.9) |
24.1
(−4.4) |
38.1
(3.4) |
49.7
(9.8) |
54.7
(12.6) |
52.5
(11.4) |
44.3
(6.8) |
32.2
(0.1) |
18.7
(−7.4) |
2.5
(−16.4) |
26.3
(−3.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
−29
(−34) |
−26
(−32) |
−16
(−27) |
9
(−13) |
27
(−3) |
37
(3) |
46
(8) |
43
(6) |
32
(0) |
22
(−6) |
2
(−17) |
−20
(−29) |
−32
(−36) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−45
(−43) |
−41
(−41) |
−32
(−36) |
−12
(−24) |
22
(−6) |
29
(−2) |
38
(3) |
30
(−1) |
26
(−3) |
5
(−15) |
−16
(−27) |
−39
(−39) |
−45
(−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
0.97
(25) |
0.79
(20) |
0.84
(21) |
1.97
(50) |
3.01
(76) |
3.74
(95) |
4.10
(104) |
3.48
(88) |
3.74
(95) |
2.75
(70) |
1.47
(37) |
1.15
(29) |
28.01
(710) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
15.70
(39.9) |
14.10
(35.8) |
7.90
(20.1) |
9.80
(24.9) |
0.40
(1.0) |
0.00
(0.00) |
0.00
(0.00) |
0.00
(0.00) |
0.00
(0.00) |
1.90
(4.8) |
9.90
(25.1) |
17.20
(43.7) |
76.9
(195.3) |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] |
| Source 2: XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins)[4] |
