Benson County climate

Benson County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minnewaukan, 7.5 km from Benson County

Average highs run from 17°F on February 1 to 25°F on February 28, and lows from -1°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.33 in over about 4 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-2502550751510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
2°F
Precipitation
0.33 in
Record high
60°FFeb 22, 2000
Record low
-46°FFeb 15, 1936
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 11 h 01 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Feb 117°F-1°F47°F 1992-37°F 199610%
Feb 218°F-1°F52°F 1991-29°F 194610%
Feb 318°F-1°F51°F 1991-33°F 198910%
Feb 418°F-1°F51°F 1990-32°F 193610%
Feb 518°F-1°F54°F 1963-38°F 193610%
Feb 618°F-1°F45°F 1990-42°F 193611%
Feb 719°F0°F55°F 1991-35°F 193311%
Feb 819°F0°F51°F 2000-35°F 193911%
Feb 919°F0°F46°F 1976-35°F 199411%
Feb 1019°F0°F44°F 1924-27°F 193911%
Feb 1120°F1°F44°F 1974-31°F 193611%
Feb 1220°F1°F46°F 1977-38°F 193612%
Feb 1320°F1°F46°F 1972-34°F 193612%
Feb 1420°F1°F46°F 1983-40°F 193612%
Feb 1521°F2°F51°F 1931-46°F 193612%
Feb 1621°F2°F45°F 1981-42°F 193612%
Feb 1721°F2°F48°F 1981-28°F 193612%
Feb 1822°F3°F46°F 1954-35°F 196613%
Feb 1922°F3°F41°F 2012-35°F 196613%
Feb 2022°F3°F48°F 1930-34°F 200813%
Feb 2123°F4°F52°F 2000-24°F 194113%
Feb 2223°F4°F60°F 2000-21°F 193913%
Feb 2323°F4°F55°F 2000-21°F 195013%
Feb 2424°F5°F50°F 1981-26°F 200313%
Feb 2524°F5°F60°F 1958-29°F 195013%
Feb 2624°F5°F50°F 1932-25°F 192513%
Feb 2725°F6°F56°F 1932-28°F 196214%
Feb 2825°F6°F52°F 1932-33°F 196214%
Feb 2925°F7°F53°F 1992-28°F 198014%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benson County, in percent.05101511020
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:21 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00325848 (Minnewaukan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014912, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.