Cotton is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Cotton | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 47°10′10″N 92°28′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Saint Louis |
Township | Cotton Township |
Elevation | 1,329 ft (405 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 60 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 55724 |
Area code | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 661050[1] |
The community is located 36 miles (58 km) north of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 (U.S. 53) and Saint Louis County Road 52 (CR 52). Cotton is located 27 miles south of the city of Virginia.
Cotton is generally considered the half way point between the cities of Duluth and Virginia.
The Whiteface River flows through the community.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[2] Cotton's weather is noteworthy for having the lowest recorded temperature in the lower 48 states in the last ten years, minus-56 degrees, on January 31, 2019. [3]
Climate data for Cotton, Minnesota | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
37 (3) |
52 (11) |
65 (18) |
74 (23) |
78 (26) |
76 (24) |
66 (19) |
53 (12) |
36 (2) |
22 (−6) |
50 (10) |
Average low °F (°C) | −7 (−22) |
−1 (−18) |
12 (−11) |
26 (−3) |
37 (3) |
47 (8) |
52 (11) |
50 (10) |
41 (5) |
32 (0) |
17 (−8) |
1 (−17) |
25 (−4) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.8 (20) |
0.6 (15) |
1.2 (30) |
2.1 (53) |
2.6 (66) |
4.3 (110) |
4.5 (110) |
3.5 (89) |
3.3 (84) |
2.4 (61) |
1.5 (38) |
0.9 (23) |
27.7 (700) |
Source: Weatherbase [4] |