Isabella, Minnesota

Isabella is a remote^[2] unincorporated community in Stony River Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

Isabella, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°37′02″N 91°21′18″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Lake
Township	Stony River
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Population
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55607
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	656721[1]

The community is located 27 miles (43 km) north of Silver Bay, and 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Ely; at the intersection of Minnesota State Highway 1 and Forest Road 172 (Wanless Road).

Isabella is located within the Superior National Forest.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Isabella has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Isabella was 91 °F (32.8 °C) on July 3–4, 2020, while the coldest temperature recorded was −42 °F (−41.1 °C) on January 27, 2019 and January 31, 2019.^[3]

Climate data for Isabella, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2009–2020
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	41 (5)	56 (13)	72 (22)	75 (24)	88 (31)	88 (31)	91 (33)	88 (31)	84 (29)	79 (26)	67 (19)	46 (8)	91 (33)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	16.1 (−8.8)	21.7 (−5.7)	34.3 (1.3)	47.8 (8.8)	62.7 (17.1)	71.4 (21.9)	76.2 (24.6)	74.8 (23.8)	65.0 (18.3)	50.2 (10.1)	34.0 (1.1)	21.9 (−5.6)	48.0 (8.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)	5.5 (−14.7)	9.2 (−12.7)	22.7 (−5.2)	36.5 (2.5)	50.6 (10.3)	59.9 (15.5)	64.5 (18.1)	62.8 (17.1)	54.2 (12.3)	41.0 (5.0)	26.4 (−3.1)	13.0 (−10.6)	37.2 (2.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	−5.2 (−20.7)	−3.3 (−19.6)	11.0 (−11.7)	25.1 (−3.8)	38.5 (3.6)	48.4 (9.1)	52.8 (11.6)	50.7 (10.4)	43.4 (6.3)	31.8 (−0.1)	18.7 (−7.4)	4.1 (−15.5)	26.3 (−3.1)
Record low °F (°C)	−42 (−41)	−40 (−40)	−35 (−37)	−10 (−23)	17 (−8)	27 (−3)	28 (−2)	25 (−4)	18 (−8)	12 (−11)	−21 (−29)	−42 (−41)	−42 (−41)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.94 (24)	0.87 (22)	1.54 (39)	2.08 (53)	3.17 (81)	4.26 (108)	4.06 (103)	3.27 (83)	3.54 (90)	3.10 (79)	1.91 (49)	1.21 (31)	29.95 (762)
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: National Weather Service[3]

See also

• Little Isabella River