Precipitation and Temperature Summary for December 2007 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 31 -24 7.4 -3.2 .50 .00 Moorhead 33 -20 10.4 -2.1 1.59 1.02 Warroad 29 -22 8.0 -.6 .93 .30 Grand Rapids 34 -21 12.0 -.1 1.69 .83 Intl. Falls 32 -25 8.6 .1 1.09 .39 Itasca 31 -24 8.8 -.6 1.46 .71 Duluth 34 -14 13.2 -.8 2.45 1.51 Grand Marais 40 -10 19.0 -.4 1.83 1.04 Hibbing 33 -29 8.5 -2.3 1.10 .37 Alexandria 33 -15 11.0 -2.7 1.07 .49 Browns Valley 37 -11 12.4 -3.1 .55 .02 Canby 40 -6 16.6 -2.3 .66 -.04 Fergus Falls 34 -17 10.7 -2.1 1.23 .73 Montevideo 36 -17 13.0 -2.5 .42 -.29 Morris 33 -12 9.6 -5.0 1.28 .70 Becker 35 -13 13.0 -1.4 1.34 .51 Collegeville 36 -9 14.2 -2.3 1.35 .61 Hutchinson 36 -9 14.2 -1.5 .59 -.16 Olivia 35 -9 12.3 -3.0 .91 .39 St. Cloud 35 -16 11.5 -2.9 1.01 .32 Staples 33 -23 8.5 -4.0 .78 .18 Willmar 35 -7 12.2 -2.5 1.04 .38 Aitkin 33 -18 12.2 -.8 2.20 1.38 Forest Lake 39 -13 15.4 -.6 1.95 .98 MSP Airport 36 -4 16.5 -2.2 1.39 .39 St. Paul - UofM 36 -5 17.1 -2.3 1.00 -.04 Lamberton 38 -8 14.9 -2.3 .42 -.16 Pipestone 35 -6 12.1 -4.4 1.07 .47 Redwood Falls 34 -6 13.9 -4.1 .62 .02 Sioux Falls 38 -6 17.5 -.8 1.17 .65 Worthington 33 -1 15.4 -1.1 1.23 .53 Faribault 36 -6 15.5 -2.2 1.42 .40 Mankato 35 -3 15.4 -2.5 1.24 .25 Waseca 35 -6 14.6 -2.2 1.61 .21 Winnebago 33 -1 14.8 -2.5 1.53 .52 La Crosse 38 -7 19.4 -2.4 2.64 1.41 Preston 37 -13 16.8 -1.7 2.01 .72 Red Wing 37 -8 15.8 -2.7 1.28 .42 Rochester 36 -8 17.0 -.3 1.08 .06 Rosemount 35 -11 14.4 -1.5 1.76 .63 Winona 37 -7 18.4 -3.0 1.82 .79 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 8.6 -2.0 1.01 .44 2 (North Central) 9.8 -.2 1.41 .64 3 (NorthEast) 13.6 -1.2 1.79 .97 4 (West Central) 12.2 -3.0 .87 .27 5 (Central) 12.3 -2.5 1.00 .32 6 (East Central) 15.3 -1.5 1.64 .68 7 (SouthWest) 14.8 -2.5 .90 .30 8 (South Central) 15.1 -2.4 1.45 .35 9 (SouthEast) 17.0 -1.9 1.77 .67 Statewide Average 13.2 -1.9 1.32 .52 Some of the departures from normal are derived through estimates. Data in this summary are courtesy of National Weather Service Offices and Cooperators, and the Unversity of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. This summary is prepared by the Minnesota Extension Service Agricultural Meteorologist and the Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office. Phone: (612) 625-4724 URL://climate.umn.edu