Precipitation and Temperature Summary for May 2008 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 81 23 50.7 -5.7 .89 -1.55 Moorhead 84 25 54.0 -3.4 1.81 -.80 Warroad 82 24 48.1 -4.8 1.71 -.69 Grand Rapids 79 26 50.2 -4.1 3.13 .23 Intl. Falls 80 21 45.6 -7.7 3.62 1.07 Itasca 78 24 48.0 -4.5 2.53 -.28 Duluth 74 30 48.4 -3.4 2.72 -.23 Grand Marais 70 23 45.7 -1.4 2.46 -.04 Hibbing 76 24 46.1 -6.6 2.11 -.49 Alexandria 82 32 53.2 -3.1 1.79 -1.23 Browns Valley 84 30 54.1 -4.1 1.84 -.53 Canby 85 30 54.4 -4.6 3.23 .31 Fergus Falls 81 27 52.6 -4.2 2.19 -.47 Montevideo 84 31 55.2 -3.0 2.96 -.21 Morris 85 29 53.3 -4.6 2.36 -.48 Becker 81 34 54.1 -2.5 4.37 .92 Collegeville 81 33 55.0 -4.1 3.81 .31 Hutchinson 87 35 55.4 -3.4 3.16 .07 Olivia 86 31 53.9 -4.4 2.70 -.40 St. Cloud 81 33 53.4 -3.2 3.66 .69 Staples 78 28 50.3 -4.7 1.99 -1.02 Willmar 84 33 54.1 -4.0 3.62 .40 Aitkin 76 28 49.8 -3.9 2.44 -.66 Forest Lake 80 35 53.2 -4.5 4.37 .91 MSP Airport 84 37 56.4 -2.9 2.52 -.72 St. Paul - UofM 81 36 56.7 -3.4 2.81 -.92 Lamberton 87 33 55.9 -3.0 3.24 -.02 Pipestone 84 28 54.0 -3.7 2.92 -.40 Redwood Falls 88 33 55.8 -4.5 3.86 .75 Sioux Falls 82 33 56.4 -1.4 3.09 -.30 Worthington 83 30 54.2 -3.0 5.73 2.36 Faribault 86 35 54.5 -2.9 3.99 .25 Mankato 87 37 55.8 -2.8 3.36 -.23 Waseca 89 36 55.6 -2.8 3.87 -.09 Winnebago 88 35 57.0 -1.8 4.40 .45 La Crosse 81 34 56.2 -4.4 3.64 .26 Preston 80 29 54.0 -2.7 3.34 -.58 Red Wing 81 38 55.4 -3.1 2.31 -1.18 Rochester 82 36 56.3 -.6 3.62 .09 Rosemount 83 36 54.7 -2.8 3.35 -.65 Winona 79 39 55.6 -4.8 3.30 -.44 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 50.9 -4.6 1.47 -1.01 2 (North Central) 47.9 -5.4 3.09 .34 3 (NorthEast) 46.7 -3.8 2.43 -.25 4 (West Central) 53.8 -3.9 2.40 -.44 5 (Central) 53.7 -3.8 3.33 .14 6 (East Central) 54.0 -3.7 3.04 -.35 7 (SouthWest) 55.3 -3.1 3.77 .48 8 (South Central) 55.7 -2.6 3.91 .10 9 (SouthEast) 55.4 -3.1 3.26 -.42 Statewide Average 52.6 -3.8 2.97 -.16 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