Precipitation and Temperature Summary for March 2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 51 -19 20.2 -4.3 2.85 2.11 Moorhead 53 -17 24.0 -3.2 3.45 2.28 Warroad 53 -26 20.4 -.9 2.86 2.17 Dalton 52 -20 24.2 -3.0 3.42 1.97 Grand Rapids 59 -19 26.1 -.3 4.24 2.99 Intl. Falls 58 -28 22.0 -1.6 3.83 2.87 Itasca 55 -30 22.3 -.5 3.79 2.45 Duluth 55 -15 24.6 -.8 3.28 1.59 Grand Marais 54 -17 24.7 -2.8 3.18 2.06 Hibbing 62 -29 23.8 -1.1 3.01 1.99 Alexandria 53 -17 25.4 -1.8 3.59 2.09 Browns Valley 61 -19 24.2 -4.8 2.30 .67 Canby 67 -10 27.6 -3.8 2.15 .37 Fergus Falls 53 -15 24.2 -1.9 3.15 1.70 Montevideo 65 -14 26.8 -2.5 2.13 .49 Morris 57 -16 24.8 -3.3 2.84 1.32 Becker 60 -16 28.6 -.8 2.43 .68 Collegeville 58 -16 28.8 -1.6 5.14 3.34 Hutchinson 64 -11 30.0 .2 2.98 1.35 Melrose 58 -21 24.4 -2.8 4.40 2.80 Olivia 64 -16 28.6 -.7 2.21 .71 St. Cloud 58 -15 27.4 -1.0 4.67 3.17 Staples 54m-24m 25.8m -.4m 2.57 .97 Willmar 65 -10 27.8 -.8 3.44 1.90 Aitkin 53 -22 23.6 -2.9 5.27 3.76 Forest Lake 66 -11 29.6 .5 1.10 -.50 Hinckley 62 -27 25.2 -1.8 2.15 .42 MSP Airport 67 -4 32.2 .1 1.50 -.36 St. Paul - UofM 66 -7 33.2 -.2 1.61 -.31 Lamberton 65 -10 29.4 -1.4 1.16 -.60 Marshall 69 -10 29.3 -1.2 1.56 -.27 Pipestone 67 -9 29.2 -1.0 1.10 -.62 Redwood Falls 68 -11 31.4 -.8 2.86 1.21 Sioux Falls 70 -7 33.5 .9 2.39 .58 Worthington 65 -9 29.9 .5 1.34 -.54 Faribault 66 -8 31.4 1.7 1.17 -.76 Mankato 66 -5 31.0 -.4 2.30 .21 Waseca 64 -5 30.8 .5 1.81 -.68 Winnebago 67 -5 32.5 1.4 2.28 .44 La Crosse 67 -4 34.4 -.2 1.18 -.82 Preston 65 -1 33.2 1.7 1.04 -.89 Red Wing 67 -5 30.4 -.6 .37 -1.34 Rochester 64 -3 32.8 2.1 .88 -1.00 Rosemount 64 -6 29.7 -.6 1.33 -.92 Winona 68 -4 35.3 3.3 .84 -1.03 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 21.5 -2.8 3.05 2.19 2 (North Central) 23.7 -1.4 3.82 2.57 3 (NorthEast) 24.4 -1.6 3.16 1.88 4 (West Central) 25.5 -3.0 2.69 1.11 5 (Central) 27.7 -1.0 3.48 1.87 6 (East Central) 28.8 -.9 2.33 .60 7 (SouthWest) 30.5 -.5 1.74 -.04 8 (South Central) 31.4 .8 1.89 -.20 9 (SouthEast) 32.6 1.0 .94 -1.00 Statewide Average 27.3 -1.0 2.57 1.00 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