Precipitation and Temperature Summary for October 2010 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 83 27 48.7 4.7 2.39 .55 Itasca 80 24 47.2 5.8 2.33 -.22 Moorhead 84 25 50.0 4.7 1.91 -.06 Warroad 79 25 47.9 5.8 2.34 .54 Grand Rapids 81 22 47.8 4.1 2.48 -.26 Intl. Falls 77 21 45.8 4.2 1.22 -.76 Duluth 77 22 46.9 3.4 3.80 1.34 Grand Marais 69 28 46.6 2.0 2.38 -.21 Hibbing 80 19 44.5 2.5 3.35 .89 Alexandria 84 23 49.6 4.4 3.13 .97 Browns Valley 88 22 49.8 3.1 1.86 .10 Canby 88 26 52.0 3.0 .52 -1.60 Montevideo 90 24 50.6 3.4 2.14 .17 Morris 87 25 48.8 2.7 2.11 -.19 Wheaton 87 26 50.4 4.1 1.96 .09 Becker 86 26 51.9 5.8 2.34 .13 Collegeville 87 25 52.2 3.5 3.74 1.26 Hutchinson 88 25 51.4 3.9 2.75 .84 Melrose 86 24 50.0 4.0 3.54 1.10 Olivia 88 26 50.8 4.0 1.37 -.53 St. Cloud 84 23 49.6 4.3 2.59 .35 Staples 82 21 48.7 4.5 2.58 -.00 Wadena 82 20 48.0 4.4 2.17 -.41 Willmar 89 23 49.6 2.9 2.17 -.00 Aitkin 83 23 49.8 5.8 3.65 1.15 Forest Lake 86 24 52.5 5.0 1.28 -1.23 Hinckley 79 21 46.7 3.1 4.63 1.94 MSP Airport 87 28 54.0 5.3 1.61 -.50 St. Paul - UofM 86 26 51.9 2.9 1.55 -.96 Lamberton 89 25 52.2 4.4 1.99 .05 Marshall 88 27 52.6 4.6 1.44 -.52 Pipestone 87 23 50.0 3.4 .81 -1.41 Redwood Falls 90 25 52.1 2.9 1.82 -.06 Sioux Falls 84 24 51.3 3.3 .91 -1.02 Worthington 88 27 52.1 5.5 1.16 -.80 Faribault 84m 25m 51.1m 3.8m 1.07 -1.16 Waseca 90 23 51.2 3.5 1.02 -1.48 Winnebago 90 25 53.3 4.4 .65 -1.74 La Crosse 85 27 53.6 3.0 2.15 -.01 Preston 90 21 50.6 2.6 1.05 -1.29 Red Wing 88 26 53.3 5.0 1.14 -1.03 Rochester 90 24 52.6 5.6 .79 -1.41 Rosemount 86 26 52.0 3.8 1.93 -.59 Winona 83 27 53.8 4.7 1.26 -.94 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 48.5 5.2 2.24 .20 2 (North Central) 46.8 4.2 1.85 -.51 3 (NorthEast) 46.0 2.6 3.18 .67 4 (West Central) 50.2 3.4 1.95 -.08 5 (Central) 50.2 4.1 2.58 .30 6 (East Central) 51.0 4.4 2.54 .08 7 (SouthWest) 51.7 4.0 1.36 -.63 8 (South Central) 51.9 3.9 .91 -1.46 9 (SouthEast) 52.7 4.1 1.39 -.88 Statewide Average 49.9 4.0 2.00 -.25 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