Precipitation and Temperature Summary for March 2011 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 51 -10 19.5 -5.0 .67 -.07 Itasca 50 -17 20.2 -2.6 1.03 -.31 Moorhead 42 -7 20.5 -6.7 1.84 .67 Pembina, ND 41 -15 17.4 -4.5 .22 -.50 Warroad 45 -21 18.2 -3.7 .20 -.49 Grand Rapids 54 -16 25.4 -1.0 .45 -.80 Intl. Falls 51 -19 21.5 -2.1 .33 -.63 Duluth 46 -11 24.0 -1.4 .82 -.87 Grand Marais 44 -7 25.8 -1.7 .98 -.14 Hibbing 51 -14 23.5 -1.4 .21 -.81 Alexandria 45 -10 21.6 -5.6 .70 -.80 Browns Valley 50 -10 20.2 -8.8 1.91 .28 Canby 52 -9 23.2 -8.2 2.15 .37 Montevideo 47 -11 22.3 -7.0 1.59 -.05 Morris 44 -12 20.2 -7.9 .74 -.78 Wheaton 49 -9 20.2 -7.1 1.07 -.43 Becker 51 -8 24.4 -5.0 1.92 .17 Collegeville 52 -11 25.2 -5.2 1.98 .18 Hutchinson 48 -7 24.0 -5.6 1.61 -.02 Melrose 47 -8 22.0 -5.2 1.82 .22 Olivia 47 -9 22.8 -6.5 2.61 1.11 St. Cloud 50 -8 24.3 -4.1 2.02 .52 Wadena 46 -12 19.7 -5.1 1.23 -.37 Willmar 46 -12 21.9 -6.4 1.98 .44 Aitkin 53 -12 23.5 -3.0 1.36 -.15 Forest Lake 54 -7 27.0 -2.1 1.78 .18 Hinckley 50 -14 22.6 -4.4 1.13 -.60 MSP Airport 53 -3 29.4 -2.7 2.06 .20 St. Paul - UofM 52 -6 25.9 -5.5 2.68 .76 Lamberton 51 -8 25.0 -5.8 1.58 -.18 Marshall 53 -10 23.2 -7.3 1.38 -.45 Pipestone 54 -8 24.6 -5.6 1.42 -.30 Redwood Falls 49 -6 25.5 -6.7 2.49 .84 Sioux Falls 64 -2 29.8 -2.8 .74 -1.07 Worthington 55 -7 26.3 -3.1 1.10 -.78 Faribault 53 -3 28.4 -1.3 1.87 -.06 North Mankato 51 -6 26.2 -6.1 2.25 .16 Waseca 49 -5 26.8 -3.5 2.16 -.33 Winnebago 53 -4 28.1 -3.0 1.68 -.16 La Crosse 58 6 32.4 -2.2 2.86 .86 Preston 53 2 29.6 -1.9 2.96 1.03 Red Wing 53 -1 28.2 -2.8 2.08 .37 Rochester 50 0 29.9 -.8 3.51 1.63 Rosemount 51 -5 25.8 -4.5 2.34 .09 Winona 58 4 30.2 -1.8 3.17 1.30 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 19.2 -4.5 .79 -.14 2 (North Central) 23.5 -1.5 .39 -.72 3 (NorthEast) 24.4 -1.5 .67 -.61 4 (West Central) 21.3 -7.4 1.36 -.23 5 (Central) 23.0 -5.4 1.90 .28 6 (East Central) 25.7 -3.5 1.80 .08 7 (SouthWest) 25.7 -5.2 1.45 -.32 8 (South Central) 27.4 -3.5 1.99 -.10 9 (SouthEast) 29.4 -2.3 2.82 .88 Statewide Average 24.4 -3.9 1.46 -.10 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