Precipitation and Temperature Summary for December 2011 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 51 -4 21.0 10.4 .01 -.49 Itasca 42m-10m 19.5m 10.1m .11m -.64m Moorhead 55 -1 25.2 12.7 .36 -.21 Pembina, ND 45 -8 18.6 10.7 .06 -.39 Warroad 44 -6 19.7 11.7 .42 -.21 Grand Rapids 44 -7 21.1 9.0 .20 -.66 Intl. Falls 43 -15 18.7 10.2 .49 -.21 Duluth 43 -1 21.8 7.8 .55 -.39 Grand Marais 42 2 24.9 5.5 .78 -.01 Hibbing 44 -16 18.5 7.7 .13 -.60 Alexandria 49 -1 24.4 10.7 .20 -.38 Browns Valley 55 -2 25.0 9.5 .05 -.48 Canby 58m -1m 25.2m 6.3m .01m -.69m Montevideo 59 -5 25.3 9.8 .25 -.46 Morris 54 -2 24.2 9.6 .17 -.41 Wheaton 51 -1 24.0 10.5 .21 -.33 Becker 49 3 25.8 10.8 .12 -.71 Collegeville 50 0 27.4 10.9 .18 -.56 Hutchinson 50 1 25.5 9.8 .61 -.14 Melrose 48 -1 21.4 7.5 .17 -.47 Olivia 53 -3 25.3 10.0 .40 -.12 St. Cloud 49 -2 25.2 10.8 .40 -.29 Wadena 48 -5 22.6 10.7 .23 -.37 Willmar 52 -3 24.4 9.6 .32 -.34 Aitkin 47 -4 25.5 12.5 .38 -.44 Forest Lake 51 1 26.0 10.0 .74 -.23 MSP Airport 52 5 27.8 9.1 .99 -.01 Mora 47 0 23.8 10.3 .24 -.58 St. Paul - UofM 49 4 25.4 7.8 .73 -.31 Lamberton 52 -6 25.6 8.4 .50 -.08 Marshall 57 0 27.0 9.4 .16 -.63 Pipestone 51 -6 24.3 7.8 .02 -.58 Redwood Falls 53 -3 26.6 8.6 .56 -.04 Sioux Falls 54 -3 26.9 8.6 .62 .10 Worthington 49 -8 24.8 8.3 .71 .01 North Mankato 49 0 24.8 6.3 1.25 .26 Owatonna 48 -5 25.6 7.8 .90 -.12 Waseca 47 -7 24.8 8.0 1.34 -.06 Winnebago 51 -3 25.6 8.3 1.25 .24 Cannon Falls 47 -1 25.3 7.6 1.29 .27 La Crosse 47 5 28.1 6.3 1.41 .18 Preston 49 -5 25.7 7.2 1.31 .02 Red Wing 49 1 25.8 7.3 .90 .04 Rochester 48 -3 26.0 8.7 1.17 .15 Rosemount 49 -3 25.4 9.5 .94 -.19 Winona 49 4 27.4 8.0 1.15 .12 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 20.8 11.1 .19 -.39 2 (North Central) 19.9 9.6 .35 -.44 3 (NorthEast) 21.7 7.0 .49 -.33 4 (West Central) 24.7 9.4 .15 -.46 5 (Central) 24.7 10.0 .30 -.38 6 (East Central) 25.7 9.9 .62 -.31 7 (SouthWest) 25.9 8.5 .43 -.20 8 (South Central) 25.2 7.6 1.19 .08 9 (SouthEast) 26.2 7.8 1.17 .08 Statewide Average 23.9 9.0 .54 -.26 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