Precipitation and Temperature Summary for February 2012 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 39 -15 16.8 5.3 .38 -.16 Itasca 41 -11 18.0 6.4 .84 .24 Moorhead 47 -8 21.4 6.6 .95 .31 Pembina, ND 41 -14 15.2 6.3 .68 .28 Warroad 45 -17 16.3 6.1 .56 -.02 Grand Rapids 43 -9 22.4 7.9 .96 .29 Intl. Falls 41m-12m 19.8m 9.3m .79 .20 Duluth 43 -7 23.7 8.4 1.41 .57 Grand Marais 46 -5 26.6 7.4 .90 .38 Hibbing 40 -11 19.0 6.8 .46 .00 Alexandria 44 -6 22.0 6.2 .31 -.19 Browns Valley 50 -7 22.3 5.0 1.15 .40 Canby 53 -5 25.5 5.8 1.41 .54 Montevideo 55 -6 24.0 6.8 1.30 .30 Morris 49 -8 21.6 6.4 .99 .25 Wheaton 50 -9 21.8 6.4 1.09 .45 Becker 43 -2 25.2 5.8 1.06 .29 Collegeville 46 -5 25.3 5.9 1.26 .48 Hutchinson 45 -3 23.9 5.8 1.89m 1.26m Melrose 44 -4 22.6 6.9 1.04 .36 Olivia 48 -5 24.0 6.6 2.27 1.69 St. Cloud 43 -2 24.6 7.4 1.23 .61 Wadena 43 -9 20.2 7.2 .84 .17 Willmar 47 -5 22.7 5.5 1.34 .67 Aitkin 46m -6m 23.4m 8.5m 1.50m .71m Forest Lake 51 -3 26.9 8.3 1.13 .23 MSP Airport 46 1 27.7 6.7 1.72 .91 Mora 44 -2 24.8 8.9 1.56 .77 St. Paul - UofM 46 -1 26.0 7.4 1.75 .85 Lamberton 55 -4 25.7 6.9 1.70 1.16 Marshall 55 -4 26.3 7.0 1.91 1.17 Pipestone 50 -9 22.8 4.1 1.77 1.17 Redwood Falls 48 -3 26.3 6.7 2.14 1.57 Sioux Falls 50 -5 26.6 4.9 2.43 1.80 Worthington 46 -5 24.3 4.8 2.23 1.58 North Mankato 46 -3 25.8 5.8 2.22 1.44 Owatonna 46 -2 26.6 7.7 2.06 1.32 Waseca 46 -2 26.3 7.6 2.29 1.24 Winnebago 48 -3 27.0 7.1 2.34 1.53 Cannon Falls 44 0 26.0 7.5 1.84 1.03 La Crosse 51 7 29.1 6.4 1.44 .34 Preston 49 5 27.8 7.4 1.30 .24 Red Wing 46 3 26.8 7.2 1.67 .89 Rochester 48 2 27.7 7.2 1.63 .76 Rosemount 47 -1 26.0 7.7 1.90 .94 Winona Dam 48 5 28.2 6.8 1.38 .45 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 17.5 6.1 .68 .13 2 (North Central) 21.1 8.6 .88 .24 3 (NorthEast) 23.1 7.5 .92 .32 4 (West Central) 22.9 6.1 1.04 .29 5 (Central) 23.6 6.4 1.37 .69 6 (East Central) 25.8 8.0 1.53 .70 7 (SouthWest) 25.3 5.8 2.03 1.41 8 (South Central) 26.4 7.1 2.23 1.38 9 (SouthEast) 27.4 7.2 1.59 .67 Statewide Average 23.7 7.0 1.36 .65 Climate normals used are from the period 1981-2010. 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