Precipitation and Temperature Summary for April 2012 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 75 17 46.4 4.7 1.18 -.14 Itasca 74 16 43.7 5.8 3.17 1.43 Moorhead 77 15 48.2 4.7 1.10 -.27 Pembina, ND 72 13 43.2 3.7 .94 -.05 Warroad 65 10 39.0 1.6 1.53 .32 Grand Rapids 71 18 42.8 1.7 4.22 2.38 Intl. Falls 65 18 39.8 .5 1.64 .26 Duluth 72 21 42.4 3.4 3.70 1.61 Grand Marais 66 18 39.8 1.4 2.39 1.09 Hibbing 67 17 40.3 .9 3.03 1.49 Alexandria 73 22 46.8 4.2 3.66 1.75 Browns Valley 80 17 46.8 2.3 4.11 2.09 Canby 79 21 48.9 3.4 3.44 1.17 Montevideo 81 20 48.2 3.8 3.24 1.00 Morris 76 21 46.4 2.3 2.54 .53 Wheaton 79 20 47.0 3.5 4.10 2.15 Becker 73 22 46.7 2.2 1.78 -.71 Collegeville 75 18 49.7 4.0 2.86 .71 Hutchinson 75 24 48.2 3.4 2.71 .53 Melrose 73 21 46.3 3.2 2.62 .45 Olivia 77 19 47.6 3.3 2.07 -.28 St. Cloud 74 20 47.7 4.1 2.60 .47 Wadena 75 17 44.6 3.6 4.08 2.10 Willmar 75 21 46.8 3.6 2.15 .02 Aitkin 74m 21m 43.8m 2.8m 2.85 .80 Forest Lake 77 23 48.0 3.6 2.65 .25 MSP Airport 75 27 50.0 3.4 3.04 .73 Mora 74 23 45.6 2.9 2.72 .61 St. Paul - UofM 80 26 48.6 2.3 2.48 .17 Lamberton 82 18 49.3 4.3 2.70 -.03 Marshall 87 21 50.4 5.2 2.08 -.26 Pipestone 88 18m 48.8m 4.2m 4.91 2.50 Redwood Falls 78 21 50.3 3.4 2.64 .13 Sioux Falls 89 20 51.6 5.9 2.40 -.25 Worthington 84 16 48.8 5.3 3.34 .62 North Mankato 79 23 48.8 2.2 2.29 -.79 Owatonna 78 21 48.3 3.3 3.26 .45 Waseca 80 21 47.6 2.7 2.64 -.59 Winnebago 85 24 50.2 4.3 2.94 -.04 Cannon Falls 73m 21m 45.8m 1.6m 2.06m -.75m La Crosse 76 26 49.6 1.2 3.56 .18 Preston 76 20m 47.2m 2.2m 3.82 .58 Red Wing 74 28 48.3 2.5 2.67 -.06 Rochester 76 23 49.0 4.3 2.66 -.35 Rosemount 74 24 48.0 2.7 2.83m -.04m Winona 77 29 48.7 2.8 2.71 -.60 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 44.1 4.1 1.58 .26 2 (North Central) 41.3 1.1 2.93 1.32 3 (NorthEast) 40.8 1.9 3.04 1.40 4 (West Central) 47.4 3.3 3.52 1.45 5 (Central) 47.2 3.4 2.61 .41 6 (East Central) 47.2 3.0 2.75 .51 7 (SouthWest) 49.9 4.7 3.01 .45 8 (South Central) 48.7 3.1 2.78 -.24 9 (SouthEast) 48.1 2.5 2.90 -.15 Statewide Average 46.1 3.0 2.79 .60 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