Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 7/9/2007 through 7/15/2007 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since May from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 3 Norm Crookston 81 47 64.1 -5.2 1.15 .44 -.46 2.96 1112 60 Moorhead 87 50 67.2 -3.2 1.07 .41 -1.78 4.72 1275 176 Warroad 80 50 62.7 -4.5 2.79 1.94 2.53 4.41 994 89 Grand Rapids 81 43 62.8 -4.6 .66 -.41 -3.61 -2.68 1113 192 Intl. Falls 76 39 57.9 -8.2 1.27 .50 -1.41 1.72 934 70 Itasca 81 46 62.6 -3.4 2.52 1.63 -1.13 2.58 1075 223 Duluth 79 44 61.1 -4.3 .42 -.53 -1.90 -2.17 902 134 Grand Marais 77 41 59.2 -.8 .70 -.08 -1.28 -.76 430 -53 Hibbing 78 34 58.0 -7.9 .47 -.63 -3.63 -5.08 935 108 Alexandria 84 50 67.0 -3.1 .36 -.37 -2.62 -3.50 1234 185 Browns Valley 87 48 66.2 -6.1 0 -.79 -2.66 5.44 1194 30 Canby 87 53 69.6 -3.6 0 -.78 -3.37 -1.34 1341 115 Fergus Falls 83 50 67.4 -2.5 .18 -.58 -2.84 4.99 1231 168 Montevideo 83 48 66.2 -5.7 .04 -.74 -2.86 -4.03 1324 153 Morris 84 45 66.0 -5.1 .40 -.50 -2.70 .25 1235 93 Becker 91 47 68.9 -.9 .09 -.86 -2.22 -4.60 1309 261 Collegeville 86 50 69.6 -2.6 .06 -.75 -2.48 -4.88 1397 206 Hutchinson 94 48 69.1 -3.1 .05 -.79 -2.72 -4.44 1361 163 Olivia 89 48 68.0 -3.4 .10 -.71 -2.53 -2.64 1278 101 St. Cloud 83 47 67.0 -2.8 .06 -.67 -1.83 -2.96 1268 220 Staples 81 44 64.2 -3.3 .18 -.66 -3.21 .74 1113 170 Willmar 88 50 68.6 -2.8 .13 -.72 -3.14 -3.09 1300 140 Aitkin 84 50 65.5 -1.2 .65 -.42 -2.87 -3.74 1102 216 Forest Lake 92 49 67.9 -2.9 1.41 .39 -1.48 -3.34 1289 160 MSP Airport 85 56 70.4 -2.9 .05 -.85 -.67 -5.00 1454 225 St. Paul - UofM 83 51 69.3 -4.2 .42 -.57 -2.92 -7.09 1475 204 Lamberton 87 48 67.8 -4.4 0 -.81 -2.88 -2.30 1324 96 Pipestone 90 44 67.4 -4.2 0 -.76 -3.19 -4.77 1265 116 Redwood Falls 86 49 68.6 -5.0 0 -.86 -3.33 -3.40 1340 50 Sioux Falls 86 46 68.6 -4.4 .01 -.65 -1.22 -1.18 1351 178 Worthington 92 49 68.4 -2.7 0 -.81 -3.49 -4.70 1317 184 Faribault 95 50 68.7 -2.8 .04 -.92 -2.64 -5.85 1309 162 Mankato 94 52 68.8 -3.3 .17 -.81 -3.97 -7.66 1339 138 Waseca 94 49 67.2 -4.2 .84 -.15 -1.49 -3.12 1299 116 Winnebago 89 50 67.4 -4.9 .23 -.69 -3.34 -7.02 1249 26 La Crosse 89 54 71.5 -2.6 0 -.96 -.72 -1.61 1426 123 Preston 82 47 66.0 -4.4 0 -1.06 -1.97 -2.52 1199 107 Red Wing 93 53 70.0 -2.1 .32 -.65 -2.05 -4.19 1336 156 Rochester 84 52 67.8 -2.3 .01 -1.03 -1.52 -4.28 1310 225 Rosemount 90 54 68.9 -2.2 .62 -.43 -1.25 -3.98 1319 186 Winona 93 54 69.2 -5.7 .04 -.91 -1.97 -2.30 1280 -39 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 64.7 -4.3 1.67 .93 2 (North Central) 61.1 -5.4 1.48 .57 3 (NorthEast) 59.4 -4.3 .53 -.42 4 (West Central) 67.1 -4.3 .16 -.63 5 (Central) 67.9 -2.7 .10 -.74 6 (East Central) 68.3 -2.8 .63 -.36 7 (SouthWest) 68.2 -4.1 .00 -.78 8 (South Central) 68.0 -3.8 .32 -.64 9 (SouthEast) 68.9 -3.2 .17 -.84 Statewide Average 65.9 -3.9 .56 -.32 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 Weekly mean max/min/average soil temperatures (degrees F) at the 4 inch depth and average daily pan evaporation (inches) from University of Minnesota field research locations. For the week of July 2, 2007 through July 15, 2007: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 90 69 80 (sand) .29 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 73 65 69 .22 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 77 67 72 .36 MORRIS (MORM5) 78 67 73 .20 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 88 82 86 NA RICE 73 66 70 (sand) NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 89 70 80 .29 STAPLES (STAM5) 77 65 71 NA WASECA (WASM5) 85 77 81 .27 All sites except Rice report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available