Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 8/13/2007 through 8/19/2007 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 80 40 62.0 -6.6 .27 -.41 -1.24 1.43 1816 76 Moorhead 84 47 63.6 -6.0 .31 -.26 -1.01 3.09 2014 195 Warroad 76 43 61.0 -5.1 .14 -.52 -1.57 2.03 1673 150 Grand Rapids 84 46 62.6 -2.8 .29 -.54 -2.53 -6.12 1804 274 Intl. Falls 78 35 57.4 -6.9 .06 -.64 -2.04 -.90 1513 76 Itasca 82 40 60.3 -4.6 .04 -.81 -2.18 .34 1712 281 Duluth 82 46 62.0 -2.1 .04 -.91 -3.11 -5.73 1544 216 Grand Marais 85 45 61.0 -2.1 .01 -.68 -2.60 -4.12 898 -63 Hibbing 81 33 58.2 -5.8 0 -.77 -3.45 -8.04 1522 131 Alexandria 84 52 64.8 -3.4 .09 -.74 -2.72 -6.88 1999 258 Browns Valley 88 49 64.8 -5.6 .93 .29 .24 5.34 1905 -15 Canby 92 53 68.4 -3.0 1.53 .90 1.08 -.49 2127 119 Fergus Falls 83 43 65.4 -3.4 .41 -.32 -1.78 2.84 1970 208 Montevideo 89 53 66.3 -3.8 2.18 1.46 3.64 -1.08 2059 146 Morris 85 49 65.2 -4.2 .83 .07 -.95 -1.46 1956 90 Becker 86 52 67.3 -.3 1.14 .16 -.30 -5.69 2106 380 Collegeville 84 52 66.8 -3.7 1.93 1.05 1.76 -3.65 2202 254 Hutchinson 86 52 68.0 -1.6 .71 -.23 .60 -4.67 2137 198 Olivia 91 52 67.2 -1.6 1.45 .67 .63 -2.77 2033 142 St. Cloud 85 48 64.8 -2.8 2.18 1.26 .41 -3.21 2010 284 Staples 84 44 62.8 -3.1 .05 -.67 -1.90 -1.76 1802 243 Willmar 91 54 68.4 -.7 .90 .02 -.43 -4.30 2098 215 Aitkin 80 45 62.3 -2.7 .48 -.41 -1.62 -6.36 1749 272 Forest Lake 86 49 67.1 -1.8 3.07 2.01 .07 -4.16 2072 233 MSP Airport 86 58 68.9 -2.0 4.68 3.74 3.64 -1.49 2323 318 St. Paul - UofM 86 55 68.8 -2.6 2.08 1.07 -.89 -7.67 2322 265 Lamberton 92 51 68.4 -1.2 2.35 1.57 .37 -1.94 2092 128 Pipestone 92 54 69.5 -.2 1.70 1.00 .96 -4.24 2056 174 Redwood Falls 92 54 68.2 -3.1 5.15 4.32 3.08 -1.06 2131 61 Sioux Falls 90 59 73.6 2.4 .94 .25 1.10 -.40 2222 274 Worthington 89 55 69.6 1.1 6.21 5.40 5.13 1.65 2085 246 Faribault 87 53 68.2 -.9 3.15 2.13 3.84 -2.92 2089 220 Mankato 88 45 64.9 -5.3 5.38 4.35 4.32 -3.78 2101 152 Waseca 86 54 69.5 .3 6.37 5.30 5.27 2.13 2076 172 Winnebago 88 55 71.1 1.2 4.46 3.48 3.09 -4.49 2052 86 La Crosse 87 58 68.5 -3.4 8.43 7.45 9.21 6.80 2261 157 Preston 87 53 68.0 -.5 7.38 6.30 9.03 5.55 1917 126 Red Wing 85 54 68.8 -1.5 3.97 3.08 3.78 -1.28 2109 176 Rochester 85 55 67.6 -.5 8.35 7.36 8.36 3.62 2072 300 Rosemount 85 54 67.9 -1.0 4.62 3.56 2.55 -2.37 2118 272 Winona 83 56 67.8 -4.3 6.60 5.66 10.21 7.06 2039 -97 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 62.2 -5.9 .24 -.39 2 (North Central) 60.1 -4.8 .13 -.66 3 (NorthEast) 60.4 -3.3 .02 -.79 4 (West Central) 65.8 -3.9 1.00 .28 5 (Central) 66.5 -2.0 1.19 .32 6 (East Central) 66.8 -2.3 2.58 1.60 7 (SouthWest) 69.9 -.2 3.27 2.51 8 (South Central) 68.4 -1.2 4.84 3.81 9 (SouthEast) 68.1 -1.9 6.56 5.57 Statewide Average 65.3 -2.8 2.20 1.36 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 August 13, 2007 through August 19, 2007: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 83 67 75 (sand) .19 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 81 71 76 .16 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 80 70 75 .27 MORRIS (MORM5) 78 66 72 .12 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 85 81 83 NA RICE 74 67 71 (sand) NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 79 68 73 .22 STAPLES (STAM5) 75 65 70 NA WASECA (WASM5) 78 72 75 .19e All sites except Rice report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available