Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 9/17/2007 through 9/23/2007 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 78 41 57.4 2.3 .78 .28 2.03 2.88 2234 52 Moorhead 93 44 62.5 6.4 1.35 .85 1.38 4.22 2511 222 Warroad 76 38 56.3 4.0 .13 -.47 -1.01 .79 2043 150 Grand Rapids 84 39 58.4 5.2 2.48 1.77 3.22 -3.59 2213 309 Intl. Falls 84 32 55.6 4.2 1.15 .45 -.00 -1.16 1867 92 Itasca 75 40 56.0 4.6 1.11 .44 .31 .14 2107 325 Duluth 80 36 58.8 5.6 2.89 1.94 .44 -6.21 1953 265 Grand Marais 65 42 54.8 1.1 2.72 1.93 2.86 -1.28 1220 -102 Hibbing 82 33 55.2 3.3 1.47 .73 -.78 -9.93 1899 165 Alexandria 88 45 63.4 7.3 1.81 1.21 -.55 -8.13 2508 313 Browns Valley 81 40 61.0 3.1 3.85 3.44 3.03 8.02 2403 -26 Canby 88 41 64.1 4.2 .88 .34 -1.16 -1.73 2669 112 Fergus Falls 80 38 58.0 1.9 .60 .12 -1.48 .79 2426 200 Montevideo 91 47 69.2 10.8 2.48 1.98 .58 -1.04 2629 204 Morris 86 41 61.6 4.3 4.10 3.63 2.74 1.07 2454 101 Becker 82 48 63.4 7.7 2.34 1.65 .99 -4.51 2633 470 Collegeville 87 48 65.8 6.5 1.90 1.19 -.14 -4.08 2768 293 Hutchinson 90 44 67.4 8.9 1.30 .81 .89 -3.69 2714 272 Olivia 91 44 64.1 6.6 1.40 .79 .28 -2.80 2574 200 St. Cloud 86 42 63.2 7.5 2.35 1.71 .13 -3.60 2516 353 Staples 74 42 59.0 4.6 4.70 4.11 3.14 .79 2231 271 Willmar 89 43 63.4 5.6 2.71 2.10 .24 -1.27 2634 261 Aitkin 76 43 60.6 7.0 2.30 1.65 1.87 -5.03 2209 362 Forest Lake 83 46 62.8 5.2 2.64 1.92 .18 -3.54 2606 282 MSP Airport 85 50 67.2 7.8 3.03 2.45 2.88 1.90 2926 384 St. Paul - UofM 85 48 68.2 7.4 3.83 3.13 3.71 -4.41 2943 323 Lamberton 90 44 65.4 6.8 .65 .08 -1.19 -2.16 2654 182 Pipestone 86 42 62.6 5.0 .98 .35 -.59 -3.36 2595 216 Redwood Falls 91 46 67.6 7.5 1.53 .99 .04 -1.40 2718 95 Sioux Falls 90 43 67.8 8.6 .35 -.23 -.57 -.47 2832 347 Worthington 89 43 64.5 7.0 .87 .31 -.05 4.52 2637 320 Faribault 89 44 66.4 8.3 .77 .07 -.50 -3.28 2664 301 Mankato 91 44 65.4 6.6 .55 -.12 -1.40 -4.77 2672 206 Waseca 92 42 65.2 6.5 .47 -.22 -.49 1.83 2666 256 Winnebago 91 46 66.0 6.1 .70 .14 -.71 -5.16 2663 164 La Crosse 90 49 67.8 6.6 .68 -.08 -.25 6.38 2898 218 Preston 87 41 64.4 6.3 .26 -.53 .69 7.33 2474 199 Red Wing 84 49 65.7 6.7 .71 -.08 -.38 -.33 2690 237 Rochester 90 47 67.8 10.3 .25 -.43 1.57 4.56 2659 414 Rosemount 87 46 65.0 6.6 1.91 1.14 -.37 -1.52 2674 334 Winona 85 48 64.4 3.0 .14 -.63 -.67 5.49 2593 -128 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 58.7 4.2 .75 .22 2 (North Central) 56.7 4.6 1.58 .89 3 (NorthEast) 56.3 3.3 2.36 1.53 4 (West Central) 62.9 5.3 2.29 1.79 5 (Central) 63.8 6.8 2.39 1.77 6 (East Central) 64.7 6.9 2.95 2.29 7 (SouthWest) 65.6 7.0 .88 .30 8 (South Central) 65.8 6.9 .62 -.03 9 (SouthEast) 65.9 6.6 .66 -.10 Statewide Average 62.2 5.7 1.61 .96 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 September 17, 2007 through September 23, 2007: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 72 59 65 (sand) .16 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 59 54 57 .18 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 68 57 62 .23 MORRIS (MORM5) 64 56 60 NA ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 79 72 75 NA RICE 65 59 62 (sand) NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 72 61 67 .14 STAPLES (STAM5) 64 56 60 NA WASECA (WASM5) 70 66 68 .20 All sites except Rice report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available