Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 8/18/2008 through 8/24/2008 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 16 Norm Crookston 91 43 70.4 3.1 1.28 .62 1.45 -1.25 1538 -183 Moorhead 87 43 68.9 .7 0 -.56 2.20 3.85 1708 -90 Warroad 87 42 66.9 2.2 .58 -.07 .15 1.60 1340 -180 Grand Rapids 87 44 66.9 2.8 .11 -.69 -2.32 -.57 1488 -26 Intl. Falls 83 34 62.8 -.1 .08 -.63 -2.18 1.08 1207 -216 Itasca 87 42 68.2 4.7 .03 -.80 -2.35 .97 1372 -54 Duluth 81 47 64.9 2.0 .09 -.87 -2.40 .55 1272 -54 Grand Marais 76 49 63.7 1.3 0 -.71 -2.44 4.85 923 -64 Hibbing 83 37 64.0 1.3 .25 -.50 -2.44 -.82 1233 -148 Alexandria 87 49 69.5 2.6 0 -.82 -1.72 -1.57 1680 -43 Browns Valley 89 42 70.1 1.0 0 -.60 .02 2.16 1769 -127 Canby 91 48 72.2 2.0 0 -.62 -.58 -1.09 1919 -65 Fergus Falls 87 48 71.9 4.4 0 -.70 -1.47 -.22 1666 -78 Montevideo 89 49 69.9 1.0 0 -.70 -1.79 -3.05 1796 -95 Morris 87 43 69.3 1.1 0 -.71 -.19 -2.35 1710 -131 Becker 91 47 72.7 6.4 0 -.96 -3.02 -2.92 1825 121 Collegeville 91 50 72.0 2.7 0 -.88 -.83 .62 1863 -55 Hutchinson 90 47 71.6 3.2 0 -.90 -1.39 -3.33 1856 -53 Olivia 88 44 69.8 2.2 0 -.77 -1.05 -1.34 1744 -118 St. Cloud 91 44 70.2 3.9 0 -.92 -.57 -.88 1710 6 Staples 87 41 69.4 4.7 0 -.70 -2.45 -2.14 1483 -56 Willmar 89 49 71.2 3.2 0 -.87 -1.21 -4.23 1832 -24 Aitkin 88 43 66.6 2.8 .02 -.84 -2.71 -1.57 1491 28 Forest Lake 93 48 73.1 5.4 .06 -.97 -2.17 -.93 1785 -28 MSP Airport 89 54 73.5 3.8 0 -.91 -2.42 -5.48 2082 105 St. Paul - UofM 91 52 74.0 3.7 0 -.99 -2.82 -6.28 2021 -2 Lamberton 87 44 70.0 1.5 0 -.76 -2.12 -2.57 1888 -45 Pipestone 85 44 67.7 -.8 0 -.70 -.08 -.25 1734 -126 Redwood Falls 89 47 70.8 .6 .01 -.80 -1.70 -2.76 1903 -131 Sioux Falls 86 49 71.6 1.6 0 -.69 -.52 -.79 2044 111 Worthington 84 47 69.0 1.6 0 -.79 -1.69 1.62 1862 44 Faribault 87 47 71.0 3.0 0 -1.00 -2.20 -.97 1817 -32 Mankato 87 47 70.8 1.8 0 -1.01 -2.32 -3.66 1841 -82 Waseca 86 44 70.0 1.8 0 -1.04 -2.74 -.58 1813 -62 Winnebago 87 48 70.9 2.0 0 -.95 -2.80 -2.40 1945 9 La Crosse 90 51 72.4 1.6 .10 -.86 -3.27 2.11 1956 -111 Preston 87 52 70.2 2.7 .21 -.85 -1.17 7.19 1780 5 Red Wing 90 51 72.5 3.4 .03 -.86 -2.01 -1.77 1873 -36 Rochester 85 50 69.4 2.4 .15 -.81 -2.41 .42 1843 91 Rosemount 88 50 71.6 3.8 .21 -.83 -2.65 -3.23 1819 -6 Winona 84 54 69.8 -1.2 .14 -.79 -2.97 3.53 1797 -307 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 68.7 2.0 .62 -.00 2 (North Central) 66.0 2.5 .07 -.71 3 (NorthEast) 64.2 1.5 .11 -.69 4 (West Central) 70.5 2.0 0 -.69 5 (Central) 71.0 3.7 0 -.86 6 (East Central) 71.8 3.9 .02 -.93 7 (SouthWest) 69.8 .9 .00 -.75 8 (South Central) 70.7 2.2 0 -1.00 9 (SouthEast) 71.0 2.1 .14 -.83 Statewide Average 69.3 2.3 .11 -.72 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 Augst 18, 2008 through August 24, 2008: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 90 74 82 (sand) .28 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) NA NA NA .26 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 78 65 72 .24 MORRIS (MORM5) 84 69 76 .17 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) NA NA NA NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 91 74 83 .27 STAPLES (STAM5) 79 69 74 NA WASECA (WASM5) 86 70 78 .22 All sites report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available