Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 9/21/2009 through 9/27/2009 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since Apr from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 30 Norm Crookston 79 43 62.8 9.2 .05 -.44 -.45 1.39 2025 -203 Moorhead 80 42 61.9 7.3 .74 .24 .01 -4.80 2244 -95 Warroad 77 43 62.0 11.1 .44 -.14 -.47 1.32 1676 -251 Dalton 78 52 63.3 7.5 .40 -.07 -.53 -2.86 2206 -119 Grand Rapids 79 43 61.0 9.1 .58 -.12 -2.31 -5.04 1935 -9 Intl. Falls 77 37 57.8 7.7 1.00 .34 -1.04 -3.62 1631 -177 Itasca 76 44 61.0 11.0 1.10 .44 -.79 -4.32 1831 16 Duluth 76 45 61.4 9.6 .29 -.60 -2.56 -6.43 1713 -11 Grand Marais 68 48 59.8 7.4 .26 -.51 -2.79 -4.67 1173 -181 Hibbing 78 35 58.4 7.8 .24 -.48 -2.35 -6.53 1715 -54 Alexandria 76 49 61.8 7.2 .27 -.31 -1.45 -9.14 2192 -52 Browns Valley 78 46 60.2 3.8 1.80 1.40 1.57 -.25 2133 -352 Canby 80 46 60.8 2.4 1.72 1.19 -.41 -5.99 2383 -237 Montevideo 81 47 61.9 5.0 3.53 3.05 1.55 -2.43 2256 -226 Morris 79 50 61.8 6.1 .81 .33 .43 -7.33 2168 -239 Wadena 76 42 60.2 7.7 .30 -.29 -1.94 -6.61m 1635m -369m Wheaton 79 48 60.8 4.9 .65 .18 .51 -6.01m 1914m -538m Becker 79 51 64.0 9.1 .37 -.28 -2.64 -6.53 2366 96 Collegeville 78 48 62.4 4.5 .61 -.08 -1.09 -2.57 2364 -172 Hutchinson 78 46 63.7 6.7 .79 .33 -.13 -5.29 2436 -64 Melrose 79 45 60.8 5.3 .32 -.29 -1.58 -3.95 2056 -328 Olivia 78 46 60.2 4.1 1.22 .64 .02 -3.14 2218 -212 St. Cloud 79 48 62.1 7.8 .74 .13 -2.05 -4.52 2212 1 Staples 78 42 61.2 8.2 .18 -.41 -2.06 -4.11 2061 58 Willmar 79 47 63.2 6.9 .39 -.20 -2.26 -4.49 2364 -64 Aitkin 75 48 61.8 9.5 .25 -.39 -2.30 -4.10 1918 31 Forest Lake 81 53 65.9 9.7 .45 -.24 -2.69 -8.85 2432 53 Hinckley 76 41 61.6 9.4 .28 -.43 -2.82 -3.01 1846 -130 MSP Airport 78 49 65.2 7.3 .45 -.10 -2.12 -6.43 2658 54 St. Paul - UofM 77 49 64.4 5.0 .32 -.35 -2.74 -10.26 2501 -187 Lamberton 79 44 62.2 5.0 2.26 1.72 .35 -4.10 2371 -160 Marshall 80 45 61.6 3.9 1.83 1.34 .06 -4.92 2419 -170 Pipestone 77 43 60.4 4.3 .77 .16 -1.72 -3.45 2181 -253 Redwood Falls 78 47 61.2 2.6 1.65 1.14 .33 -7.90 2520 -169 Sioux Falls 74 44 59.3 1.6 .81 .25 -1.26 -4.48 2390 -154 Worthington 79 44 60.4 4.3 1.62 1.09 -.54 -.78 2248 -122 Faribault 78 49 65.2 8.6 1.03 .38 -2.04 -5.08 2324 -94 Mankato 79 49 63.2 5.8 .66 .02 -2.31 -10.65 2301 -225 Waseca 78 49 63.8 6.6 .68 .02 -1.60 -10.16 2298 -171 Winnebago 82 50 63.2 4.8 2.15 1.60 -.38 -7.17 2454 -107 La Crosse 79 49 65.2 5.5 .93 .23 -2.33 -5.49 2496 -254 Preston 78 47 64.0 7.3 1.16 .42 -1.86 -5.37 2235 -95 Red Wing 80 51 64.8 7.3 .65 -.09 -2.67 -3.76 2353 -159 Rochester 76 46 63.0 6.9 1.28 .64 -1.71 -4.30 2198 -100 Rosemount 77 48 63.4 6.3 .37 -.36 -2.98 -6.45 2266 -131 Winona 77 54 65.2 7.2 .88 .16 -2.41 -3.67 2361 -191 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 62.2 9.2 .41 -.11 2 (North Central) 60.8 8.8 .77 .15 3 (NorthEast) 59.9 8.3 .26 -.53 4 (West Central) 61.1 5.3 1.30 .79 5 (Central) 62.2 6.6 .58 -.02 6 (East Central) 63.8 8.2 .35 -.30 7 (SouthWest) 60.9 3.6 1.49 .95 8 (South Central) 63.9 6.5 1.13 .51 9 (SouthEast) 64.3 6.7 .88 .17 Statewide Average 62.1 7.0 .80 .18 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 14, 2009 through September 20, 2009: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 82 67 75 (sand) .18 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 74 60 67 .18 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 74 62 68 .20 MORRIS (MORM5) 79 64 72 .12 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 71 63 67 NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 85 69 77 .21 STAPLES (STAM5) NA NA NA NA WASECA (WASM5) 83 64 73 .16 All sites report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available