Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 10/19/2009 through 10/25/2009 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 57 26 40.4 -.7 .44 .05 1.08 2.47 2056 -282 Moorhead 53 25 40.0 -2.4 .74 .32 2.46 -2.33 2276 -186 Warroad 64 24 40.3 .9 0 -.37 -1.34 .02 1708 -307 Dalton 61 30 41.4 -2.1 1.22 .77 2.40 -.47 2238 -222 Grand Rapids 51 25 37.3 -3.9 1.38 .79 -.08 -5.12 1956 -90 Intl. Falls 48 18 34.2 -4.8 .06 -.34 -.77 -4.38 1650 -242 Itasca 56 25 38.2 -.6 1.09 .54 1.14 -3.18 1846 -49 Duluth 49 29 38.3 -2.7 1.85 1.36 1.27 -5.16 1724 -103 Grand Marais 58 30 40.8 -1.6 .64 .10 -.65 -5.84 1200 -258 Hibbing 50 20 36.4 -3.0 1.03 .52 -.61 -7.14 1733 -124 Alexandria 54 28 40.5 -1.9 1.01 .55 2.13 -7.01 2217 -148 Browns Valley 67 28 41.8 -2.1 1.01 .62 4.02 3.77 2174 -449 Canby 66 30 43.1 -3.1 .90 .43 3.69 -2.30 2433 -359 Montevideo 64 27 42.2 -2.2 .94 .51 4.01 1.68 2303 -329 Morris 64 27 41.3 -1.9 .96 .44 3.25 -4.07 2207 -332 Wadena 57 27 39.3 -1.6 1.82 1.25 2.85 -3.76m 1655m -450m Wheaton 64 29 41.2 -2.3 .99 .58 3.53 -2.48m 1951m -633m Becker 62 27 42.8 -.7 .84 .37 2.23 -4.30 2414 13 Collegeville 59 32 43.3 -2.6 1.10 .57 4.21 1.64 2401 -302 Hutchinson 63 27 43.4 -1.3 .80 .37 4.07 -1.22 2483 -171 Melrose 62 28 41.3 -1.9 1.22 .69 3.30 -.56 2094 -421 Olivia 64 25 41.1 -3.0 .67 .27 3.58 .44 2262 -311 St. Cloud 58 25 41.8 -.8 .96 .48 3.06 -1.46 2249 -85 Staples 58 25 40.4 -1.1 2.18 1.61 2.89 -1.22 2091 -20 Willmar 64 28 42.6 -1.3 .82 .35 3.88 -.61 2414 -156 Aitkin 58 28 41.6 .1 1.41 .86 2.18 -1.92 1948 -51 Forest Lake 64 28 43.2 -1.7 1.27 .73 3.02 -5.83 2495 -39 Hinckley 58 25 40.3 -.8 1.00 .42 3.00 -.01 1878 -198 MSP Airport 58 31 44.2 -1.8 1.03 .56 2.90 -3.53 2697 -75 St. Paul - UofM 62 31 43.2 -4.5 .97 .42 3.07 -7.18 2544 -343 Lamberton 64 28 43.2 -1.8 .99 .58 2.95 -1.16 2428 -259 Marshall 64 31 42.8 -2.4 .64 .21 3.72 -1.20 2475 -277 Pipestone 61 27 41.0 -2.8 1.16 .69 2.42 -1.03 2230 -345 Redwood Falls 58 30 42.8 -3.6 .88 .47 3.65 -4.25 2566 -299 Sioux Falls 60 29 43.0 -2.1 1.28 .87 2.63 -1.86 2446 -255 Worthington 60 30 42.3 -1.5 1.33 .90 2.75 1.98 2301 -212 Faribault 62 30 44.5 -.1 1.58 1.10 3.80 -1.28 2387 -183 Mankato 63 27 43.8 -1.8 1.27 .73 3.35 -7.48 2361 -329 Waseca 62 27 43.5 -1.4 2.11 1.56 3.98 -6.22 2353 -274 Winnebago 64 29 44.4 -1.8 2.32 1.78 4.30 -2.88 2520 -213 La Crosse 69 36 47.3 -.7 2.94 2.49 3.41 -2.08 2552 -399 Preston 71 32 45.5 .1 3.51 3.02 4.32 -.95 2303 -184 Red Wing 62 32 44.6 -1.0 2.17 1.73 3.76 -.01 2405 -273 Rochester 68 32 45.0 .7 2.83 2.36 4.24 -.05 2244 -203 Rosemount 63 28 43.2 -2.3 1.07 .53 3.42 -3.03 2317 -241 Winona 68 34 45.3 -1.1 3.55 3.09 5.21 1.36 2415 -311 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 40.2 -.7 .39 -.00 2 (North Central) 37.8 -2.8 .94 .44 3 (NorthEast) 38.5 -2.4 1.17 .66 4 (West Central) 41.3 -2.1 1.09 .63 5 (Central) 42.1 -1.6 1.07 .59 6 (East Central) 42.5 -1.7 1.14 .60 7 (SouthWest) 42.5 -2.4 1.05 .62 8 (South Central) 44.1 -1.3 1.82 1.29 9 (SouthEast) 45.2 -.7 2.68 2.20 Statewide Average 41.6 -1.8 1.26 .78 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 October 19, 2009 through October 25, 2009: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 50 40 45 (sand) NA CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 47 45 46 NA LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 46 40 43 NA MORRIS (MORM5) 45 37 41 NA ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 46 42 44 NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 45 38 42 NA STAPLES (STAM5) NA NA NA NA WASECA (WASM5) 49 41 45 NA All sites report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available