Temperature Summary for February,2000

                    Temperature       Precipitation
               High Low Month Dept.   Month  Dept.
                        Ave   for     Total  for
                              Month          Month
Crookston       53  -8  21.4  14.1    1.35   .90 
Moorhead        51 -13  21.6  10.2    1.01   .57 
Grand Rapids    57 -11  22.8  11.9     .84   .32 
Intl. Falls     58 -19  18.8  11.7     .27  -.34 
Itasca          57 -18  19.4  10.5     .76   .17 
Duluth          55 -11  21.4   9.6    1.15   .35 
Grand Marais    50  -5  23.2   7.2     .55  -.09 
Hibbing         55 -17  20.0  10.2     .69   .22 
Alexandria      52 -11  22.6   9.7     .82   .19 
Browns Valley   60  -7  22.8   9.9    1.31   .77 
Canby           64  -1  27.9  11.3     .83  -.01 
Fergus Falls    53 -12  21.6  10.6    1.26   .74 
Montevideo      60  -4  24.2   8.7    1.25   .07 
Morris          53 -13  21.7   9.4    1.36   .67 
Becker          53  -6  24.2  10.4    1.11   .31 
Hutchinson      58  -6  25.0   9.7    1.01   .39 
Olivia          57  -5  24.4   9.3    1.11   .45 
St. Cloud       55 -13  22.2   8.4    1.03   .42 
Staples         53 -15  19.8   8.5     .88   .34 
Willmar         55  -9  22.4   8.3    1.17   .41 
Aitkin          53  -9  22.4  10.5    1.95  1.38 
Cambridge       55 -16  21.4   6.6    1.91  1.31 
MSP Airport     61   2  28.0  10.6    1.08   .19 
St. Paul - UofM 59   0  28.6   8.3    1.04   .19 
Lamberton       65   0  27.2  11.1    1.80  1.24 
Pipestone       67  -2  27.3  11.7     .94   .32 
Redwood Falls   60  -3  27.8  10.4    1.55   .90 
Sioux Falls     66   1  30.2  11.0    1.04   .40 
Worthington     64  -1  27.7  10.8    1.27   .49 
Faribault       61  -3  25.7  10.1    1.18   .32 
Waseca          61   1  26.3  11.1    1.53   .54 
Winnebago       61   1  27.6  11.4    1.30   .40 
La Crosse       64   3  30.6  11.2     .91   .01 
Preston         59  -3  26.8  10.1     .89   .10 
Red Wing        57  -2  25.4  11.2    1.18   .36 
Rochester       58   0  26.2   9.6     .96   .22 
Rosemount       61  -5  27.2  10.5    1.14   .19 
Winona          60   3  28.4  10.9     .67  -.07 
m=some data missing

                          District Averages
                          -----------------
                      Avg.   Dept.  Avg.   Dept.
                      Temp.  from   Prec.  from
                             Norm.         Norm.
1 (NorthWest)         19.9   12.1   1.10    .65
2 (North Central)     20.3   11.3    .62    .05
3 (NorthEast)         21.5    9.0    .80    .16
4 (West Central)      23.5    9.9   1.14    .40
5 (Central)           23.0    9.1   1.05    .39
6 (East Central)      25.1    9.0   1.50    .77
7 (SouthWest)         28.0   11.0   1.32    .67
8 (South Central)     26.5   10.9   1.34    .42
9 (SouthEast)         27.4   10.6    .96    .14
  Statewide Average   23.9   10.3   1.09    .40

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://134.84.160.120