Precipitation and Temperature Summary for April 2008 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 65 21 39.1 -2.6 1.01 -.31 Moorhead 68 20 41.0 -2.5 2.33 .96 Warroad 68 14 36.5 -.9 2.10 .89 Grand Rapids 74 18 39.1 -2.0 5.59 3.75 Intl. Falls 71 10 35.9 -3.4 2.59 1.21 Itasca 62 11 34.9 -3.0 4.68 2.94 Duluth 69 20 37.8 -1.2 3.77 1.68 Grand Marais 59 21 38.4 .0 3.57 2.27 Hibbing 73 7 36.4 -3.0 3.92 2.38 Alexandria 71 19 39.8 -2.8 2.12 .21 Browns Valley 70 21 40.0 -4.5 3.44 1.42 Canby 75 21 42.0 -3.5 3.19 .92 Fergus Falls 68 20 39.1 -3.6 3.47 1.89 Montevideo 77 17 41.6 -2.8 2.45 .21 Morris 71 23 39.4 -4.7 2.89 .88 Becker 76 18 41.4 -2.2 4.45 1.96 Collegeville 75 19 42.4 -3.3 4.03 1.88 Hutchinson 77 21 42.7 -2.5 3.64 1.46 Olivia 76 22 41.2 -3.1 3.96 1.61 St. Cloud 75 15 41.0 -2.6 2.94 .81 Staples 72 19 38.2 -3.8 2.94 .96 Willmar 75 21 41.3 -2.9 3.35 1.22 Aitkin 74 17 39.3 -1.7 4.19 2.14 Forest Lake 77 19 41.7 -2.7 4.24 1.84 MSP Airport 77 24 44.0 -2.6 3.12 .81 St. Paul - UofM 76 23 45.2 -2.6 4.10 1.56 Lamberton 77 19 41.8 -3.2 2.95 .22 Pipestone 76 16 40.0 -4.6 2.72 .31 Redwood Falls 77 19 42.6 -4.3 3.30 .79 Sioux Falls 78 19 43.2 -2.5 2.68 .03 Worthington 75 22 40.8 -2.7 2.61 -.11 Faribault 76 20 41.8 -2.4 4.58 1.77 Mankato 77 19 42.5 -3.2 4.34 1.26 Waseca 76 21 42.2 -2.7 4.15 .92 Winnebago 78 23 43.2 -2.7 5.31 2.33 La Crosse 78 21 46.3 -2.1 6.74 3.36 Preston 76 18 43.6 -1.4 8.33 5.09 Red Wing 78 21 43.2 -2.6 5.09 2.36 Rochester 76 20 42.2 -2.5 4.41 1.40 Rosemount 76 19 41.8 -3.5 4.63 1.76 Winona 76 22 44.2 -3.5 7.68 4.37 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 38.9 -2.0 1.81 .51 2 (North Central) 36.6 -2.8 4.29 2.63 3 (NorthEast) 37.5 -1.4 3.75 2.11 4 (West Central) 40.3 -3.6 2.93 .92 5 (Central) 41.2 -2.9 3.62 1.41 6 (East Central) 42.6 -2.4 3.91 1.59 7 (SouthWest) 41.7 -3.5 2.85 .25 8 (South Central) 42.4 -2.7 4.60 1.57 9 (SouthEast) 43.6 -2.6 6.15 3.06 Statewide Average 40.5 -2.7 3.77 1.56 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