Precipitation and Temperature Summary for August 2008 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 91 43 67.8 -.2 3.58 .64 Moorhead 90 43 69.5 .5 4.55 2.03 Warroad 87 42 65.2 -.3 2.03 -.92 Grand Rapids 91 39 66.4 1.4 .57 -3.13 Intl. Falls 87 33 62.2 -1.6 .85 -2.29 Itasca 87 41 65.3 1.0 1.31 -2.40 Duluth 85 41 64.4 .7 2.91 -1.31 Grand Marais 89 42 62.8 .2 2.35 -.78 Hibbing 87 32 61.4 -2.2 1.02 -2.49 Alexandria 87 49 69.4 1.6 1.87 -1.68 Browns Valley 91 42 69.5 -.5 .14 -2.65 Canby 91 48 71.4 .4 1.53 -1.25 Fergus Falls 87 48 70.0 1.7 1.70 -1.44 Montevideo 89 47 69.6 -.1 1.00 -2.14 Morris 87 43 68.2 -.8 1.63 -1.67 Becker 91 47 69.8 2.6 1.67 -2.59 Collegeville 91 50 70.4 .3 3.38 -.43 Hutchinson 90 47 69.3 .0 4.90 .91 Olivia 88 44 68.0 -.5 2.60 -.80 St. Cloud 91 44 68.4 1.2 4.18 .25 Staples 87 41 66.4 .9 .64 -2.51 Willmar 89 49 69.8 1.0 2.75 -1.03 Aitkin 88 40 67.1 2.5 .92 -3.02 Forest Lake 93 47 69.4 .9 2.40 -2.18 MSP Airport 89 54 72.6 2.0 3.35 -.70 St. Paul - UofM 91 50 71.7 .6 2.32 -2.05 Lamberton 88 44 69.5 .2 .59 -2.80 Pipestone 86 44 68.6 -.7 1.81 -1.29 Redwood Falls 89 47 70.5 -.5 2.08 -1.53 Sioux Falls 99 48 72.2 1.4 1.98 -1.03 Worthington 93 47 69.1 .9 1.35 -2.13 Faribault 91 47 69.1 .3 2.98 -1.46 Mankato 87 47 69.0 -.8 2.16 -2.27 Waseca 86 44 68.3 -.6 2.18 -2.46 Winnebago 89 47 70.0 .4 1.43 -2.78 La Crosse 90 45 70.4 -1.2 .69 -3.59 Preston 87 44 67.8 -.4 3.71 -.99 Red Wing 90 48 69.2 -.7 3.06 -.91 Rochester 85 49 68.5 .7 2.01 -2.32 Rosemount 88 50 69.2 .6 3.02 -1.61 Winona 85 49 68.7 -3.2 1.39 -2.75 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 67.5 .0 3.39 .58 2 (North Central) 64.6 .3 .91 -2.61 3 (NorthEast) 62.9 -.4 2.09 -1.53 4 (West Central) 69.7 .4 1.31 -1.81 5 (Central) 68.9 .8 2.87 -.89 6 (East Central) 70.2 1.5 2.25 -1.99 7 (SouthWest) 70.0 .3 1.56 -1.76 8 (South Central) 69.1 -.2 2.19 -2.24 9 (SouthEast) 69.0 -.7 2.31 -2.03 Statewide Average 68.0 .2 2.10 -1.58 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