Precipitation and Temperature Summary for October 2008 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 74 24 46.8 2.8 4.87 3.03 Moorhead 74 24 46.7 1.4 4.30 2.33 Warroad 66 23 44.0 1.9 3.02 1.22 Dalton 67 23 46.4 .1 4.04 2.02 Grand Rapids 69 23 45.3 1.6 2.93 .19 Intl. Falls 70 19 42.7 1.1 2.40 .42 Itasca 66 22 43.0 1.6 6.21 3.66 Duluth 66 24 44.8 1.3 2.85 .39 Grand Marais 66 27 46.0 1.4 2.61 .02 Hibbing 69 17 42.9 .9 2.54 .08 Alexandria 69 24 46.4 1.2 4.17 2.01 Browns Valley 76 21 46.4 -.3 4.38 2.62 Canby 74 26 47.8 -1.2 4.36 2.24 Fergus Falls 71 23 45.4 .3 5.32 3.30 Montevideo 76 20 47.6 .4 4.72 2.75 Morris 73 20 45.6 -.5 4.17 1.87 Becker 76 24 47.4 1.3 1.83 -.38 Collegeville 73 25 49.2 .5 3.38 .90 Hutchinson 76 22 48.8 1.3 1.87 -.04 Melrose 71 22 45.2 -.8 4.24 1.80 Olivia 75 20 47.2 .4 3.32 1.42 St. Cloud 73 20 47.1 1.8 2.56 .32 Staples 70 21 45.0 .8 6.11 3.53 Willmar 74 22 47.4 .7 3.34 1.17 Aitkin 66 21 46.8 2.8 3.23 .73 Forest Lake 76 22 48.8 1.3 1.58 -.93 Hinckley 72 21 45.0 1.4 2.91 .22 MSP Airport 78 27 50.4 1.7 1.96 -.15 St. Paul - UofM 77 26 51.3 .9 2.48 -.03 Lamberton 77 21 48.3 .5 4.21 2.27 Marshall 75 25 49.4 .9 3.83 1.87 Pipestone 73 19 46.2 -.4 5.15 2.93 Redwood Falls 78 23 50.3 1.1 3.36 1.48 Sioux Falls 76 22 49.4 1.4 5.71 3.78 Worthington 75 23 48.3 1.7 4.74 2.78 Faribault 78 21 47.9 .6 1.67 -.56 Mankato 79 21 49.1 .8 2.18 -.27 Waseca 79 19 48.0 .3 2.73 .23 Winnebago 79 21 49.2 .3 2.89 .50 La Crosse 80 23 51.0 .4 1.16 -1.00 Preston 79 19 48.0 .0 1.98 -.36 Red Wing 78 23 49.6 1.3 1.51 -.66 Rochester 80 23 49.6 2.6 2.45 .25 Rosemount 78 22 48.7 .5 2.00 -.52 Winona 78 25 49.0 -.1 1.11 -1.09 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 45.8 2.0 4.06 2.19 2 (North Central) 44.4 1.1 3.90 1.57 3 (NorthEast) 44.6 1.2 2.67 .16 4 (West Central) 46.5 -.0 4.52 2.47 5 (Central) 47.2 .7 3.33 1.09 6 (East Central) 48.5 1.6 2.43 -.03 7 (SouthWest) 48.7 .9 4.50 2.52 8 (South Central) 48.6 .5 2.37 -.02 9 (SouthEast) 49.3 .8 1.70 -.56 Statewide Average 47.0 1.0 3.28 1.04 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