Precipitation and Temperature Summary for December 2008 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 38 -25 3.0 -7.6 1.02 .52 Moorhead 41 -24 6.0 -6.5 1.51 .94 Warroad 36 -26 1.0 -7.0 1.17 .54 Dalton 42 -28 7.6 -5.5 1.69 1.19 Grand Rapids 36 -26 4.6 -7.5 2.11 1.25 Intl. Falls 37 -28 -.5 -9.0 1.40 .70 Itasca 35 -28 2.8 -6.6 1.66 .91 Duluth 35 -22 7.0 -7.0 1.87 .93 Grand Marais 37 -17 13.2 -6.2 1.92 1.13 Hibbing 35 -34 3.2 -7.6 1.55 .82 Alexandria 40 -24 7.2 -6.5 1.22 .64 Browns Valley 42 -23 8.1 -7.4 1.73 1.20 Canby 46 -16 11.4 -7.5 1.75 1.05 Fergus Falls 40 -26 6.6 -6.2 1.56 1.06 Montevideo 46 -20 8.5 -7.0 1.84 1.13 Morris 42 -25 6.9 -7.7 1.75 1.17 Becker 43 -19 11.4 -3.6 1.74 .91 Collegeville 42 -19 10.8 -5.7 1.96 1.22 Hutchinson 43 -16 12.7 -3.0 1.20 .45 Melrose 41 -26 8.0 -5.9 1.49 .85 Olivia 47 -17 10.8 -4.5 1.52 1.00 St. Cloud 40 -24 8.5 -5.9 1.57 .88 Staples 40 -29 4.4 -8.1 1.58 .98 Willmar 44 -16 10.4 -4.3 1.70 1.04 Aitkin 36 -21 9.3 -3.7 2.44 1.62 Forest Lake 42 -17 12.2 -3.8 1.54 .57 Hinckley 38 -25 7.6 -6.4 1.76 .75 MSP Airport 41 -13 13.5 -5.2 1.15 .15 St. Paul - UofM 42 -14 14.4 -5.0 1.13 .09 Lamberton 46 -17 12.5 -4.7 .84 .26 Marshall 46 -13 12.1 -6.2 1.38 .59 Pipestone 44 -21 10.4 -6.1 .81 .21 Redwood Falls 48 -15 13.0 -5.0 1.58 .98 Sioux Falls 49 -13 15.2 -3.1 .70 .18 Worthington 45 -15 12.8 -3.7 1.01 .31 Faribault 45 -16 12.8 -4.9 1.42 .40 Mankato 42 -15 13.5 -4.4 1.24 .25 Waseca 42 -16 11.2 -5.6 1.63 .23 Winnebago 43 -17 13.0 -4.3 1.95 .94 La Crosse 44 -17 14.1 -7.7 2.26 1.03 Preston 45 -16 13.2 -5.3 1.94 .65 Red Wing 43 -15 12.1 -6.4 1.19 .33 Rochester 42 -14 12.5 -4.8 1.46 .44 Rosemount 41 -17 11.2 -4.7 1.71 .58 Winona 46 -15 14.0 -5.4 1.67 .64 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 3.3 -7.0 1.23 .67 2 (North Central) 3.6 -7.1 1.72 1.01 3 (NorthEast) 7.8 -6.9 1.78 .96 4 (West Central) 8.1 -7.1 1.64 1.04 5 (Central) 9.6 -5.1 1.60 .92 6 (East Central) 11.4 -4.8 1.60 .64 7 (SouthWest) 12.7 -4.8 1.05 .42 8 (South Central) 12.6 -4.8 1.56 .46 9 (SouthEast) 12.9 -5.7 1.71 .61 Statewide Average 9.1 -5.9 1.54 .75 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