Precipitation and Temperature Summary for April 2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 74 23 40.1 -1.6 .85 -.47 Moorhead 82 14 42.0 -1.5 .72 -.65 Warroad 69 18 38.4 1.0 1.19 -.02 Dalton 88 10 41.1 -2.6 .96 -.62 Grand Rapids 78 20 42.4 1.3 1.41 -.43 Intl. Falls 71 15 38.6 -.7 1.10 -.28 Itasca 80 18 39.0 1.1 1.41 -.33 Duluth 73 22 39.7 .7 .89 -1.20 Grand Marais 61 22 38.2 -.2 2.48 1.18 Hibbing 76 19 40.3 .9 1.33 -.21 Alexandria 88 15 42.4 -.2 .77 -1.14 Browns Valley 89 14 41.0 -3.5 1.50 -.52 Canby 90 18 42.6 -2.9 .99 -1.28 Fergus Falls 87 9 40.1 -2.6 2.03 .45 Montevideo 92 23 42.8 -1.6 .77 -1.47 Morris 89 20 41.4 -2.7 .88 -1.13 Becker 85 23 45.0 .5 1.20 -1.29 Collegeville 88 21 45.3 -.4 1.22 -.93 Hutchinson 90 24 45.5 .3 1.37 -.81 Melrose 87 16 42.2 -.9 1.43 -.74 Olivia 89 21 43.5 -.8 1.10 -1.25 St. Cloud 85 20 44.2 .6 1.37 -.76 Staples 82 12 41.5 -.5 .93 -1.05 Willmar 89 23 44.4 .2 1.35 -.78 Aitkin 75 24 41.3 .3 2.20 .15 Forest Lake 82 22 45.2 .8 1.37 -1.03 Hinckley 78 21 41.3 .1 1.61 -.70 MSP Airport 85 26 47.6 1.0 1.57 -.74 St. Paul - UofM 84 27 48.0 .2 1.50 -1.04 Lamberton 91 23 44.1 -.9 1.51 -1.22 Marshall 90 23 43.6 -1.6 1.10 -1.24 Pipestone 88 15 42.1 -2.5 2.11 -.30 Redwood Falls 92 25 46.6 -.3 1.17 -1.34 Sioux Falls 91 18 45.3 -.4 1.93 -.72 Worthington 87 17 42.6 -.9 2.30 -.42 Faribault 84 22 45.2 1.0 2.32 -.49 Mankato 87 22 45.2 -.5 2.00 -1.08 Waseca 82 24 46.0 1.1 2.26 -.97 Winnebago 87 24 46.5 .6 2.34 -.64 La Crosse 90 24 48.0 -.4 1.66 -1.72 Preston 88 20 44.7 -.3 2.66 -.58 Red Wing 82 28 46.6 .8 1.80 -.93 Rochester 92 24 46.2 1.5 2.08 -.93 Rosemount 84 25 45.0 -.3 2.23 -.64 Winona 90 28 46.5 .6 2.99 -.32 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 40.2 -.7 .92 -.38 2 (North Central) 40.3 -.2 1.22 -.42 3 (NorthEast) 39.4 .5 1.57 -.08 4 (West Central) 41.7 -2.2 1.16 -.85 5 (Central) 44.0 -.1 1.25 -.95 6 (East Central) 44.7 .5 1.65 -.67 7 (SouthWest) 44.1 -1.1 1.69 -.87 8 (South Central) 45.7 .6 2.23 -.79 9 (SouthEast) 46.2 .3 2.24 -.85 Statewide Average 42.9 -.3 1.55 -.65 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