Precipitation and Temperature Summary for May 2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 77 28 50.2 -6.2 2.41 -.03 Moorhead 86 28 53.8 -3.6 1.43 -1.18 Warroad 73 26 47.2 -5.7 4.39 1.99 Dalton 86 33 54.8 -2.4 1.81 -.85 Grand Rapids 88 30 51.6 -2.7 1.80 -1.10 Intl. Falls 84 24 46.6 -6.7 2.68 .13 Itasca 82 28 50.0 -2.5 2.01 -.80 Duluth 88 32 50.2 -1.6 1.91 -1.04 Grand Marais 74 32 47.2 .1 1.68 -.82 Hibbing 87 25 49.0 -3.7 2.11 -.49 Alexandria 88 34 56.0 -.3 .25 -2.77 Browns Valley 95 30 54.5 -3.7 1.01 -1.36 Canby 97 33 57.8 -1.2 .86 -2.06 Fergus Falls 86 23 53.2 -3.6 1.79 -.87 Montevideo 99 30 56.6 -1.6 .86 -2.31 Morris 92 31 55.6 -2.3 .48 -2.36 Becker 94 33 56.8 -.3 .80 -2.65 Collegeville 92 35 58.0 -1.1 .79 -2.71 Hutchinson 96 34 58.8 -.0 .96 -2.13 Melrose 85 29 53.3 -4.0 .64 -2.62 Olivia 97 31 56.9 -1.4 1.63 -1.47 St. Cloud 92 31 55.2 -1.4 1.63 -1.34 Staples 88 32 53.6 -1.4 .57 -2.44 Willmar 96 33 57.0 -1.1 1.22 -2.00 Aitkin 87 31 51.0 -2.7 1.83 -1.27 Forest Lake 92 35 57.2 -.5 .86 -2.60 Hinckley 89 29 52.2 -2.0 1.22 -2.13 MSP Airport 97 38 60.8 1.5 .53 -2.71 St. Paul - UofM 94 38 60.8 .7 .49 -3.24 Lamberton 99 32 58.2 -.7 1.63 -1.63 Marshall 97 32 57.2 -1.8 1.62 -1.51 Pipestone 96 28 56.8 -.9 1.36 -1.96 Redwood Falls 99 33 60.0 -.3 1.60 -1.51 Sioux Falls 95 35 58.6 .8 .78 -2.61 Worthington 94 33 56.7 -.5 1.91 -1.46 Faribault 94 31 56.8 -.6 1.23 -2.51 Mankato 95 32 57.6 -1.0 1.24 -2.35 Waseca 96 32 58.0 -.4 1.94 -2.02 Winnebago 95 33 59.2 .4 2.06 -1.89 La Crosse 89 35 58.9 -1.7 3.94 .56 Preston 89 28 56.8 .1 4.13 .21 Red Wing 95 34 58.3 -.2 1.78 -1.71 Rochester 94 35 57.9 1.0 3.87 .34 Rosemount 95 36 57.0 -.5 1.34 -2.66 Winona 89 36 58.2 -.4 3.17 -.57 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 50.4 -5.2 2.74 .26 2 (North Central) 50.8 -3.6 2.08 -.66 3 (NorthEast) 48.8 -1.7 1.90 -.78 4 (West Central) 55.6 -2.1 .88 -1.96 5 (Central) 56.2 -1.3 1.03 -2.17 6 (East Central) 56.4 -.6 .99 -2.39 7 (SouthWest) 57.9 -.6 1.48 -1.78 8 (South Central) 57.9 -.4 1.62 -2.19 9 (SouthEast) 57.9 -.3 3.04 -.64 Statewide Average 54.6 -1.7 1.75 -1.37 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