Precipitation and Temperature Summary for August 2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 90 39 64.4 -3.6 3.34 .40 Moorhead 95 37 66.0 -3.0 2.13 -.39 Warroad 90 40 62.6 -2.9 5.37 2.42 Dalton 89 46 66.4 -2.1 3.07 -.07 Grand Rapids 89 38 63.2 -1.8 2.75 -.95 Intl. Falls 89 32 60.3 -3.5 2.54 -.60 Itasca 90 37 62.6 -1.7 2.99 -.72 Duluth 85 38 62.2 -1.5 5.98 1.76 Grand Marais 79 43 58.4 -4.2 2.08 -1.05 Hibbing 88 31 59.6 -4.0 3.28 -.23 Alexandria 90 43 66.3 -1.5 3.76 .21 Browns Valley 91 38 64.8 -5.2 4.52 1.73 Canby 95 39 68.4 -2.6 2.30 -.48 Montevideo 90 41 66.4 -3.3 5.24 2.10 Morris 88 39 65.2 -3.8 3.74 .44 Wadena 88 36 62.8 -2.9 2.10 -1.05 Wheaton 94 43 66.0 -4.0 2.70 .17 Becker 90 44 67.6 .0 5.31 1.05 Collegeville 90 42 67.2 -2.9 5.95 2.14 Hutchinson 90 43 67.8 -1.5 5.69 1.70 Melrose 88 41 64.8 -4.1 5.24 1.75 Olivia 87 42 65.4 -3.1 6.14 2.74 St. Cloud 89 40 65.8 -1.4 5.23 1.30 Staples 90 37 64.9 -.6 2.95 -.20 Willmar 88 45 67.1 -1.7 8.23 4.45 Aitkin 88 36 62.4 -2.2 2.69 -1.25 Forest Lake 93 43 67.5 -1.0 5.91 1.33 Hinckley 89 37 62.1 -3.2 7.99 3.81 MSP Airport 90 49 69.4 -1.2 6.43 2.38 St. Paul - UofM 88 45 67.6 -3.5 6.11 1.74 Lamberton 93 41 67.6 -1.7 3.45 .06 Marshall 96 41 68.4 -2.0 2.56 -.53 Pipestone 90 38 65.5 -3.8 4.00 .90 Redwood Falls 92 42 68.3 -2.7 2.90 -.71 Sioux Falls 91 41 68.0 -2.8 1.93 -1.08 Worthington 89 40 66.2 -2.0 4.45 .97 Faribault 87 43 67.1 -1.7 6.06 1.62 Mankato 89 43 66.9 -2.9 4.20 -.23 Waseca 87 39 66.4 -2.5 3.33 -1.31 Winnebago 90 43 68.0 -1.6 3.52 -.69 La Crosse 91 45 69.1 -2.5 5.29 1.01 Preston 87 37 65.5 -2.7 4.69 -.01 Red Wing 90 44 67.9 -2.0 7.95 3.98 Rochester 85 41 65.7 -2.1 4.15 -.18 Rosemount 87 46 67.2 -1.4 7.81 3.18 Winona 89 47 68.2 -1.9 5.94 1.80 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 64.3 -3.2 3.61 .81 2 (North Central) 63.1 -2.3 2.84 -.58 3 (NorthEast) 60.1 -3.2 3.78 .16 4 (West Central) 65.7 -3.3 3.48 .45 5 (Central) 66.3 -1.9 5.59 1.87 6 (East Central) 65.8 -2.2 5.83 1.60 7 (SouthWest) 67.3 -2.5 3.22 -.07 8 (South Central) 67.1 -2.2 4.28 -.15 9 (SouthEast) 67.3 -2.1 5.97 1.63 Statewide Average 65.2 -2.5 4.29 .63 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