Precipitation and Temperature Summary for October 2009 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 63 19 40.0 -4.0 3.27 1.43 Moorhead 62 17 40.3 -5.0 5.54 3.57 Warroad 64 19 39.1 -3.0 1.14 -.66 Dalton 61 22 39.7 -6.6 5.82 3.80 Grand Rapids 57 21 38.7 -5.0 4.15 1.41 Intl. Falls 60 17 37.8 -3.8 3.19 1.21 Itasca 58 18 37.6 -3.8 5.46 2.91 Duluth 56 22 39.0 -4.5 4.54 2.08 Grand Marais 59 30 42.8 -1.8 3.42 .83 Hibbing 57 13 37.8 -4.2 2.75 .29 Alexandria 61 21 39.8 -5.4 5.30 3.14 Browns Valley 67 18 39.8 -6.9 7.36 5.60 Canby 66 21 40.8 -8.2 7.35 5.23 Montevideo 64 18 40.2 -7.0 6.84 4.87 Morris 64 19 39.5 -6.6 6.77 4.47 Wadena 57 19 38.1 -5.5 6.42 3.84 Wheaton 64 22 40.2 -6.1 7.03 5.16 Becker 62 23 41.4 -4.7 5.22 3.01 Collegeville 63 21 41.5 -7.2 7.44 4.96 Hutchinson 66 22 42.3 -5.2 6.43 4.52 Melrose 62 21 40.0 -6.0 6.99 4.55 Olivia 65 20 40.5 -6.3 6.14 4.24 St. Cloud 63 22 40.8 -4.5 5.97 3.73 Staples 58 18 39.8 -4.4 6.86 4.28 Willmar 64 21 41.0 -5.7 6.81 4.64 Aitkin 58 19 40.4 -3.6 5.70 3.20 Forest Lake 64 23 42.4 -5.1 6.05 3.54 Hinckley 58 19 39.0 -4.6 6.06 3.37 MSP Airport 64 26 43.2 -5.5 5.57 3.46 St. Paul - UofM 63 24 42.0 -8.4 6.21 3.70 Lamberton 67 22 41.4 -6.4 5.45 3.51 Marshall 66 20 41.4 -6.6 6.91 4.95 Pipestone 65 18 39.0 -7.6 5.97 3.75 Redwood Falls 67 22 42.0 -7.2 6.09 4.21 Sioux Falls 65 21 42.4 -5.6 5.52 3.59 Worthington 65 21 40.8 -5.8 5.11 3.15 Faribault 65 24 43.3 -4.0 6.49 4.26 Mankato 66 24 42.9 -5.4 6.13 3.68 Waseca 66 21 42.6 -5.1 7.04 4.54 Winnebago 68 24 43.0 -5.9 6.99 4.60 La Crosse 69 26 44.6 -6.0 5.66 3.50 Preston 71 22 43.0 -5.0 7.01 4.67 Red Wing 65 28 43.4 -4.9 6.43 4.26 Rochester 68 23 42.6 -4.4 7.57 5.37 Rosemount 64 25 42.1 -6.1 6.31 3.79 Winona 68 25 43.9 -5.2 7.49 5.29 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 39.8 -4.0 3.32 1.45 2 (North Central) 38.5 -4.8 4.66 2.33 3 (NorthEast) 39.9 -3.5 3.57 1.07 4 (West Central) 39.8 -6.5 6.72 4.62 5 (Central) 40.9 -5.5 6.48 4.24 6 (East Central) 41.4 -5.4 5.92 3.45 7 (SouthWest) 41.2 -6.5 5.84 3.86 8 (South Central) 43.0 -5.1 6.66 4.27 9 (SouthEast) 43.3 -5.3 6.75 4.48 Statewide Average 40.8 -5.2 5.55 3.31 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