Precipitation and Temperature Summary for March 2010 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 67 -5 31.6 7.1 1.32 .58 Itasca 69 2 34.8 12.0 1.01 -.33 Moorhead 68 -2 35.4 8.2 1.30 .13 Warroad 68 -9 32.3 11.0 .55 -.14 Grand Rapids 68 6 37.6 11.2 .78 -.47 Intl. Falls 67 -4 34.4 10.8 .59 -.37 Duluth 71 5 37.0 11.6 .94 -.75 Grand Marais 67 10 35.8 8.3 .85 -.27 Hibbing 69 3 36.7 11.8 .95 -.07 Alexandria 72 6 35.8 8.6 .92 -.58 Browns Valley 72 -2 32.6 3.6 2.01 .38 Canby 76 8 34.8 3.4 1.31 -.47 Dalton 74 7 34.8 7.6 .89 -.56 Montevideo 73 2 34.2 4.9 1.44 -.20 Morris 70 0 33.0 4.9 1.45 -.07 Wheaton 74 1 33.4 6.1 1.21 -.29 Becker 71 5 37.0 7.6 1.46 -.29 Collegeville 69 11 38.9 8.5 1.52 -.28 Hutchinson 73 8 35.8 6.0 1.58 -.05 Melrose 70 0 35.4 8.2 .89 -.71 Olivia 73 0 34.2 4.9 1.18 -.32 St. Cloud 70 4 37.6 9.2 1.18 -.32 Staples 72 1 36.7 10.5 1.14 -.46 Wadena 71 -1 35.2 10.4 .96 -.64 Willmar 71 9 35.6 7.0 1.34 -.20 Aitkin 67 7 37.1 10.6 1.17 -.34 Forest Lake 72 10 39.0 9.9 1.05 -.55 Hinckley 69 6 35.7 8.7 1.13 -.60 MSP Airport 76 19 41.0 8.9 .69 -1.17 St. Paul - UofM 73 15 38.2 6.8 .67 -1.25 Lamberton 78 3 34.9 4.1 1.34 -.42 Marshall 77 5 35.2 4.7 1.16 -.67 Pipestone 77 2 34.6 4.4 .59 -1.13 Redwood Falls 78 4 36.6 4.4 1.63 -.02 Sioux Falls 80 5 37.5 4.9 1.02 -.79 Worthington 76 6 34.0 4.6 .96 -.92 Faribault 76 -6 35.8 6.1 1.16 -.77 Mankato 77 2 36.0 4.6 1.76 -.33 Waseca 77 -1 35.2 4.9 1.45 -1.04 Winnebago 76 4 35.4 4.3 1.95 .11 La Crosse 77 11 40.4 5.8 .68 -1.32 Preston 74 6 37.0 5.5 .69 -1.24 Red Wing 73 8 38.4 7.4 .51 -1.20 Rochester 77 11 38.3 7.6 1.06 -.82 Rosemount 74 13 37.2 6.9 .96 -1.29 Winona 72 10 38.6 6.6 .41 -1.46 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 33.5 9.6 1.05 .06 2 (North Central) 36.0 11.0 .68 -.42 3 (NorthEast) 36.5 10.6 .91 -.36 4 (West Central) 34.1 5.6 1.32 -.26 5 (Central) 36.3 8.0 1.25 -.36 6 (East Central) 38.2 9.0 .94 -.78 7 (SouthWest) 35.5 4.5 1.12 -.66 8 (South Central) 35.6 5.0 1.58 -.51 9 (SouthEast) 38.3 6.6 .72 -1.22 Statewide Average 36.0 7.8 1.06 -.50 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