Precipitation and Temperature Summary for December 2010 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 30 -16 9.0 -1.6 .66 .16 Itasca 32 -25 9.8 .4 1.58 .83 Moorhead 36 -17 9.9 -2.6 1.75 1.18 Warroad 29 -29 7.1 -.9 .61 -.02 Grand Rapids 37 -18 11.4 -.7 1.87 1.01 Intl. Falls 35 -33 7.8 -.7 1.65 .95 Duluth 36 -16 12.8 -1.2 2.08 1.14 Grand Marais 38 -9 19.2 -.2 .98 .19 Hibbing 35 -26 10.0 -.8 1.12 .39 Alexandria 34m-15m 10.0m -3.7m 1.24m .66m Browns Valley 39 -12 11.5 -4.0 1.78 1.25 Canby 39m -8m 14.2m -4.7m 2.55m 1.85m Montevideo 35 -13 12.0 -3.5 2.11 1.40 Morris 34 -15 10.2 -4.4 1.86 1.28 Wheaton 36 -13 10.8 -2.7 2.37 1.83 Becker 38 -14 14.0 -1.0 2.35 1.52 Collegeville 37 -13 14.6 -1.9 2.77 2.03 Hutchinson 39 -13 12.9 -2.8 3.36 2.61 Melrose 36 -13 11.8 -2.1 2.05 1.41 Olivia 34 -17 11.4 -3.9 2.85 2.33 St. Cloud 37 -14 13.2 -1.2 2.46 1.77 Staples 34 -18 11.2 -1.3 .22 -.38 Wadena 34 -17 11.4 -.5 1.81 1.21 Willmar 34 -19 10.6 -4.2 2.32 1.66 Aitkin 37 -16 13.4 .4 2.02 1.20 Forest Lake 41 -24 14.4 -1.6 2.26 1.29 Hinckley 39 -18 11.8 -2.2 1.78 .77 MSP Airport 42 -8 16.4 -2.3 2.79 1.79 St. Paul - UofM 41 -11 14.5 -3.1 2.95 1.91 Lamberton 37m-12m 11.4m -5.8m 1.39m .81m Marshall 35 -11 12.4 -5.2 3.09 2.30 Pipestone 40 -11 11.5 -5.0 1.76 1.16 Redwood Falls 36 -14 13.2 -4.8 2.89 2.29 Sioux Falls 48 -7 16.3 -2.0 1.54 1.02 Worthington 41 -13 12.4 -4.1 1.23 .53 Faribault 41 -18 14.4 -3.3 2.95 1.93 North Mankato 40 -15 13.6 -4.9 2.55 1.56 Waseca 40 -16 13.0 -3.8 3.68 2.28 Winnebago 41 -11 15.1 -2.2 2.76 1.75 La Crosse 46 -17 16.8 -5.0 2.43 1.20 Preston 44 -21 15.6 -2.9 3.44 2.15 Red Wing 44 -15 15.5 -3.0 2.99 2.13 Rochester 41 -12 14.8 -2.5 3.68 2.66 Rosemount 40 -16 13.2 -2.7 3.14 2.01 Winona 48 -17 15.7 -3.7 2.18 1.15 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 9.0 -1.2 1.15 .54 2 (North Central) 9.6 -.7 1.76 .98 3 (NorthEast) 14.0 -.7 1.39 .57 4 (West Central) 11.5 -3.8 1.99 1.38 5 (Central) 12.3 -2.1 2.24 1.57 6 (East Central) 14.1 -1.8 2.36 1.39 7 (SouthWest) 12.9 -4.5 1.98 1.35 8 (South Central) 14.0 -3.6 2.99 1.88 9 (SouthEast) 15.3 -3.3 2.98 1.88 Statewide Average 12.5 -2.4 2.09 1.28 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