Precipitation and Temperature Summary for December,1999 Temperature Precipitation High Low Month Dept. Month Dept. Ave for Total for Month Month Crookston 50 -18 21.0 12.4 .44 -.06 Moorhead 52 -15 22.9 11.3 .45 -.20 Warroad 48 -18 18.6 12.4 .57 -.04 Grand Rapids 50 -16 20.3 9.4 .24 -.75 Intl. Falls 47 -22 17.6 10.4 .18 -.66 Itasca 49 -20 19.1 10.1 .45 -.55 Duluth 46 -15 19.7 6.9 .23 -1.01 Grand Marais 45m-16m 25.1m 6.3m .04m-1.04m Hibbing 45 -17 18.2 8.1 .21 -.51 Alexandria 50 -17 21.8 8.5 .07 -.63 Browns Valley 58 -12 24.6 11.3 .34 -.20 Canby 53m-12m 24.8m 8.7m .73m -.10m Fergus Falls 54 -11 22.4 10.6 .18 -.48 Montevideo 61 -14 24.0 8.5 0 -.88 Morris 57 -17 23.2 9.7 .32 -.38 Becker 54 -11 23.8 9.7 .32 -.63 Hutchinson 55 -10 23.8 8.6 .14 -.69 St. Cloud 52 -15 22.4 8.3 .13 -.70 Staples 54 -19 20.2 8.5 .25 -.54 Willmar 55 -13 24.0 10.0 .22 -.62 Aitkin 48 -14 22.6 10.6 .34 -.60 Cambridge 49 -18 20.8 5.8 .17 -.80 MSP Airport 53 -8 25.6 7.7 .33 -.75 St. Paul - UofM 53 -9 26.2 6.2 .26 -.84 Lamberton 58 -15 24.7 8.2 .03 -.65 Pipestone 50 -17 23.2 7.8 .34 -.38 Redwood Falls 60 -13 25.6 8.2 .34 -.35 Sioux Falls 56 -12 25.1 6.8 .09 -.61 Worthington 53 -9 24.4 7.6 .22 -.62 Faribault 51 -16 23.3 6.8 .49 -.65 Waseca 49 -18 22.8 6.9 .83 -.49 Winnebago 53 -15 24.0 7.2 .63 -.51 La Crosse 53 -6 27.2 6.9 .65 -.62 Preston 49m-17m 17.6m -.0m .47 -.83 Red Wing 59 -13 24.7 9.8 .18 -1.08 Rochester 49 -13 23.6 6.4 .49 -.54 Rosemount 52 -16 25.1 7.8 .54 -.69 Winona 52 -4 26.0 6.9 .36 -.72 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 20.8 12.0 .49 -.10 2 (North Central) 19.0 10.0 .29 -.65 3 (NorthEast) 21.0 7.1 .16 -.85 4 (West Central) 23.5 9.6 .27 -.45 5 (Central) 23.7 9.7 .21 -.61 6 (East Central) 23.8 7.6 .28 -.75 7 (SouthWest) 24.6 7.7 .20 -.52 8 (South Central) 23.4 7.0 .65 -.55 9 (SouthEast) 24.0 6.3 .45 -.75 Statewide Average 22.6 8.5 .33 -.58 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://134.84.160.120