Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 7/30/2007 through 8/5/2007 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since May from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 3 Norm Crookston 93 50 73.9 3.7 .75 .07 -.41 2.10 1579 107 Moorhead 93 53 73.6 2.2 .23 -.36 -1.04 3.27 1771 232 Warroad 91 48 74.0 6.1 .11 -.61 -.23 2.23 1455 171 Grand Rapids 92 50 72.4 4.8 0 -.92 -2.52 -4.79 1566 268 Intl. Falls 91 39 67.9 1.5 0 -.69 -1.39 -.17 1316 98 Itasca 89 50 70.8 4.1 .06 -.79 .85 1.80 1503 295 Duluth 87 55 71.0 5.0 0 -.92 -2.39 -4.03 1323 208 Grand Marais 81 48 61.8 -1.5 .19 -.51 -2.06 -2.75 707 -56 Hibbing 88 43 66.9 .8 0 -.90 -2.03 -6.48 1318 141 Alexandria 90 54 72.1 1.8 .12 -.64 -2.36 -5.49 1736 259 Browns Valley 92 50 70.4 -2.2 .22 -.50 -1.41 4.82 1653 23 Canby 91 56 73.5 .1 1.54 .88 -.23 -.79 1851 145 Fergus Falls 90 56 72.8 2.2 0 -.74 -2.32 3.25 1721 230 Montevideo 89 55 70.4 -1.6 1.35 .62 -.34 -3.62 1791 164 Morris 90 50 70.5 -.8 .01 -.83 -2.83 -2.07 1702 115 Becker 92 56 74.8 5.0 .18 -.79 -3.26 -7.00 1819 350 Collegeville 92 57 74.6 2.2 .05 -.77 -2.60 -6.72 1911 255 Hutchinson 94 54 74.2 2.4 .97 .07 -1.94 -5.59 1848 191 Olivia 93 52 72.6 1.6 1.12 .36 -1.56 -3.48 1758 139 St. Cloud 94 49 72.2 2.4 .01 -.80 -2.76 -5.04 1746 277 Staples 88 49 71.2 3.4 0 -.75 -2.04 -.64 1566 243 Willmar 92 56 73.1 1.9 .36 -.46 -2.14 -4.51 1811 204 Aitkin 92 46 70.2 3.3 0 -.98 -2.30 -5.62 1524 272 Forest Lake 94 55 75.6 4.7 .17 -.88 -2.35 -6.08 1784 217 MSP Airport 92 61 75.8 2.6 .15 -.78 -1.86 -6.01 1998 291 St. Paul - UofM 91 56 75.8 2.4 .24 -.75 -1.90 -8.42 2004 250 Lamberton 92 55 72.2 .5 1.12 .33 -1.28 -2.76 1814 132 Pipestone 92 57 73.5 1.8 1.99 1.29 -.60 -4.61 1764 164 Redwood Falls 92 54 72.1 -1.3 1.22 .38 -1.99 -4.54 1839 70 Sioux Falls 93 59 75.3 2.0 2.65 1.99 .37 -.15 1886 237 Worthington 89 55 72.4 1.7 1.95 1.17 .91 -2.99 1794 223 Faribault 89 55 72.5 1.3 1.45 .44 -.26 -5.20 1794 201 Mankato 88 56 71.8 -.3 1.03 .05 -.29 -7.13 1826 165 Waseca 87 51 71.0 -.1 1.93 .86 -.07 -3.04 1772 144 Winnebago 89 56 72.4 .6 1.16 .19 -.64 -6.97 1738 57 La Crosse 91 59 75.8 1.9 1.55 .58 -.65 -1.30 1943 147 Preston 86 51 69.6 -.7 1.83 .75 .91 -.55 1626 103 Red Wing 92 54 74.0 1.8 1.11 .19 -2.09 -5.64 1809 165 Rochester 86 57 70.5 .5 2.09 1.05 -1.15 -4.39 1773 264 Rosemount 90 57 73.6 2.7 .48 -.59 -2.99 -6.54 1818 245 Winona 86 61 72.5 -1.9 1.82 .87 .66 -.74 1747 -76 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 73.8 4.0 .36 -.30 2 (North Central) 70.4 3.5 .02 -.80 3 (NorthEast) 66.6 1.4 .06 -.78 4 (West Central) 71.6 -.1 .54 -.20 5 (Central) 73.2 2.7 .38 -.45 6 (East Central) 74.4 3.3 .14 -.85 7 (SouthWest) 73.1 1.0 1.79 1.03 8 (South Central) 71.9 .4 1.39 .38 9 (SouthEast) 72.7 .7 1.48 .47 Statewide Average 72.0 1.9 .69 -.17 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 Weekly mean max/min/average soil temperatures (degrees F) at the 4 inch depth and average daily pan evaporation (inches) from University of Minnesota field research locations. For the week of July 30, 2007 through August 5, 2007: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 91 75 83 (sand) .28 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 75 68 72 .27 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 82 71 77 .23 MORRIS (MORM5) 84 73 79 .16 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 92 86 89 NA RICE 80 72 76 (sand) NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 93 78 80 .26 STAPLES (STAM5) 83 71 77 NA WASECA (WASM5) 87 79 83 .23 All sites except Rice report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available