Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 11/3/2008 through 11/9/2008 Temperature Precipitation H D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Week Ave from Total Past Four Since July from Total Norm Week Weeks 11/1 1 Norm Crookston 66 21 43.5 12.3 1.57 1.28 .96 1.19 1025 -280 148 Moorhead 69 20 42.5 9.8 1.01 .70 .31 .60 970 -228 157 Warroad 69 17 41.7 11.7 1.83 1.51 1.44 1.42 1222 -273 162 Dalton 72 19 45.6 11.3 1.24 .89 1.29 .78 903 -257 135 Grand Rapids 68 20 43.6 11.2 1.36 .91 -.18 .76 1100 -298 149 Intl. Falls 66 17 41.0 10.8 2.37 2.01 1.55 1.90 1469 -80 167 Itasca 67 18 44.8 15.1 1.36 .95 1.17 .82 1220 -356 141 Duluth 67 20 43.4 10.4 1.11 .57 -.02 .43 1211 -265 150 Grand Marais 56 26 44.4 8.4 2.14 1.66 1.18 1.68 1298 -195 142 Hibbing 69 20 41.6 10.7 .74 .36 -.44 .25 1458 -77 162 Alexandria 72 20 43.4 9.9 1.95 1.59 1.10 1.48 946 -271 149 Browns Valley 71 20 43.0 7.8 1.20 .86 1.52 .76 983 -102 153 Canby 73 19 45.4 8.0 1.71 1.26 1.60 1.13 833 -99 135 Fergus Falls 71 19 45.2 12.0 .61 .26 .31 .15 985 -237 137 Montevideo 75 19 43.0 7.6 1.21 .81 1.50 .70 872 -185 152 Morris 73 18 44.4 10.1 1.82 1.45 1.55 1.33 979 -150 142 Becker 73 23 47.7 12.8 .89 .40 -.54 .26 861 -292 119 Collegeville 71 21 46.3 9.7 2.02 1.55 1.06 1.41 765 -191 130 Hutchinson 74 23 48.0 11.9 1.56 1.13 .79 1.00 795 -225 116 Melrose 71 21 46.7 12.2 1.27 .84 .52 .71 1018 -109 127 Olivia 74 20 45.2 9.9 .95 .57 .99 .46 918 -203 137 St. Cloud 72 19 45.2 11.1 .80 .38 -.37 .25 926 -270 137 Staples 69 20 45.8 13.4 .97 .53 .28 .39 1075 -287 134 Willmar 74 20 45.7 10.7 1.33 .91 .94 .78 878 -208 134 Aitkin 70 19 46.3 12.9 .60 .11 -.79 -.04 951 -433 129 Forest Lake 74 25 50.4 13.8 .70 .18 -.74 .03 758 -322 100 Hinckley 70 22 46.8 12.9 .58 .03 -1.04 -.14 1149 -204 126 MSP Airport 74 23 47.3 9.7 .69 .20 -.52 .06 698 -266 123 St. Paul - UofM 74 23 49.2 10.3 .88 .34 -.45 .18 663 -150 110 Lamberton 77 19 46.0 9.6 .75 .37 1.11 .26 848 -169 131 Marshall 75 20 46.6 10.0 .98 .55 .96 .43 788 -182 127 Pipestone 72 18 43.8 8.7 .36 -.06 .97 -.18 966 -143 146 Redwood Falls 78 20 45.2 7.8 .99 .57 .97 .45 739 -196 136 Sioux Falls 73 20 40.0 3.6 .20 -.17 1.50 -.28 805 -167 173 Worthington 75 18 46.4 11.2 .18 -.25 1.45 -.38 846 -267 128 Faribault 75 25 48.2 11.3 1.38 .87 .19 .72 791 -241 117 Mankato 77 24 49.1 11.9 1.39 .86 .70 .71 769 -220 110 Waseca 75 24 49.2 12.6 1.84 1.26 1.47 1.09 800 -224 108 Winnebago 77 22 48.9 11.1 .94 .45 .75 .30 745 -203 112 La Crosse 75 25 50.1 9.8 .54 .03 -.72 -.11 639 -223 104 Preston 75 28 50.6 13.1 .92 .39 -.36 .25 796 -231 100 Red Wing 75 29 50.4 13.1 .95 .49 -.47 .36 716 -257 100 Rochester 75 23 47.2 11.0 1.37 .86 -.04 .72 747 -346 122 Rosemount 73 25 49.2 12.7 1.04 .45 -.31 .28 780 -232 110 Winona 75 27 50.6 12.0 .86 .32 -.55 .18 745 -186 100 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 42.6 11.3 1.47 1.16 2 (North Central) 43.8 12.1 1.58 1.19 3 (NorthEast) 43.1 9.8 1.33 .86 4 (West Central) 44.1 9.2 1.42 1.04 5 (Central) 46.3 11.4 1.22 .79 6 (East Central) 48.0 11.9 .69 .17 7 (SouthWest) 44.7 8.5 .58 .17 8 (South Central) 48.9 11.7 1.39 .86 9 (SouthEast) 49.7 12.0 .95 .42 Statewide Average 45.7 10.9 1.18 .74 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 November 3, 2008 through November 9, 2008: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 53 45 49 (sand) NA CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 48 44 46 NA LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 50 44 47 NA MORRIS (MORM5) 49 42 45 NA ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 57 51 54 NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 52 46 49 NA STAPLES (STAM5) 48 43 45 NA WASECA (WASM5) 52 46 49 NA All sites report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available