Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Record Cold and Snow in Upper Midwest

Image (click to enlarge): High temperatures for October 12, from Unisys

For other record temperature posts, see:
Record Heat
Record Cold


An early October outbreak of Arctic air has brought some daily cold temperature and snow records to the upper Midwest. Yesterday (October 12):
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDED ON OCTOBER 12TH AT THE ROCHESTER   
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 35 DEGREES. THIS IS THE COLDEST MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED FOR THAT DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 36
DEGREES WHICH HAD BEEN SET IN 2006.
On Saturday (October 10):
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT HECTOR FIELD IN FARGO FOR SATURDAY THE 10TH OF OCTOBER 
SET A NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM.
THE HIGH OF 35 DEGREES SETS A NEW LOWEST MAXIMUM FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 36 DEGREES SET IN 1935.

DESPITE THE COLD WEATHER REGION WIDE...NEITHER OF THE GRAND FORKS
SITES SET NEW LOW MAXIMUM RECORDS. THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT HIGH OF
37 WAS 1 DEGREE ABOVE THE OCTOBER 10 RECORD LOW MAXIMUM OF 36 SET IN
1959. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA/NWS CLIMATE SITE THE HIGH OF
35 WAS 2 DEGREES ABOVE THE OCTOBER 10 RECORD OF 33 SET IN 1919.
A daily snowfall record was set on Saturday (October 10):
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.1 INCHES WAS SET AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN   
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF A TRACE SET IN 2006.
On October 12:
A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 2.5 INCHES WAS SET AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL  
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE TWIN CITIES MN TODAY...OCTOBER 12 2009.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.0 INCHES SET IN 1959.
Other snowfall observations for October 12:
INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME  
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
4.20 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1100 AM
U OF MN ST PAUL CAMPUS
4.00 4 SSE SILVER CREEK MN WRIGHT 0955 AM
4.00 BALDWIN WI ST. CROIX 0700 AM
3.80 HAMBURG MN CARVER 0800 AM
3.80 WACONIA MN CARVER 0800 AM
3.60 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 0334 PM
3.60 2 N CHASKA MN CARVER 1100 AM
3.50 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0213 PM
3.50 MAPLEWOOD MN RAMSEY 1100 AM
3.50 STILLWATER MN WASHINGTON 1100 AM
3.50 NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1035 AM
3.50 CHASKA 2 NW MN CARVER 0800 AM
3.50 MELROSE MN STEARNS 0800 AM
3.40 ROBERTS WI ST. CROIX 0700 AM
3.20 LAKE ELMO 3 SE MN WASHINGTON 0800 AM
3.10 LITCHFIELD MN MEEKER 0800 AM
3.10 JIM FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0300 PM
3.00 RIDGELAND WI DUNN 0250 PM
3.00 CHANHASSEN NWS MN CARVER 0115 PM
3.00 PLYMOUTH MN HENNEPIN 1150 AM
3.00 BLOOMER WI CHIPPEWA 0700 AM
2.80 PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 1100 AM
2.70 CLAYTON WI POLK 0525 PM
2.60 1 SSW JORDAN MN SCOTT 0800 AM
2.60 HAMMOND WI ST. CROIX 0700 AM
2.50 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0700 PM
MEASURED AT MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
2.50 5 SW ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0501 PM
2.50 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0115 PM
2.50 GENEVA MN FREEBORN 1248 PM
2.50 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0848 AM
2.50 WILLMAR MN KANDIYOHI 0800 AM
2.50 ROCKFORD MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM
2.50 BOYD MN LAC QUI PARLE 0700 AM
2.30 FRIDLEY MN ANOKA 0930 AM
2.30 DASSEL MN MEEKER 0700 AM
2.30 BUFFALO 2 NE MN WRIGHT 0800 AM
2.30 STANLEY WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
2.20 3 SE LAKE ELMO MN WASHINGTON 0800 AM
2.20 RICE MN BENTON 0800 AM
2.10 BONNIE GLEN 1 S MN CHISAGO 0800 AM
2.10 FOREST LAKE MN CHISAGO 0800 AM
2.00 GLENWOOD MN POPE 0615 PM
2.00 4 E ELLSWORTH WI PIERCE 0544 PM
2.00 BRUCE WI RUSK 0452 PM
2.00 RUSH CITY MN CHISAGO 0437 PM
2.00 SAUK RAPIDS MN BENTON 1058 AM
2.00 PLYMOUTH MN HENNEPIN 0715 AM
2.00 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0700 AM
2.00 FAIRMONT MN MARTIN 0800 AM
2.00 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM
2.00 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0800 AM
1.80 MORRIS MN STEVENS 0700 AM
1.80 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0800 AM
MEASURED AT STATE UNIVERSITY
1.60 ST CLOUD AIRPORT MN STEARNS 0115 PM
1.60 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0600 PM
1.60 LONG PRAIRIE MN TODD 0800 AM
1.50 WATERVILLE MN LE SUEUR 1000 AM
1.50 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 0800 AM
1.50 KIMBALL MN STEARNS 0800 AM
1.50 REDWOOD FALLS MN REDWOOD 0800 AM
1.50 1 SE HENDERSON MN LE SUEUR 0800 AM
1.50 GAYLORD MN SIBLEY 0700 AM
1.50 SPRINGFIELD MN BROWN 0700 AM
1.50 HOLCOMBE WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
1.20 CAMERON WI BARRON 1130 AM
1.00 MORGAN MN REDWOOD 0715 AM

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