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YESTERDAY:
Yesterday's High:     35
Yesterday's Low:      33
Sky / Precipitation Yesterday  Cloudy / Mist
( For Daily and Monthly Climatic Summary, Scroll Down )

TODAY:
Sunrise:  6:52 AM  (CST)
Sunset:   6:23 PM  
Daylight: 11 hrs. 31 min.
Phase of the Moon:  Waning crescent 30% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated
Last quarter Moon on 7 March 2010 at 9:43 a.m. Central Standard Time.
Moonrise:       3:54 AM 
Moonset:      12:17 PM

From the Northwest Research and Outreach Center-UMC:
Today's Average High/Low:        29 /  9                                             
Today's Record High:               52-1990                                             
Record Low:                             -28-1948
Year ago High /Low (Prec.):   20 / -5 ( 8-1/2" Snow ) (Crookston Municipal Field,  (KCKN) 47-51N 096-37W)

Minnesota Weather

SPRING     March 20, 7:44 AM EDT 
SUMMER  June 21, 1:45 A.M. EDT 
FALL          September 22, 5:18 P.M. EDT 
WINTER    December 21, 12:47 P.M. EST

  • Coldest Month: January with a 12 degree average
  • Warmest Month: July with a 74 degree average
  • Annual Mean Temperature: 44.9 degrees
  • Rainiest Month: June, 3.9 inches average
  • Hottest Day Ever: 114 degrees, Moorhead, July 6, 1936
  • Coldest Day Ever: -60 degrees, Tower, February 2, 1996
  • Annual rainfall: 26 inches
  • Annual snowfall: 46 inches

 

 

Signs of Winter
  • Average first fall freeze: October 13
  • Coldest Month: January with a 12 degree average
  • Coldest Day Ever: -60 degrees, Tower, February 2, 1996
  • Annual snowfall: 46 inches

Southern Minnesota

  • Most snow in one month: 46.9 inches (November 1991)
  • Most snow in one year: 101.5 inches (1983)
  • Average temperatures for Minneapolis/St. Paul for December, January, February: 15.9 degrees

Northern Minnesota

  • Average temperatures for December, January, February: 5.3 degrees
  • Most snow in one year: 131.8 inches (1992)
  • Most snow in June: .3 inches (1969)

 

 

Signs of Spring
  • Average last spring freeze: April 30 as of 1957
  • Warmest Month: July with a 74 degree average
  • Rainiest Month: June, 3.9 inches average
  • Annual rainfall: 26 inches
  • Hottest Day Ever: 114 degrees, Moorhead, July 6, 1936
  • Hottest Day In Crookston: 106, July 28, 1917

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WEATHER ALMANAC 
*- Recorded by KROX from Crookston Municipal Field,  (KCKN) 47-51N 096-37W (24-hour High and Low based on 12 AM-11:59 PM)
      ( All other Data Provided by NWROC and NOAA, NWS, and US Naval Observatory )

March 
2010

 

High*

Low*

 Sky / Precipitation/River at 5 AM*

Sunrise

Sunset

Daylight

Moon 
Phase

Avg
High

Avg
Low

Record
High

(Year) 

Record
Low

(Year) 

2009
High

2009
Low

2009
High*

2009
Low*

2009
Sky/Precipitation/River 		2009 
River_At_5_AM

Monday  

1

23 -2 Clear

7:07

6:11

11:04

 

26

5

48

1992

-31

1980

5

-17

6

-14

 Fair  

Tuesday 

 2

21 6 Cloudy / Fog-Freezing Fog

7:05

6:13

11:08

 

25

5

52

1905

-29

1916

22

4

19

-2

 Fair  

Wednesday

3

23 21 Fog-Freezing Fog-Flurries

7:03

6:14

11:11

 

26

7

57

2000

-28

1893

32

14

32

17

 Fair  

Thursday

4

39 19 Clear

7:01

6:16

11:15

 

27

5

53

2000

-28

1917

32

21

30

21

 Fair then cloudy/.01" rain  

Friday

 5

 30 15 Mostly Cloudy

6:59

6:17

11:18

 

27

6

67

2000

-25

1890

42

21

37

24

 Mostly cloudy/.03" rain  

Saturday

6

33 15 Partly Cloudy

6:57

6:19

11:22

 

26

6

61

2000

-29

1955

25

3

32

17

 Cloudy then Sunny  

Sunday

7

35 26 Cloudy / Mist

6:55

6:20

11:25

LQ

27

6

60

2000

-24

1955+

17

2

15

3

 Fair  

Monday

8

35 33 Cloudy / Mist

6:54

6:22

11:28

 

28

8

50

1898

-24

1891

28

10

26

6

 Fair  

Tuesday 

9

     

6:52

6:23

11:31

 

29

9

52

1990

-28

1948

20

-5

26

10

 8-1/2" Snow  

Wednesday

10

     

6:50

6:25

11:35

 

30

10

55

1990

-39

1948

-4

-10

6

-5

 3-1/2" Snow-Blizzard!  

Thursday

11

     

6:48

6:26

11:38

 

31

10

58

1990

-29

1948

2

-17

0

-14

 Fair-Blizzard Cleanup  

Friday

12

     

6:46

6:28

11:42

 

31

12

60

1910

-25

1896

10

-16

10

-16

 Fair  

Saturday

13

     

6:44

6:29

11:45

 

30

12

53

1914

-30

1896

27

-1

26

1

 Fair  

Sunday

14

     

7:42

7:31

11:49

DST

30

12

58

1981

-33

1897

40

22

35

21

 Fair  

Monday

15

     

7:40

7:32

11:52

NM

32

12

57

1927

-35

1897

46

32

46

24

 Fair  

Tuesday 

16

     

7:37

7:33

11:56

 

33

12

59

1981

-19

1993+

44

33

42

32

 Fair 7.44-ft.

Wednesday

17

     

7:35

7:35

12:00

 

33

14

61

1938

-21

1939

43

23

41

32

 Fair 11.02-ft. (+3.54)

Thursday

18

     

7:33

7:36

12:03

 

34

15

62

1910

-22

1923

27

11

32

17

 Fair-Flood Warning Posted  14.15-ft. (+3.13)

Friday

19

     

7:31

7:38

12:07

 

34

16

62

1910

-18

1893

35

13

30

9

 Fair 13.74-ft. (-0.41)

Saturday

20

     

7:29

7:39

12:10

 

36

17

57

1991+

-21

1955

45

33

44

28

 Cloudy then Clear 13.74-ft. (0.00)

Sunday

21

     

7:27

7:41

12:14

 

37

18

69

1910

-18

1893

49

33

46

33

 Fair 14.23-ft. (+0.49)

Monday

22

     

7:25

7:42

12:17

 

38

19

65

1945

-14

1940

52

36

51

35

 .48" Rain/Windy/9PM 22.12  16.19-ft. (+1.96) 

Tuesday 

23

     

7:23

7:44

12:21

FQ

39

20

76

1910

-16

1974+

46

37

46

39

 .59" Rain 17.38-ft. (+1.19)

Wednesday

24

     

7:21

7:45

12:24

 

40

20

68

1945

-15

1955

48

22

46

30

 .25" Rain/Snow-12PM-25.90 21.85-ft. (+4.47)

Thursday

25

     

7:19

7:46

12:27

 

38

21

66

1945

-17

1893

24

15

30

17

 Windy/5"Snow/9PM-25.14-ft. 24.72-ft. (+2.87)
Friday

26

     

7:17

7:48

12:31

 

38

19

67

1946

-18

1964

21

9

19

15

 1-inch of Snow 24.91-ft. (+0.19)
Saturday

27

     

7:15

7:49

12:34

 

39

20

78

1946

-18

1955

20

4

15

10

 Clear 22.30-ft. (-2.61)
Sunday

28

     

7:13

7:51

12:38

 

40

22

74

1946

-14

1964

27

12

24

8

 Fair 20.24-ft. (-2.06)

Monday

29

     

7:11

7:52

12:41

 

41

23

66

1963

-15

1969

34

12

30

15

 Fair 19.17-ft. (-1.07)

Tuesday 

30

     

7:09

7:54

12:45

FM

41

23

74

1967

-14

1975

37

22

37

26

 Cloudy 17.96-ft. (-1.21)

Wednesday

31

     

7:07

7:55

12:48

 

41

23

78

1963

-8

1969

33

28

33

30

 Cloudy/1" Snow 17.05-ft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 
2010

 

High*

Low*

 Sky / Precipitation*

Sunrise

Sunset

Daylight 

Moon 
Phase

Avg
High

Avg
Low

Record
High

(Year)

Record
Low

(Year)

2009
High*

2009
Low*

2009
High 		2009
Low 		2009
Sky / Precipitation*

Monday  

1

5

-11

Mostly Clear 

7:53

5:27

9:34

  

12

-7

38

1952

-45

1893

26

-2

28

-13

Sunny

Tuesday 

 2

5

-9

Mostly Cloudy / 1/2" Snow

7:52

5:29

9:37

  

14

-7

47

2000

-39

-1996

-2

-13

-1

-21

Sunny

Wednesday

3

12

-9

Cloudy / Trace of Snow

7:51

5:30

9:39

  

14

-5

44

1991

-38

-1895

0

-20

5

-19

Sunny

Thursday

4

24

14

Cloudy / Freezing Mist

7:49

5:32

9:53

  

16

-5

47

1925

-37

1895

15

-11

12

-3

Sun/ then clouds

Friday

5  

30

24

Cloudy/ 1 inch snow

7:48

5:34

9:56

 LQ

16

-3

45

1963

-40

1936

24

3

28

19

Sunny

Saturday

6

26

19

Winter Storm/ 2 inches Snow

7:47

5:35

9:47

  

17

-3

47

2002

-42

1936

36

19

22

8

Cloudy

Sunday

7

21

1

Winter Storm/5-inches Snow

7:45

5:37

9:50

  

16

-6

48

1991

-38

1936

21

16

29

16

Clear

Monday

8

24

5

Partly Cloudy /Trace of Snow

7:44

5:38

9:54

  

16

-5

48

1898

-40

1899

27

5

36

34

Clear

Tuesday 

9

6

-14

Clear

7:42

5:40

9:56

  

17

-5

45

1898

-38

1944+

37

33

38

32

.35" Rain/Freezing Rain

Wednesday

10

3

-18

Clear

7:40

5:42

10:00

  

17

-3

42

1928

-33

1899

36

33

35

19

.28" Rain/ Freezing Rain

Thursday

11

15

-11

Clear then Cloudy / Flurries

7:39

5:43

10:02

  

18

-3

50

2002

-36

1914

33

24

33

3

1" Snow

Friday

12

15

10

Partly Cloudy / Light Snow

7:37

5:45

10:06

  

20

-1

42

1898

-36

1936

23

10

24

-5

Flurries

Saturday

13

24

12

Partly Cloudy / Flurries

7:36

5:46

10:09

  

20

-1

45

2002

-33

1916

12

3

16

-10

Flurries Then Sun

Sunday

14

10

1

Partly Cloudy / Light Snow

7:34

5:48

10:12

 NM

18

-3

46

1983+

-35

1936

6

-4

12

-6

Sun

Monday

15

14

3

Mostly Clear

7:32

5:49

10:16

  

18

-4

45

1931+

-51

1936

21

-6

22

5

Sun / Then Cloudy / Flurries

Tuesday 

16

15

-2

Clear

7:31

5:51

10:18

  

21

-1

46

1931

-42

1936

17

3

20

-8

Cloudy/1"Snow Then Sunny

Wednesday

17

15

-7

Clear

7:29

5:53

10:22

  

20

0

48

2002

-30

1956

21

8

22

-18

Cloudy/Flurries

Thursday

18

15

-11

Freezing Fog / Flurries

7:27

5:54

10:25

  

20

-1

49

2002

-38

1966

1

-9

4

-12

Sun

Friday

19

21

15

Mostly Cloudy / Flurries

7:25

5:56

10:29

  

20

-1

45

1930

-38

1966

9

-15

11

2

Sun

Saturday

20

21

8

Mostly Cloudy / Flurries

7:24

5:57

10:32

  

21

0

48

1930

-34

1939

10

1

16

5

Sun

Sunday

21

17

10

Cloudy / Flurries-

7:22

5:59

10:35

  

21

1

47

1930

-28

1966

10

-6

12

-11

Sun

Monday

22

19

1

Cloudy / Flurries-1/2" Snow

7:20

6:00

10:39

 FQ

23

2

48

1958

-33

1914

12

-6

14

-5

Sun

Tuesday 

23

17

-11

Partly Cloudy-1/2" Snow

7:18

6:02

10:42

  

24

3

55

1958

-32

1914

21

-6

21

3

Sun then Clouds

Wednesday

24

6

-18

Clear

7:16

6:03

10:46

  

23

3

54

1958

-33

1955

26

9

27

-5

Mostly  Cloudy Mist/Flurries

Thursday

25

21

-5

Clear

7:15

6:05

10:48

  

24

2

63

1958

-36

1950

19

-2

6

-22

Cloudy Then Sun
Friday

26

24

6

Partly Cloudy

7:13

6:07

10:52

  

24

4

55

1958

-37

1897

3

-14

5

-20

4" Snow/Windy
Saturday

27

21

1

Mostly Clear

7:11

6:08

10:55

  

25

5

49

1895

-28

1962

-4

-23

2

-19

Fair
Sunday

28

17

-4

Clear

7:09

6:10

10:59

 FM

26

4

53

1905

-34

1897

8

-18

 11

Fair 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January
2010

 

High*

Low*

 Sky / Precipitation*

Sunrise

Sunset

Daylight 

Moon 
Phase

Avg
High

Avg
Low

Record
High

(Year)

Record
Low

(Year)

2009
High*

2009
Low*

2009
High 		2009
Low 		2009
Sky / Precipitation*

Friday

1

-4 -25 Mostly Clear

8:15

4:45

8:30

14

-3

41

1927

-31

1991+

21 -5 9 -16

1" Snow

Saturday

 2

-13 -34 Clear, New Record Low

8:15

4:46

8:31

14

-4

41

1944

-33

1904

7 -18 13 -20

3" Snow

Sunday

3

-2 -22 Mostly Clear

8:15

4:47

8:32

14

-5

36

1944

-33

1919

16 -34 15 -19

 

Monday

4

3 -7 Mostly Clear

8:15

4:48

8:33

14

-4

40

2001

-36

1896

-9 -22 -9 -27

Sunny

Tuesday 

5

5 -5 Clear, Then Cloudy

8:15

4:49

8:34

14

-5

57

1902

-36

1924

5 -22 7 -26

Mostly Cloudy

Wednesday

6

8 0 Partly Cloudy, 1/2" Snow

8:15

4:50

8:35

14

-5

40

1990

-35

1968

9 -2 12 -6

1/2" Snow

Thursday

7

1 -14 Mostly Clear/Hazy/Windy

8:14

4:51

8:37

LQ

15

-5

45

2003

-32

1974+

1 -7 2 -9

Partly Sunny

Friday

8

-7 -13 Mostly Cloudy

8:14

4:53

8:39

16

-4

46

2002

-35

1973

1 -9 5 -12

Cloudy

Saturday

9

3 -18 Mostly Clear

8:14

4:54

8:40

15

-4

45

1958

-34

1989+

3 -11 6 -15

Cloudy

Sunday

10

15 3 Partly Cloudy

8:13

4:55

8:42

15

-5

44

1958

-36

1989

9 -13 9 -9

Cloudy

Monday

11

15 1 Partly Cloudy,Freezing mist

8:13

4:56

8:43

15

-4

40

1958

-39

1912

9 -2 10 -3

Trace of Snow

Tuesday 

12

21 10 Mostly Clear

8:12

4:58

8:46

14

-6

42

1928

-40

2009

10 -25 5 -40

2-inches of Snow, Record Low

Wednesday

13

24 19 Mostly Clear

8:12

4:59

8:47

16

-4

43

1899

-39

1979+

-9 -35 9 -37

Clear, then Cloudy

Thursday

14

28 21 Cloudy/Fog-Mist

8:11

5:00

8:49

14

-6

43

1899

-38

2009+

-14 -27 -12 -38

Sunny, Record Low

Friday

15

28 19 Mostly Clear

8:11

5:02

8:51

NM

13

-6

40

1942

-39

1971

-16 -35 -14 -33

Sunny

Saturday

16

33 24 Clear

8:10

5:03

8:53

14

-7

43

1942

-43

1977

1 -23 17 -17

Cloudy

Sunday

17

32 17 Mostly Cloudy

8:09

5:05

8:56

14

-6

41

1972+

-35

1977

18 12 27 5

Cloudy-1" Snow

Monday

18

26 14 Cloudy, Dense Fog

8:08

5:06

8:58

14

-7

38

1944

-44

1892

26 21 27 10

Cloudy

Tuesday 

19

19 8 Dense Fog, then Clear

8:08

5:07

8:59

15

-5

45

1900

-41

1996

24 14 25 2

Cloudy

Wednesday

20

23 12 Partly Cloudy

8:07

5:09

9:02

15

-4

47

1944

-37

1996

23 5 24 -1

Partly Sunny

Thursday

21

26 21 Mostly Cloudy, 1/2"Snow

8:06

5:10

9:04

16

-4

46

1900

-41

1954

21 1 27 -2

Sunny

Friday

22

33 24 Cloudy, Fog

8:05

5:12

9:07

15

-6

47

1900

-39

1936

19 1 20 -5

Cloudy/Fog/Mist

Saturday

23

33 33 Cloudy, Light Snow-3"Snow

8:04

5:13

9:09

FQ

14

-7

47

1942

-36

1948+

0 -9 -2 -21

Sunny

Sunday

24

33 24 Cloudy, Fog

8:03

5:15

9:12

14

-6

48

1981

-39

1936

-4 -24 -4 -24

Sunny

Monday

25

17 -2 Blizzard,6"Snow,50mph wind

8:02

5:16

9:14

13

-7

43

1944

-35

1997

-5 -22 -5 -31

Sunny

Tuesday 

26

3 -9 Mostly Clear

8:01

5:18

9:17

12

-8

42

2006

-37

1893

-5 -27 -4 -21

Sunny

Wednesday

27

6 -2 Mostly Clear

8:00

5:19

9:19

13

-8

40

1892

-37

1895

3 3 7 -19

Sunny

Thursday

28

0 -11 Clear

7:58

5:21

9:23

15

-7

40

1892

-39

1966

15 3 16 -6

Flurries-1/2" Snow

Friday

29

6 -11 Clear

7:57

5:23

9:26

14

-7

43

1992+

-35

1965

-1 -16 5 -21

Flurries-1/2" Snow

Saturday

30

-2 -11 Mostly Clear

7:56

5:24

9:28

FM

15

-6

41

1993+

-33

1950+

23 -14 30 -2

Flurries, then Sun

Sunday

31

3 -5 Mostly Clear

7:55

5:26

9:31

14

-6

44

2009

-45

1996

42 17 44 19

Windy! Record High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December
2009  

High

Low

 Sky / Precipitation

Avg
High

Avg
Low

2008
High

2008
Low

Y/A Precipitation

Record
High

(Year)

Record
Low

(Year)

Sunrise

Sunset

Daylight 

Tuesday 

1

 33 28 Cloudy / 1/2" snow 25 7 28 11

Sun/Flurries

54

1962

-32

1896

7:55

4:36

8:41

Wednesday

2

 28 21 Cloudy / 1 " Snow 25 8 38 7

Flurries

51

1962

-29

1896

7:56

4:36

8:40

Thursday

3

 19 10 Cloudy /1/2" Snow 25 9 20 4

Sun/Flurries

54

1982

-24

1964+

7:57

4:35

8:38

Friday

4

 .12 6 Mostly Cloudy 25 8 15 5

1/2" Snow Cloudy

54

1941

-18

1964

7:58

4:35

8:36

Saturday

5

 10 0 Cloudy / Flurries 24 7 23 -2

1-1/2" Snow

47

1939

-17

1964

7:59

4:35

8:35

Sunday

6

 15 6 Mostly Cloudy / 1" Snow 23 6 6 -11

1/2" Snow

52

1939

-22

1972

8:00

4:35

8:34

Monday

7

 12 -9 Mostly Cloudy/ Flurries 22 6 16 4

2-1/2" Snow

56

1939

-24

1936

8:02

4:34

8:32

Tuesday 

8

 -5 -14 Mostly Clear/Hazy 22 5 18 -6

Cloudy/Flurries

50

1990

-22

1919

8:03

4:34

8:31

Wednesday

9

 -5 -14 Cloudy then Clear 22 5 13 -1

Mostly Cloudy

56

1990

-26

1909

8:04

4:34

8:30

Thursday

10

 0 -16 Mostly Clear 21 3 33 -3

1-1/2" Snow

49

1939

-32

1977

8:05

4:34

8:29

Friday

11

 10 -13 Mostly Clear 22 3 5 -17

Cloudy then Sun

47

1928

-27

1985

8:05

4:34

8:28

Saturday

12

 12 0 Partly Cloudy/Light Snow 21 4 20 2

Cloudy-Flurries

51

1939

-25

1893

8:06

4:34

8:27

Sunday

13

 -2 -15 Mostly Clear/Light Snow 20 2 17 -2

Snow-Blizzard

45

2002+

-29

1901

8:07

4:34

8:27

Monday

14

 0 -13 Mostly Clear/Light Snow 20 3 -2 -15

Blizzard-10-inches snow

46

1890

-31

1901

8:08

4:34

8:26

Tuesday 

15

 0 -14 Mostly Clear 21 4 -8 -20

Mostly Sunny

43

1913

-30

1901

8:09

4:35

8:26

Wednesday

16

 12 0 Clear 20 3 -1 -18

Partly Sunny/light snow

52

1962+

-26

1919

8:10

4:35

8:25

Thursday

17

 19 10 Partly Cloudy 19 2 -1 -16

Sunny

48

1939

-25

1989+

8:10

4:35

8:25

Friday

18

 19 8 Cloudy 20 2 -1 -14