Tag: midwest
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Another stellar spring day ahead on Saturday; More clouds, cooler with some rain showers Sunday; Mild with occasional showers/t-storms next week; Heat wave with record high temps likely in parts of the Midwest next week
5:32 PM Friday, May 6, 2022 Soak up the sun on Saturday because Sunday is looking quite a bit cloudier compared to the last few days, and we’re also looking at a chance for some rain showers on Sunday. Next week continues to look mild with a muggy feel on…
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April 2022 Climate Summaries for the Northland
2:52 PM Sunday, May 1, 2022 April 2022 was a cold, wet, windy, and snowy month in the Northland. International Falls recorded their wettest April on record with 7.61″ of precipitation. The previous wettest April on record was set in April 1925 with 4.53″ of precipitation. April 2022 tied with…
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Scattered Lake Effect Rain Showers near Lake Superior through Monday
The setup near Lake Superior will be favorable for the development of lake effect clouds and scattered lake effect rain showers at times into Monday with NE winds in place along with a favorable temperature difference from the surface to 850mb. Water temps over Lake Superior are still running in…
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Drought Update 9/28/2021
There wasn’t a whole lot of change in drought conditions across the region this week. 23% of Minnesota is in Extreme Drought, unchanged from last week. 50% of Minnesota is in Severe Drought, unchanged from last week. 76% of Minnesota is in Moderate Drought, unchanged from last week. 93% of…
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Drought Update 9/9/2021
There’s been a little improvement in drought conditions in Minnesota and North Dakota this week, while we’ve seen the drought worsen just a tad in Wisconsin. 5% of Minnesota is in Exceptional Drought, down from 6% last week. 36% of Minnesota is in Extreme Drought, down from 37% last week.…
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Drought has improved a bit in Minnesota and North Dakota this week
There was some improvement in drought conditions in Minnesota in the latest drought monitor released on August 31, 2021. 6% of Minnesota is in Exceptional Drought, down from 8% last week. 37% of Minnesota is in Extreme Drought, down from 57% last week. 65% of Minnesota is in Severe Drought,…
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Drought Update – Nearly 60% of Minnesota is in Extreme Drought
There will be some rain falling across Minnesota over the next few days, so will see what effect it will have on the current drought when next week’s drought monitor is released on September 2nd, but this week’s drought monitor update isn’t good as drought continues to worsen across Minnesota.…