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October the snowiest in history for some Minnesotans
Posted at 10:32 AM on November 2, 2009
by Mark Seeley
Amidst the weather narratives about how cold and wet this past month was, it may have escaped your attention that it was also quite snowy for some. Rochester reported the snowiest October in their climate history with 7.9 inches. But they are not the only ones. Other locations in Minnesota that reported their snowiest October included:
Waskish with 13 inches
Brimson with 7.8 inches
Grand Meadow and Rothsay with 6.0 inches
Theilman and Zumbrota with 5.5 inches
Austin with 5.0 inches
In addition Wadena reported 6.3 inches and Ottertail 8.0 inches, but those values were not records. Some observers reported snowfall on 5 or 6 days during the month, which is an abnormally high frequency for October historically.
Looks like the first half of November will bring warm, sunny, and dry conditions to the state according to NOAA-CPC. This will be very beneficial for farmers and for those of us who still have many fall chores to finish.
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