Fall 2012 Climate Summary

One year after seeing one of the driest falls in MN history in 2011, 2012 followed right up on its heals with another near record dry season.  The fall of 2011 was the driest on record for the Twin Cities (1.36"), while the 2.23" for September-November of 2012 came in as the sixth driest fall of all time.  In St. Cloud, the 2.02" of liquid this fall was the fourth driest on record (0.61" in 1952 driest) and came in one spot higher than the 2.39" observed in 2011.  Temperatures for the season wound up slightly above normal across the area as a couple of runs of near record highs in mid September and again in mid November helped push the season as a whole into above normal territorry.

 

 

MSP

STC

EAU

Temperature

 Twin Cities Fall Temperatures   St. Cloud Fall 2012 Temperatures  Eau Claire Fall 2012 Temperatures

Precipitation

  Twin Cities Fall 2012 Precipitation  St. Cloud Fall 2012 Precipitation  Eau Claire Fall 2012 Precipitation

 

 

 Fall 2012

Average Temperature

Departure From Normal

Precipitation

Departure From Normal
Eau Claire, WI

46.8°

0.0°

3.25 in.

-4.61 in.
Minneapolis, MN

49.5°

+1.3°

2.23 in.

-5.05 in.
St. Cloud, MN

45.6°

+0.7°

2.02 in.

-5.31 in.

Fall 2012

Temperature

Precipitation

Fall 2012 Temperature Departure

Fall 2012 Precipitation Departure

  

Average Fall Temperature and Precipitation for Period of Record
 

MSP (Precip 1871-2012, Temp 1873-2012)

STC (Precip 1893-2012, Temp 1921-2012)

Temperature

  Twin Cities Fall Temperatures  St. Cloud Fall Temperatures

Precipitation

  Twin Cities Fall Precipitation  St. Cloud Fall Precipitation

 



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