Frosty Morning at the U of M St. Paul Campus Observatory.
Courtesy: MNDNR State Climatology Office
Courtesy: MNDNR State Climatology Office
First frost of the season for many across Minnesota.
The growing season ended across a good portion of Minnesota with clear skies and light winds during the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Clouds remained over southwest and south central Minnesota so temperatures were a bit warmer there. The coldest temperature found was at Embarrass with 18 degrees. The Twin Cities bottomed out at 34 degrees, cold enough to see light frost in the heart of the metro, but not an official freeze.
The average date of the first frost in central and southern Minnesota ranges from the last week of September to the first week of October. Freeze Dates
Below is a list of temperature reports from the National Weather Service
Max/min Temperature And Precipitation Table For Central And South Central Minnesota And West Central Wisconsin National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 727 AM CDT Tue Oct 10 2017 Values represent highs yesterday...lows over the last 12 hours ending at 7 am...precipitation and snowfall over the last 24 hours...and snow depth at 7 am : ASOS airports - West Central/Central/Southern MN/West Central WI with precipitation/snowfall/snow depth reports : .BR MSP 1010 C DH01/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ : : Max Min Snow Snow :ID Location Temp Temp Pcpn fall depth EAU : Eau Claire : 62 / 32 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 MSP : Minneapolis/St. Paul : 57 / 34 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 STC : St. Cloud : 49 / 26 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 : : .BR MSP 1010 C DH00/TAIRZX/DH06/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ : : ASOS airports - west central/central/southern MN : with or without precipitation/snowfall/snow depth reports AXN : Alexandria : 52 / 28 / 0.00 MIC : Crystal : 55 / 30 / T FCM : Flying Cloud : 56 / 35 / T FRM : Fairmont : 56 / 36 / T MKT : Mankato : 55 / 33 / 0.03 RWF : Redwood Falls : 51 / 29 / 0.01 STP : St. Paul : 56 / 34 / T : : : AWOS airports - West Central/Central/Southern MN/West Central WI : AEL : Albert Lea : 59 / M / AQP : Appleton : 54 / 28 / BBB : Benson : 50 / 25 / ANE : Blaine : 55 / 30 / CFE : Buffalo : 53 / 31 / CBG : Cambridge : 55 / 28 / CNB : Canby : 53 / 28 / FBL : Faribault : 59 / 32 / GYL : Glencoe : 54 / 32 / GHW : Glenwood : 52 / 28 / GDB : Granite Falls : 51 / 27 / HCD : Hutchinson : 53 / 30 / 21D : Lake Elmo : 55 / 32 / LVN : Lakeville : 57 / 30 / LJF : Litchfield : 54 / 34 / LXL : Little Falls : 50 / 25 / 14Y : Long Prairie : 50 / 28 / DXX : Madison : 54 / 30 / MGG : Maple Lake : 54 / 31 / MVE : Montevideo : 50 / 28 / JMR : Mora : 50 / 28 / MOX : Morris : 52 / 28 / ULM : New Ulm : 52 / 32 / OVL : Olivia : 50 / 30 / OWA : Owatonna : 59 / 36 / PEX : Paynesville : 51 / 26 / PNM : Princeton : 54 / 25 / RGK : Red Wing : 61 / 37 / ROS : Rush City : 53 / 27 / D39 : Sauk Centre : 52 / 28 / SAZ : Staples : 48 / 25 / JYG : St James : 54 / 30 / SGS : South St. Paul : 57 / 36 / ACQ : Waseca : 59 / 32 / BDH : Willmar : 52 / 28 / RCX : Ladysmith : 60 / 33 / Y23 : Chetek : 58 / 33 / UBE : Cumberland : 54 / 32 / LUM : Menomonie : 60 / 34 / RNH : New Richmond : 57 / 30 / OEO : Osceola : 56 / 29 / RPD : Rice Lake : 58 / 30 / .End : Cooperative Weather Observation Sites .BR MSP 1010 C DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ : : Obs Max Min Snow Snow :ID Location Time Temp Temp Pcpn Fall Depth : : in Minnesota /temps and precip are for the last 24 hours/ : BRCM5: Bricelyn MN : DH0700/ M / M / 0.03/ 0.0/ 0 MPXM5: Chanhassen NWS : DH0700/ M / M / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 ZMPM5: Farmington CWSU : DH0700/ M / M / 0.05/ M/ M FORM5: Forest Lake MN : DH0700/ 58 / 32 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 HSTM5: Hastings L/D2 : DH0600/ 57 / 38 / 0.04/ M/ M JORM5: Jordan MN : DH0530/ 55 / 32 / 0.02/ 0.0/ 0 KIMM5: Kimball MN : DH0600/ 48 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 LNGM5: Long Prairie MN : DH0600/ 46 / 26 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 MTOM5: Mankato 4E MN : DH0700/ M / M / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 LSAM5: Lwr St Anthony MN : DH0600/ 68 / 36 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 NUMM5: New Ulm 3SE MN : DH0600/ 52 / 32 / 0.05/ M/ M RDWM5: Red Wing L/D3 : DH0600/ 57 / 40 / 0.01/ 0.0/ M RCEM5: Rice MN : DH0700/ 47 / 25 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 WMRM5: Willmar 5N MN : DH0600/ 48 / 32 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 : : In Wisconsin /temps and precip are for the last 24 hours/ : MNOW3: Cedar Falls hydro : DH0500/ M / M / T / M/ M HOLW3: Holcombe WI : DH0700/ 61 / 37 / 0.00/ M/ M JIMW3: Jim Falls WI : DH0630/ 62 / 36 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 Cooperative weather observation /COOP/ site values represent highs...lows...precipitation...and snowfall over the last 24 hours ending at the time of observation...and snow depth at time of observation. .BR DLH 1010 C DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ : COOP OBSERVATIONS : OBS MAX MIN SNOW SNOW :ID LOCATION TIME TEMP TEMP PCPN FALL DPTH : :......East Central Minnesota...... : BRAM5:Brainerd Water Plant: DH0700/ 48 / 27 / 0.00/ M/ M WRIM5: Wright 3E..........: DH0600/ 50 / 26 / 0.00/ 0.0/ M : :......North Central Minnesota...... : CSLM5: Cass Lake..........: DH0800/ 44 / 25 / 0.00/ 0.0/ M FEDM5: Leech Lake Dam.....: DH0800/ 63 / 30 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 GRBM5: Grand Rapids 12N...: DH0630/ M / M / 0.00/ M/ M INDM5: Indus School.......: DH0800/ / / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 PKGM5: Pokegama Dam.......: DH0800/ 48 / 28 / 0.00/ M/ M : :......Northeastern Minnesota....... : BABM5: Babbitt............: DH0657/ 48 / 25 / 0.00/ M/ M BNDM5: Ely 25E............: DH0800/ 47 / 28 / 0.00/ M/ M COKM5: Cook...............: DH0600/ 46 / 30 / 0.00/ M/ M DLHM5: Duluth NWS.........: DH0700/ 49 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 EMBM5: Embarrass..........: DH0600/ 42 / 18 / 0.00/ M/ M FLDM5: Floodwood..........: DH0830/ 47 / 24 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 ILIM5: Island Lake 4E.....: DH0900/ 48 / 28 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 KABM5: Kabetogama.........: DH0700/ 44 / 24 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 WLFM5: Wolfridge ELC......: DH0700/ 53 / 27 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 : :......North Central Wisconsin....... : ASXW3: Ashland 3S.........: DH0800/ 56 / 29 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 BUTW3: Butternut..........: DH0600/ 58 / 30 / 0.00/ M/ M HURW3: Hurley.............: DH0800/ 53 / 30 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 MAIW3: Madeline Island....: DH0704/ 54 / 32 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 : :......Northwestern Wisconsin....... : BFHW3: Bayfield Hatchery..: DH0800/ 52 / 30 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 CMKW3: Clam Lake 4W.......: DH0700/ 53 / 31 / 0.00/ 0.0/ 0 .END These data are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Center for Environmental Information /NCEI/. Therefore...these data are subject to revision. Final and certified data can be accessed at www.ncei.noaa.gov.
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