Halloween Record Lows are listed below. You will notice that many of the records were set in 1991, the year of the famed “Halloween Blizzard” that struck mainly Minnesota, but North Dakota (and of course other areas) furnished the cold air for that event. Many of the other records were set in 2002, the last… Read more Halloween Records
Month: October 2014
October 16, 2014: Briefly Cool
A cold front was in the central part of North Dakota as of 7:00 AM this morning. The front will continue to push across the upper Midwest during the course of the day. There is a secondary front along the international border that will have the truly colder air associated with it. Morning temperatures were… Read more October 16, 2014: Briefly Cool
The Last 70° Day
During the next couple of days, certainly not everyone, but some locations may record a high of 70°. Best opportunity may be on Wednesday as a cold front will work across North Dakota on Thursday. That front will probably already be well into Minnesota during the peak heating of the day on Thursday, meaning that although… Read more The Last 70° Day
Early October Snow 2012
On October 3-4, 2012 an early season snow event impacting North Dakota and Minnesota. This followed a warm spell and with very dry conditions that year, there was previous to this snow even several wildfires in northwestern Minnesota. The phrase from fire to ice literally fit the situation. A couple of tweets of the… Read more Early October Snow 2012
September 2014 Weather Summary
Precipitation: There were pockets of above average rainfall during September 2014, especially in western North Dakota, but a high percentage of the state recorded below normal precipitation during the month (see image below). Using data from the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN), the statewide average precipitation for September 2014 was 1.30 inches. That is… Read more September 2014 Weather Summary