2008年10月 Saint Cloud 天气 Summary

Saint Cloud 2008年10月 天气 Summary  

St. Cloud came into 2008年10月 still needing to catch up to near normal rainfall. While this October wasn't nearly as wet as 去年10月它确实输送了水分. 一共2个.60 inches of rain fell in October at the Saint Cloud Regional Airport, 0.比正常高36英寸. A large percentage (79%) of the rain fell during during October 5-13. 有2个.06 inches during this nine-day period with at least one-tenth inch fell on 6 of the 9 days. Nearly half of the October rain (1.24英寸es) fell in thunderstorms during October 7. During the first half of that nine-day span, Minnesota was being affected by a slow-moving major storm through the central US. During the second half, there were a series of fast-moving storms that dropped precipitation. Over the whole period, temperatures were warmer than normal. 的 only exception were the 6th and the 10th, when that slow-moving storm kept cloud cover over us the entire day. On the 12th, it felt downright tropical with a low of only 61 degrees, one degree short of the 创纪录的低温 在那个日期.

During the second half of the month, conditions dried out considerably as the steering winds became more northwesterly, producing surges of cooler and drier air. 的re were only 5 days with measurable precipitation after October 13 with only October 22 producing more than .07英寸雨量. This included the first wet snow of the year on October 26. Wet snow fell, but all melted on contact with the ground.

的 rainfall did continue to ease the dry conditions in central Minnesota. By the middle of the month, most of the area ranked in drought by the National Drought Mitigation Center's 干旱监测 已经消失了(见 six week loop of 干旱监测s). 最新的 干旱监测 shows that moderate drought remains in southeastern Minnesota, but the most severe dry conditions were all in Wisconsin. 的 明尼苏达州 Climatology Office report from Oct 30 on our dry summer shows that the worst rainfall deficits begin near the Stearns-Wright County and the Benton-Sherburne County borders. 圣. Cloud from Little Falls to Hinckley had near normal to above normal rainfall. While rainfall deficits since June 15 were in the 1-3 inch range in most of Stearns and Benton counties, they increase to 6-8 inches around Elk River, Otsego, 罗杰斯, 和双子城. That driest part of Minnesota extends from the Minnesota River around Mankato east and southward to the Iowa and Wisconsin borders. Some areas of extreme southeastern Minnesota, 包括薇诺娜和普雷斯顿, have rainfall deficits over 8 inches.

的 worst rainfall deficit in St. 云是4.00 inches between June 15 and September 10.

Temperature-wise, 2008年10月 was warm in Saint Cloud, but also not as warm as last year. 的 average temperature at the St. 云地区机场排名47.1°F, 1.比正常高8华氏度. 的 only really cold spell came in the wake of a strong storm that pushed through Minnesota October 22-24. 在风暴的背面, a Canadian high propelled cold air on very strong winds that exceeded 60 MPH in portions of west central and southern Minnesota and 47 MPH in St. 十月二十六日的云图. 然后, 27日, the high temperature only got to 40°F with lows dropping in the lower 20's for three straight days. This late October cold outbreak swept all the way to the Gulf Coast, producing frost as far south as southern Georgia and north central Florida.

Despite that cold outbreak and a near frost early in September, the first frost in St. Cloud didn't occur until October 4, ranking as one of the 晚霜在圣. 云记录. 的 first hard freeze (low temperature of at least 28°F) occurred on October 21, among the latest 10% of hard freezes in St. 云记录. Since the last spring frost was April 30, the growing season lasted 157 days, 生长季节最长. 1970年159天以来的云.

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