Yet Another Balmy Winter:
2005-2006
The meteorological winter is over in the Twin Cities and for the 8th time in the past 9 winters, it was warmer than normal. From December to February the average temperature was 5.3 degrees above normal or 22.6 degrees. This makes the winter of 2005-2006 the 9th warmest winter in the Twin Cities. The last time a winter was below normal was the chilly and snowy winter of 2000-2001.
Twin Cities Monthly Average Temperatures
Month Average Departure
temperature From Normal
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Dec 05 19.4 .8 (started cold, ended warm)
Jan 06 28.6 15.5 (warmest January since 1846)
Feb 06 20.0 -.1 (first below normal Dec-Feb month since Jan 2004)
Dec-Feb 22.7 5.3
Here are the warmest Twin Cities meteorological winters since 1891.
Temperature Winter
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1. 26.8 1930-1931 & 2001-2002
3. 25.8 1997-1998
4. 25.7 1986-1987
5. 23.9 1982-1983
6. 23.2 1920-1921
7. 23.1 1943-1944
8. 23.0 1999-2000
9. 22.7 2005-2006
10. 22.6 1918-1919 & 1931-1932
12. 22.4 1941-1942
13. 22.1 1907-1908
14. 22.0 1891-1892
15. 21.9 1959-1960
16. 21.4 2004-2005
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