The cold temperature trend in Minnesota continued (in spades)
over the weekend of August 16-17, 1997.

The high temperature at Itasca State Park on Saturday
was only 57 degrees F, a new cold maximum temperature
record for August 16th, beating the old record cold
daytime high of 60 degree F in 1924.

On Sunday (August 17th) cold afternoon high temperatures
were the order of the day all over Minnesota.  Listed
below find the locations reporting new record cold 
maximum temperatures for August 17th, along with the
old record for the date....

Location       Aug. 17th High Temp    Old Record

MSP Airport           63 F            66 in 1975
Rochester             65 F            67 in 1963
La Crosse (WI)        68 F            70 in 1963
St Cloud              62 F            66 in 1968 and 1977
Cambridge             63 F            65 in 1968
Lamberton             66 F         tied 66 in 1979 and 1980
Waseca                62 F            tied 62 in 1980
Faribault             60 F            69 in 1968
Red Wing              62 F            74 in 1992
Montevideo            66 F            71 in 1954
Willmar               66 F            67 in 1980
Pipestone             66 F            71 in 1980 and 1981
Canby                 68 F            71 in 1963 and 1980
Hutchinson            63 F            70 in 1980
Caledonia             65 F            69 in 1981

     
Mark Seeley
Professor and Extension Climatologist
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
University of Minnesota

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