"Tournament Week" is a ten day period from Friday, August 9 to Sunday, August 18. The tournament itself is Thursday, August 15 through Sunday, August 18.

          Twin Cities Climate Calendar - August 9 through August 18
               (averages: 1971-2000, extremes: 1891-2001)
    Avg Avg  Hi       Lo       Hi       Lo      Avg    Hi       Avg                                   
Day Max Min Max Year Max Year Min Year Min Year Dew  Prec Year %sun  sunrise  sunset  
  9  82  63  95 1947  60 1994  75 1936  46 1972  59  3.34 1914   72  6:08 AM 8:29 PM
 10  82  63 101 1947  62 1994  80 1944  46 1904  58  1.71 1945   78  6:09 AM 8:27 PM
 11  82  63  97 1947  65 1964  77 1947  47 1968  57  1.19 1900   81  6:10 AM 8:26 PM
 12  82  63  94 1965  61 1916  74 1936  45 1961  59  2.42 1985   72  6:11 AM 8:24 PM
 13  81  62  95 1965  63 1951  70 1909  48 1924  60  2.03 1957   72  6:12 AM 8:23 PM
 14  81  62  96 1978  66 1905  72 1938  43 1964  59  1.00 1981   77  6:14 AM 8:21 PM
 15  81  61 103 1936  63 1897  76 1937  47 1960  59  1.23 1966   75  6:15 AM 8:19 PM
 16  81  61  99 1988  64 1943  77 1913  47 1962  59  1.69 1927   74  6:16 AM 8:18 PM
 17  80  61 100 1947  63 1997  73 1922  42 1962  59  1.62 1905   73  6:17 AM 8:16 PM
 18  80  61  98 1976  62 1924  77 1916  41 1977  59  2.26 1907   70  6:18 AM 8:15 PM
(Avg Dew - average daily dew point temperature)
(Hi Prec - record daily rainfall)
(Avg %sun - average percent of possible sunshine)



- the probability of receiving a heavy rainfall (=> 0.50 inch) 
  during Tournament Week is 6 percent each day
- the probability of receiving a measurable amount of rainfall (=> 0.01 inch)
  during Tournament Week is 30 percent each day
- the probability of receiving ANY rain (=> trace) 
  during Tournament Week is 41 percent each day
- the probability of experiencing a thunderstorm 
  during Tournament Week is 18 percent each day

- the average mid-morning wind speed during Tournament Week is 10 miles per hour
- the average mid-afternoon wind speed during Tournament Week is 11 miles per hour
- the most prevalent wind direction during Tournament Week is from the south 
- the second most prevalent wind direction is southeast 
- the third most prevalent wind direction is northwest

The data used in this summary come from the downtown Minneapolis office of the
 U.S Weather Bureau (1891-1938) and the Twin Cities International Airport (1938-2001).

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