Statewide Average Climatic History: Minnesota 1891-1982

This publication presents historical climate data in the form of time series plots and table listings for temperature, precipitation, population weighted heating and cooling degree days, and drought indices. The finest time and space resolution is one month and one state climatic division. Drought indices are presented on a divisional basis from 1931 through 1982 and on a statewide basis from the late nineteenth century through 1982. All other data are presented on a statewide basis. These data are presented so that climate anomalies can be identified in the context of inter-annual climate variability.