by Paul Douglas | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog
Minnesota Crop Update The latest crop update came out Monday from the USDA, and it shows that there were 5.9 suitable days for fieldwork last week. It also has some good news, as only about a quarter of the topsoil moisture supplies and a fifth of the subsoil...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog
Average Temperatures This Month In Minnesota Despite a few blasts of heat this month, most areas of Minnesota have seen around average temperatures for July. The Twin Cities is sitting at a little over a degree above average for the month, which should help make this...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 29, 2017 | Blog
Minnesota Drought Update As of Thursday’s update of the Drought Monitor, 8% of the state remains under moderate drought. All of that is across parts of northwestern Minnesota. Meanwhile, 32% of the state (mainly across western areas) are under at least...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog
Hottest Ever Minnesota Temperature Recorded In 1917 Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Minnesota. That was a steamy 115 out in Beardsley, which is out in Big Stone County. As you can see, 90s and 100s were...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
Minnesota July Rainfall So Far July has been a story of the haves and have-nots in the rainfall department. At times heavy rains have set up across parts of central and southeastern Minnesota, bringing them 3-4″+ of rain so far this month. Meanwhile, parts of...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
August 21st Solar Eclipse “The Great American Solar Eclipse is less than one month away. How much of the sun will be covered over your home town? A great way to find out: Animated eclipse maps created by science-artist Larry Koehn. On his web site, there are...
