Sunday,  May 5, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 289 • 11 of 31 •  Other Editions

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warmest average temperature is 54.3 degrees set in 1946.  Lastly, Pierre saw 20.8 inches of snowfall which breaks the previous record of 17.5 inches set in 1986.  There have been a few months of April in which no snow was reported.  The last one was in 2012.
Timber Lake…
• The average HIGH temperature in Timber Lake was 49.5 degrees.  This ranks as the seventh coldest all-time.  April 1950 and 1975 are the coldest with an average HIGH temperature of 45.5 degrees.   The warmest is 68.0 degrees set back in 1915.  The average LOW temperature in Timber Lake was 25.2 degrees which ranks second coldest all-time.  The current record is 25.1 degrees set in 1956.  The warmest average LOW temperature is 37.6 degrees set in 1987.   The average temperature was 37.3 degrees this past April which ranks as the second coldest all-time.  The current record is 35.6 degrees set in 1950.  The warmest average temperature is 52.6 degrees set in 1946.  Lastly, Timber Lake saw 9.9 inches of snowfall which does not rank in the top ten.  The snowiest April was in 1970 when 35.6 inches fell.  There have been a few months of April in which no snow was reported.  The last one was in 2012.
Watertown…
• The average HIGH temperature in Watertown was 42.7 degrees.  This ranks as the second coldest of all-time.  April 1950 is the coldest with an average HIGH temperature of 41.4 degrees.   The warmest is 67.8 degrees set back in 1987.  The average LOW temperature in Watertown was 24.7 degrees which ranks second coldest all-time.  The current record is 23.4 degrees set in 1928.  The warmest average LOW temperature is 39.7 degrees set in 1941.   The average temperature was 33.7 degrees this past April which ranks as the second coldest all-time.  The current record is 33.5 degrees set in 1950.  The warmest average temperature is 52.4 degrees set in 1987.  Lastly, Watertown saw 17.4 inches of snowfall which ranks second behind the 29.5 inches set in 2008.  There have been a few months of April in which no snow was reported.  The last one was in 2010.
Wheaton, MN…
• The average HIGH temperature in Wheaton was 39.9 degrees.  This ranks as the coldest of all-time.  The previous record was 42.1 degrees set in 1950.  The warmest is 70.3 degrees set back in 1987.  The average LOW temperature in Wheaton was 23.6 degrees which is the coldest all-time.  The previous record was 24.7 degrees set in 1920.  The warmest average LOW temperature is 41.1 degrees set in 1915.   The average temperature was 31.7 degrees this past April which ranks as the coldest all-time.  The previous record was 35.2 degrees set in 1950.  The

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