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Mark Seeley is an Extension professor emeritus of meteorology and climatology at the University of Minnesota.

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rural farm during snowstorm

85 years ago: Minnesota’s coldest February 85 years ago: Minnesota’s coldest February

Jan 6, 2021

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cornfield and frosty trees

Forty years ago was Minnesota’s driest January Forty years ago was Minnesota’s driest January

Dec 1, 2020

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flooded farm field

20th anniversary of Minnesota’s wettest November

20th anniversary of Minnesota’s wettest November

snow covered pumpkin

95 years ago: Look back on Minnesota’s coldest October

95 years ago: Look back on Minnesota’s coldest October

Partially submerged road closure sign

Widespread rains set record for single-day rainfall in 2010

Widespread rains set record for single-day rainfall in 2010

scenic countryside

120 years ago: Look back on Minnesota’s wettest August

120 years ago: Look back on Minnesota’s wettest August

A close up of a corn stalk leaf with brown stripes and spots, signs of southern corn leaf blight

50 years ago: Southern corn leaf blight appears in Minnesota

50 years ago: Southern corn leaf blight appears in Minnesota

field with rain and storm clouds

Record rainfalls in June of 1920 ruined Minnesota's crops

Record rainfalls in June of 1920 ruined Minnesota's crops

planter in field

How Minnesota weathered 2009’s mid-May heat wave

How Minnesota weathered 2009’s mid-May heat wave

farm and dirt road

40th anniversary of the driest April in the Red River Valley

40th anniversary of the driest April in the Red River Valley

green grass sprouting through snow

Interpreting the coherent climate trends of March

Interpreting the coherent climate trends of March

icicles on a branch closeup

Minnesota climate shows strong warming trend in January

Minnesota climate shows strong warming trend in January

red barn in white snow

50 years ago, Minnesota faced historic amount of snowfall

50 years ago, Minnesota faced historic amount of snowfall

drought damaged stand of corn

Marking 80th anniversary of Minnesota’s driest November

Marking 80th anniversary of Minnesota’s driest November

frost on corn leaf closeup

Looking back at September 1974’s unparalleled frost damage

Looking back at September 1974’s unparalleled frost damage

low sunbeam through trees

Looking back at widespread frost damage of August 1915

Looking back at widespread frost damage of August 1915

dark clouds in the sky

The windiest month in Minnesota? April

The windiest month in Minnesota? April

scenic snowy field and fence

Is February the snowiest month in Minnesota?

Is February the snowiest month in Minnesota?

‘The Children’s Blizzard’

‘The Children’s Blizzard’

Coldest December in Minnesota history was 35 years ago

Coldest December in Minnesota history was 35 years ago

Seasonal affective disorder arrives in November

Seasonal affective disorder arrives in November

Moisture trends in the harvest month of October

Moisture trends in the harvest month of October

Remembering the drought and fires of 1918

Remembering the drought and fires of 1918

Fewer frosts in May in Minnesota

Fewer frosts in May in Minnesota

April can bring some wild swings in the weather

April can bring some wild swings in the weather

March’s warming trend changes soil behavior

March’s warming trend changes soil behavior

February, a month showing the strongest warming trend

February, a month showing the strongest warming trend

January 1918: One of the coldest in state history

January 1918: One of the coldest in state history

December 2010: One of the snowiest

December 2010: One of the snowiest

Recent warming trend in November weather strengthens

Recent warming trend in November weather strengthens

Oct. 11, 2015, was one for the history books

Oct. 11, 2015, was one for the history books

Snow in September 1942

Snow in September 1942

10-year anniversary of southeast Minnesota’s flash flood

10-year anniversary of southeast Minnesota’s flash flood

25 years ago, the coldest July in history

25 years ago, the coldest July in history

Temperatures swing widely in May

Temperatures swing widely in May

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