Based on state averaged annual temperature and total precipitation, Minnesota recorded a warm and dry year in 2003. The statewide mean annual temperature of 42 degrees Fahrenheit falls in the warmest 20 percent historically, while the statewide average total precipitation of 22.25 inches falls in the driest 20 percent of historical years. These are not particularly memorable statistics, but in the details of the weather this past year, we do find some features that will be long remembered.
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