Title:
Minnesota weather almanac / Mark W. Seeley.
ISBN:
9780873519779
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Edition:
Second edition completely updated for the new normals.
Publication Information:
Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
xvii, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Crossroads of climate -- Geography -- Urbanization -- Climate observations and climate stations -- Climate characteristics -- Community foundations for climate history -- Earliest observations -- Minnesota's winter -- Coldest places -- Winter storms -- Significant days -- Minnesota's spring -- Snowmelt floods -- May rituals -- Meteorological lamentations -- Significant days -- Minnesota's summer -- Hottest places -- Severe convective weather -- The growing season -- Mother nature blessed the grand excursion -- Significant days -- Minnesota's fall -- Indian summer -- Fire weather -- Significant days -- Telling Minnesota's weather story -- Climate variability, climate change and Minnesota's future.
Summary:
"Measures Minnesota's human history in terms of high temperatures, significant rainfall, and devastating blizzards. Organized by season, this fully revised edition takes into account the state's new thirty-year normals (1981-2010), updating records for cold, heat, and precipitation"--Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
ocn907621492
Availability:
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