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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

 

 

Aberdeen, Sisseton, and Wheaton MN, broke their records for the coldest meteorological springs on record.  Here's a look at those towns, as well as a couple others from the area.

 

Top Five Coldest Average Temperatures for Meteorological Springs (Mar, Apr, May) from Across the Area

 

 

Aberdeen (Normal 43.6)
37.0 2013
37.5 1950
38.3 1951
38.3 1960
38.4 2002

 

 

Watertown (43.1)
36.0 1950
36.1 2013
36.5 1899
37.2 2002
37.2 1997

 

 

Sisseton (44.3)
35.8 2013
38.1 1979
38.3 1996
38.8 2002
39.8 2011

 

 

Pierre (46.4)
40.1 1951
40.6 1965
41.0 2002
41.2 2013
41.3 1996

  

Mobridge (44.9)
37.0 1950
38.6 1996
39.0 2011
39.2 2013
39.5 2002

 

 

Wheaton, MN (42.7)
34.5 2013
37.1 1950
38.8 2008
38.9 2011
39.3 1951

 

NOTE:  Normal Average Spring Temperature in Parentheses