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Minnesota Weather Almanac »
Authors: Mark Seeley, Belinda Jensen
ISBN-13: 9780873515542, ISBN-10: 0873515544
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Date Published: April 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Mark Seeley
Mark Seeley is a climatologist and meteorologist at the University of Minnesota–St. Paul and offers weekly commentary on Minnesota Public Radio.
Belinda Jensen is the meteorologist for K102 and Cities 97 radio stations and weekend meteorologist for KARE-11 News.
Book Synopsis
Popular climatologist and MPR commentator Mark Seeley offers a complete guide to Minnesota weather, featuring historical details, fun facts, and scientific lessons.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ix | |
| Introduction | xi | |
| Acknowledgments | xv | |
| Crossroads of Climate | 3 | |
| Geography | 4 | |
| Urbanization | 6 | |
| Climate Observations and Climate Stations | 8 | |
| Climate Characteristics | 12 | |
| Community Foundations for Climate History | 39 | |
| Earliest Observations | 62 | |
| Minnesota's Winter | 67 | |
| Coldest Places | 85 | |
| Winter Storms | 90 | |
| Significant Days | 115 | |
| Minnesota's Spring | 123 | |
| Snowmelt Floods | 129 | |
| May Rituals | 137 | |
| Meteorological Lamentations | 139 | |
| Significant Days | 141 | |
| Minnesota's Summer | 151 | |
| Hottest Places | 157 | |
| Severe Convective Weather | 165 | |
| The Growing Season | 201 | |
| Mother Nature Blessed the Grand Excursion | 214 | |
| Significant Days | 218 | |
| Minnesota's Fall | 223 | |
| Indian Summer | 230 | |
| Fire Weather | 232 | |
| Significant Days | 240 | |
| Telling Minnesota's Weather Story | 245 | |
| Climate Trends, Climate Variability, and Minnesota's Future | 259 | |
| Appendix | Statewide Daily Climate Records | 268 |
| Bibliography | 278 | |
| Weather Quiz Answers | 282 | |
| Index | 283 |
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