Winter warmth, above average temperatures continue
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The meteorological winter season, December through February, in Rochester finished as the warmest on record and the above average temperatures look to continue for the near future.
From December 1 through March 4, a total of 95 days, 78 or 82% of those days, have been above average which is rather impressive for a winter in Minnesota.
Of the 17 days that have been below average, 11 occurred during a consecutive stretch from January 11-21 as an Arctic airmass settled in over the area. The remaining 6 below average days occurred over an 84 day stretch.
There are no signs of the above average temperatures slowing down as the Climate Prediction Center has a high probability of above average temperatures in the 6 to 10 day stretch from March 10-14.
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