[mou] Temperature and the MN CBC

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Looking for a CBC to do where you won't freeze you bins?

The following locations have the highest average reported temperature on
Count Day.
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Two Harbors          33.7
Mankato              32.6
LaCrosse-LaCrescent  30.7
Lamberton            29.2
Rochester            28.6
Fairmont             28.5
Morris               27.2
NW McLeod Co.        26.4
Austin               26.0
Big Stone NWR        25.8
Grand Marais         25.3
Excelsior            25.2
Little Falls         25.2
New Ulm              25.0
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Feeling Brave? Got fog-proof binoculars?
Here are the CBCs in MN with the coldest average temperature.
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Warren:         -4.3 F
Isabella:       -2.6 F
Baudette:       -1.8 F
Long Prairie:    0.5 F
Roseau:          2.2 F
Itasca S.P.:     2.3 F
Hibbing:         2.4 F
Beltrami Island: 2.5 F
Duluth:          4.5 F
Grand Marais:    4.6 F
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And if you're feeling brave AND want to take your chances, the following
list includes the Top 10 Coldest Recorded Temperatures of all MN CBCs.
(NOTE: CY refers to the Nth Year for the Audubon CBC effort. CY 1 was
conducted in 1900, therefore CY 74 was the 1973-74 CBC season.)
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Itasca SP:       -42 F (CY 74)
Aurora:          -41 F (CY 81)
Itasca SP:       -38 F (CY 77)
Hibbing:         -35 F (CY 94)
Roseau:          -35 F (CY 93)
Sherburne NWR:   -33 F (CY 84)
Aurora:          -32 F (CY 84)
Isabella:        -31 F (CY 91)
Itasca SP:       -31 F (CY 79)
Grand Rapids:    -31 F (CY 84)
Cedar Creek Bog: -31 F (CY 84)
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Can't forget about wind-chill in Minnesota. According to the revised
wind-chill index formula (2001), the following events were conducted in
the most severve temperature conditions... not for the faint of heart!
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Roseau:               -68 (CY 93)
Tamarac NWR:          -64 (CY 90)
Aurora:               -60 (CY 84)
Grand Marais:         -60 (CY 44)
Cedar Creek Bog:      -58 (CY 68)
Mountain Lake-Windom: -55 (CY 74)
International Falls:  -54 (CY 74)
Cedar Creek Bog:      -54 (CY 84)
Grand Rapids:         -54 (CY 84)
Roseau:               -53 (CY 91)
Hibbing:              -53 (CY 59)
Warren:               -53 (CY 82)
St. Paul (NE suburb): -53 (CY 76)
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For those that can't get to the Tucson CBC, bundle up and keep that hot
chocolate ready upon you're return. The Minnesota CBC... Still Counting
after all these years.