The Legislature will consider a proposal to open the spring season a week earlier than is now the case. Global warming has been cited as a reason the move can be done without hurting fish, because -- due to rising temperatures -- spawning concludes earlier than it once did. But are mid-May temperatures really that much warmer now?
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MINNEAPOLIS |
BRAINERD |
INTERNATIONAL FALLS |
| |
Precip. |
Max temp. |
Min temp. |
Precip. |
Max temp. |
Min temp. |
Precip. |
Max temp. |
Min. temp |
| May 10, 1997 |
0 |
80 |
40 |
0 |
73 |
33 |
.05 |
67 |
30 |
| May 9, 1998 |
.05 |
79 |
49 |
.11 |
64 |
44 |
0 |
70 |
35 |
| May 15, 1999 |
.06 |
70 |
54 |
.06 |
69 |
47 |
T |
68 |
47 |
| May 13, 2000 |
.01 |
64 |
40 |
0 |
65 |
36 |
.16 |
48 |
35 |
| May 13, 2001 |
0 |
73 |
48 |
0 |
70 |
43 |
T |
75 |
38 |
| May 11, 2002 |
0 |
58 |
44 |
0 |
61 |
32 |
0 |
63 |
31 |
| May 10, 2003 |
.43 |
58 |
47 |
.61 |
48 |
42 |
.04 |
53 |
43 |
| May 15, 2004 |
0 |
62 |
38 |
0 |
52 |
27 |
0 |
61 |
24 |
| May 14, 2005 |
.06 |
50 |
42 |
.05 |
47 |
38 |
.12 |
47 |
38 |
| May 13, 2006 |
.59 |
54 |
39 |
.4 |
43 |
39 |
.01 |
55 |
40 |
| May 12, 2007 |
0 |
73 |
50 |
.01 |
63 |
44 |
0 |
67 |
30 |
| |
| May 17, 1947 |
0 |
68 |
52 |
0 |
65 |
41 |
T |
74 |
44 |
| May 15, 1948 |
.1 |
70 |
52 |
.21 |
67 |
45 |
.35 |
58 |
43 |
| May 14, 1949 |
0 |
72 |
47 |
0 |
66 |
40 |
0 |
52 |
31 |
| May 13, 1950 |
0 |
74 |
48 |
.42 |
71 |
37 |
T |
67 |
31 |
| May 12, 1951 |
0 |
73 |
45 |
0 |
69 |
41 |
0 |
59 |
32 |
| May 17, 1952 |
0 |
64 |
43 |
0 |
61 |
38 |
0 |
56 |
33 |
| May 16, 1953 |
0 |
66 |
42 |
0 |
67 |
28 |
0 |
61 |
30 |
| May 15, 1954 |
T |
75 |
58 |
.43 |
72 |
46 |
.02 |
66 |
45 |
| May 14, 1955 |
0 |
85 |
55 |
0 |
82 |
50 |
0 |
82 |
53 |
| May 12, 1956 |
0 |
83 |
58 |
0 |
74 |
49 |
0 |
62 |
35 |
| May 18, 1957 |
0 |
49 |
42 |
.22 |
47 |
39 |
0 |
63 |
32 |
| Source: National Weather Service; http://climate.umn,edu |