2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast for Upper Midwest

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(Nov. 2011 - Oct. 2012)

Complete 2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast for the Upper Midwest Region, November 2011 to October 2012 includes week-by-week details.

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FEBRUARY 2012: temperature 3° (8° below avg.); precipitation 1" (1" below avg. east, 0.5" above west); Feb 1-5: Snow showers, turning very cold; Feb 6-11: Snowstorm, then sunny, bitter cold; Feb 12-17: Flurries, milder, then bitter cold; Feb 18-23: Sunny, turning mild; Feb 24-29: Snow showers, cold.

MARCH 2012: temperature 25° (2° above avg. east, 6° below west); precipitation 1.5" (2" below avg. east, 2" above west); Mar 1-11: Flurries; mild, then cold; Mar 12-18: Snowstorm, then sunny, mild; Mar 19-24: Showers, warm; Mar 25-27: T-storms, then sunny, cool; Mar 28-31: Rain and snow, cool.

Annual Weather Summary: November 2011 to October 2012

Winter will be colder than normal, especially in February. Other cold periods will occur in mid- and late December and mid- and late January. Precipitation and snowfall will be below normal in the east and above normal in the west. The snowiest periods will be in early and mid-December, early to mid-February, and mid-March.

April and May will be much cooler and a bit drier than normal.

Summer will be cooler and drier than normal. The hottest periods will occur in mid-July and early August.

September and October will be cooler and drier than normal in most of the region.

Temperature and Precipitation November 2011 to October 2012

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