Weather
But weather records are complicated.
Growers extended their pre-pile period, harvesting enough beets to help keep American Crystal Sugar's Moorhead factory up and running.
Except for a few days, October weather will be cool.
The average daily high temperatures are in the low 60s in early October.
Severe weather in October is much more unlikely.
It is a rare kind of storm this late in the year. On Friday, Sept. 29, the Barnesville area woke up to large hail pounding the town.
Here is the rain report for Friday
The primary reason for this is the temperature gradient across the northern hemisphere.
The U.S. Drought Monitor released on Thursday, Sept. 28, shows improvements across North Dakota and Minnesota.
This is a satellite-based calculation of the sea ice surrounding Antarctica which, like Arctic ice, increases during winter and then partially melts in summer.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist John Wheeler discusses a mild and wet start to October.
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John Wheeler
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