Minnesota may see above average cold, snow in December
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I may not be the only one who noticed, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center on Saturday revised the monthly outlook for December, emphasizing a colder-than-normal and perhaps snowy month coming up for Minnesota.
The revised outlook certainly agrees with many forecast models for at least the first half of the month, as below-zero temperature readings may even visit the southern parts of the state.
Here are the NOAA maps:
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