Weather chats with Mark Seeley

The latest drought monitor shows some relief from extremely dry conditions that have plagued Minnesota for the past several months, thanks in part to showers across the state.

Since last week, drought has worsened and spotty rainfall has continued on and off. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with retired meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley about the lack of rain and it’s effects on crops.

Drought remained an issue as we entered the second week of September, but rain has started to trickle in. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with retired meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley about the rainy weather in their weekly weather chat.

September started with an unprecedented heat wave and only a portion of the state saw rain.

August temperatures generally leaned warmed with an average temperature rise, compared to normal, with at least 69 daily maximum temperature records were set or tied.

It’s been a warm start to August, sprinkled with spotty rain showers amid persisting drought conditions.

July was a tricky month in terms of measuring daily average temperatures as much of the days might’ve felt hotter than average, but were usurped by colder nightly temps.

MPR News host Phil Picardi spoke with meteorologist Mark Seeley about this week’s heatwave, drastically shifting dewpoints and summer storms.

MPR News’ Tim Nelson spoke with Seeley about the dry conditions and a heat wave on the way in Morning Edition’s weekly weather chat.

Heavy flooding and record precipitation that began at the start of the year has practically run out with cities across the state recording precipitation deficits of five inches or more. We would need to see at least two to three times the normal rainfall through the rest of July and August to balance these deficits.