Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Statewide, this October was the 15th wettest in Minnesota history, with most observers reporting from 3 to 5 inches of precipitation.
Climatologist Mark Seeley says we've had desert-like air across the state for several days, which has led to red flag warnings for wildfires.
What a wet October so far
The harvesting of corn and soybeans has been slowed or delayed due to wet weather this month.
University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley says warmer than average falls have been a trend in recent years.
MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about the first 90-plus degree high in the Twin Cities on September 14 since 1939.
Hurricane Irma is barreling toward Florida. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Bruce Hagevik, who was a longtime newsman at WCCO radio, and is now in south Florida. He's preparing to move inland and then hunker down for the hurricane to pass.
For southwestern Minnesota, it was the wettest August in history. It was the 11th wettest month for the state overall, which recorded an average of 5 inches of rain.
Additionally, some weather observers in Minnesota are already logging record levels of moisture for the month of August.
The city got more than 8 inches of rain a few days ago.