March ends and hallmarks the year’s odd weather patterns so far
It’s not a Minnesota spring without snow. March signified that despite record-setting warm temperature there is still a chance of blizzards come spring.
One MPR News listener noted Walker Lake in Otter Tail County had no ice on it on March 17 but only a week later it refroze.
Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said that isn’t the first time this happened — the most recent being in 2000 and the earliest being in 1910.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer and Seeley gave a recap of the month of March in their weekly weather chat.
Listen to the full conversation by using the audio player above.
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