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MINNESOTA · MOWER COUNTY

Sargeant

66 people, 1,390 ft above sea level in Mower County.

1,390 ftElevation, city center
66People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 43°
Sunny now Dew point 23° · Calm · high 40°
City of Sargeant River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sargeant plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Sargeant

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Rochester International Airport (KRST) · 2:54 PM
Sunny
43° Sunny Feels like 43° · high of 40° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity45%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure30.27 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 23° · Dry36° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.08 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Mower County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:04 AM4:47 PM ↓
9 h 42 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 23 to 36° More humid: 36° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 42° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
40° 26°
0% rain — W 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
48° 31°
0% rain — S 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51° 37°
0% rain — SSW 16, gusts 26 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 42°
0% rain — S 17, gusts 25 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 46°
20% rain — S 17, gusts 25 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 39°
20% rain — WNW 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
56° 48°
70% rain 0.02–0.7″ SSE 14 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Sargeant about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 1,130 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1953 Nov. 16, 1953

The hottest this week has been

71° on Nov. 16, 1953, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1886. Next is 71° in 1999.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Rochester Area threaded record since 1886.
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THE GROUND

What Sargeant stands on

Sargeant’s center stands about 1,390 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,310 ft to 1,390 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Mapleview to Rock Dell, cut in half

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,200 ft1,300 ft SARGEANT1,390 ftAustin1,210 ftBrownsdale1,280 ftLow point1,150 ft ← SW · MapleviewRock Dell · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Middle Devonian

Dolostone, limestone, shale. Age: Middle Devonian, 384 to 394 million years old. About 14 mi of the line.

Upper Ordovician

Limestone, dolostone. Age: Late Ordovician, 445 to 459 million years old. About 10 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Sargeant’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Sargeant reaches the Gulf of America by way of the North Branch Root, the Root and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Sargeant≈ 1,810 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF SARGEANT ≈ 1,810 mi to the Gulf of America North Branch Root → Root → Mississippi

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Sargeant; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Sargeant’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1886 · Rochester International Airport, 17 mi east-northeast

Sargeant has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. A normal year brings about 53 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 35 inches of water.

22°7°27°11°40°23°55°35°68°47°78°57°80°61°78°58°72°50°58°38°42°26°28°14° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY SARGEANT 34.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average80° / 61°high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow34.7 inwettest months: June and May
Snow a year53.1 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record108°FJuly 14, 1936
Coldest on record−42°FJanuary 7, 1887
Wettest day on record7.47 inJuly 11, 1981
Snowiest day on record19.8 inMarch 18, 2005
90° days a year5none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°156and 78 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 5, to the last in spring, about April 28 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 4 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 30 to April 8; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchMay through July: 13.9 of the year’s 34.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Sargeant normally reaches 42° and falls to 26°. The record high is 69°, in 2025; the record low −5°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 0.88 in, fell in 1973.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high22°27°40°55°68°78°80°78°72°58°42°28°
Normal low7°11°23°35°47°57°61°58°50°38°26°14°
Rain and melt, in0.991.022.023.524.355.354.194.123.602.431.801.28
Snow, inches12.210.78.63.30.50.00.00.00.00.94.512.4
Record high58° (1944)69° (2024)82° (1910)92° (2009)106° (1934)105° (1934)108° (1936)100° (1948)100° (1913)93° (1997)77° (1893)64° (2021)
Record low−42° (1887)−35° (1996)−31° (1962)5° (1982)21° (1967)31° (1937)40° (1911)32° (1915)22° (1942)−6° (1887)−24° (1887)−33° (1983)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1886 from the Rochester Area threaded record (Rochester International Airport, 17 miles east-northeast). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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MINNESOTA · MOWER

Sargeant

66 people, 1,390 ft above sea level in Mower County.

1,390 ftElevation
66People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 43°
SunnyDew point 23°
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Today in Sargeant

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 40° 0%
6p mostly clear night 34° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 29° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 28° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 28° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 27° 0%
Rain
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1953 · NOV. 16, 1953

71°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1886.

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What Sargeant stands on

Sargeant’s center stands about 1,390 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,310 ft to 1,390 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Sargeant, southwest to northeast Sargeant1,390 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,390 ft
Within 3 miles1,310 to 1,390 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
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Sargeant’s year

Sargeant has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 7° in January. A normal year brings about 53 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 35 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 34.7 in
July, average80° / 61° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average22° / 7° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow34.7 in · wettest months: June and May
Snow a year53.1 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record108°F · July 14, 1936
Coldest on record−42°F · January 7, 1887
Wettest day on record7.47 in · July 11, 1981
Snowiest day on record19.8 in · March 18, 2005
90° days a year5 · none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°156 · and 78 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 5, to the last in spring, about April 28 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 4 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 30 to April 8; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · May through July: 13.9 of the year’s 34.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Sargeant normally reaches 42° and falls to 26°. The record high is 69°, in 2025; the record low −5°, in 1916. The most rain on this date, 0.88 in, fell in 1973.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1886 from the Rochester Area threaded record (Rochester International Airport, 17 miles east-northeast). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,810 mito the Gulf of AmericaNorth Branch Root → Root → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Sargeant reaches the Gulf of America by way of the North Branch Root, the Root and the Mississippi: about 1,810 river miles.