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Minnesota expands Ag Weather Network

Station near Viking delivers more precise data for farmers in NW Minnesota

Sep 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025

Minnesota weather network — A new weather station in Viking, Minn., will improve data collection for farmers in northwestern Minnesota.
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is expanding the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN) with a new weather station just west of Viking. The station, called Viking1SW, will deliver localized weather data to farmers in Marshall and Pennington counties—areas that have until now fallen outside the network’s reach.

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