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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Heavy Lake-effect Snow; Fire Concerns Across the Central Gulf Coast

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Temperatures will tie or break many records across the Southeast through tonight. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes. Gusty winds and dry conditions will support an elevated fire weather threat across the Central Gulf Coast. Read More >

.THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2014 WAS COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL AT DULUTH MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 37.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.3 DEGREES
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 39.7 DEGREES TYING THIS FOR THE 20TH COOLEST CALENDAR
YEAR ON RECORD.

30.63 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THE
YEAR. THIS IS 0.33 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 30.96 MAKING THIS THE
94TH DRIEST CALENDAR YEAR ON RECORD. 111.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR
THE YEAR WHICH WAS 25.1 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 86.1 INCHES
MAKING THIS THE 11TH SNOWIEST CALENDAR YEAR IN STATION HISTORY.

.THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2014 WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT INTERNATIONAL
FALLS MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 34.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.0
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 37.5 DEGREES MAKING THIS THE 2ND COLDEST
CALENDAR YEAR ON RECORD.

30.22 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THE
YEAR. THIS IS 6.00 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 24.22 MAKING THIS THE
10TH WETTEST CALENDAR YEAR ON RECORD. 83.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR
THE YEAR WHICH WAS 12.9 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 71.0 INCHES MAKING
THIS THE 15TH SNOWIEST CALENDAR YEAR IN STATION HISTORY.