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Heavy Rain in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys; Watching for Tropical Cyclone Development in the Atlantic

Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding over portions of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Two tropical waves in the Atlantic are being monitored for tropical cyclone formation within the next few days. One tropical wave will bring periods of heavy rain, thunderstorms, flood risk, and landslides to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands through Friday morning. 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.