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December Climate Summaries
and January Outlook
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 56 12/06/1939
LOW -35 12/28/1917
HIGHEST 43 12/02 MM MM 39 12/22
LOWEST -26 12/31 MM MM -21 12/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 17.2 22.3 -5.1 22.3
AVG. MINIMUM 3.8 7.3 -3.5 9.5
MEAN 10.5 14.8 -4.3 15.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 26 24.5 1.5 21
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.5 0.5 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 9 10.3 -1.3 9
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.89 1879
MINIMUM 0.07 1905
TOTALS 0.83 1.21 -0.38 2.07
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.04 -0.01 0.07
DAYS >= .01 14 10.5 3.5 15
DAYS >= .10 2 3.5 -1.5 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 12/12 TO 12/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 44.3 5
0
-26215
TOTALS 13.4 17.7 -4.3 21.3
SINCE 7/1 35.0 33.8 1.2 29.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 8 -5 4
DAYS >= 1.0 5 5.0 0.0 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 12/31 9 12/12
12/30
12/29
24 HR TOTAL 2.7 12/12 TO 12/13
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1683 1556 127 1512
SINCE 7/1 3829 3769 60 2994
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 126 204 -78 281
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/300 DATE 12/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/300 DATE 12/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 80
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.DECEMBER 2017 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AT DULUTH MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 10.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.3
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 14.8 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 43 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
26 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 31ST. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE
BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. 18 DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF
0.83 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.38
INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 1.21 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 12TH TO THE 13TH
WHEN 0.23 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED ON 27 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON
14 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 2 DAYS. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION
RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS BELOW NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 13.4
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 4.3 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL
OF 17.7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
OCCURRED ON THE 12TH TO THE 13TH WHEN 2.7 INCHES WAS RECORDED. NO
DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.6 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 24.0 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 5TH WITH A SPEED OF 36 MPH
OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 47 MPH OUT OF THE
WEST NORTHWEST WAS ALSO RECORDED ON THE 5TH.
THERE WERE 1683 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 127
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1556. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 2737
WHICH WAS X BELOW THE NORMAL OF 3769. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 126 WHICH WAS 78 BELOW THE NORMAL OF 204. THE
HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.79 INCHES REACHED ON
THE 27TH AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING WAS 29.22 INCHES
REACHED ON THE 4TH.
THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...NORMAL HIGHS ARE IN THE UPPER TEENS AND
LOW 20S. NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY IS 0.96 INCHES. NORMAL
SNOWFALL FOR JANUARY IS 19.4 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION
CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS A 40% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND A 33% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPICATION.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
...................................
...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 57 12/07/1939
LOW -41 12/19/1955
HIGHEST 40 12/03 MM MM 41 12/23
12/02
12/01
LOWEST -37 12/27 MM MM -30 12/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 14.7 19.0 -4.3 19.5
AVG. MINIMUM -3.0 0.4 -3.4 2.4
MEAN 5.9 9.7 -3.8 11.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 26 25.7 0.3 26
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.8 0.2 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 17 14.4 2.6 13
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.19 2016
MINIMUM 0.07 1913
TOTALS 1.16 0.81 0.35 2.19
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.07
DAYS >= .01 16 10.7 5.3 17
DAYS >= .10 3 2.5 0.5 8
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.42 12/04 TO 12/04
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 43.9 5
0
-26215
TOTALS 16.4 15.0 1.4 25.5
SINCE 7/1 30.4 31.0 -0.6 33.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 7 -3 6
DAYS >= 1.0 7 4.8 2.2 8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 9 12/19 13 12/31
24 HR TOTAL 4.8 12/18 TO 12/18
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1827 1714 113 1666
SINCE 7/1 4221 4175 46 3472
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 86 192 -106 155
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/290 DATE 12/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/290 DATE 12/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 8 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 28
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.DECEMBER 2017 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 5.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.8
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 9.7. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 40 DEGREES ON THE 2ND AND 3RD. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
37 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 27TH. TWO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. A NEW RECORD WAS SET ON THE 26TH FOR A
LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS TIED THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN 1993. ANOTHER RECORD WAS
SET ON THE 27TH FOR A NEW LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 32 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN 1924. 17
DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF
1.16 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.35
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.81 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 4TH WHEN 0.42
INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED
ON 26 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES FELL ON 16 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10
INCHES FELL ON 3 DAYS. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS BROKEN FOR
THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 18TH A TOTAL OF 0.25 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
WAS RECORDED. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.20 INCHES SET IN
2002.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 16.4
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 1.4 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL
OF 15.0 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
OCCURRED ON THE 18TH WHEN 4.8 INCHES WAS RECORDED. ONE DAILY
SNOWFALL RECORD WAS BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 18TH A TOTAL
OF 4.8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 3.0 INCHES SET IN 1992.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.9 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 18.1 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 4TH AND 5TH WITH A SPEED OF
30 MPH. A PEAK GUST OF 39 MPH WAS RECORDED ON THE 5TH OUT OF THE
WEST.
THERE WERE 1827 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 113
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1714. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 4221
WHICH WAS 46 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 4175. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 86 WHICH IS 106 BELOW THE NORMAL OF 192. THE
HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.78 INCHES
REACHED ON THE 31ST AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING WAS
29.31 INCHES REACHED ON THE 4TH.
THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...NORMAL HIGHS ARE IN THE MID TEENS. NORMAL
LOWS ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR
JANUARY IS 0.62 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR JANUARY IS 15.0 INCHES.
THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS
A 40% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A 33% CHANCE FOR
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPICATION.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
...................................
...THE HIBBING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 60 12/01/1962
LOW -38 12/19/1983
HIGHEST 41 12/02 MM MM
LOWEST -28 12/27 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 15.3 20.8 -5.5
AVG. MINIMUM -0.2 MM MM
MEAN 7.5 11.4 -3.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 27 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 0 13 MM MM
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS MM MM MM
DAILY AVG. MM MM MM
DAYS >= .01 MM MM MM
DAYS >= .10 MM MM MM
DAYS >= .50 MM MM MM
DAYS >= 1.00 MM MM MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1772 1662 110
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/320 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/320 DATE 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 0
FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 19
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.DECEMBER 2017 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT HIBBING MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 7.6 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.8
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 11.4 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 41 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
28 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 27TH. THREE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 25TH A NEW COLDEST MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT 11 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS BROKE THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET BACK IN 1996. ON THE
27TH A NEW DAILY MINIMUM WAS SET AT 28 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS
BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 27 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET BACK IN 1964.
A RECORD COLDEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON THE 30TH WITH 12
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 9 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO SET BACK IN 1990. 17 DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW
NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.4 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 6TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 19.1 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 4TH WITH A SPEED OF 35 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 44 MPH OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 4TH.
THERE WERE 1772 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 110
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1663. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING WAS
30.79 INCHES REACHED ON THE 27TH AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
READING WAS 29.27 INCHES REACHED ON THE 4TH.
THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...NORMAL HIGHS RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE LOW 20S BY THE END OF THE
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO FOR THE MONTH.
THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS
A 40% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A 33% CHANCE FOR
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPICATION.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
...................................
...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 61 12/06/1939
LOW -30 12/27/2017
HIGHEST 47 12/02 MM MM
LOWEST -30R 12/27 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 20.4 24.0 -3.6
AVG. MINIMUM 4.3 6.6 -2.3
MEAN 12.4 15.3 -2.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 24 22.6 1.4
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.9 0.1
DAYS MIN <= 0 12 11.0 1.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.34 1968
MINIMUM 0.06 1958
TOTALS 0.89 0.81 0.08
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00
DAYS >= .01 10 MM MM
DAYS >= .10 3 MM MM
DAYS >= .50 0 MM MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.25 12/20 TO 12/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 11.4 9.7 1.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 6 -3
DAYS >= 1.0 3 3.8 -0.8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 12/31
12/30
12/29
24 HR TOTAL 4.3 12/20 TO 12/21
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1622 1540 82
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/310 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/330 DATE 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 23
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.DECEMBER 2017 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AT BRAINERD MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 12.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.9
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 15.3 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 47 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 27TH. TWO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 27TH A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
TIED AT 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE MATCHING RECORD WAS SET IN 1933.
ON THE 30TH A RECORD COLD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT 8
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET
BACK IN 1990. 16 DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF
0.89 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.08
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.81 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 20TH THROUGH 21ST
WHEN 0.25 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED ON 30 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON
10 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 3 DAYS. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION
RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
DECEMBER 2017 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 11.4
INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 1.7 INCHES ABOVE THE
NORMAL OF 9.7 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR
PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 20TH THROUGH THE 21ST WHEN 4.3 INCHES OF
SNOW WAS RECORDED. NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE
MONTH.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.0 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 17.8 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 4TH WITH A SPEED OF 30 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 43 MPH OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 4TH.
THERE WERE 1622 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 82 ABOVE
THE NORMAL OF 1540. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH
WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING WAS 30.84
INCHES REACHED ON THE 31ST AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING
WAS 29.29 INCHES REACHED ON THE 4TH.
THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN IN THE LOW 20S AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE MID 20S BY THE END OF THE
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY IS 0.77 INCHES. NORMAL
SNOWFALL FOR JANUARY IS 9.6 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION
CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS A 40% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND A 33% CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPICATION.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1205 PM CST MON JAN 1 2018
...................................
...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2017
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 60 12/03/1982
LOW -32 12/25/1933
HIGHEST 48 12/03 MM MM
LOWEST -19 12/31 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 20.7 25.6 -4.9
AVG. MINIMUM 5.9 10.4 -4.5
MEAN 13.1 18.4 -5.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 24 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 30 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 0 9 MM MM
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS MM MM MM
DAILY AVG. MM MM MM
DAYS >= .01 MM MM MM
DAYS >= .10 MM MM MM
DAYS >= .50 MM MM MM
DAYS >= 1.00 MM MM MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1500 1445 55
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/260 DATE 12/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/250 DATE 12/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 18
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
.DECEMBER 2017 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT ASHLAND WI...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 13.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.1
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 18.4 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
19 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 31ST. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS
BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 31ST A NEW COLDEST DAILY MAXIMUM WAS
SET 7 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 5
DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET BACK IN 2013. 19 DAYS HAD AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 19TH AS WELL
AS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 20TH HAD TO BE SET TO MISSING DUE
TO AN AREA WIDE POWER OUTAGE THAT AFFECTED THE ASHLAND ASOS SITE.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.3 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 19.2 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 5TH WITH A SPEED OF 33 MPH
OUT OF THE WEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 45 MPH OUT OF THE WEST
SOUTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 5TH.
THERE WERE 1500 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 56 ABOVE
THE NORMAL OF 1444. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH
WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING WAS 30.82
INCHES REACHED ON THE 27TH AND THE LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE READING
WAS 29.16 INCHES REACHED ON THE 4TH.
THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...NORMAL HIGHS ARE IN THE MID 20S. NORMAL
LOWS FOR THE MONTH ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THE LATEST
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS A 40%
CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A 33% CHANCE FOR BELOW
NORMAL PRECIPICATION.
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January Climate Outlook
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Normal highs for Duluth, MN begin in the teens at the beginning of the month and remain in the upper teens by the end of January. Normal lows for the month begin in the low single digits above zero and remain there by the end of the month.. Normal precipitation for January is 0.96 inches. Normal snowfall for January is 19.4 inches. Normal highs for International Falls, MN begin the month in the low teens and warm to the mid teens by the end of January. Normal lows begin the month in the single digits below zero and remain there by the end of the month. Normal precipitation for January is 0.62 inches. Normal snowfall for January is 15.0 inches. Normal highs for Brainerd, MN begin the month in the upper teens and warm to the low 20s by the end of January. Normal lows begin in the single digits below zero and remain there by the end of the month. Normal precipitation for January is 0.33 inches. Normal highs for Hibbing, MN begin the month in the mid teens and warm to the upper teens by the end of January. Normal lows begin in the single digits below zero and remain there by the end of the month. Normal highs for Ashland, WI begin the month in the low 20s and remain there by the end of January. Normal lows begin in the single digits above zero and remain there by the end of the month. The latest Climate Prediction Center (CPC) outlook indicates that odds are tilted toward below normal temperatures and precipitation across northeast Minnesota, and northwest Wisconsin for January. |
Duluth, MN
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Normals for the Month of January |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
10.2 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
18.9 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
1.5 |
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Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.96 |
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Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
17.7 |
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Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation |
10 |
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Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater |
31 |
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Normal Heating Degree Days |
1771 |
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Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
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Records for the Month of January |
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Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
23.7 in 2006 |
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Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
-7.2 in 1912 |
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Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
55 on the 22nd and 23rd in 1942 |
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Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-22 on the 5th in 1912 and on the 9th in 1982 |
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Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-41 on January 2nd in 1885 |
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Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
35 on the 25th in 1944 and on the 31st in 1993 |
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Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
4.70 in 1969 |
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Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.13 in 2008 |
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Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
1.18 on the 23rd in 1969 |
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Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
46.8 in 1969 |
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Least Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
2.0 in 1921 |
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Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches) |
18.2 on the 26th in 2004 |
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Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches) |
42 on the 5th in 1997 and on the 30th in 1969 |
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International Falls, MN
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Normals for the Month of January |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
4.9 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
15.5 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
-5.6 |
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Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.62 |
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Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
12.9 |
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Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation |
9 |
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Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater |
31 |
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Normal Heating Degree Days |
1946 |
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Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
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Records for the Month of January |
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Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
18.8 in 2006 |
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Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
-10.5 in 1982 |
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Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
49 on the 20th in 1921 |
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Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-29 on the 6th in 1909 |
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Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-55 on the 6th in 1909 |
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Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
34 on the 9th in 2002 |
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Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
3.03 in 1975 |
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Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.02 in 1908 |
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Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
0.95 on the 10th in 1975 |
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Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
43.0 in 1975 |
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Least Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
0.2 in 1908 |
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Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches) |
14.1 on the 10th in 1975 |
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Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches) |
38 on the 24th through 27th in 1982 |
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Brainerd, MN
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Normals for the Month of January |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
9.4 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
20.8 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
-2.0 |
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Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.80 |
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Normal Heating Degree Days |
1846 |
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Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
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Records for the Month of January |
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Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
40.5 in 2002 and 1944 |
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Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
12 in 1966 |
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Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
56 on the 25th in 1981 |
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Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-23 on the 25th in 1904 |
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Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-48 on the 15th in 1972 |
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Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
36 on the 9th in 2002 |
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Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
2.31 in 1969 |
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Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.00 in 1908 |
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Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
0.97 on the 5th in 1997 |
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Hibbing, MN
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Normals for the Month of January |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
7.4 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
17.9 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
-3.2 |
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Normal Heating Degree Days |
1853 |
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Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
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Records for the Month of January |
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Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
39.0 in 1993 and 1942 |
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Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
11.5 in 1966 |
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Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
51 on the 23rd in 1942 |
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Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-25 on the 14th in 1972 |
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Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-50 on the 20th in 1996 |
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Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
35 on the 9th in 2002 |
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Ashland , WI
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Normals for the Month of January |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
13.7 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
23.4 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
4.0 |
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Normal Heating Degree Days |
1715 |
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Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
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Records for the Month of January |
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Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
25.9 in 2006 |
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Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
-3.7 in 1912 |
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Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
58 on the 23rd in 1909 |
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Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-16 on the 23rd in 1935 |
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Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-41 on the 17th in 1982 |
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Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
37 on the 9th in 2002 |
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