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February Climate Summaries
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018
...................................
...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 58 02/26/1895
LOW -39 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 43 02/26 MM MM 52 02/18
02/17
LOWEST -17 02/04 MM MM -11 02/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 20.2 24.0 -3.8 31.0
AVG. MINIMUM 0.3 6.1 -5.8 13.9
MEAN 10.3 15.1 -4.8 22.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 20.7 2.3 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 27.2 0.8 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 15 10.1 4.9 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.24 1922
MINIMUM 0.10 1896
1877
TOTALS 1.73 0.81 0.92 1.80
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.06
DAYS >= .01 12 8.5 3.5 8
DAYS >= .10 6 2.6 3.4 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.40 02/24 TO 02/24
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 24.2 12.4 11.8 14.1
SINCE 7/1 68.3 65.6 2.7 59.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 12 15 -3 11
DAYS >= 1.0 8 3.8 4.2 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 22 02/25 15 02/08
24 HR TOTAL 6.2 02/24 TO 02/24
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1526 1399 127 1185
SINCE 7/1 7021 6867 154 5690
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/270 DATE 02/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/290 DATE 02/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 11
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT DULUTH MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 10.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 15.1 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 43 DEGREES ON THE 26TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
-17 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN
THIS MONTH. EIGHT DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF
1.73 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.92
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.81 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO 25TH WHEN
0.49 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED ON 17 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON
12 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 6 DAYS. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION
RECORDS WERE BROKEN IN FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 24.2
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 11.8 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL
OF 12.4 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 8TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE
24TH TO 25TH WHERE 7.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. TWO DAILY
SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 19TH A RECORD
SNOWFALL OF 3.6 INCHES WAS SET BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 3.0
INCHES SET IN 1955. ON THE 23RD A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.4 INCHES WAS
SET BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.8 INCHES SET IN 1996.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 11.1 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 25TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 17.7 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 25TH WITH A WIND FROM THE
WEST AT 30 MPH. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 37 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST
WAS RECORDED ON THE 25TH.
THERE WERE 1526 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 127
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1399. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 7021
WHICH WAS 154 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 6867. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 0 WHICH WAS NORMAL.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS START IN THE UPPER 20S AND WARM
TO THE LOW 40S AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH
START IN THE LOW TEENS AND WARM TO THE MID 20S AT THE END OF THE
MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 1.49 INCHES. NORMAL
SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS 13.2 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION
CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018
...................................
...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 58 02/17/2017
02/22/2000
LOW -48 02/08/1909
HIGHEST 48 02/14 MM MM 58 02/17
LOWEST -34 02/04 MM MM -20 02/09
02/08
AVG. MAXIMUM 17.6 22.0 -4.4 27.1
AVG. MINIMUM -11.0 -1.3 -9.7 7.2
MEAN 3.3 10.3 -7.0 17.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 24 21.3 2.7 17
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 27.6 0.4 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 21 14.9 6.1 9
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.51 2013
MINIMUM 0.04 2002
TOTALS 0.98 0.57 0.41 1.48
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.05
DAYS >= .01 9 7.9 1.1 11
DAYS >= .10 5 1.6 3.4 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0.0 0.0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 02/20 TO 02/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 24.6 2009
TOTALS 14.9 10.8 4.1 12.5
SINCE 7/1 54.6 56.8 -2.2 63.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 12 12 0 14
DAYS >= 1.0 5 3.5 1.5 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 19 02/25 21 02/10
24 HR TOTAL 5.4 02/20 TO 02/20
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1719 1530 189 1330
SINCE 7/1 7780 7583 197 6474
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/220 DATE 02/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 33/230 DATE 02/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 18
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT INTERNATIONAL
FALLS MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 3.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.0
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 10.3 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
-34 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN FOR
THE MONTH. ON THE 14TH THE RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 48
DEGREES WAS SET...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43 DEGREES SET IN
1999. EIGHT DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH A TOTAL OF 0.98 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.41 INCHES ABOVE THE
NORMAL OF 0.57 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24
HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO 25TH WHEN 0.37 INCHES WAS
RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 16 DAYS.
AT LEAST 0.01 OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 9 DAYS. AT LEAST
0.10 OF AN INCH FELL ON 5 DAYS. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS
BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 24TH 0.23 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.22 INCHES SET IN 2007.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WHERE THERE WAS 14.9
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH WHICH IS 4.1 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF
10.8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO THE 25TH WHERE 7.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS
RECORDED. NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.2 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
FOR THE MONTH WAS ON THE 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 12.7 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 13TH WITH A SPEED OF 24 MPH
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. A PEAK GUST OF 33 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS
RECORDED ON THE 13TH.
THERE WERE 1719 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 189
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1530. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 7780
WHICH WAS 197 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 7583. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 0 WHICH WAS NORMAL.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN THE MONTH IN THE UPPER
20S AND WARM TO THE LOW TO MID 40S AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH START IN THE MID SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
AND WARM TO THE LOW 20S AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 0.95 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS
7.6 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES
THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018
...................................
...THE HIBBING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 60 MM
LOW -44 MM
HIGHEST 45 02/14 MM MM
LOWEST -30 02/06 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 18.0 23.5 -5.5
AVG. MINIMUM -9.9 MM MM
MEAN 4.1 11.9 -7.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 0 20 MM MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1700 1486 214
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/310 DATE 02/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 32/320 DATE 02/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 17
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT HIBBING MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 4.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.9
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 12.0 DEGREES...MAKING THIS THE 9TH
COLDEST FEBRUARY IN STATION HISTORY. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 45 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
-30 DEGREES 6TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE
MONTH. ON THE 14TH THE RECORD HIGH OF 45 DEGREES WAS TIED. THIS TIED
THE OLD RECORD OF 45 DEGREES SET IN 1999. SEVEN DAYS HAD AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.6 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 14.9 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 1ST AND THE 11TH WITH A WIND
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 32 MPH OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 1ST.
THERE WERE 1700 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 214
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1485. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS RANGE FROM THE LOW 30S AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE LOW 40S BY THE END OF THE
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE UPPER TEENS BY THE END OF THE
MONTH. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT
THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018
...................................
...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 60 MM
LOW -54 MM
HIGHEST 44 02/28 MM MM
LOWEST -24 02/06 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 21.4 26.5 -5.1
AVG. MINIMUM -4.6 5.8 -10.4
MEAN 8.4 16.6 -8.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 0 18 MM MM
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 1.20 MM MM
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 8 MM MM
DAYS >= .10 4 MM MM
DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.50 02/22 TO 02/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 19.1 MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 10 10 0
DAYS >= 1.0 5 MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 16 02/26
02/25
24 HR TOTAL 7.0 02/22 TO 02/22
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1578 1354 224
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/340 DATE 02/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 31/270 DATE 02/25
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 22
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AT BRAINERD MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 8.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 8.2
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 16.6 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 28TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
-24 DEGREES 6TH. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR
THE MONTH. SIX DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF
1.17 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.5
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.67 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 13TH
WETTEST FEBRUARY IN STATION HISTORY. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 22ND THROUGH THE
23RD WHEN 0.50 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF
PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 10 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 7 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 4 DAYS.
AT LEAST 0.50 INCHES FELL ON 1 DAY. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 19.1
INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 12.5 INCHES ABOVE
THE NORMAL OF 6.9 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 4TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY IN
STATION HISTORY. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
OCCURRED ON THE 22ND THROUGH THE 23RD WHEN 7.0 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 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 14.8 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 15TH WITH A SPEED OF 24 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 31 MPH WAS RECORDED
ON THE 11TH AND 25TH.
THERE WERE 1578 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 224
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1354. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN IN THE LOW 30S AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE UPPER 40S BY THE END OF THE
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS BEGIN IN THE TEENS ABOVE ZERO AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE MID 20S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 1.52 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS
8.4 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES
THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018
...................................
...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 62 MM
LOW -40 MM
HIGHEST 48 02/14 MM MM
LOWEST -15 02/06 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 22.2 26.7 -4.5
AVG. MINIMUM 2.4 8.0 -5.6
MEAN 12.3 17.7 -5.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 22 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 MM MM
DAYS MIN <= 0 15 MM MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1471 1323 148
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/210 DATE 02/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/200 DATE 02/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 11
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
$$
.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT ASHLAND WI...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 12.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.4
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 17.7 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS
-15 DEGREES ON THE 6TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN
FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 14TH A RECORD HIGH OF 48 DEGREES WAS
SET. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45 DEGREES SET IN 1999.
SIX DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.1 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 19TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 18.9 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 19TH WITH A SPEED OF 28 MPH
OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 MPH OUT OF
THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 13TH.
THERE WERE 1471 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 148
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1323. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL.
THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN IN THE LOW 30S AND WARM
TO THE LOW 40S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS BEGIN IN THE LOW
TEENS AND WARM TO THE LOW 20S. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER
OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.
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Duluth, MN
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Normals for the Month of March |
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The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
25.9 |
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The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
34.4 |
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The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
17.5 |
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Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
1.49 |
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Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
13.2 |
|
|
|
|
Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation |
9.7 |
|
Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater |
3.6 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Heating Degree Days |
1210 |
|
Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Records for the Month of March |
|
|
Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
39.2 in 2012 |
|
Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
13.5 in 1923 |
|
Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
81 on the 28th in 1946 |
|
Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-4 on the 23rd in 1974 |
|
Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-29 on the 2nd in 1989 |
|
Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
50 on the 18th and 20th in 2012 |
|
|
|
|
Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
5.12 in 1965 |
|
Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.22 in 1959 |
|
Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
2.24 on the 12th in 1977 |
|
|
|
|
Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
48.2 in 1917 |
|
Least Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
Trace in 2010 |
|
Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches) |
18.0 on the 13th in 1917 |
|
Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches) |
48 on the 19th in 1965 |
International Falls, MN
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Normals for the Month of March |
|
|
The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
23.6 |
|
The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
34.7 |
|
The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
12.5 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
0.95 |
|
Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
7.6 |
|
|
|
|
Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation |
8.8 |
|
Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater |
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Heating Degree Days |
1283 |
|
Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Records for the Month of March |
|
|
Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
38.2 in 2012 |
|
Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
10.8 in 1955 |
|
Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
79 on the 17th in 2012 |
|
Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-9 on the 1st in 2014 |
|
Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-38 on the 1st in 1962 |
|
Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
60 on the 19th in 2012 |
|
|
|
|
Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
3.80 in 2009 |
|
Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
Trace in 1918 |
|
Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
1.29 on the 4th in 1966 |
|
|
|
|
Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
31.5 in 1951 |
|
Least Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
Trace in 1918 |
|
Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches) |
13.1 on the 10th in 2009 |
|
Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches) |
38 on the 5th-7th in 1966 |
Brainerd, MN
|
Normals for the Month of March |
|
|
The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
29.1 |
|
The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
38.9 |
|
The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
19.2 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
1.52 |
|
Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
8.4 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Heating Degree Days |
1114 |
|
Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Records for the Month of March |
|
|
Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
42.0 in 2012 |
|
Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
11.5 in 1899 |
|
Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
80 on the 28th in 1946 |
|
Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-8 on the 1st in 1919 |
|
Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-35 on the 11th in 1948 |
|
Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
62 on the 18th in 2012 |
|
|
|
|
Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
3.74 in 2009 |
|
Least Monthly Precipitation (inches) |
Trace in 2001 |
|
Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches) |
1.81 on the 23rd in 2009 |
Hibbing, MN
|
Normals for the Month of March |
|
|
The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
24.4 |
|
The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
36.0 |
|
The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
12.8 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Heating Degree Days |
1259 |
|
Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Records for the Month of March |
|
|
Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
37.5 in 2012 |
|
Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
13.5 in 1965 |
|
Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
80 on the 28th in 1946 |
|
Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
-5 on the 1st in 2014 |
|
Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-37 on the 2nd in 1989 |
|
Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
53 on the 19th in 2012 |
Ashland, WI
|
Normals for the Month of March |
|
|
The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F) |
27.1 |
|
The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F) |
37.1 |
|
The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F) |
17.2 |
|
|
|
|
Normal Heating Degree Days |
1173 |
|
Normal Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Records for the Month of March |
|
|
Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
42.0 in 2012 |
|
Coldest Month (Monthly Average Temperature) |
16.7 in 1923 |
|
Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
84 on the 28th in 1946 |
|
Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F) |
2 on the 1st in 2014 |
|
Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F) |
-30 on the 1st in 1962 and on the 7th in 1984 |
|
Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F) |
61 on the 19th in 2012 |
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