Duluth & International Falls Summer 2016 Seasonal Climate Summaries & Fall Outlook

Duluth and International Falls Summer Climate Summary

and Fall Climate Outlook

THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, 
FROM 6/1/2016 TO 8/31/2016

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2016

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   07/13/1936                                    
 LOW               18   06/25/2015                                    
HIGHEST            90   07/22        MM      MM       93              
LOWEST             37   06/08        MM      MM       36              
MEAN             65.3              63.4     1.9     65.3              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.59   2010                                          
TOTALS          13.81             11.78    2.03    10.74              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
SINCE 7/1         0.0                                                 

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     196               329    -133      217              
COOLING TOTAL     258               186      72      274              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    53/280                                
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/290                                

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      


                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

THE 2016 SUMMER SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT DULUTH MN

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SUMMER SEASON WAS 65.3 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 63.4 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE 10TH
WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT DULUTH. 13.81 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
WAS RECORDED FOR THE SEASON WHICH WAS 2.03 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL
OF 11.78 INCHES. THIS WAS THE 33RD WETTEST SUMMER SEASON ON RECORD.

THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, 
FROM 6/1/2016 TO 8/31/2016


CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2016

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                      
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   06/18/1995                                    
                        06/17/1995                                    
 LOW               23   06/01/1964                                    
HIGHEST            89   07/20        MM      MM       90              
LOWEST             30   06/08        MM      MM       30              
MEAN             63.1              63.1     0.0     63.0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        15.72   2014                                          
TOTALS          12.76             10.43    2.33     8.29              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
SINCE 7/1         0.0                                                 

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     284               346     -62      196              
COOLING TOTAL     146               173     -27       95              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/320                                
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/320                                

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      


                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

          THE 2016 SUMMER SEASON WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH
             NORMAL TEMPERATURES AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SUMMER SEASON WAS 63.1 DEGREES WHICH
WAS NORMAL. 12.76 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THE SEASON
WHICH WAS 2.33 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 10.43 INCHES. THIS WAS THE
18TH WETTEST SUMMER SEASON ON RECORD.

Fall Climate Outlook

(Fall season defined as September, October and November)

Temperature Outlook

Precipitation Outlook

NORMAL HIGHS IN DULUTH START IN THE LOW 70S IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND COOL TO
TO THE LOW 30S BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. NORMAL LOWS START IN THE MID 50S IN
EARLY SEPTEMBER AND COOL TO THE UPPER TEENS BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR THE FALL IS 8.17 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR THE FALL IS
16.1 INCHES.

NORMAL HIGHS IN INTERNATIONAL FALLS START IN THE LOW 70S IN EARLY
SEPTEMBER AND BY THE END OF NOVEMBER NORMAL HIGHS COOL TO THE MID 20S.
NORMAL LOWS START IN THE UPPER 40S IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND COOL TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZONE BY LATE NOVEMBER. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 
FALL IS 6.45 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR THE FALL IS 16.0 INCHES.

FOR BOTH LOCATIONS THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) OUTLOOK
INDICATES THAT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WITH NO
CLEAR INDICATION FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

Duluth, MN

Meteorological Fall defined as September, October and November

Normals for the Fall Season (The seasonal climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)
The Normal, Seasonal Average Temperature (degrees F)	42.5

Normal Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	8.17
Normal Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	16.1

Normal Heating Degree Days	2063
Normal Cooling Degree Days	15

Records for the Fall Season
Warmest Season (Seasonal Average Temperature)	49.9 in 1963
Coldest Season (Seasonal Average Temperature)	37.7 in 1959

Greatest Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	17.74 in 1881
Least Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	1.97 in 1952

Greatest Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	56.8 in 1991
Least Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	0.2 in 1899

Meteorological Fall defined as September, October and November
International Falls, MN

Normals for the Fall Season (The seasonal climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)
The Normal, Seasonal Average Temperature (degrees F)	40.1

Normal Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	6.45
Normal Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	16.0

Normal Heating Degree Days	2280
Normal Cooling Degree Days	11

Records for the Fall Season
Warmest Season (Seasonal Average Temperature)	48.3 in 1920
Coldest Season (Seasonal Average Temperature)	32.8 in 1926

Greatest Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	12.09 in 1965
Least Seasonal Precipitation (inches)	1.79 in 1952

Greatest Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	33.5 in 1955
Least Seasonal Snowfall (inches)	Trace in 1999