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Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

The average temperature of 33.9 degrees at Duluth through the first 10 days of December ranks as the warmest such period on record. The average temperature for the same period is 18.2 degrees. Continuous weather records at Duluth began in 1874 with a total of 141 Decembers on record.