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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. 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.