Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
454 AM CST THU JAN 30 2020

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...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2019 TO 11/30/2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   09/07/1906
 LOW              -32   11/28/1985
HIGHEST            84   09/16        MM      MM       87
LOWEST            -13   11/12        MM      MM       -7
MEAN             40.2              40.1     0.1     37.3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.39   2019
 MINIMUM         3.64   2011
TOTALS          12.39              6.45    5.94     7.94

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
SINCE 7/1        10.4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2252              2280     -28     2509
COOLING TOTAL      23                11      12       11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/030
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/290

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.

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.THE 2019 FALL SEASON WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION AND ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE FALL OF 2019 WAS 40.2 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 0.1 DEGREE ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 40.1 DEGREES...AND THE
53RD WARMEST FALL ON RECORD. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE FALL
WAS 84 DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 16. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE
FALL WAS -13 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 12. NO MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS FALL.

THE PRECIPITATION FOR THE FALL OF 2019 WAS 12.39 INCHES...THE
RECORD HIGHEST FALL SEASON PRECIPITATION AMOUNT FOR INTERNATIONAL
FALLS. THIS WAS 5.94 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 6.45 INCHES. THE
GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON
SEPTEMBER 12 WHEN 1.48 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 41 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 26
DAYS. AT LEAST 0.50 INCHES FELL ON 10 DAYS. AT LEAST 1 INCH FELL
ON 2 DAYS. NO MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THIS
FALL. OCTOBER 2019 WAS THE 2ND WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD WITH
4.90 INCHES...WHICH IS 2.82 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF
2.08 INCHES.

THE SNOWFALL FOR THE FALL OF 2019 WAS BELOW NORMAL WITH A TOTAL
OF 10.4 INCHES RECORDED FOR THE SEASON...WHICH MADE THE FALL OF
2019 THE 39TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD. THIS WAS 5.6 INCHES BELOW
THE NORMAL OF 16.0 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A
24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 20 WHEN 3.7 INCHES OF SNOW
WAS RECORDED. SNOW WAS RECORDED ON 34 DAYS AND AT LEAST 1.0 INCH
OF SNOW FELL ON 4 DAYS. NO MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN
FOR THE FALL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE FALL WAS 7.2 MPH. THE HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND OF 26 MPH OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND OCTOBER 21.
THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND FROM THE
NORTHEAST ON OCTOBER 21. THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST OCCURRED ON
SEPTEMBER 25 WITH A SPEED OF 45 MPH.

THERE WERE 2252 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE FALL WHICH WAS 28
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 2280. THERE WERE 23 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR
THE FALL WHICH WAS 12 ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 11.

THE OUTLOOK FOR WINTER...NORMAL HIGHS START IN THE MID 20S IN
EARLY DECEMBER AND BY MID JANUARY COOL TO THE MID TEENS ABOVE
ZERO. BY THE END OF FEBRUARY NORMAL HIGHS WARM TO THE UPPER 20S.
NORMAL LOWS START IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO IN EARLY
DECEMBER AND COOL TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BY MID JANUARY.
BY THE END OF FEBRUARY NORMAL LOWS WARM BACK UP TO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE WINTER IS 2.00
INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR THE WINTER IS 40.8 INCHES. THE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK FOR THE WINTER SEASON INDICATES
THERE IS NO STRONG SIGNAL FOR EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND A TREND FOR MORE PRECIPITATION THAN AVERAGE.

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KLH



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