Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
719 CXUS53 KDLH 031730 CLMASX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1130 AM CST WED JAN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 60 12/03/1982 12/02/1982 12/19/1923 LOW -32 12/25/1933 HIGHEST 54 12/14 MM MM 38 12/02 12/29 LOWEST 9 12/19 MM MM -12 12/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 39.9 27.6 12.3 24.9 AVG. MINIMUM 25.9 12.6 13.3 10.1 MEAN 32.9 20.1 12.8 17.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 6 20.5 -14.5 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 29.9 -5.9 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 6.0 -6.0 7 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.68 2022 MINIMUM 0.72 2021 TOTALS 2.87 0.98 1.89 2.68 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.03 0.06 0.11 DAYS >= .01 10 7.9 2.1 8 DAYS >= .10 8 2.7 5.3 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 12/25 TO 12/25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 987 1392 -405 1467 SINCE 7/1 2699 3374 -675 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 283 259 24 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/280 DATE 12/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/280 DATE 12/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.68 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR THIS MONTH HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH ASXW3 COOP STATION DATA DUE TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THESE DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 8 AM UNTIL 8 AM.