Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
721 CXUS53 KDLH 031730 CLMBRD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1130 AM CST WED JAN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 61 12/06/1939 LOW -43 12/19/1983 HIGHEST 50 12/14 MM MM 37 12/02 LOWEST 8 12/01 MM MM -20 12/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 36.5 26.0 10.5 21.5 AVG. MINIMUM 23.9 7.6 16.3 6.9 MEAN 30.2 16.8 13.4 14.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 8 21.4 -13.4 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 30.4 -6.4 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 9.0 -9.0 12 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.34 2021 MINIMUM 0.06 1958 TOTALS 4.05 0.55 3.50 2.04 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.02 0.11 0.07 DAYS >= .01 11 4.2 6.8 9 DAYS >= .10 6 1.4 4.6 4 DAYS >= .50 4 0.4 3.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.44 12/23 TO 12/24 12/24 TO 12/24 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1071 1494 -423 1568 SINCE 7/1 2708 3424 -716 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 613 413 200 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/330 DATE 12/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 DATE 12/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 14 - 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 BRAM5 COOP STATION DATA DUE TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THESE DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 AM.