Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS
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CLABRD
CLIMATE REPORT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1232 PM CST WED JAN 03 2024
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...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 106 07/10/1936
LOW -54 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 102 09/03 MM MM 100 06/20
LOWEST -26 02/03 MM MM -35 01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.9 53.3 1.6 51.7
AVG. MINIMUM 34.1 31.0 3.1 30.8
MEAN 44.5 42.2 2.3 41.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 13 6.4 6.6 8
DAYS MAX <= 32 75 86.6 -11.6 96
DAYS MIN <= 32 167 173.2 -6.2 176
DAYS MIN <= 0 28 39.6 -11.6 58
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 37.45 1986
MINIMUM 12.68 2006
TOTALS 24.41 24.53 -0.12 23.51
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.06
DAYS >= .01 116 99.7 16.3 111
DAYS >= .10 53 46.8 6.2 50
DAYS >= .50 17 14.9 2.1 15
DAYS >= 1.00 4 5.4 -1.4 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.50 06/24 TO 06/25
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7944 8696 -752 9039
SINCE 7/1 2708 3424 -716 MM
COOLING TOTAL 613 413 200 524
SINCE 1/1 613 413 200 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/06/1977
LATEST 06/08/1978
EARLIEST 10/09
LATEST 05/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/190 DATE 10/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/200 DATE 10/03
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 173
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 93
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 96
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR FEBRUARY, MARCH, OCTOBER 29-31,
NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER 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.