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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
637 PM CST SUN JAN 03 2021

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1870 TO 2021

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   07/13/1936
 LOW             -41   01/02/1885
HIGHEST           93   07/02         MM      MM       89  07/15
                       07/03
                                                          07/12
LOWEST           -21   02/13         MM      MM      -31  01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    50.5               48.8     1.7     48.9
AVG. MINIMUM    32.1               30.5     1.6     31.0
MEAN            41.3               39.7     1.6     39.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                1.5     0.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32   103               98.2     4.8      105
DAYS MIN <= 32   192              176.7    15.3      174
DAYS MIN <= 0     25               39.1   -14.1       47

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       45.28   1879
 MINIMUM       18.11   1910
TOTALS         21.26              30.96   -9.70    34.34
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.08   -0.02     0.09
DAYS >= .01      110              131.4   -21.4      149
DAYS >= .10       51               64.5   -13.5       80
DAYS >= .50       12               18.5    -6.5       20
DAYS >= 1.00       3                6.1    -3.1        6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.48

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         137.2   5
 24 HR TOTAL    25.4   12/05/1950 TO 12/06/1950
 SNOW DEPTH       48   03/19/1965
TOTALS          83.6               86.1    -2.5    129.6
SINCE 7/1       47.7               33.8    13.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     7                                   6
DAYS >= TRACE    120               60.6    59.4      133
DAYS >= 1.0       26                        2.6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       28   01/21                          27  03/10
                       01/20
                       01/19
                                                          02/24
                                                          02/21
 24 HR TOTAL    19.2

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   8917               9444    -527     9336
 SINCE 7/1      3524               3771    -247       MM
COOLING TOTAL    357                205     152      342
 SINCE 1/1       357                204     153      342

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/27/1986
 LATEST       06/21/1992
EARLIEST                        09/17
LATEST                          04/25
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/350    DATE  12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/350    DATE  12/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          150
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            123
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         93

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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