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ad Duluth & International Falls February 2018 Monthly Climate Summaries & March Outlook
National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
February Climate Summaries
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              58   02/26/1895                                    
 LOW              -39   02/02/1996                                    
HIGHEST            43   02/26        MM      MM       52  02/18       
                                                          02/17       
LOWEST            -17   02/04        MM      MM      -11  02/09       
AVG. MAXIMUM     20.2              24.0    -3.8     31.0              
AVG. MINIMUM      0.3               6.1    -5.8     13.9              
MEAN             10.3              15.1    -4.8     22.5              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MAX <= 32     23              20.7     2.3       16              
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              27.2     0.8       24              
DAYS MIN <= 0      15              10.1     4.9        4              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.24   1922                                          
 MINIMUM         0.10   1896                                          
                        1877                                          
TOTALS           1.73              0.81    0.92     1.80              
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.03    0.03     0.06              
DAYS >= .01        12               8.5     3.5        8              
DAYS >= .10         6               2.6     3.4        5              
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        1              
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.40   02/24 TO 02/24                                

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5                                             
TOTALS           24.2              12.4    11.8     14.1              
SINCE 7/1        68.3              65.6     2.7     59.0              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     12                15      -3       11              
DAYS >= 1.0         8               3.8     4.2        6              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        22   02/25                         15  02/08       
 24 HR TOTAL      6.2   02/24 TO 02/24                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1526              1399     127     1185              
 SINCE 7/1       7021              6867     154     5690              
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0              
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/270    DATE  02/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/290    DATE  02/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     11                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT DULUTH MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 10.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 15.1 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 
FOR THE MONTH WAS 43 DEGREES ON THE 26TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 
-17 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN 
THIS MONTH. EIGHT DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF 
1.73 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.92 
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.81 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF 
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO 25TH WHEN 
0.49 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS 
RECORDED ON 17 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 
12 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 6 DAYS. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION 
RECORDS WERE BROKEN IN FEBRUARY.  

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 24.2 
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 11.8 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL 
OF 12.4 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 8TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD. 
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 
24TH TO 25TH WHERE 7.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. TWO DAILY 
SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 19TH A RECORD 
SNOWFALL OF 3.6 INCHES WAS SET BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 3.0 
INCHES SET IN 1955. ON THE 23RD A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.4 INCHES WAS 
SET BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.8 INCHES SET IN 1996. 

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 11.1 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY 
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 25TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 17.7 MPH. THE 
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 25TH WITH A WIND FROM THE 
WEST AT 30 MPH. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 37 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 
WAS RECORDED ON THE 25TH. 

THERE WERE 1526 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 127 
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1399. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 7021 
WHICH WAS 154 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 6867. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE 
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING 
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 0 WHICH WAS NORMAL. 

THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS START IN THE UPPER 20S AND WARM 
TO THE LOW 40S AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH 
START IN THE LOW TEENS AND WARM TO THE MID 20S AT THE END OF THE 
MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 1.49 INCHES. NORMAL 
SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS 13.2 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION 
CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR 
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL 
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

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...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF 
FEBRUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              58   02/17/2017                                    
                        02/22/2000                                    
 LOW              -48   02/08/1909                                    
HIGHEST            48   02/14        MM      MM       58  02/17       
LOWEST            -34   02/04        MM      MM      -20  02/09       
                                                          02/08       
AVG. MAXIMUM     17.6              22.0    -4.4     27.1              
AVG. MINIMUM    -11.0              -1.3    -9.7      7.2              
MEAN              3.3              10.3    -7.0     17.2              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MAX <= 32     24              21.3     2.7       17              
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              27.6     0.4       27              
DAYS MIN <= 0      21              14.9     6.1        9              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         1.51   2013                                          
 MINIMUM         0.04   2002                                          
TOTALS           0.98              0.57    0.41     1.48              
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.05              
DAYS >= .01         9               7.9     1.1       11              
DAYS >= .10         5               1.6     3.4        5              
DAYS >= .50         0               0.0     0.0        1              
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.24   02/20 TO 02/20                                

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           24.6   2009                                          
TOTALS           14.9              10.8     4.1     12.5              
SINCE 7/1        54.6              56.8    -2.2     63.3              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     12                12       0       14              
DAYS >= 1.0         5               3.5     1.5        4              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        19   02/25                         21  02/10       
 24 HR TOTAL      5.4   02/20 TO 02/20                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1719              1530     189     1330              
 SINCE 7/1       7780              7583     197     6474              
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0              
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/220    DATE  02/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/230    DATE  02/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     18                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$


.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT INTERNATIONAL 
FALLS MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 3.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.0 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 10.3 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 
-34 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN FOR 
THE MONTH. ON THE 14TH THE RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 48 
DEGREES WAS SET...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43 DEGREES SET IN 
1999. EIGHT DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. 

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH A TOTAL OF 0.98 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.41 INCHES ABOVE THE 
NORMAL OF 0.57 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IN A 24 
HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO 25TH WHEN 0.37 INCHES WAS 
RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 16 DAYS. 
AT LEAST 0.01 OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 9 DAYS. AT LEAST 
0.10 OF AN INCH FELL ON 5 DAYS. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS 
BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 24TH 0.23 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS 
RECORDED. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.22 INCHES SET IN 2007.

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WHERE THERE WAS 14.9 
INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH WHICH IS 4.1 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 
10.8 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD 
OCCURRED ON THE 24TH TO THE 25TH WHERE 7.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS 
RECORDED. NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. 

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.2 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY 
FOR THE MONTH WAS ON THE 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 12.7 MPH. THE 
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 13TH WITH A SPEED OF 24 MPH 
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. A PEAK GUST OF 33 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WAS 
RECORDED ON THE 13TH. 

THERE WERE 1719 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 189 
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1530. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 7780 
WHICH WAS 197 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 7583. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE 
DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING 
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 0 WHICH WAS NORMAL.

THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN THE MONTH IN THE UPPER
20S AND WARM TO THE LOW TO MID 40S AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
NORMAL LOWS FOR THE MONTH START IN THE MID SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
AND WARM TO THE LOW 20S AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 0.95 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS 
7.6 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES 
THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES 
AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

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...THE HIBBING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                      
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM                        
                                          NORMAL                      
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              60   MM                                            
 LOW              -44   MM                                            
HIGHEST            45   02/14        MM      MM                       
LOWEST            -30   02/06        MM      MM                       
AVG. MAXIMUM     18.0              23.5    -5.5                       
AVG. MINIMUM     -9.9                MM      MM                       
MEAN              4.1              11.9    -7.8                       
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM                       
DAYS MAX <= 32     23                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 32     28                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 0      20                MM      MM                       

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1700              1486     214                       
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0                       
.................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/310    DATE  02/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/320    DATE  02/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     17                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$


.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT HIBBING MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 4.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.9 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 12.0 DEGREES...MAKING THIS THE 9TH 
COLDEST FEBRUARY IN STATION HISTORY. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE 
MONTH WAS 45 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 
-30 DEGREES 6TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE 
MONTH. ON THE 14TH THE RECORD HIGH OF 45 DEGREES WAS TIED. THIS TIED 
THE OLD RECORD OF 45 DEGREES SET IN 1999. SEVEN DAYS HAD AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.6 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY 
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 14.9 MPH. THE 
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 1ST AND THE 11TH WITH A WIND 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 32 MPH OUT OF 
THE NORTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 1ST. 

THERE WERE 1700 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 214 
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1485. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE 
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL. 

THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS RANGE FROM THE LOW 30S AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE LOW 40S BY THE END OF THE 
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE UPPER TEENS BY THE END OF THE 
MONTH. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT 
THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND 
ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

................................... 

...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1899 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                      
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM                        
                                          NORMAL                      
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              60   MM                                            
 LOW              -54   MM                                            
HIGHEST            44   02/28        MM      MM                       
LOWEST            -24   02/06        MM      MM                       
AVG. MAXIMUM     21.4              26.5    -5.1                       
AVG. MINIMUM     -4.6               5.8   -10.4                       
MEAN              8.4              16.6    -8.2                       
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM                       
DAYS MAX <= 32     23                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 32     28                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 0      18                MM      MM                       

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM                                            
 MINIMUM           MM   MM                                            
TOTALS           1.20                MM      MM                       
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02                       
DAYS >= .01         8                MM      MM                       
DAYS >= .10         4                MM      MM                       
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM                       
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM                       
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.50   02/22 TO 02/22                                

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM                                            
TOTALS           19.1                MM      MM                       
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     10                10       0                       
DAYS >= 1.0         5                MM      MM                       
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        16   02/26                                         
                        02/25                                         
 24 HR TOTAL      7.0   02/22 TO 02/22                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1578              1354     224                       
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0                       
.................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/340    DATE  02/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  02/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     22                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL 
PRECIPITATION AT BRAINERD MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 8.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 8.2 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 16.6 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 
FOR THE MONTH WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 28TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 
-24 DEGREES 6TH. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR 
THE MONTH. SIX DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. 

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF 
1.17 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 0.5 
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 0.67 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 13TH 
WETTEST FEBRUARY IN STATION HISTORY. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF 
PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 22ND THROUGH THE 
23RD WHEN 0.50 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE OF 
PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 10 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 7 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 INCHES FELL ON 4 DAYS. 
AT LEAST 0.50 INCHES FELL ON 1 DAY. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS 
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.

FEBRUARY 2018 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR SNOWFALL WITH A TOTAL OF 19.1 
INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 12.5 INCHES ABOVE 
THE NORMAL OF 6.9 INCHES...MAKING THIS THE 4TH SNOWIEST FEBRUARY IN 
STATION HISTORY. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD 
OCCURRED ON THE 22ND THROUGH THE 23RD WHEN 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS 
RECORDED. NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.0 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY 
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 15TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 14.8 MPH. THE 
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 15TH WITH A SPEED OF 24 MPH 
OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 31 MPH WAS RECORDED 
ON THE 11TH AND 25TH. 

THERE WERE 1578 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 224 
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1354. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE 
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL.

THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN IN THE LOW 30S AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE UPPER 40S BY THE END OF THE 
MONTH. NORMAL LOWS BEGIN IN THE TEENS ABOVE ZERO AT THE BEGINNING OF 
THE MONTH AND WARM TO THE MID 20S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL 
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 1.52 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR MARCH IS 
8.4 INCHES. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES 
THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES 
AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.

 

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
852 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2018

................................... 

...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                      
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM                        
                                          NORMAL                      
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              62   MM                                            
 LOW              -40   MM                                            
HIGHEST            48   02/14        MM      MM                       
LOWEST            -15   02/06        MM      MM                       
AVG. MAXIMUM     22.2              26.7    -4.5                       
AVG. MINIMUM      2.4               8.0    -5.6                       
MEAN             12.3              17.7    -5.4                       
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM                       
DAYS MAX <= 32     22                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 32     28                MM      MM                       
DAYS MIN <= 0      15                MM      MM                       

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1471              1323     148                       
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0                       
.................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/210    DATE  02/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/200    DATE  02/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     11                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

.FEBRUARY 2018 WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AT ASHLAND WI...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 12.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.4 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 17.7 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 
-15 DEGREES ON THE 6TH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN 
FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 14TH A RECORD HIGH OF 48 DEGREES WAS 
SET. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45 DEGREES SET IN 1999. 
SIX DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.1 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY 
OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 19TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 18.9 MPH. THE 
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 19TH WITH A SPEED OF 28 MPH 
OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 MPH OUT OF 
THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST WAS RECORDED ON THE 13TH. 

THERE WERE 1471 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 148 
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1323. THERE WERE 0 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE 
MONTH WHICH WAS NORMAL.

THE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN IN THE LOW 30S AND WARM 
TO THE LOW 40S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS BEGIN IN THE LOW 
TEENS AND WARM TO THE LOW 20S. THE LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER 
OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW 
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ODDS ARE TILTED TOWARD ABOVE NORMAL 
PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH.

 

 

Duluth, MN

Normals for the Month of March
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

25.9

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

34.4

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

17.5

 

 

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

1.49

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

13.2

 

 

  Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation

9.7

  Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater

3.6

 

 

  Normal Heating Degree Days

1210

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

 

Records for the Month of March

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

39.2 in 2012

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

13.5 in 1923

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

81 on the 28th in 1946

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

-4 on the 23rd in 1974

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

-29 on the 2nd in 1989

  Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

50 on the 18th and 20th in 2012

 

 

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

5.12 in 1965

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

0.22 in 1959

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

2.24 on the 12th in 1977

 

 

  Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches)

48.2 in 1917

  Least Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Trace in 2010

  Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches)

18.0 on the 13th in 1917

  Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches)

48 on the 19th in 1965

 

International Falls, MN

Normals for the Month of March
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

23.6

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

34.7

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

12.5

 

 

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

0.95

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

7.6

 

 

  Normal number of days with Measurable Precipitation

8.8

  Normal number of days with snow depth of 1 inch or greater

2.7

 

 

  Normal Heating Degree Days

1283

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

 

Records for the Month of March

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

38.2 in 2012

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

10.8 in 1955

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

79 on the 17th in 2012

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

-9 on the 1st in 2014

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

-38 on the 1st in 1962

  Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

60 on the 19th in 2012

 

 

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

3.80 in 2009

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

Trace in 1918

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

1.29 on the 4th in 1966

 

 

  Greatest Monthly Snowfall (inches)

31.5 in 1951

  Least Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Trace in 1918

  Greatest Daily Snowfall (inches)

13.1 on the 10th in 2009

  Greatest Measured Snow Depth (inches)

38 on the 5th-7th in 1966

 

Brainerd, MN

Normals for the Month of March
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

29.1

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

38.9

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

19.2

 

 

  Normal Monthly Precipitation (inches)

1.52

  Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches)

8.4

 

 

  Normal Heating Degree Days

1114

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

 

Records for the Month of March

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

42.0 in 2012

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

11.5 in 1899

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

80 on the 28th in 1946

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

-8 on the 1st in 1919

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

-35 on the 11th in 1948

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

62 on the 18th in 2012

 

 

  Greatest Monthly Precipitation (inches)

3.74 in 2009

  Least Monthly  Precipitation (inches)

Trace in 2001

  Greatest Daily Precipitation (inches)

1.81 on the 23rd in 2009

 

Hibbing, MN

Normals for the Month of March
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

24.4

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

36.0

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

12.8

 

 

  Normal Heating Degree Days

1259

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

 

Records for the Month of March

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

37.5 in 2012

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

13.5 in 1965

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

80 on the 28th in 1946

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

-5 on the 1st in 2014

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

-37 on the 2nd in 1989

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

53 on the 19th in 2012

 

Ashland, WI

Normals for the Month of March
(The monthly climate normals are from a 30 year period defined by the Climate Prediction Center as 1981-2010)

  The Normal, Monthly Average Temperature (degrees F)

27.1

  The Normal, Monthly High Temperature (degrees F)

37.1

  The Normal, Monthly Low Temperature (degrees F)

17.2

 

 

  Normal Heating Degree Days

1173

  Normal Cooling Degree Days

0

 

Records for the Month of March

  Warmest Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

42.0 in 2012

  Coldest  Month (Monthly Average Temperature)

16.7 in 1923

  Highest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

84 on the 28th in 1946

  Lowest Observed High Temperature (degrees F)

2 on the 1st in 2014

  Lowest Observed Temperature (degrees F)

-30 on the 1st in 1962 and on the 7th in 1984

 Highest Observed Low Temperature (degrees F)

61 on the 19th in 2012









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