/Issued 2:42 PM CST, Tuesday, February 4, 2014/
Heating degree day information for Duluth, Minnesota (Airport location)
December 1-February 3: 4,088
Departure: +592
Last year: 3,275 (+813 more this year vs. last)
July 1-February 3: 5,965
Departure: +336
Last year: 5,309 (+656 more this year vs. last)
—A link to Today’s music video—
Chevelle – The Clincher
January climate summaries for select cities in Minnesota
Duluth, MN – 18th coldest January on record.
Average temperature: 1.6F
Departure: -8.6 degrees
Total precipitation: 0.73″
Departure: -0.23″
Total snowfall: 9.4″
Departure: -10″
International Falls – 17th coldest January on record.
Average temperature: -3.7F
Departure: -8.1 degrees
Total precipitation: 0.82″
Departure: +0.20″
Total snowfall: 16.8″
Departure: +1.8″
Twin Cities:
Average temperature: 8.0F
Departure: -7.6 degrees
Total precipitation: 1.42″
Departure: +0.52″
Total snowfall: 22.7″
Departure: +10.5″
St. Cloud:
Average temperature: 4.7F
Departure: -6.9 degrees
Total precipitation: 1.34″
Departure: +0.69″
Total snowfall: 16.8″
Departure: +8.2″
-January 2014 snowfall departure map. Active storm track (mainly clipper systems) from Northwest to Southeast Minnesota. Note the area around Duluth and Western Lake Superior which saw less snow in January compared to other parts of the state. Source, NWS Chanhassen, MN.
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Here’s some more tweets from Today’s AMS meeting which is going on all week in Atlanta, Georgia.
Note: If you are on twitter and want to follow along, use the hashtag #AMS2014
*83% of tornado damage occurs in tornadoes rated EF3-EF0 @JacobWilkinswx
*Sharp 90 degree turn of El Reno tornado should make spotters and chasers nervous about trying to get too close @ounwcm
*Greg Forbes noting El Reno turn, speed up and widen simultaneously. Rare. Marshall noted he had never seen that @DJBurnette
*All 8 tornado fatalities on May 31st were in vehicles @ounwcm
*In 2013, 55 people were killed by tornadoes, 43 children died in cars from heatstrokes @ElkLakeWeather
*The 2000s had the lowest number of cold waves in the U.S. based on historical observations @melinkin20
*Length of heat waves and warm spells increasing especially in Eurasia, outside summer, and minimum temperature @lib_badger
*NHTSA says 594 people died in the U.S. due to weather conditions from 2003-2013. 6253 died on roads during bad weather during the same period @JeffGarmon
*28 million watched NBC, ABC or CBS during the Polar Vortex in early January @yakishk
*MJO and ENSO combined have some 2M temperature forecast skill in winter at 3 and 4 weeks in the U.S., especially in the Northeast U.S. @Thorcaster
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Today’s Weather Summary for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Mostly sunny to mostly cloudy skies were common Today with high temperatures in the single digits to the mid teens. Winds were out of the north or northwest at 5 to around 20 mph.
Forecast Discussion for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight through Wednesday Night (February 4-5)
Partly to at times mostly cloudy skies will be found in our area during this period. Low temperatures Tonight and Tomorrow Night will be in the single digits, teens, and 20s below. Highs on Wednesday will be in the single digits and teens. Northwest winds are forecast through Wednesday Night with wind speeds in the 5-20 mph range.
Note: Hazardous wind chills are possible late Tonight and again on Wednesday Night and this may result in the issuance of a wind chill advisory for portions of the Northland.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Thursday through Saturday (February 6-8)
A few snow flurries are possible from Thursday into Friday but this won’t be a big deal. Outside of that this period looks pretty quiet with cold temperatures continuing. Highs on Thursday will range from the single digits below to around 10 above. Highs Friday and Saturday will be in the single digits and teens. Low temperatures Thursday Night and Friday Night will range from the single digits below to the 20s below.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(February 9-14)
Dry weather is expected from the 9th-11th. Could get at least a little bit of snow sometime around the 12th-13th as a system heads east out of the Northern Rockies. Below average temperatures should continue through this period.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
.Tonight… Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 5 below to 10 below. Wind northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
.Wednesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 5 to 10. Wind northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
.Wednesday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 5 below to 10 below. Wind northwest at 10 to 20 mph.
.Thursday… Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. High 2 to 7.
.Thursday Night… Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. Low 5 below to 10 below.
.Friday… Partly sunny. High 5 to 10.
.Friday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 5 below to 10 below.
.Saturday… Partly cloudy. High 6 to 11.
Normal temperatures for Today
High: 21
Low: 3
Sunrise Wednesday: 7:28 AM CST
Sunset Wednesday: 5:18 PM CST
Tim
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