/Issued 3:24 PM CST, Saturday, March 1, 2014/
A look back at the winter of 2013-14 in the Twin Ports
*2nd coldest meteorological winter (DEC-FEB) on record with an average temperature of 3.9 degrees. The coldest winter on record occurred in 1874-1875 with an average temperature of 3.7 degrees. Yeah we didn’t miss having the coldest winter on record by much.
*65 days with a sub-zero low temperature. All-time record! The previous record was 59 days during the winters of 1958-1959; 1916-1917; and 1874-1875.
*23 consecutive days with a sub-zero low temperature. All-time record! The previous record was 22 consecutive days set in 1936 and 1963.
*January 2014 was the coldest January in the past 20 years.
*December 2013 was the 3rd snowiest December on record with 39.9″ of snow.
*February 2014 was tied for 10th coldest on record; 5th snowiest; and 7th wettest February on record.
If you’re reading this and from around here, congrats! You’ve just lived through one of the harshest winters will ever see around this area.
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*WIND CHILL WARNING*
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
A wind chill warning has been issued for all of Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin.
Timing:
Until 11 AM CST Sunday.
Counties included in the warning:
Koochiching MN
Itasca MN
Cass MN
Crow Wing MN
Aitkin MN
Pine MN
Carlton MN
St. Louis MN
Lake MN
Cook MN
Douglas WI
Bayfield WI
Ashland WI
Iron WI
Burnett WI
Washburn WI
Sawyer WI
Price WI
Some cities included in the warning:
International Falls
Grand Rapids
Walker
Brainerd
Aitkin
Hinckley
Cloquet
Duluth
Hibbing
Ely
Crane Lake
Two Harbors
Finland
Silver Bay
Isabella
Lutsen
Grand Marais
Hovland
Grand Portage
Superior
Washburn
Bayfield
Ashland
Butternut
Hurley
Siren
Spooner
Hayward
Park Falls
Wind chill values:
45 below to 55 below. Exposed skin can freeze in less than 10 minutes under these conditions.
**A wind chill warning means the combination of very cold air and winds will create dangerously low wind chill values. This will result in frostbite and lead to hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken**
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Today’s Weather Summary for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
March begins where February ended and that’s with insane amounts of cold air. This airmass is simply ridiculous for the time of year. Late Afternoon 850mb temperatures were in the -28 to -32C range across the Northland with temperatures as of 3 PM in the 0 to 10 below range. Sky conditions were mostly sunny to partly cloudy Today and winds were out of the northwest at 5 to 15 mph with higher gusts.
Forecast Discussion for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight (March 1)
Dangerously cold Tonight. Low temperatures will be in the teens, 20s, and 30s below zero with even a few minus 40s not out of the question in the typical cold spots. Clear to partly cloudy skies will continue along with northwest winds at around 10 mph with higher gusts.
Same thing different day. More wind chill headlines in effect Tonight-Sunday AM across all of Minnesota and most of Wisconsin. Source, hamweather.com
Sunday and Sunday Night (March 2)
High pressure dominates our weather this period. Clear-partly cloudy skies will continue with highs only in the single digits below to single digits above zero. Lows will be in the teens, 20s, and 30s below. West or northwest winds can be expected at 5 to 15 mph.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Monday through Wednesday (March 3-5)
For the most part this period looks dry but a little bit of light snow could affect portions of the Northland Monday Night/early Tuesday as a weak disturbance drops SE out of the Northern Plains. High temperatures will be in the single digits and teens from Monday-Wednesday, a few spots might make a run at 20 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows Monday Night and Tuesday Night will be in the single digits and teens below zero to the single digits above zero.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(March 6-11)
Below average temperatures are forecast to continue this period although the extreme cold like were seeing now should retreat back into Canada, so yes we should warmup a bit, but I still don’t see any significant thaw anytime soon. Might get a little bit of snow around the 6th-7th, and possibly again toward the 10th-11th, but those events don’t look very impressive at the moment.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
Event: *WIND CHILL WARNING*
Timing: Until 11 AM CST Sunday.
.Tonight… Bitterly cold with dangerous wind chills. Mostly clear. Low 21 below to 26 below. Wind northwest at 5 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Wind chill values 45 below to 55 below.
.Sunday… Frigid with dangerous wind chills during the Morning. Mostly sunny. High 2 below to 3 above. Wind northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Morning wind chill values 45 below to 55 below.
.Sunday Night… Frigid. Mostly clear. Low 17 below to 22 below. Wind west to northwest around 10 mph.
.Monday… Partly cloudy. High 5 to 10.
.Monday Night… Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. Low 5 below to 10 below.
.Tuesday… Partly sunny. High 10 to 15.
.Tuesday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 2 below to 7 below.
.Wednesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 13 to 18.
Normal temperatures for Tomorrow
High: 29
Low: 12
Sunrise Sunday: 6:46 AM CST
Sunset Sunday: 5:56 PM CST
Tim
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