December 2014 climate summary for Duluth, Minnesota – Airport location
Average temperature: 21.5 degrees
Normal: 17.7 degrees
Departure: +6.7 degrees above normal
Warmest high temperature: 43 degrees on the 15th
Warmest low temperature: 37 degrees on the 14th
Coldest high temperature: 0 degrees on the 30th
Coldest low temperature: -10 degrees on the 30th and previous dates
Number of days with a high temperature of 32F or warmer: 12
Number of days with a high temperature of 0F or colder: 1
Number of days with a low temperature of 0F or colder: 5
Number of days with a low temperature of 32F or warmer: 4
Total precipitation: 1.26″
Normal: 1.21″
Departure: +0.05″ above normal
Heaviest daily precipitation total: 0.65″ on the 15th
Number of days with at least 0.01″ of precipitation: 10
Number of days with at least 0.10″ of precipitation: 4
Number of days with at least 0.50″ of precipitation: 1
Total snowfall: 8.6″
Normal: 17.7″
Departure: -9.1″ below normal
Heaviest daily snowfall total: 1.8″ on the 23rd and previous dates
Number of 1″ or greater snowfall events: 5
Number of days with snow (0.1″ or greater accumulation) 10
December 2014 temperature departure map. Persistent warmth last month leading to well above average temperatures. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center.
December 2014 precipitation departure map. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center. Note: Greens represent normal to above normal precipitation.
December 2014 snowfall departure map. Well below normal snowfall totals across much of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center.
December 2013 climate summary for Duluth, Minnesota – Airport location
Average temperature: 4.6 degrees
Departure: -10.2 degrees below normal
Number of days with a high temperature of 32F or warmer: 4
Number of days with a high temperature of 0F or colder: 5
Number of days with a low temperature of 0F or colder: 23
Total precipitation: 2.88″
Departure: +1.67″ above normal
Total snowfall: 39.9″
Departure: +22.2″ above normal
Number of 1″ or greater snowfall events: 9
Number of days with snow (0.1″ or greater accumulation) 19
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