April 2015 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota – Airport location
Average temperature: 42.2 degrees
Normal: 39.6 degrees
Departure: +2.6 degrees above normal
Warmest high temperature: 76 degrees on the 12th
Warmest low temperature: 51 degrees on the 12th
Coldest high temperature: 35 degrees on the 21st and previous dates
Coldest low temperature: 22 degrees on the 5th
10 days with a high temperature of at least 60 degrees
2 days with a high temperature of at least 70 degrees
7 days with a high temperature of 40 degrees or colder
18 days with a low temperature of 32 degrees or colder
Total precipitation: 1.03″
Normal: 2.43″
Departure: -1.40″ below normal
Heaviest daily precipitation total: 0.52″ on the 19th
Number of days with at least 0.01″ of precipitation: 7
Number of days with at least 0.10″ of precipitation: 2
Number of days with at least 0.50″ of precipitation: 1
Total snowfall: 1.2″
Normal: 6.9″
Departure: -5.7″ below normal
Heaviest daily snowfall total: 0.6″ on the 21st
Number of days with snow (0.1″ or greater accumulation) 3
Thunderstorm days: 1
April 2015 temperature departure map: Near to above average in the Upper Midwest. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center. Big change from last April — See map below…
April 2015 precipitation departure map. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center.
April 2014 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota – Airport location
Average temperature: 35.1 degrees
Departure: -4.5 degrees below normal
2 days with a high temperature of at least 60 degrees
12 days with a high temperature of 40 degrees or colder
4 days with a high temperature of 32 degrees or colder
25 days with a low temperature of 32 degrees or colder
Total precipitation: 3.30″
Departure: +0.87″ above normal
Total snowfall: 26.3″
Departure: +19.0″ above normal
Number of days with snow (0.1″ or greater accumulation) 9
Number of days with at least 1.0″ of snow: 5
Thunderstorm days: 1
Note: April 2014 was the 3rd snowiest on record; and we all remember April 2013 which was the all-time snowiest on record with 50.8″ of snow!
April 2014 temperature departure map. Green colors=Below average. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center.
April 2014 precipitation departure map. Well above average in much of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Source, Midwest Regional Climate Center.
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