August 2018 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota
Average Temperature: 67.5 degrees
Normal: 64.3 degrees
Departure: +3.2 degrees above normal
Highest temp: 91 F on the 11th
Lowest temp: 48 F on the 3rd
12 days with a high temp of at least 80 F (Average is 7 days)
1 day with a high temp of at least 90 F (Average is 1 day)
Total Precipitation: 3.86 inches
Normal: 3.70 inches
Departure: +0.16 inches above normal
Greatest daily precipitation total: 1.21 inches on the 4th
9 days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation
7 days with at least 0.10 inch of precipitation
3 days with at least 0.50 inch of precipitation
1 day with at least 1.00 inch of precipitation
7 days with thunder
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
August 2018 precipitation departure map.
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
August 2018 precipitation departure map for the CONUS.
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
August 2018 temperature departure map — Most of the Northland had near to slightly warmer than average temperatures last month.
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
August 2018 temperature departure map for the CONUS.
August 2018 Climate Summaries for select cities in the Northland
International Falls, Minnesota
Average Temperature: 63.3 degrees
Departure: 0.0 degrees (Normal)
Total Precipitation: 2.90 inches
Departure: +0.09 inches above normal
***8 days with thunder***
Brainerd, Minnesota
Average Temperature: 68.2 degrees
Departure: +0.6 degrees above normal
Total Precipitation: 2.69 inches
Departure: -0.38 inches below normal
***6 days with thunder***
Hibbing, Minnesota
Average Temperature: 62.7 degrees
Departure: +0.3 degrees above normal
Total Precipitation: 1.08 inches
Departure: -2.06 inches below normal
***5 days with thunder***
Note: 7th driest August on record; Driest was in 2007 with 0.26 inch of precipitation.
Ashland, Wisconsin
Average Temperature: 66.0 degrees
Departure: +1.2 degrees above normal
Total Precipitation: 6.08 inches
Departure: +2.53 inches above normal
***7 days with thunder***
Note: 12th wettest August on record; Wettest was in 1941 with 10.07 inch of precipitation.
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