October 2018 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota
Average temperature: 41.0 degrees
Normal: 43.2 degrees
Departure: -2.2 degrees below normal
Highest temperature: 66 degrees on the 18th
Lowest temperature: 26 degrees on the 24th and 21st
Total precipitation: 4.67 inches
Normal: 2.85 inches
Departure: +1.82 inches above normal
Greatest daily precipitation total: 0.97 inches on the 10th
Number of days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation: 18
Number of days with at least 0.10 inch of precipitation: 11
Number of days with at least 0.50 inch of precipitation: 4
Number of days with at least 1.00 inch of precipitation: 0
Total snowfall: 1.5 inches
Normal: 2.3 inches
Departure: -0.8 inches below normal
Greatest daily snowfall total: 1.0 inch on the 11th
Number of days with snowfall of at least 0.1 inch: 4 (Average is 2 days)
Number of days with snowfall of at least 1.0 inch: 1 (Average is 1 day)
14 days with a low temperature of 32 F or colder (Average is 12 days)
Notes:
October 2018 was the 12th wettest October in station history
October 2018 tied for 18th coldest October in station history
1 day with thunder
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
October 2018 temperature departure map.
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
October 2018 total precipitation, percent of mean
Northland climate summaries for October 2018
International Falls, Minnesota
Average temperature: 37.7 degrees
Departure: -3.4 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 3.52 inches
Departure: +1.44 inches above normal
Total snowfall: 3.1 inches
Departure: +0.9 inches above normal
Note: October 2018 tied for 10th coldest October in station history, was the 11th wettest October in station history, and the 13th snowiest October in station history.
Brainerd, Minnesota
Average temperature: 41.3 degrees
Departure: -4.2 degrees below normal
Total precipitation: 5.11 inches
Departure: +2.18 inches above normal
Total snowfall: 0.5 inches
Note: October 2018 tied for 10th coldest October in station history, and was the 5th wettest October in station history.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Average temperature: 36.5 degrees
Departure: -4.2 degrees below normal
Note: October 2018 was the 3rd coldest October in station history.
Ashland, Wisconsin
Average temperature: 40.7 degrees
Departure: -3.8 degrees below normal
Note: October 2018 tied for 6th coldest October in station history.
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