December 2019 Climate Summaries for the Northland; warmer than normal with above normal snowfall and precipitation

December 2019 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota

Average temperature 17.4 degrees
Normal 14.8 degrees
Departure +2.6 degrees above normal

Highest temperature 39 degrees on the 22nd
Lowest temperature -16 degrees on the 15th and 11th

11 days with a high temperature of at least 32F; normal is 8 days

8 days with a subzero low temperature; normal is 9 days

Total precipitation 2.69 inches
Normal 1.21 inches
Departure +1.48 inches above normal

Note: December 2019 was the 8th wettest December on record in station history.

Greatest 24 hour precipitation total 0.69 inches on the 29th

10 days with at least 0.01″ of precipitation
6 days with at least 0.10″ of precipitation
3 days with at least 0.50″ of precipitation

Total snowfall 27.7 inches
Normal 17.7 inches
Departure +10.0 inches above normal

Note: December 2019 was the 11th snowiest December on record in station history.

Greatest 24 hour snowfall total 7.2 inches on the 1st

11 days with at least 0.1″ snowfall; normal is 11 days
7 days with at least 1.0″ snowfall; normal is 4 days

December 2019 Climate Summaries for the Northland

International Falls, Minnesota

Average temperature 13.6 degrees
Departure +3.9 degrees above normal

Total precipitation 1.44″
Departure +0.63″ above normal

Total snowfall 19.3″
Departure +4.3″ above normal

Brainerd, Minnesota

Average temperature 17.6 degrees
Departure +2.3 degrees above normal

Total precipitation 2.26″
Departure +1.45″ above normal

Note: December 2019 was the 3rd wettest December on record in station history.

Total snowfall 12.8″
Departure +3.1″ above normal

Hibbing, Minnesota

Average temperature 13.8 degrees
Departure +2.5 degrees above normal

Ashland, Wisconsin

Average temperature 19.7 degrees
Departure +1.3 degrees above normal

Average temperature, departure from mean for December 2019. Source https://mrcc.illinois.edu/