-The forecast for December 2020 calls for above normal temps and below normal precipitation across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
-The latest CFS outlook for December shows average monthly temperatures finishing around 4 to 5 degrees C above normal across the Northland, so although the month overall is expected to feature above normal temps, there could still be occasional cold snaps mixed in throughout the month, but the cold air wouldn’t stick around for very long.
-On average, there are 9 days in December where the minimum temperature is <0 degrees at Duluth, Minnesota. Will see how many subzero nights we get in Duluth this December, but the way it looks now I think will have fewer than 9 subzero nights in December 2020.
Can Green Bay play Chicago every Sunday? What a game last night! Chicago is horrible! Ok back to the weather…..
As for precip/snowfall…Looks like will have less snow compared to normal across the Northland in December 2020, this doesn’t mean we won’t get hit by a storm or two, but odds favor below average snowfall for the month, and the forecast at least through most of next week looks fairly dry across the Northland, but slightly more active weather is possible beginning around mid-December.
Source: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
| December snowfall totals at Duluth, Minnesota Period: 2000-2019 Note: Normal snowfall in December is 17.7″ *=A top 10 snowiest December on record 2000: 19.2″ 2001: 7.3″ 2002: 3.4″ 2003: 8.4″ 2004: 17.3″ *2005: 34.5″ 2006: 10.1″ *2007: 35.4″ *2008: 37.1″ *2009: 33.4″ 2010: 18.1″ 2011: 8.1″ 2012: 13.2″ *2013: 39.9″ 2014: 8.6″ 2015: 24.6″ 2016: 21.3″ 2017: 13.4″ 2018: 19.8″ 2019: 27.7″ Note: Snowfall records for Duluth date back to 1884. December 2013 was the 3rd snowiest December on record. December 2008 was the 6th snowiest December on record. December 2007 was the 7th snowiest December on record. December 2005 was the 8th snowiest December on record. December 2009 was the 9th snowiest December on record. |
| Average monthly temperatures for December at Duluth, Minnesota Period: 2000-2019 Average temperature for December is 14.8 degrees *=A top 10 coldest December on record **=A top 10 warmest December on record *2000: 4.4 degrees 2001: 22.2 degrees 2002: 20.1 degrees 2003: 20.5 degrees 2004: 14.0 degrees 2005: 17.7 degrees 2006: 23.8 degrees 2007: 13.4 degrees 2008: 7.0 degrees 2009: 12.4 degrees 2010: 12.8 degrees 2011: 21.7 degrees 2012: 18.4 degrees *2013: 4.6 degrees 2014: 21.5 degrees **2015: 26.4 degrees 2016: 15.9 degrees 2017: 10.5 degrees 2018: 21.6 degrees 2019: 17.4 degrees Note: Temperature records for Duluth date back to 1874. December 2000 tied for 5th coldest December on record. December 2013 was the 7th coldest December on record. December 2015 was the 5th warmest December on record. |
| December climate normals and records at Duluth, Minnesota Normal high on the 1st: 27 degrees Normal high on the 31st: 19 degrees Normal low on the 1st: 14 degrees Normal low on the 31st: 3 degrees 11 days with at least 0.1″ snowfall 4 days with at least 1.0″ snowfall 9 days with a minimum temperature <0 degrees Records for December Warmest: 32.7 degrees set in 1877 Coldest: 1.8 degrees set in 1983 Snowiest: 44.3″ set in 1950 Least snowiest: 0.9″ set in 1905 Wettest: 3.89″ set in 1879 Driest: 0.07″ set in 1905 Astronomical Data for December Sunrise on the 1st: 7:34 AM CST Sunrise on the 31st: 7:53 AM CST Sunset on the 1st: 4:22 PM CST Sunset on the 31st: 4:30 PM CST Note: Winter Solstice or the official start to winter is on Monday, December 21 at 4:02 AM in Duluth. The unofficial start to winter or meteorological winter is on December 1. |
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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