4:50 PM Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Persistent troughing may setup over the upper Midwest and Great Lakes during the month of June while a ridge is forecast to setup over the southwest/western U.S. This type of pattern would put the Northland in a NW flow aloft leading to cooler than average temperatures overall during the month of June. Will see what happens.

| June Climate Normals and Records for Duluth, Minnesota Normal high on the 1st: 68 Normal high on the 30th: 76 Normal low on the 1st: 46 Normal low on the 30th: 54 Average monthly temperature: 61.2 degrees Warmest June on record: 66.6 degrees set last year in 2021 Coldest June on record: 53.0 degree set in 1917 Average precipitation: 4.39″ Wettest June on record: 10.89″ set in 1874 Driest June on record: 0.11″ set in 1910 Average number of 80 degree days in June: 5 Top 5 greatest number of 80 degree days for the month of June 1) 17 days set in 1910 2) 14 days set in 2021 and 1933 3) 13 days set in 1988 and 1987 4) 12 days set in 2012 and 1976 5) 11 days set in 1921 and 1894 Note: Since 1874, there have been 6 years with zero 80 degree days at Duluth, those years are 1998, 1981, 1916, 1915, 1904, and 1877. Astronomical Data for June Sunrise on the 1st: 5:18 AM Sunrise on the 30th: 5:17 AM Sunset on the 1st: 8:55 PM Sunset on the 30th: 9:06 PM The first official day of summer begins at 4:13 AM on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. |
The long range outlook for June 2022 per CFS model.
Temperature Outlook
For northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin: Below Average Temperatures. This doesn’t mean we won’t have some warmer than average days mixed in throughout the month, but the overall trend is for a cooler than average June in the Northland.

Temperature Anomaly trend for June 2022.
Last 10 model runs from the CFS model.
Blue: Below Average
Orange/Red: Above Average

Precipitation Outlook
For northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin: Below Average Precipitation for the majority of the Northland.

Precipitation Anomaly trend for June 2022.
Last 10 model runs from the CFS model.
Yellow: Below Average
Green: Above Average

Thanks for reading!
Tim

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