Weather Blog for Duluth and the Northland

3:57 PM Monday, September 5, 2022

Meteorological summer (June-August) 2022 climate stats for Duluth, Minnesota.

Average temperature: 64.8 degrees
Normal: 64.6 degrees
Departure: +0.2 degrees above normal

Total precipitation: 11.60″
Normal: 12.04″
Departure: -0.44″ below normal

Number of days with a high of at least 80: 23 (normal is 25 days)

Number of days with a high of at least 90: 2 (normal is 2 days)

Number of days with an above average temperature: 42/92
Number of days with a below average temperature: 42/92

Summer of 2022 had an equal number of days above average 46% to days which were below average 46%, while 8% of days had an average temperature.

Red=Above average temperature
Blue=Below average temperature
Black=Average temperature

A look at the number of severe thunderstorm + tornado warnings issued in the Northland by the National Weather Service in Duluth from April 2022 through August 2022.

The most active dates were June 23rd which had 26 warnings, followed by May 30th which had a total of 23 warnings in the Northland.

In terms of severe thunderstorms, things quieted down significantly especially in July and August.

The week of August 14th was an active one in terms of flooding in the Northland, with 11 flood/flash flood warnings issued by the NWS in Duluth on the 18th.

Total Precipitation in the Northland for JJA 2022

7 miles NW of Two Harbors, MN: 15.12″
Departure: +3.28″ above normal

Hibbing, MN: 13.94″
Departure: +2.64″ above normal

International Falls, MN: 12.24″
Departure: +1.67″ above normal

Brainerd, MN: 8.32″
Departure: -3.12″ below normal

Cass Lake, MN: 7.70″
Departure: -3.17″ below normal

Ashland, WI: 6.81″
Departure: -4.48″ below normal

Grand Marais, MN: 6.26″
Departure: -3.24″ below normal

Superior, WI: 6.24″
Departure: -6.12″ below normal

Total Precipitation 6/1/2022 – 8/31/2022

Percent of Normal Precipitation in the Northland for JJA 2022.

7 miles NW of Two Harbors, MN: 128% of normal
Hibbing, MN: 123% of normal
International Falls, MN: 116% of normal
Duluth Airport: 96% of normal
Brainerd, MN: 73% of normal
Cass Lake, MN: 71% of normal
Grand Marais, MN: 66% of normal
Ashland, WI: 60% of normal
Superior, WI: 50% of normal

Percent of Normal Precipitation 6/1/2022 – 8/31/2022

Average Temperature and Departure from normal in the Northland for JJA 2022.

Brainerd, MN: 69.0 F
Departure: +1.7 degrees above normal

Cass Lake, MN: 67.0 F
Departure: +0.6 degrees above normal

Duluth Airport: 64.8 F
Departure: +0.2 degrees above normal

Ashland, WI: 64.8 F
Departure: +0.5 degrees above normal

Superior, WI: 64.7 F
Departure: +0.7 degrees above normal

Hibbing, MN: 62.1 F
Departure: +0.7 degrees above normal

Two Harbors, MN: 60.8 F
Departure: -1.4 degrees below normal

Grand Marais, MN: 56.7 F
Departure: -1.6 degrees below normal

Departure from Normal Temperature 6/1/2022 – 8/31/2022

Thanks for reading!

Tim