11:29 AM Sunday, January 1, 2023
Happy New Year!
Big temperature fluctuations were common in the Northland in December 2022 with a stretch of bitter cold arctic air early in the month, and also during the week leading up to Christmas, but the month also featured some stretches of warmth, with one stretch during the middle of the month, and a final one toward the end of the month.
Average Temperature and Departure from Normal for December 2022
International Falls: 6.9 F, -4.9 degrees below average (Note – There is missing temperature data at International Falls for December 2022)
Hibbing: 11.0 F, -1.3 degrees below average
Duluth: 14.0 F, -3.1 degrees below average
Brainerd: 14.2 F, -2.6 degrees below average
Ashland: 17.5 F, -2.6 degrees below average
Highest temperature in Duluth for December 2022 was 35 degrees on the 29th and 2nd.
Lowest temperature in Duluth for December 2022 was -18 degrees on the 21st.
Precipitation totals for December 2022
Duluth: 3.27″ (5th wettest December on record) Record wettest 3.89″ set in 1879
Ashland: 1.98″
International Falls: 1.72″
Brainerd: 1.25″
Hibbing: 0.38″
Highest calendar day precipitation total in Duluth for December 2022 occurred on the 14th with 0.82″ of precipitation.
Departure from Normal Precipitation for December 2022
Duluth: +1.80″ above normal
Ashland: +1.00″ above normal
International Falls: +0.73″ above normal
Brainerd: +0.70″ above normal
Hibbing: -0.26″ below normal
Percent of Normal Precipitation for December 2022
Brainerd: 227% of normal
Duluth: 222% of normal
Ashland: 202% of normal
International Falls: 174% of normal
Hibbing: 59% of normal
Snowfall stats for December 2022
Duluth
Total Snowfall: 44.9″
Normal: 18.7″
Departure: +26.2″ above normal
Percent of Normal Snowfall: 240% of normal
International Falls
Total Snowfall: 20.3″
Normal: 15.8″
Departure: +4.5″ above normal
Percent of Normal Snowfall: 128% of normal
Notes
Duluth recorded 16 days with at least 0.1″ snowfall in December 2022 (average is 13 days) Record is 22 days set in December 1996.
Duluth recorded 9 days with at least 1.0″ of snow in December 2022 (average is 5 days) Record is 12 days set in December 1996.
Highest calendar day snowfall total in Duluth for December 2022 was 11.5″ on the 14th.
Here are some stats for 2022
Duluth
Total Precipitation: 34.06″
Normal: 31.18″
Departure: +2.88″ above normal
Percent of Normal Precipitation: 109% of normal
Duluth received +8.35″ more precipitation in 2022 compared to 2021.
International Falls
Total Precipitation: 35.52″
Normal: 25.37″
Departure: +10.15″ above normal
2022 ranked as the wettest year on record at International Falls. The previous record wettest year was in 1941 with 34.35″ of precipitation.
International Falls received +14.69″ more precipitation in 2022 compared to 2021.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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