1:26 PM Tuesday, January 2, 2024
2023 was warmer and wetter than average in Duluth.
9 months were warmer than average compared to just 3 months which were colder than average (March, April and July)
An equal number of months with above average (6 months) and below average (6 months) precipitation in Duluth in 2023.
January through April 2023 featured above average precipitation in Duluth, but this was followed by a very dry stretch in May, and also from July into August. September 2023 was extremely wet with over 10 inches of rain in Duluth, but this was followed by another stretch of dry weather from October into November, but things changed again in December with over 3 inches of precipitation (above normal for the month) which was mostly in the form of rain.
Duluth saw a 119-degree difference in temperature in 2023 between the highest temperature of 97 on September 3rd, to the lowest temperature of -22 on February 3rd.
85.0″ of snow in 2023 which was -5.2″ below the normal amount of 90.2″.
January 2023 featured slightly above normal snowfall in Duluth followed by below normal snowfall in February.
March 2023 was very snowy and was the 3rd snowiest March on record in Duluth with ~35″ of snow. April also featured above normal snowfall.
Snowfall was well below normal in November and December 2023.
| Annual Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota for 2023 Average temperature: 42.6 degrees Normal: 40.7 degrees Departure: +1.9 degrees above normal Highest temperature: 97 on September 3rd Lowest temperature: -22 on February 3rd Total precipitation: 32.99″ Normal: 31.18″ Departure: +1.81″ above normal 28 days with thunder Month by Month breakdown January 2023 Average temperature: 17.7 degrees Departure: +6.5 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 1.56″ Departure: +0.61″ above normal Total snowfall: 17.2″ Departure: +0.4″ above normal February 2023 Average temperature: 16.0 degrees Departure: +0.6 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 1.78″ Departure: +0.77″ above normal Total snowfall: 13.2″ Departure: -1.9″ below normal March 2023 Average temperature: 23.0 degrees Departure: -4.0 degrees below normal Total precipitation: 2.49″ Departure: +1.03″ above normal Total snowfall: 34.9″ (3rd snowiest on record) Departure: +22.1″ above normal April 2023 Average temperature: 35.8 degrees Departure: -3.7 degrees below normal Total precipitation: 2.84″ Departure: +0.31″ above normal Total snowfall: 11.9″ Departure: +2.8″ above normal May 2023 Average temperature: 54.0 degrees Departure: +2.0 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 0.80″ (3rd driest on record) Departure: -2.57″ below normal Total snowfall: 0.0″ Departure: -0.8″ below normal June 2023 Average temperature: 63.2 degrees Departure: +2.0 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 4.12″ Departure: -0.27″ below normal July 2023 Average temperature: 65.5 degrees Departure: -1.5 degrees below normal Total precipitation: 1.37″ Departure: -2.55″ below normal August 2023 Average temperature: 65.6 degrees Departure: +0.1 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 1.68″ Departure: -2.05″ below normal September 2023 Average temperature: 61.9 degrees (3rd warmest on record) Departure: +4.7 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 10.36″ (2nd wettest on record) Departure: +6.88″ above normal Total snowfall: 0.0″ Departure: -0.1″ below normal October 2023 Average temperature: 45.6 degrees Departure: +1.5 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 1.50″ Departure: -1.41″ below normal Total snowfall: 1.7″ Departure: -1.0″ below normal November 2023 Average temperature: 31.6 degrees Departure: +1.8 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 1.32″ Departure: -0.64″ below normal Total snowfall: 1.3″ Departure: -12.8″ below normal December 2023 Average temperature: 30.1 degrees (2nd warmest on record) Departure: +13.0 degrees above normal Total precipitation: 3.17″ (6th wettest on record) Departure: +1.70″ above normal Total snowfall: 4.8″ Departure: -13.9″ below normal |
Temperature, Precipitation and Snowfall charts for 2023 for Duluth, Minnesota.
Temperature and precipitation maps for 2023.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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