12:26 PM Sunday, January 28, 2024
A mild winter continues with much below normal snowfall in the Northland.
Des Moines, Green Bay, Omaha, and Chicago are just a few cities that have had more snow this winter compared to what we’ve seen in Duluth so far this winter, while Dodge City, KS is only running -0.8 inches behind Duluth’s snowfall total this winter.
| Average Temperatures and Departure from Normal in the Northland for January 2024 (thru the 27th) Ashland, WI Average: 19.1 degrees Departure: +5.3 degrees above normal Duluth, MN Average: 14.6 degrees Departure: +3.4 degrees above normal Brainerd, MN Average: 14.3 degrees Departure: +3.8 degrees above normal Hibbing, MN Average: 11.5 degrees Departure: +5.1 degrees above normal International Falls, MN Average: 11.1 degrees Departure: +6.3 degrees above normal |
January 2024 temperature anomaly for the Lower 48.
Above average temperatures in orange and red.
Below average temperatures in blue and green.
No surprise here that the winter of 2023-2024 in the upper Midwest and in parts of the northern Plains has been a mild one so far, and in some locations a record mildest winter through late January.
One storm track we’ve seen this winter has been across the Midwest which has been where the stronger systems have tracked this winter, while another storm track has favored the upper Great Lakes where generally weaker clipper systems have moved through on occasion this winter. Overall, this is a pretty typical El Nino pattern that we’ve seen this winter.
You can definitely pick out the two main storm tracks we’ve seen so far this winter on the map below.
| Snowfall Totals and departure from normal snowfall so far for winter 2023-2024 (Dec. 1 – Jan. 27) Marquette, MI Total: 55.0″ Normal: 78.0″ Departure: -23.0″ below normal Des Moines, IA Total: 27.4″ Normal: 15.9″ Departure: +11.5″ above normal Green Bay, WI Total: 26.0″ Normal: 25.6″ Departure: +0.4″ above normal Chicago, IL Total: 17.3″ Normal: 17.3″ Departure: 0.0″ (normal) Omaha, NE Total: 15.9″ Normal: 12.0″ Departure: +3.9″ above normal Duluth, MN Total: 14.1″ Normal: 33.5″ Departure: -19.4″ below normal Dodge City, KS Total: 13.3″ Normal: 7.3″ Departure: +6.0″ above normal International Falls, MN Total: 13.0″ Normal: 29.8″ Departure: -16.8″ below normal Grand Forks, ND Total: 10.8″ Normal: 22.0″ Departure: -11.2″ below normal Twin Cities, MN Total: 4.1″ Normal: 21.1″ Departure: -17.0″ below normal |
Percent of Normal Snowfall so far for the winter of 2023-2024
(Dec. 1 – Jan. 27)
Dodge City, KS: 182% of normal
Des Moines, IA: 172% of normal
Omaha, NE: 133% of normal
Kansas City, MO: 118% of normal
Green Bay, WI: 102% of normal
Chicago, IL: 100% of normal
Marquette, MI: 71% of normal
Grand Forks, ND: 49% of normal
International Falls, MN: 44% of normal
Duluth, MN: 43% of normal
Twin Cities, MN: 19% of normal
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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