3:32 PM Monday, December 2, 2024
Normal snowfall: 18.7 inches
Record: 44.9 inches set in December 2022
Least snowy: 0.9 inches set in December 1905
Note: Since 2000, there has been an equal number of Decembers with above-normal and below-normal snowfall in Duluth.
An overview of December snowfall totals in Duluth from 2000 to 2023.
2000: 19.2 inches
2001: 7.3 inches
2002: 3.4 inches
2003: 8.4 inches
2004: 17.3 inches
2005: 34.5 inches — (9th snowiest Dec. on record)
2006: 10.1 inches
2007: 35.4 inches — (8th snowiest Dec. on record)
2008: 37.1 inches — (7th snowiest Dec. on record)
2009: 33.4 inches — (10th snowiest Dec. on record)
2010: 18.1 inches
2011: 8.1 inches
2012: 13.2 inches
2013: 39.9 inches — (4th snowiest Dec. on record)
2014: 8.6 inches
2015: 24.6 inches
2016: 21.3 inches
2017: 13.4 inches
2018: 19.8 inches
2019: 27.7 inches
2020: 16.5 inches
2021: 25.9 inches
2022: 44.9 inches — (Snowiest Dec. on record)
2023: 4.8 inches
Average monthly temperature for December in Duluth is 17.1 degrees. The warmest on record is 32.7 degrees, set in December 1877, and the coldest is 1.8 degrees, set in December 1983.
Since December 2000, Duluth has experienced more Decembers with above-average warmth (14) than those with below-average temperatures (10).
Temperature anomalies in Duluth for December spanning the years 2000 to 2023.
2000: -12.7 degrees below normal
2001: +5.1 degrees above normal
2002: +3.0 degrees above normal
2003: +3.4 degrees above normal
2004: -3.1 degrees below normal
2005: +0.6 degrees above normal
2006: +6.7 degrees above normal
2007: -3.7 degrees below normal
2008: -10.1 degrees below normal
2009: -4.7 degrees below normal
2010: -4.3 degrees below normal
2011: +4.6 degrees above normal
2012: +1.3 degrees above normal
2013: -12.5 degrees below normal
2014: +4.4 degrees above normal
2015: +9.3 degrees above normal
2016: -1.2 degrees below normal
2017: -6.6 degrees below normal
2018: +4.5 degrees above normal
2019: +0.3 degrees above normal
2020: +2.6 degrees above normal
2021: +1.8 degrees above normal
2022: -3.1 degrees below normal
2023: +13.0 degrees above normal
Note: December 2023 was the second warmest December on record in Duluth, and December 2015 was the seventh warmest. Conversely, December 2000 was the fifth coldest, and December 2013 was the seventh coldest on record in Duluth.
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