Weather Blog for Duluth and the Northland

5:40 PM Thursday, January 2, 2025

The updated snow depth map for Minnesota was released today, and it is disappointing for snow enthusiasts. Most of Minnesota currently has less than an inch of snow on the ground, except in parts of northern Minnesota and the Arrowhead, where there are accumulations ranging from 2 to 4 inches. There are a few isolated areas with higher snow depths of up to 8 inches, but those are rare.

Snow depth rankings are currently among the lowest on record in much of Minnesota, particularly in areas marked by red on the map.

January Snowfall Totals in Duluth, Minnesota (2000 to 2024)
Note – Normal snowfall in January is 16.8 inches

-The last instance of Duluth recording at least 20 inches of snow in January occurred in 2005, with a total snowfall for the month amounting to 45.7 inches.

2000: 16.5″
2001: 14.9″
2002: 11.3″
2003: 5.9″
2004: 42.3″ (3rd snowiest Jan. on record)
2005: 45.7″ (2nd snowiest Jan. on record)

2006: 7.3″
2007: 4.5″
2008: 2.8″ (4th least snowy Jan. on record)
2009: 9.3″
2010: 14.6″

2011: 18.5″
2012: 5.1″
2013: 9.2″
2014: 9.4″
2015: 6.6″

2016: 13.0″
2017: 15.5″
2018: 9.1″
2019: 10.4″
2020: 17.7″

2021: 9.1″
2022: 17.1″
2023: 17.2″
2024: 9.3″

Note – Since 2000, only six Januarys in Duluth have experienced above-normal snowfall, whereas nineteen have recorded below-normal snowfall.

Temperature Anomalies for Duluth, Minnesota for January (2000 to 2024)

Since 2000, approximately an equal number of Januarys have experienced above-normal temperatures (13) and below-normal temperatures (12).

2000: -1.0 degree below normal
2001: +6.2 degrees above normal
2002: +6.6 degrees above normal
2003: -2.2 degrees below normal
2004: -7.3 degrees below normal
2005: -3.5 degrees below normal

2006: +12.5 degrees above normal (Warmest Jan. on record)
2007: +2.5 degrees above normal
2008: -1.2 degrees below normal
2009: -7.9 degrees below normal
2010: -0.6 degrees below normal

2011: -4.1 degrees below normal
2012: +6.8 degrees above normal
2013: +0.9 degrees above normal
2014: -9.6 degrees below normal
2015: +1.5 degrees above normal

2016: +1.6 degrees above normal
2017: +4.8 degrees above normal
2018: -0.2 degrees below normal
2019: -3.6 degrees below normal
2020: +4.9 degrees above normal

2021: +6.7 degrees above normal
2022: -6.5 degrees below normal
2023: +6.5 degrees above normal
2024: +5.9 degrees above normal

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