On December 14, 2025, Duluth recorded its ninth subzero low of the month. That’s the typical total for the entire month of December, so we’ve already matched it halfway through. The record for the most subzero lows in December is 23, set back in 2013.
In Duluth, December 2013 ended with an average temperature of 4.6 degrees, making it the 7th coldest on record, while so far this December 2025, the average has been 6.6 degrees.
| Low temperature reports from the morning of Sunday, December 14, 2025. Pine River, MN: -28 Brainerd, MN: -26 Cook, MN: -26 Longville, MN: -26 Cass Lake, MN: -25 Hibbing, MN: -24 Walker, MN: -24 International Falls, MN: -24 Grand Rapids, MN: -24 Northome, MN: -23 Littlefork, MN: -23 Nashwauk, MN: -22 Eveleth, MN: -20 Hill City, MN: -20 Aitkin, MN: -20 Crane Lake, MN: -20 Ely, MN: -20 Askov, MN: -20 Nisswa, MN: -19 Mountain Iron, MN: -19 Aurora, MN: -19 Grantsburg, WI: -19 Isabella, MN: -18 Spooner, WI: -18 Hayward, WI: -18 Hinckley, MN: -17 Siren, WI: -17 Saginaw, MN: -17 Cloquet, MN: -17 McGregor, MN: -17 Two Harbors, MN: -17 Cotton, MN: -16 Moose Lake, MN: -16 Danbury, WI: -15 Duluth Airport: -15 Minong, WI: -15 Oliver, WI: -15 Cable, WI: -14 Superior Airport: -14 South Range, WI: -13 Grand Marais Airport: -13 Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: -13 Winter, WI: -12 Poplar, WI: -12 Esko, MN: -12 Maple, WI: -12 Glidden, WI: -10 Ashland, WI: -9 Washburn, WI: -8 Along with the bitterly cold air temperatures, we once again experienced dangerously low wind chills, with Grand Marais hitting -41 early Sunday morning and the Duluth Airport recording -38 earlier today. |
December 2025 has been much colder than normal across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
Here are the average temperatures for December 2025 up to the 13th, along with how they stack up against the usual averages.
International Falls
Average: 2.1 degrees
Departure: -13.2 degrees below normal
Hibbing
Average: 4.1 degrees
Departure: -11.2 degrees below normal
Duluth
Average: 6.6 degrees
Departure: -13.4 degrees below normal
Brainerd
Average: 8.0 degrees
Departure: -12.1 degrees below normal
Ashland
Average: 10.0 degrees
Departure: -13.1 degrees below normal
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