After falling just short of tying or breaking record highs the past two days in Duluth, that changed today, as the temperature reached 46 degrees, matching the record high for February 15th set back in 1931.
High temperatures for February 15, 2026, along with the records and deviations for that date.
***Tied or broke daily record high temperature
Hibbing, MN
High: 48***
Departure: 26 degrees above normal
Record high: 44 set in 1981
Ashland, WI
High: 47
Departure: 20 degrees above normal
Record high: 49 set in 1931
Duluth, MN
High: 46***
Departure: 21 degrees above normal
Record high: 46 set in 1931
International Falls, MN
High: 46***
Departure: 24 degrees above normal
Record high: 46 set in 1981
Brainerd, MN
High: 45
Departure: 18 degrees above normal
Record high: 48 set in 1921
A closer look at today’s high temperatures in the Twin Ports.
Over the past week, temperatures have been much warmer than usual in the Midwest, including here across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
From February 8 to 14, 2026, Duluth saw an average temperature of 26.4 degrees, which was 12.4 degrees warmer than normal. However, the winter of 2025-2026 overall is still running nearly 3 degrees below average at -2.8 degrees.
February 2026 up to the 14th has been warmer than average anywhere in the orange, red, and pink areas on the map and colder than average in the green and blue areas.
Temperature anomalies in the Northland for February 1-14, 2026.
- International Falls: +9.1 degrees
- Hibbing: +8.8 degrees
- Brainerd: +8.3 degrees
- Duluth: +6.6 degrees
- Ashland: +5.5 degrees
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