As of April 26th, average temperatures across the Northland this spring are hovering near normal, fluctuating within about one degree above or below the usual.
Brainerd, MN
Average: 36.0 degrees
Departure: +1.4 degrees
Duluth, MN
Average: 32.6 degrees
Departure: +0.2 degrees
Note: Through April 26, spring 2026 in Duluth has been 1.3 degrees colder than spring 2025.
Hibbing, MN
Average: 32.4 degrees
Departure: +2.9 degrees
International Falls, MN
Average: 29.6 degrees
Departure: -0.3 degrees
Highest temperatures so far this spring in the Northland
Brainerd: 82 on April 22
Ashland: 82 on April 17
International Falls: 81 on April 22
Hibbing: 78 on April 22
Duluth: 73 on April 16
Almost everywhere in the lower 48, except for the northern states, is experiencing its warmest spring on record or ranking in the top five warmest springs as of April 26, 2026.
The average yearly precipitation in Duluth, based on data since 1872, is 29.19 inches.
The wettest year in Duluth was 1879 with 45.38 inches of precipitation, followed by 1991 at 43.44 inches, a year marked by an El Nino and the Halloween Mega Storm that brought about 3 feet of snow.
From 2015 to 2025, precipitation totals in Duluth compared to the average annual 29.19 inches show 7 wetter-than-average years and 4 drier-than-average years.
- 2015 — 32.29″
- 2016 — 33.66″
- 2017 — 36.78″
- 2018 — 29.80″
- 2019 — 34.34″
- 2020 — 21.26″
- 2021 — 25.71″
- 2022 — 34.06″
- 2023 — 32.99″
- 2024 — 28.00″
- 2025 — 20.35″
Duluth is experiencing a precipitation deficit of approximately 10 inches as it heads into 2026 after two dry years (2024-2025).
In Duluth, the wettest year since 2015 was 2017 with 36.78 inches of precipitation, while 2025 was the driest with 20.35 inches, marking it as the 6th driest year on record.
As of April 26, 2026, Wisconsin and both the Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan are seeing their wettest spring on record.
A look at spring 2026 precipitation totals from March 1 to April 26, 2026.
The lighter blue and purple shades on the map represent precipitation amounts ranging from 7.5 inches to 12 inches or more.
The area outlined in black on the map shows where precipitation totals have been between 150% and over 300% of normal since March 1st, with the highest amounts indicated by the blue areas.
Since March 1st, the red-outlined area has received precipitation totals about 100 to 200% above normal.
