Tag: rainfall
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Hit and miss downpours continue the next few days; 3rd driest May on record at Duluth; Warm pattern continues with cooler temps near Lake Superior; Storm Reports from Tuesday
6:05 PM Wednesday, May 31, 2023 May 2023 will be remembered as a month which featured a blocking pattern (Omega Block) along with what seems like a never-ending east wind near Lake Superior which I guess isn’t too unusual for May, but the number of days with an east wind…
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Scattered rains continue the next few days with many dry hours mixed in; Warm/Humid pattern sticks around into early next week with cooler temperatures near Lake Superior
6:15 PM Tuesday, May 30, 2023 A warm and humid air mass will remain in place across the Northland the next few days with highs mainly in the 80s with lows in the 50s to around 60. Temperatures will continue to be cooler, however, near Lake Superior on a daily…
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Warm and turning more humid with isolated to scattered rains the next few days
5:11 PM Monday, May 29, 2023 Rainfall anomalies in the Northland for May 2023 (thru 4 PM on the 29th) Ashland, WI: -2.89″ below normalDuluth, MN: -2.33″ below normalHibbing, MN: -1.79″ below normalBrainerd, MN: -1.76″ below normalInternational Falls, MN: -0.75″ below normal It’s been a very quiet start to the…
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April 2023 Climate Summary for Duluth, Minnesota
5:55 PM Tuesday, May 2, 2023 No surprise that April 2023 was colder than average at Duluth, Minnesota, but this past April was actually warmer by 2.0 degrees compared to April 2022. Average temperature for April 2023: 35.8 degreesAverage temperature for April 2022: 33.8 degrees 70% of days in April…
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Warming trend continues the next few days with Tuesday and Wednesday the warmest days (highs 65 to 75) Colder risks late week/next weekend with a wetter pattern also possible
6:54 PM Sunday, April 9, 2023 A weak trough did bring a few rain showers to parts of east central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin today with rainfall totals of <0.05″, including 0.04″ of rain at the Duluth Airport this afternoon. Outside of some patchy low clouds/fog late at night and…
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Cool temperatures tonight and Wednesday with a few flurries/sprinkles; Warmer weather this weekend into early next week; Computer models hinting at a major pattern change which could bring colder temperatures and increasing chances for snow or rain to the Northland later next week
5:41 PM Tuesday, October 25, 2022 18z NAM 3km model radar forecast through 1 PM Wednesday. Snow (blue)Rain (green) Average monthly temperatures in the Northland for October 2022 are running +1 to nearly +3 degrees warmer than normal. The greatest departures from normal when it comes to the temperatures this…
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Scattered showers and t-storms with heavy downpours tonight; Windy through Monday; Cooler (more seasonable) temperatures arrive on Tuesday followed by another warming trend later this week
5:30 PM Sunday, October 23, 2022 The atmosphere continues to destabilize in the Northland this afternoon and this will eventually lead to the development of scattered fast moving showers and thunderstorms from about mid-evening through early Monday morning. Thunderstorms that do develop tonight will have the potential to produce heavy…