DULUTH HARBOR STN, MINNESOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 19.6 25.8 34.5 46.5 57.4 67.6 74.9 73.0 64.5 52.6 37.2 24.5 48.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.8 35.4 42.3 54.9 66.0 74.9 81.8 79.2 71.6 57.1 45.4 32.8 81.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1987 1980 1988 1988 1983 1998 1977 1999 1997 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 9.0 12.4 26.3 40.7 48.3 62.8 68.6 68.5 58.6 47.9 29.3 13.6 9.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1996 1975 1997 1993 1997 1979 1993 1988 1995 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 10.4 16.6 26.4 38.5 48.4 57.9 65.8 65.3 56.4 45.2 30.5 16.7 39.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 20.8 30.8 34.5 45.0 53.3 63.8 70.4 71.5 62.9 49.2 38.8 27.8 71.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1987 1988 1987 1988 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -0.5 3.1 17.9 33.0 42.8 53.9 60.7 60.2 51.1 40.2 22.9 5.0 -0.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1994 1979 1996 1975 1996 1972 1992 1977 1974 1976 1995 1983 1994
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.1 7.4 18.3 30.5 39.3 48.1 56.7 57.5 48.2 37.8 23.7 8.8 31.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.2 26.1 26.6 35.7 44.0 52.9 61.5 63.8 54.1 42.0 32.1 22.7 63.8
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1998 2000 1998 1998 1987 1998 1983 1998 1994 1999 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.4 -6.2 9.5 25.0 33.7 42.1 50.8 50.5 42.0 31.2 15.1 -6.4 -11.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1972 1972 1972 1972 1985 1974 1976 1976 1976 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.95 0.53 1.37 1.58 2.26 3.71 3.73 3.69 3.71 1.89 1.39 0.79 25.60
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.72 1.65 5.08 4.93 5.06 8.40 9.15 8.42 8.13 5.87 4.04 2.87 9.15
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1971 1977 1981 1985 1979 1978 1978 1990 1971 1983 1983 1978
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.15 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.76 0.35 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1991 1996 1993 1997 1976 1995 1989 1991 1974 1989 1994 1994 1996
Heating Degree Days (F) 1693. 1356. 1197. 794. 516. 231. 72. 88. 274. 614. 1036. 1500. 9371.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 16. 96. 97. 15. 0. 0. 0. 224.

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