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CLIMATE REPORT...RESENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1232 PM CST WED JAN 03 2024

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...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR'S         
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE               
                                          NORMAL                       
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            107   07/23/1934                                      
 LOW             -41   01/17/1982                                      
HIGHEST           95   09/04         MM      MM       97               
LOWEST           -17   02/03         MM      MM      -21               
AVG. MAXIMUM    53.6               51.9     1.7     51.1               
AVG. MINIMUM    33.4               31.0     2.4     29.1               
MEAN            43.5               41.5     2.0     40.1               
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                4.5     1.5        3               
DAYS MAX <= 32    66               84.6   -18.6      100               
DAYS MIN <= 32   166              185.3   -19.3      192               
DAYS MIN <= 0     16               29.4   -13.4       44               

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       44.01   1951                                            
 MINIMUM       17.70   2009                                            
TOTALS         33.16              27.85    5.31    25.03               
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.08    0.01     0.07               
DAYS >= .01      127              123.3     3.7      104               
DAYS >= .10       74               57.7    16.3       54               
DAYS >= .50       23               15.7     7.3       13               
DAYS >= 1.00       7                5.6     1.4        5               
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.09   09/05 TO 09/06                                  


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7941               8796    -855     9225               
 SINCE 7/1      2699               3374    -675       MM               
COOLING TOTAL    283                259      24      285               
 SINCE 1/1       283                259      24       MM               

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/18/1950                                               
 LATEST       07/25/1915                                               
EARLIEST                        09/14                                  
LATEST                          06/08                                  
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4                                    
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/300                                 
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/030    DATE  04/01                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/300    DATE  06/29                  

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                       
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          152                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             88                                       
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        124                                       

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75                                            


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY,
FEBRUARY, MARCH, OCTOBER 29-31, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER
HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH ASXW3 COOP STATION DATA DUE
TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN
BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR
THESE MONTHS/DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 8 AM UNTIL 8 AM.