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

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...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR'S         
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)       
                                          NORMAL                       
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            103   07/22/1923                                      
 LOW             -55   01/06/1909                                      
HIGHEST           91   06/20         MM      MM       94  06/20        
LOWEST           -36   02/03         MM      MM      -42  02/03        
                                                          02/13        
AVG. MAXIMUM      MM               48.9      MM       MM               
AVG. MINIMUM      MM               25.9      MM       MM               
MEAN              MM               37.4      MM       MM               
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                2.0     1.0        2               
DAYS MAX <= 32    MM              103.9      MM       MM               
DAYS MIN <= 32    MM              199.6      MM       MM               
DAYS MIN <= 0     MM               57.0      MM       MM               

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       35.45   2022                                            
 MINIMUM       17.79   2006                                            
TOTALS         22.51              25.37   -2.86    35.45               
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.07   -0.01     0.10               
DAYS >= .01      114              132.9   -18.9      155               
DAYS >= .10       59               58.4     0.6       72               
DAYS >= .50       12               14.0    -2.0       18               
DAYS >= 1.00       3                3.6    -0.6        9               
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.88                                                   

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         131.8   1992                                             
 SNOW DEPTH       34   01/24/1982                                      
                       03/05/1966                                      
TOTALS          59.0               73.0   -14.0    100.6               
SINCE 7/1       11.4               29.6   -18.2       MM               
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     5                                   7               
DAYS >= TRACE     81               61.4    19.6      118               
DAYS >= 1.0       19                       -4.2                        
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       26   03/22                          26  02/20        
                       04/06                                           
                                                          02/22        
 24 HR TOTAL     5.9   04/20                                                 

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     MM              10181      MM     9562               
 SINCE 7/1      2855               4078   -1223       MM               
COOLING TOTAL     MM                174      MM      191               
 SINCE 1/1       255                174      81       MM               

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/20/1907                                               
 LATEST       07/11/1911                                               
EARLIEST                        09/13                                  
LATEST                          05/03                                  
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM                                     
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  MM                                     
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM                    
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM                    

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER             MM                                       

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM                                            


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

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NOTE: MOST DATA ARE SET TO MISSING DUE TO A LONG-TERM DATA OUTAGE
AT THE SITE FROM 10/16 THROUGH 10/29. PRECIPITATION DATA WAS
SUBSTITUTED IN ON THESE DATES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS SNOW
OBSERVATION SITE.