CXUS53 KDLH 011031 CLSASX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 431 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 62 02/29/2000 02/22/1930 LOW -41 01/17/1982 HIGHEST 57 02/26 MM MM 49 LOWEST -9 01/15 MM MM -17 AVG. MAXIMUM 35.6 25.5 10.1 26.8 AVG. MINIMUM 19.7 8.7 11.0 11.0 MEAN 27.6 17.1 10.5 18.9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.78 2023 MINIMUM 0.75 2022 TOTALS 3.77 2.32 1.45 9.78 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3380 4311 -931 4128 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/040 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/040 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH ASXW3 COOP STATION DATA DUE TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THESE DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 8 AM UNTIL 8 AM.