CXUS53 KDLH 020345 CLMASX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1045 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 91 04/24/1921 LOW -5 04/01/1923 04/04/1920 HIGHEST 71 04/10 MM MM 77 04/12 04/13 LOWEST 20 04/05 MM MM 8 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.7 50.6 3.1 46.1 AVG. MINIMUM 32.4 28.5 3.9 28.5 MEAN 43.0 39.5 3.5 37.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.6 -1.6 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 21.4 -5.4 18 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.07 1960 MINIMUM 0.30 1915 TOTALS 2.34 2.26 0.08 5.45 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.18 DAYS >= .01 12 10.0 2.0 15 DAYS >= .10 8 4.9 3.1 10 DAYS >= .50 1 1.2 -0.2 4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.83 04/16 TO 04/17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 653 764 -111 795 SINCE 7/1 6758 8206 -1448 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/010 DATE 04/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/020 DATE 04/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR APRIL 1 TO APRIL 4 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.