CXUS53 KDLH 011031 CLSBRD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 431 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 61 12/06/1939 LOW -54 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 53 01/31 MM MM 43 02/21 02/26 LOWEST -19 01/20 MM MM -26 AVG. MAXIMUM 32.4 24.7 7.7 24.1 AVG. MINIMUM 17.7 3.9 13.8 6.3 MEAN 25.1 14.3 10.8 15.2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.70 1922 MINIMUM 0.05 2003 TOTALS 5.50 1.38 4.12 4.24 SINCE 7/1 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3616 4566 -950 4459 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/180 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 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 BRAM5 COOP STATION DATA DUE TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THESE DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 AM.