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CXUS53 KDLH 031131
CLMINL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
611 AM CDT SAT AUG 3 2019
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...THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2019
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 32 07/11/1911
HIGHEST 86 07/08 MM MM 88 07/14
07/02
LOWEST 37 07/30 MM MM 40 07/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.5 77.8 1.7 79.5
AVG. MINIMUM 52.8 52.6 0.2 53.6
MEAN 66.1 65.2 0.9 66.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.52 1966
MINIMUM 1.00 1941
TOTALS 5.56 3.70 1.86 2.58
DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.08
DAYS >= .01 13 11.9 1.1 10
DAYS >= .10 9 6.8 2.2 6
DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.21 07/17 TO 07/17
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 38 70 -32 38
SINCE 7/1 38 70 -32 38
COOLING TOTAL 83 76 7 96
SINCE 1/1 117 123 -6 185
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/290 DATE 07/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 07/15
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 13
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
* INDICATES RECORD UNDER REVIEW.
.JULY 2019 WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AT
INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JULY WAS 66.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.9
DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 65.2 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 86 DEGREES ON THE 2ND AND THE 8TH. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 37 DEGREES ON THE 30TH. NO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH. ONE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN
FOR THE MONTH. ON THE 30TH A RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37
DEGREES WAS SET. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 38 DEGREES SET IN
1898. NINE DAYS HAD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
JULY 2019 WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A TOTAL OF 5.56
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED FOR THE MONTH. THIS WAS 1.86 INCHES
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 3.70 INCHES. THE GREATEST DAILY PRECIPITATION
OCCURRED ON THE 17TH WHEN 2.21 INCHES WAS RECORDED. AT LEAST A TRACE
OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON 18 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.01 OF AN INCH
OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 13 DAYS. AT LEAST 0.10 OF AN INCH FELL ON 9
DAYS. AT LEAST 0.50 OF AN INCH FELL ON 2 DAYS. AT LEAST 1 INCH FELL
ON 2 DAYS. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
ON THE 17TH A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.21 INCHES WAS SET. THIS BROKE THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.78 INCHES SET IN 1978.
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.2 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY
FOR THE MONTH WAS ON THE 29TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND OF 9.9 MPH. THE
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND OCCURRED ON THE 15TH WITH A SPEED OF 28 MPH
OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST. A PEAK GUST OF 44 MPH WAS RECORDED ON THE
15TH.
THERE WERE 38 HEATING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 32 BELOW
THE NORMAL OF 70. THIS BROUGHT THE SEASONAL TOTAL TO 38 WHICH WAS 32
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 70. THERE WERE 83 COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR THE
MONTH WHICH WAS 7 ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 76. THE SEASONAL TOTAL COOLING
DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 117 WHICH IS 6 BELOW THE NORMAL OF 123.
THE OUTLOOK FOR AUGUST...NORMAL HIGHS BEGIN THE MONTH IN THE UPPER
70S AND COOL TO THE LOW 70S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL LOWS
BEGIN THE MONTH IN THE LOW 50S AND COOL TO THE UPPER 40S BY THE END
OF THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR AUGUST IS 2.81 INCHES. THE
LATEST CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT ODDS ARE
TILTED TOWARD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THERE IS NO CLEAR
INDICATION OF ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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