We’ve seen a lot of anecdotal evidence of a cooler than usual summer in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. This one caught my eye though, because I can’t ever recall of hearing a freeze warning being issued for this region before Labor Day.
Here are the normals and records for Monday, August 25th:
THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1888
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 40 1950
It looks like a new record could be set for Duluth, and likely Ely, also.
Here is the latest warning from the NWS in Duluth:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
146 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY.
.A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS UNDERNEATH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND NEAR CALM
WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
IN MANY LOCATIONS EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 28 TO 32
DEGREE RANGE… WITH A PERIOD OF 2 TO 3 HOURS OF READINGS BELOW
THE FREEZING MARK. SOME FAVORED LOW LYING AREAS NEAR AND JUST
NORTH OF THE IRON RANGE MAY SEE TEMPERATURES DROP AS LOW AS THE
MID 20S FOR A SHORT TIME. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
REBOUND INTO THE 40S AND 50S BY MID MORNING MONDAY.
Here are the numbers for the region provided on a nice map they provide: Read the rest of this entry »
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