January 2016 outlook

December was another unusually mild month in Minnesota. Temps were warmer than normal on the first 17 days of December at MSP airport, and our average temperature for the month was 10.5 degrees above normal in the Twin Cities. The highest reading at MSP airport was 47 degrees on December 9th and 10th, and the chilliest low temp was 7 degrees on December 31st. It was the third warmest December in Twin Cities history, and 9.5 inches of snow were measured at MSP airport. 

  Looking ahead, the January temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight tendency for above normal temperatures over Minnesota and Wisconsin:

The outlook doesn’t mean that every day is expected to be milder than normal…it is the average temp for the entire month that shows a slight tendency to be above normal.

  Our Twin Cities average high temperature changes very little during the month of January. It is 24 degrees on January 1st and 25 degrees on the 31st.

 

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January 2015 outlook

  It was a temperature sandwich. The first three days of December were cold, then temps rebounded nicely. Around mid-month we hit 50 or warmer on three consecutive days! We ended the month with another cold snap.  Our warmest temperature in the Twin Cities was 51 degrees, on December 13 and 15. The coldest reading was 7 below zero on December 30 and 31.  The average temperature for the month of December was 4.6 degrees above normal in the Twin Cities. Our official snowfall total at MSP airport was 5.6 inches.

   

  2014 has ended, and the Minnesota State Climatology Office has a nice feature about the top weather events of the year. Check it out at 2014 Weather Top 5

 

  Looking ahead, the January temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight tendency for below normal temperatures over Minnesota and western Wisconsin:

  The outlook doesn’t mean that every day is expected to be cooler than normal…it is the average temp for the entire month that shows a slight cooler-than-normal tendency. In case you’re wondering, our average high in the Twin Cities doesn’t move much during January…it is 24 degrees on January 1st and 25 degrees on January 31st.

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January outlook

  December 2013 was wintry, to say the least. Our average temperature for the month was 7.3 degrees below normal in the Twin Cities, and we saw measurable snow on 15 days! Our snowfall total was an impressive 15.9 inches.    

  We had only 7 days with high temps above 32 degrees. Our warmest high temp was 47 degrees on December 28th, and our coldest low temp was 13 below zero on Christmas Eve.

    Looking ahead, the January temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a tendency toward below normal temperatures over Minnesota and Wisconsin:

  The outlook doesn’t mean that every day is expected to be cooler than normal…it is the average temp for the entire month that shows a cool tendency.

      

  Hope you have a happy 2014!

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