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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
435 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE BRAINERD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1899 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61   2:50 PM  94    2012  69     -8       55        
  MINIMUM         44   6:04 AM  26    1925  44      0       36        
  AVERAGE         53                        56     -3       46     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             3.00        0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.76  -1.73     0.88     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.18                      4.33  -3.15     5.19     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.18                      5.16  -3.98     6.50     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           12                         9      3       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       222     54      143        
  SINCE MAR 1   2011                      2025    -14     1764        
  SINCE JUL 1   8225                      8519   -294     7602        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1       40        
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0       40        
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         2      0       40        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           6:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    79                                                        

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THE BRAINERD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1972                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1981                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   5:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:47 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   5:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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