...DULUTH 1999 WEATHER...A YEAR IN REVIEW...

        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR 1999.......41.5 
        NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR.....38.5
        THE YEAR OF 1999 WAS 3.0 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL AND THIS TIES
        THE YEAR OF 1894 AS THE SEVENTH WARMEST YEAR OF ALL TIME ON RECORD.
        THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TO CRACK THE TOP TEN AS 1998
        WOUND UP AS THE THIRD WARMEST YEAR OF ALL TIME.
        OTHER TOP 10 ALL TIME TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET INCLUDE THE 1OTH WARMEST 
        FEBRUARY WITH NOVEMBER OF 1999 TYING FOR SECOND WARMEST OF ALL TIME.
         
        HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN 1999........ 92 ON JULY 30TH
        LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN 1999.........-23 ON JANUARY 1ST

        NEW HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET IN 1999.....
        DATE        NEW HIGH   TIED HIGH
        NOV  8TH        69
        NOV  9TH        71
        NOV 13TH        67
        DEC 25TH                  44
        DEC 29TH        46

        DATE        NEW LOW
        OCT 3RD         22

        TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR 1999......38.40 INCHES
        NORMAL YEARLY PRECIPITATION................30.00 INCHES
        GREATEST DAILY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.........3.11 INCHES ON AUG 12TH

        THE YEAR OF 1999 ALSO WINDS UP IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE 8TH WETTEST
        YEAR OF ALLTIME. THE SUMMER SEASON OF...JUNE...JULY AND AUGUST WOUND UP
        AS THE 4TH WETTEST SUMMER OF ALL TIME.
        OTHER TOP 10 ALL TIME PRECIPITATION RECORDS SET IN 1999 INCLUDE THE 8TH
        WETTEST JULY AND THE 6TH WETTEST AUGUST.

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