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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Not only was 2012 a warm year in the Northland, it was also a warm year across the globe and one of the warmest on record,  according to an article published by the American Meteorological Society.

Read more about it here

To refresh your memory and compare temperatures from 2012 to 2013, below are graphs depicting the average temperatures through the years of 2012 (on the left)
and 2013 (on the right) for International Falls, MN, Duluth and Hayward, WI.  Click on each image for a larger view.
   
Read more about the Northland's warm year- Northland's Weather of 2012.

 

 

 

Daily Temperature Plot For the Year
International Falls, MN
2012 2013
Duluth, MN
2012 2013
Hayward, WI
2012 2013