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Another thing that might be good to add is that while obviously it's called the air conditioned city for a reason, Duluth can have highs that are much warmer than one would expect them to be on a consistent basis during heatwaves.
2021 comes to mind: the June to September average highs match up very well over all 4 of those months (as opposed to just 1) with a quintessential 4 season climate instead of a Dfb, and the 34C hottest day was still technically in spring as it happened on June 4 when the lake would be cooler and less conducive!
My first impression of Duluth was a place remarkably cool in summer relative to the quintessential choice, going by what Wikipedia said. So you can only imagine how blown away I was when I watched this unfold right after said first impression, lol.
Im front Northeast MN myself. I remember back in 97 or so when we hit -75 with wind chill. The next summer we had over a 100. We were sitting in church and people were complaining about the heat. The minister gets up and jokes about how last winter people were complaining about how cold it was. He didnt want to hear anything about the heat.
Well if it gets too hot, Lake Superior is a nice chilly dip away
Another thing that might be good to add is that while obviously it's called the air conditioned city for a reason, Duluth can have highs that are much warmer than one would expect them to be on a consistent basis during heatwaves.
2021 comes to mind: the June to September average highs match up very well over all 4 of those months (as opposed to just 1) with a quintessential 4 season climate instead of a Dfb, and the 34C hottest day was still technically in spring as it happened on June 4 when the lake would be cooler and less conducive!
A northwest wind can do that. Same with NYC, where JFK hit 99°F on May 29, 1969, while Central Park only hit 97°F. That was also on a northwesterly wind, keeping the Atlantic from cooling things down.
Ive been swimming there. Seems like it is always freezing.
Yea its very deep and cold. I have jumped in a frozen lake but got out like 5 seconds later. I couldn't imagine actually going for a swim in water that cold!
I think Stevens Point, WI went over 7-8 years not too long ago without hitting 90F one time. Further east of the Minnesota on the same latitude line is often cooler because you are further removed from the blast furnace airmasses that build up on the Great Plains.
Yea its very deep and cold. I have jumped in a frozen lake but got out like 5 seconds later. I couldn't imagine actually going for a swim in water that cold!
I've gone swimming there fairly often, mostly in late August. The water is in the mid to high 60s in the shallow bays in the east end of the lake then. It's not good for lounging in the water and lazing around like Lake Erie, but if you're swimming vigorously you can stay in Lake Superior for half an hour and be fine.
I've gone swimming there fairly often, mostly in late August. The water is in the mid to high 60s in the shallow bays in the east end of the lake then. It's not good for lounging in the water and lazing around like Lake Erie, but if you're swimming vigorously you can stay in Lake Superior for half an hour and be fine.
It's genuinely swimmable without a wet suit in late August. My favorite swimming spots are Pancake Bay and Batchawana Bay, but Warp Bay (near Gargantua), Michipicoten and Horseshoe Bay (in Pukaskwa) have all been swimmable for me and many of the other beach goers there. Water temperatures might even reach the low 70s in some of those places on a good year. August 10-September 5 or so would be the best time to swim.
It's genuinely swimmable without a wet suit in late August. My favorite swimming spots are Pancake Bay and Batchawana Bay, but Warp Bay (near Gargantua), Michipicoten and Horseshoe Bay (in Pukaskwa) have all been swimmable for me and many of the other beach goers there. Water temperatures might even reach the low 70s in some of those places on a good year. August 10-September 5 or so would be the best time to swim.
You must be a hardy swimmer lol Anything under 80 for water temp and I find a bit too cold to stay in for long.
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