Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Minnesota > Duluth
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-14-2011, 10:53 PM
 
87 posts, read 77,633 times
Reputation: 40

Advertisements

My guess is so, with possibly fargo, ND as being colder. It is cold isn't it in Duluth? Thanks for your thoughts.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-14-2011, 10:57 PM
 
Location: Pluto's Home Town
9,982 posts, read 13,762,061 times
Reputation: 5691
Looking at the climate data, I would guess International Falls is colder. But it depends upon what you call a city.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-14-2011, 11:42 PM
 
Location: Sector 001
15,946 posts, read 12,290,309 times
Reputation: 16109
basic map

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q8MDB0S2aQ...thmic-ex-2.jpg

extreme NE MN and the western UP of michigan would have the most intolerable weather for me.. brutal winters and not so warm summers. At least it gets somewhat warm in eastern North Dakota, but I'd still find the winters intolerable. They are bad enough here, and yes, very few parts of the country get down to -10F and colder air temps for long periods of time.

Everyone adapts to the area they are in or so it's said. I have not adapted to 0F and colder temps, and probably never will... I was raised in WI along lake michigan, and those temps were just not all that common. People there still complained about the winters though, even though by comparison it's fairly warm in eastern WI, though still admittedly below that threashold of 50 degrees which I find tolerable that places like Rapid City and areas with chinook winds get.

I can see why people would like the bitter cold.. it's very peaceful in a way, and the snow not melting along with long dark nights can bring on a certain attractive atmosphere. I'd still rather have my -20F nights broken up with some nice chinook winds though.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-15-2011, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
7,639 posts, read 18,127,435 times
Reputation: 6913
It depends what you consider a "city", and if you are only counting the contiguous 48 states. Anchorage, Alaska is the coldest city Duluth's size or greater in the US with an average temperature of 37.1F; however, their average low in January is nearly 10F above that of Duluth (11.1F vs. 1.5F), with Anchorage being colder in the summer. Fairbanks is the coldest "city" of considerable size in the U.S. with an average temperature of 27.7F. Duluth, however, takes home the prize for cities within the contiguous U.S. of its class or larger:

AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURES - BASED ON 1981-2010 DATA
(from http://ggweather.com/normals/MN.html )

Duluth International Airport: 39.7F

Bemidji: 38.7F
Brainerd: 42.4F
Cloquet: 40.7F
Grand Marais: 38.9F
Grand Rapids: 40.6F
Hibbing: 37.6F
International Falls: 37.5F
Lutsen: 36.6F
Moorhead: 42.6F
Orr: 36.3F
Roseau: 38.0F
Thief River Falls: 40.0F
Tower: 37.0F
Two Harbors: 41.4F
Walker: 41.1F
Warroad: 38.3F

Bismarck: 42.4F
Dickinson: 41.9F
Fargo: 42.4F
Grand Forks: 40.0F
Jamestown: 41.5F
Williston: 41.6F

Ashland: 41.1F
Bayfield: 41.9F
Park Falls: 40.8F
Rhinelander: 41.7F
Superior: 41.3F

Hougton: 40.5F
Ironwood: 40.1F
Ishpeming: 41.4F
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-16-2011, 08:59 AM
 
2,105 posts, read 4,602,051 times
Reputation: 1539
Feburay 2 1996 the record low tempreture was recorded in Tower at -60F the coldest day on record in Minnestoa.

Im still waiting for -61F in my lifetime Cold is Cold
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2011, 02:46 PM
 
38 posts, read 72,166 times
Reputation: 14
Stockwiz, I lived in Brookings for 7-months and thought the climate was a bit worse due to the winds coming off the plains.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-19-2011, 09:55 AM
 
Location: Colorado
4,306 posts, read 13,473,128 times
Reputation: 4478
No, it just feels like it is

Officially International Falls is the coldest town in the US altho Leadville in Colorado keeps on trying to get that designation from them
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-20-2011, 10:49 PM
 
Location: Everywhere.
2,036 posts, read 1,605,030 times
Reputation: 2751
Minot, ND can get much colder than International Falls, MN. (actual temperature)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-21-2011, 07:58 AM
 
152 posts, read 583,766 times
Reputation: 140
international falls mn
1. -55F
, January 6, 1909
2. -54F, January 7, 1909
3. -50F, January 11, 1909
4. -48F, February 8, 1909
T5. -46F, January 21, 2011 and January 6, 1968

now Minot ND,
NWS Bismarck, ND Climate Normals/Extremes


Frost bite falls is colder.



Quote:
Originally Posted by Star691 View Post
Minot, ND can get much colder than International Falls, MN. (actual temperature)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-21-2011, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
23,766 posts, read 29,058,499 times
Reputation: 37337
Quote:
Originally Posted by 3700 View Post
international falls mn
1. -55F, January 6, 1909
2. -54F, January 7, 1909
3. -50F, January 11, 1909
4. -48F, February 8, 1909
T5. -46F, January 21, 2011 and January 6, 1968

now Minot ND,
NWS Bismarck, ND Climate Normals/Extremes


Frost bite falls is colder.
Just sayin' it don't make it so. It's a well known fact to most Minnesotans that Tower, MN is colder than balmy International Falls. Tower's record low of -60 (Feb 2nd, 1996) puts International Falls paltry number to shame and has relegated IF to barely a mention whenever coldest spots in the nation are reported throughout the winter. International Falls should stick to making hockey sticks and leave the cold weather to the big boys.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Minnesota > Duluth

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:03 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top