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How much do you have? Just a fine coating? EDIT: Take measurements if you can and report in to the MQT office. I'm sure they would love to know how much. They might be getting it too.

Duluth Cam looking over the harbor.

July 15 1980: Straight-line winds of nearly 100 mph cause enormous damage, mainly in Dakota County. 43 million dollars in damage is reported and 100 thousand people lose power. For Wednesday, July 15, 2026 1916 - A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass, NC, was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum) 1954 - The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel) 1983 - The Big Thompson Creek in Colorado flooded for the second time in seven years, claiming three lives, and filling the town of Estes Park with eight to ten feet of water. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Unseasonably cool weather spread into the south central and eastern U.S. Fifteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Houghton Lake, MI, with a reading of 37 degrees. The high temperature for the date of 58 degrees at Flint, MI, was their coolest of record for July. Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, injuring a cow near Donovan, IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty-six cities east of the Mississippi River reported record high temperatures for the date. Charleston, WV, established an all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees, and Chicago, IL, reported a record fifth day of 100 degree heat for the year. A severe thunderstorm moving across Omaha, NE, and the Council Bluffs area of west central Iowa spawned three tornadoes which injured 88 persons, and also produced high winds which injured 18 others. Winds at the Omaha Eppley Airport reached 92 mph. Damage from the storm was estimated at 43 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - Thunderstorms drenched Kansas City, MO, with 4.16 inches of rain, a record for the date. Two and a half inches of rain deluged the city between Noon and 1 PM. Afternoon thunderstorms in South Carolina deluged Williamstown with six inches of rain in ninety minutes, including four inches in little more than half an hour. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data) Observances: 15 Wed National Hot Dog Day 15 Wed National Give Something Away Day 15 Wed National Clean Beauty Day 15 Wed Blackcurrant Day 15 Wed Celebration of the Horse Day 15 Wed Developmental Disability Professionals Day 15 Wed National Be A Dork Day 15 Wed National Gummi Worm Day 15 Wed National I Love Horses Day 15 Wed National Pet Fire Safety Day 15 Wed National Tapioca Pudding Day 15 Wed Orange Chicken Day 15 Wed World Youth Skills Day

Smoke is nasty here too. Had to get up very early, and shut the windows. What a rude awakening. Temps in the 70's today tho. Update: Rain just moved in. Hopefully that help some.

Official record at the co-op doesn't have a 100 reading since 1894, and only 3 99's. This was met at a PWS a couple blocks from my house, so it will not be an official record. I hit 100 at my house once in the mid 90's that I recall. It is rare to be sure to see 100's in NE MN. At DLH, 3 100's were recorded in the 1936 heatwave. It really takes special circumstances to get 100 here. Even hitting 95 is a chore. Last night, and again tonight in my house, it reached 85. Will be opening windows very soon This was an impressive heatwave! (and glad it's ending)

100/77/117. Down slope effect kicked in good over the last hour. That should be the peak I would think. W wind 5-10.

WOW, the wind just switched to the W, and temps jacked 98/75/112.

Because the source is so close, will be a nasty day with surface haze, and smell.

Temps are peaking now. 92/74/102. Highest dew of the stretch, and I can tell. Smoke, and mid to upper 80's tomorrow will feel reasonable with 80-85 the rest of the week. Lake influence will be a little stronger with the chance of stms for the end of the week.

Yesterday's heat.

Wildfire season well under way in NA.

There are currently 17 wildfires in the BWCA. Was closed, and is being evac'd. Major fires to the N in CAN. Smoke will be moving through here tomorrow.

July 14 2003: At least eleven tornadoes hit Minnesota. Baseball-sized hail is reported at Indus in Koochiching County. 1936: The all-time record high is reported in the Twin Cities, with 108 degrees at the downtown Minneapolis office. 71 people would die in the Twin Cities on this day due to the extreme heat. 1916: Heavy downpours at New Ulm dump over seven inches of rain in seven hours. For Tuesday, July 14, 2026 1936 - Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. (David Ludlum) 1957 - Hail, with some stones up to an inch in diameter, covered the ground to a depth of three inches ruining crops in the Bath area of New Hampshire. (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches of golf ball size hail near Grafton, IA, completely stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than a million dollars damage to crops in Worth County and Mitchell County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford County. Unseasonably cool weather prevailed in the Great Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Duluth, MN, with a reading of 37 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the Northern Atlantic Coast Region during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms also spawned a rather strong tornado near Westtown, NY, and drenched Agawam, MA, with four inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern New Mexico to central Nebraska. One hundred soldiers were injured by flying debris and collapsing tents during a thunderstorm near Trinidad, CO. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced wind gusts to 77 mph at La Junta. Early morning thunderstorms produced torrential rains over parts of Louisiana, with 7.50 inches at Carencro, and 5.85 inches at Morgan City. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 2005 - Death Valley had 7 consecutive days (July 14-20) with high temperatures equal to or above 125 degrees. Observances: 14 Tue Bastille Day 14 Tue National Mac and Cheese Day 14 Tue Cow Appreciation Day 14 Tue Pandemonium Day 14 Tue International Non-Binary Peoples Day 14 Tue National Grand Marnier Day 14 Tue National Tape Measure Day 14 Tue Shark Awareness Day 14 Tue National Be Nice to Bugs Day 14 Tue National Break Free From the Big Three Day

Point now says 97 today with a SW wind again, but then smoke arrives Wed. Just a matter of time for that to happen again.

Just looked at DLH temp records, and looks like top 5 max temps with record/near record high mins. Some other stns should be near record/record max/hmin with shorter records. Stout heatwave for the Northland.