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If anyone is interested, you can watch a video of tonight's beacon lighting at Split Rock Lighthouse and the reading of the lost sailors' names here:

Amazing that it's been 48 years. I had the privilege of visiting Split Rock Lighthouse in MN on this day a few years ago. As I understand, it's the only day of the year where visitors can climb up the lighthouse tower to see the lit beacon. They also rang the bell 29 times for each sailor...

Damn!

Wow!

Yes, the NWS reports 8.4" near Two Harbors, MN and 7.2" near Finland, MN. I suspect there may be some higher amounts, however.

5-7" in parts of northern Douglas and Bayfield Counties in Wisconsin. Roads were very icy on my drive to work this morning (Duluth).

Thanks mezz. Yes, too early!

Curious if it's coming down hard yet?

Gary, thanks for the link. And John, thank you for providing the forecast. However, I'm disappointed that you are predicting poor sledding in Louisiana and Florida this winter :(

garageguy, lol!

bearrassler, you're in ND, correct?

whitedust, thanks. John, I hope you are doing better!

I don't think I can post the link here but you can find it on the NWS Duluth website if you want. I'm always curious to see how this forecast compares to JD's seasonal forecast. Just an fyi.

snobuilder, thanks. Your comment made me think about how infrequently the high (or low) temperature of any given day is actually at the calculated average for that day.

Yes, it's been toasty. Duluth was maybe in the mid 80s on Monday. Brainerd, MN had 89F Monday, which was a daily record as well as the highest temperature recorded in October for that town. They are predicting widespread frosts/freezes this weekend, I believe. I think the flip is occuring in...

Duluth and surrounding areas got 4+ inches of rain in a pretty short period last weekend with another 1-2 inches forecasted for tonight/tomorrow morning. It's been pretty gloomy here so I'm looking forward to some sunshine!

Cool! There has been frost in my area the last two nights. I can feel it in the air!

I used to go to a few big trade shows in my profession (nothing to do with snowmobiles!) and the cost of booths was crazy. I can't imagine how much higher they are today!

Curious how hot it got in your area? Duluth hit 97F on Sunday, which was a record for the day; it was also the highest September temperature on record. Brainerd, MN hit 102F, which was also a record.

Definitely reds and yellows showing up around Duluth. There are some sections in the woods where large bunches of birch leaves have already fallen, dry and crunchy. Looks a bit like late September on the ground.