Duluth’s first official snow of the season fell on Friday

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Light rain turned over to light snow for a time late Friday night at the Duluth airport, resulting in the city’s first official measurable snowfall of the season, and its earliest measurable snowfall in 17 years.

The National Weather Service recorded a tenth of an inch of snow for the day. Weather spotters in Alborn and near Canyon reported three-tenths of an inch of snow overnight. Any snow that fell didn’t last long, as ground temperatures remained warm, and air temperatures climbed back above 40 in the early morning hours Saturday.

One-tenth of inch of snow also fell on Sept. 21 in 1995, the Weather Service reported. The record for the date is two-tenths of an inch, in 1974.

Another tenth of an inch of snow was reported just after midnight on Saturday, setting a record for Sept. 22.

The Weather Service previously had reported a trace of snow on Wednesday, which tied a record for Sept. 19. A trace is not considered measurable snow.

The earliest measurable snow in Duluth was in 1991, when 2.4 inches fell on Sept. 18. The average date for the first measurable snow in Duluth is Oct. 24.

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