Lake Superior lake breeze
The lake breeze prevails! Visible on radar, a strong lake breeze off Lake Superior has given some quick heat relief to our coastal regions. Areas in Superior and Park Point have dropped into the upper 50s up on the hill we have fallen into the mid 70s. #mnwx #wiwx #lakebreeze pic.twitter.com/3RwKYtsvAH
— NWS Duluth (@NWSduluth) June 5, 2021
![GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2021/06/210605_goes16_shortwaveInfrared_Lake_Superior_MN_WI_lake_breeze_anim.gif)
GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]
A plot of surface data from Duluth Sky Harbor Airport (below) showed that the temperature dropped from 97ºF to 64ºF in 20 minutes as the lake breeze arrived. Large and rapid temperature drops were also seen at Superior, Wisconsin (plot | data) and Cloquet, Minnesota (plot | data).
![Plot of surface data from Duluth Sky Harbor Airport [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2021/06/210605_KDYT_SFCMG.GIF)
Plot of surface data from Duluth Sky Harbor Airport [click to enlarge]