Brimson, Minnesota
Brimson is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Brimson | |
|---|---|
  Brimson Location of the community of Brimson within Ault Township, Saint Louis County  Brimson Brimson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′36″N 91°52′02″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | Ault Township |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55602 |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 660879[1] |
The community is located 44 miles northeast of the city of Duluth, near the intersection of Saint Louis County Highway 44 and County Road 547 (Brimson Road). Brimson is located 27 miles northwest of the city of Two Harbors. Indian Lake and the Cloquet River are both in the vicinity.
The boundary line between Saint Louis and Lake counties is nearby.
Brimson is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest in Saint Louis County. The Superior National Forest is also in the vicinity.
Brimson has a volunteer fire department, but it only has access to water hauled by truck since there is no public water system.
The communities of Rollins, Fairbanks, Bassett, Petrel, Toimi, and Wales are all near Brimson.
History
A post office called Brimson has been in operation since 1897.[2] The community was named for W. H. Brimson, a railroad official.[3]
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[4]
| Climate data for Brimson 2 S, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1986–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
57 (14) |
75 (24) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
94 (34) |
90 (32) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
50 (10) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 37.5 (3.1) |
43.6 (6.4) |
56.8 (13.8) |
71.1 (21.7) |
82.2 (27.9) |
86.2 (30.1) |
88.5 (31.4) |
86.9 (30.5) |
81.9 (27.7) |
73.3 (22.9) |
53.9 (12.2) |
39.3 (4.1) |
90.3 (32.4) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
35.6 (2.0) |
48.2 (9.0) |
62.8 (17.1) |
71.5 (21.9) |
76.3 (24.6) |
74.4 (23.6) |
65.5 (18.6) |
50.3 (10.2) |
34.4 (1.3) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
48.5 (9.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 7.0 (−13.9) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
36.1 (2.3) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.5 (14.7) |
63.0 (17.2) |
61.3 (16.3) |
53.4 (11.9) |
40.4 (4.7) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
36.9 (2.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −3.7 (−19.8) |
−1.6 (−18.7) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
35.7 (2.1) |
45.5 (7.5) |
49.8 (9.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
41.4 (5.2) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
4.3 (−15.4) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −33.9 (−36.6) |
−29.6 (−34.2) |
−20.4 (−29.1) |
4.4 (−15.3) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
35.8 (2.1) |
33.4 (0.8) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
−7.0 (−21.7) |
−26.1 (−32.3) |
−37.2 (−38.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −50 (−46) |
−47 (−44) |
−41 (−41) |
−13 (−25) |
13 (−11) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
18 (−8) |
−1 (−18) |
−20 (−29) |
−43 (−42) |
−50 (−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.96 (24) |
0.94 (24) |
1.23 (31) |
2.18 (55) |
3.07 (78) |
4.02 (102) |
4.08 (104) |
3.55 (90) |
3.42 (87) |
2.73 (69) |
1.69 (43) |
1.30 (33) |
29.17 (741) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.1 (36) |
12.0 (30) |
7.8 (20) |
7.2 (18) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (4.3) |
11.1 (28) |
15.6 (40) |
69.8 (177) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 19.0 (48) |
22.6 (57) |
20.3 (52) |
8.9 (23) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (3.3) |
6.3 (16) |
12.5 (32) |
25.1 (64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 122.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 41.1 |
| Source: NOAA[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Brimson, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 478.
- Climate Summary for Brimson, Minnesota
- "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- "Station: Brimson 2S, MN". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
External links
- Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
- Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
