List of Minnesota weather records
The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the state during the Over 160 years. Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States . Due to its location in the northern plains of the United States its climate is one of extremes. Minnesota's history of nearly continuous meteorological record keeping stretches back two centuries to 1819 when Fort Snelling was settled. By 1871 the first official government observations were taking place in the Twin Cities and by the late 19th century and early 20th century most statewide stations that exist today were in operation.[ 1] [ 2]
Temperature
Overall
The 1936 North American heat wave caused record-setting temperatures in eight US states.
Event[ 3]
Measurement
Date
Location
Highest Temperature
115 °F (46.1 °C)
July 29, 1917
Beardsley
Lowest Temperature
−60 °F (−51.1 °C)
February 2, 1996
Tower
Largest single-day change
72 °F (40 °C)
February 2, 1970
Nett Lake [ 4]
By month
Event[ 1]
Measurement
Date
Location
January
Highest Temperature
69 °F (20.6 °C)
January 24, 1981
Montevideo
Lowest Temperature
−57 °F (−49.4 °C)
January 20, 1869
Embarrass
February
Highest Temperature
76 °F (24.4 °C)
February 26, 1896
Pleasant Mound
Lowest Temperature
−60 °F (−51.1 °C)
February 2, 1996
Tower
March
Highest Temperature
88 °F (31.1 °C)
March 23, 1910
Montevideo
Lowest Temperature
−50 °F (−45.6 °C)
March 2, 1897
Pine City
April
Highest Temperature
101 °F (38.3 °C)
April 22, 1980
Hawley
Lowest Temperature
−22 °F (−30 °C)
April 6, 1979
Karlstad
May
Highest Temperature
112 °F (44.4 °C)
May 31, 1934
Maple Plain
Lowest Temperature
4 °F (−15.6 °C)
May 1, 1909 May 2, 1909
Pine River
June
Highest Temperature
110 °F (43.3 °C)
June 29, 1931
Canby
Lowest Temperature
15 °F (−9.4 °C)
June 1, 1964
Bigfork
July
Highest Temperature
115 °F (46.1 °C)
July 29, 1917
Beardsley
Lowest Temperature
24 °F (−4.4 °C)
July 7, 1997
Tower
August
Highest Temperature
110 °F (43.3 °C)
August 10, 1947 August 1, 1988
Beardsley Montevideo
Lowest Temperature
21 °F (−6.1 °C)
August 28, 1996 August 2, 2002
Tower Kelliher
September
Highest Temperature
111 °F (43.9 °C)
September 11, 1931
Beardsley
Lowest Temperature
10 °F (−12.2 °C)
September 30, 1930 September 22, 1974
Big Falls Thorhult
October
Highest Temperature
98 °F (36.7 °C)
October 5, 1963
Beardsley
Lowest Temperature
−16 °F (−26.7 °C)
October 26, 1936
Roseau
November
Highest Temperature
84 °F (28.9 °C)
November 1, 1950
Winona
Lowest Temperature
−47 °F (−43.9 °C)
November 25, 1945
Pine City
December
Highest Temperature
74 °F (23.3 °C)
December 9, 1939
Wheaton
Lowest Temperature
−57 °F (−49.4 °C)
December 31, 1898
Pine City
Precipitation
Map of Minnesota showing the snowfall totals from the 1991 Halloween Blizzard .
Rain
Snow
Event[ 3]
Measurement
Date
Location
Earliest recorded snow [ 1]
Trace
August 31, 1949
Duluth
Earliest measurable snow
0.3 inch (1 cm)
September 14, 1964
International Falls
Latest recorded snow
1.5 inches (4 cm)
June 4, 1935
Mizpah
Most snow, 24 hours
36 inches (91 cm)
January 7, 1994
Lake County
Most snow, one storm
47 inches (119 cm)
January 6–8, 1994
Lake County
Most snow, one month[ 8]
66 inches (168 cm)
March, 1965
Collegeville
Most snow, season
170 inches (432 cm)
1949 – 1950
Grand Portage State Park
Deepest snowpack[ 8]
75 inches (191 cm)
March 28, 1950
Pigeon River Bridge
Most fatalities, winter storm[ 9]
up to 200
January 12–13, 1888
Statewide
Tornadoes
Damage from the 1886 Sauk Rapids tornado , Minnesota's deadliest tornado on record.
Event[ 10]
Date
Location
Most in one day
48[ 11]
June 17, 2010
Statewide
Most in one month
71
June 2010
Statewide
Most in one year
113
2010
Statewide
Earliest in season[ 12]
March 6, 2017
Faribault County
Earliest outbreak in season (2 or more)[ 13]
3
March 6, 2017
Sherburne , Faribault , and Freeborn counties
Latest in season
December 15, 2021
Eyota
Latest outbreak in season (2 or more)[ 14]
22
December 15, 2021
Dodge , Fairbault , Fillmore , Freeborn , Goodhue , Houston , Mower , Steele , Wabasha , and Winona counties
Most fatalities, single tornado
72
April 14, 1886
St. Cloud , Sauk Rapids , Rice
Most intense damage measured[ 15]
F5
June 13, 1968 June 16, 1992
Tracy Chandler
Longest track (broken path)[ 16]
110 miles (177 km)
August 26, 1977
Otter Tail , Wadena , Cass , Crow Wing counties
Longest track (continuous path)[ 16]
67 miles (108 km)
March 29, 1998
Murray , Cottonwood , Brown , Watonwan , Blue Earth , Nicollet counties
Biggest outbreak
48
June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak
Statewide
Hail
Flooding
A bridge connecting East Grand Forks, Minnesota to Grand Forks, North Dakota is submerged during the record flooding of the Red River in 1997.[ 19]
Record flood stages for selected cities in Minnesota
Other records
The area of Low pressure that caused the United States' lowest recorded continental atmospheric pressure on October 26, 2010 over Minnesota
See also
General
Large-scale events that affected Minnesota
References
^ a b c d Seeley W., Mark (2006). Minnesota Weather Almanac . Minnesota Historical Society press. ISBN 0-87351-554-4 .
^ "History of the NWS in the Twin Cities" . National Weather Service - Twin Cities. November 9, 2005. Retrieved 2007-06-19 .
^ a b c d e "Minnesota Climate Extremes" . Minnesota Climatology Office. Retrieved 2021-07-14 .
^ "Minnesota Climate Extremes" .
^ "Warm and Wet 2010" . climate.umn.edu . Archived from the original on 2011-01-09.
^ "New 24-hour precipitation record established in Minnesota" . National Weather Service. August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24 .
^ "Monthly Minnesota Rainfall Record Broken" . Minnesota Climatology Office. October 18, 2007. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-19 .
^ a b "Minnesota Snowfall and Snow Depth Extremes" . National Climatic Data Center. December 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-01 .
^ "Famous Minnesota Winter Storms" . Minnesota State Climatology Office. March 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2007-06-28 .
^ "Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics" . Minnesota Climatology Office. May 21, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-19 .
^ 2010 data [dead link ]
^ "IEM :: PNS from NWS MPX" .
^ "Summary of March 06 2017 Severe Weather Outbreak" . National Weather Service - Twin Cities. March 7, 2017.
^ "Historic, Unprecedented Storm of December 15-16, 2021" . National Weather Service - Twin Cities. December 15, 2021.
^ "F5 Tornadoes of the United States" . Storm Prediction Center .
^ a b "How Historically Unusual Was This?" . The Southern Minnesota Tornadoes of March 29, 1998 . NWS - Twin Cities. March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08 .
^ "NCDC Storm Event Database" . NCDC . 1950–2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06 .
^ "NCDC Storm Event Database" . NCDC . 1950–2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06 .
^ Macek-Rowland, K.M. (April 13, 2005). "1997 Floods in the Red River of the North and Missouri River Basins in North Dakota and Western Minnesota" . U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved 2007-07-11 .
^ a b "Historic Rainfall and Flooding Event of August 18-20, 2007" . NOAA. Retrieved 2007-08-31 .
^ "RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND" . U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-06-18 .
^ "RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT GRAND FORKS, ND" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ "MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR MONTEVIDEO, MN" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ "MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR ALEXANDRIA, MN" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ "MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL, MN" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ "MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MN" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ "Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena" (PDF) . NOAA. Retrieved 2006-11-20 .
^ "Record Low Pressure Hits Minnesota October 26-27, 2010" . Minnesota Climatology Office. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-29 .
^ "121-MPH wind huffed, puffed, blew state record down" . Star Tribune .
External links
Weather records in the United States