List of Minnesota weather records


The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the state during the last 100 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 early 20th century most statewide stations that exist today were in operation.

Temperature

Overall

EventMeasurementDateLocation
Highest TemperatureJuly 29, 1917
July 6, 1936
Beardsley
Moorhead
Lowest TemperatureFebruary 2, 1996Tower
Largest single-day changeApril 3, 1982Lamberton

By month

Precipitation

EventMeasurementDateLocation
Most yearly precip 2018Harmony
Least yearly precip 1976Ortonville
Most yearly precip 1977Statewide
Longest dry spell79 daysNovember 9, 1943 -
January 26, 1944
Beardsley, Canby,
Marshall, Dawson

Rain

Snow

Tornadoes

Hail

Flooding

Record flood stages for selected cities in Minnesota

Other records

over Minnesota
EventMeasurementDateLocation
Highest Pressure31.11 inHg January 21, 1922Collegeville
Lowest Pressure28.21 inHg October 26, 2010Bigfork
Highest dew pointJuly 18, 2011
July 19, 2011
Madison
Moorhead
Highest heat indexJuly 19, 2011Moorhead
Lowest wind chill
January 9-10, 1982 -
January 29, 2019
Northern Minnesota Thief River Falls
Highest wind 121 mph September 1, 2011Donaldson
Highest wind 180 mph August 20, 1904St. Paul