Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

Minnesota · Records since 1872–2026

🌙 46°F Feels like 38°
Currently in Minneapolis-St Paul
As of 5:45 PM CST

Records for November 12

🔥 Record High

65°F

November 12, 2001

+21° from 44° normal

❄ Record Low

-4°F

November 12, 1966

-33° from 29° normal
🌞 Normal high: 44°F 🌑 Normal low: 29°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Minneapolis-St Paul

🔥
108°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 14, 1936
❄
-41°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1888
🌧
9.15"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 23, 1987
☃
18.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Nov 1, 1991

First & Last Dates — Minneapolis-St Paul

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
219 days
Longest growing season
2016
119 days
Shortest growing season
1974
172 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 12

# Temp Date
🏆 65°F November 12, 2001
2 64°F November 12, 2011
3 62°F November 12, 1952
4 61°F November 12, 2005
5 60°F November 12, 1987
6 59°F November 12, 2023
7 59°F November 12, 1951
8 59°F November 12, 1944
9 59°F November 12, 1895
10 59°F November 12, 1884

Top 5 Record Lows — November 12

# Temp Date
🥶 -4°F November 12, 1966
2 2°F November 12, 1986
3 3°F November 12, 1911
4 4°F November 12, 1919
5 5°F November 12, 2019
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1872–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Minneapolis-St Paul

threshold: 91°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
27
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1873–2026
22
2026 so far
15
Avg/year 1970–2025
16
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
44
Most in a year (1988)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Minneapolis-St Paul

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 6, 1936 – Jul 18, 1936 13 108°F (Jul 14) 102°F 77°F
2 Jul 2, 1948 – Jul 12, 1948 11 101°F (Jul 6) 96°F 72°F
3 Jul 26, 1988 – Aug 3, 1988 9 105°F (Jul 31) 97°F 69°F
4 Jul 5, 1937 – Jul 13, 1937 9 100°F (Jul 10) 94°F 74°F
5 Jul 9, 2005 – Jul 17, 2005 9 97°F (Jul 16) 94°F 73°F
6 Jul 21, 1941 – Jul 28, 1941 8 104°F (Jul 24) 97°F 73°F
7 Jul 28, 1955 – Aug 4, 1955 8 100°F (Jul 28) 95°F 74°F
8 Jun 3, 2021 – Jun 10, 2021 8 99°F (Jun 5) 96°F 75°F
9 Jun 16, 1995 – Jun 23, 1995 8 95°F (Jun 17) 93°F 70°F
10 Jul 18, 1940 – Jul 24, 1940 7 103°F (Jul 22) 100°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

61
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
62
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1871–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1871, annual totals have trended +0.24" per decade, about +3.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Minneapolis-St Paul is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

197 of 314 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

23.78"
2026 YTD
Normal: 29.41"
-5.63"
1.90"
November so far
November normal: 1.61"
+0.29"
3
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Minneapolis-St Paul is 5.63" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 12 – Nov 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 91 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
63.7°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 154
+6.1°
vs. average
Normal: 57.6°F (1991–2020)
7.82"
Precipitation
69th-wettest of 156
-0.89"
vs. average
Normal: 8.71" · 90% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 12 – Nov 10

1873–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.17° per decade (warming since 1873)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 12 – Nov 10

1871–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1871)

Warmest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 63.8°F
2 2026 63.7°F
3 2021 62.0°F
4 1947 61.8°F
5 2016 61.5°F
6 1931 61.4°F
7 1948 61.3°F
8 2025 61.3°F
9 2023 61.2°F
10 1922 61.1°F

Coolest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1873 49.9°F
2 1890 52.2°F
3 1875 52.3°F
4 1887 52.5°F
5 1951 52.6°F
6 1917 52.8°F
7 1885 53.0°F
8 1896 53.1°F
9 1911 53.3°F
10 1876 53.3°F

Wettest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1881 18.36"
2 2007 17.12"
3 1977 15.80"
4 1911 14.69"
5 1900 14.47"
6 2002 13.98"
7 2019 13.64"
8 1903 13.43"
9 1986 13.05"
10 1985 13.01"

Driest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1953 1.38"
2 1952 1.78"
3 1976 2.18"
4 1945 2.99"
5 1987 3.02"
6 2012 3.03"
7 1974 3.07"
8 1888 3.24"
9 2011 3.26"
10 1889 3.32"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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