Saint Cloud, MN

Minnesota · Records since 1894–2026

☁️ 82°F
Currently in Saint Cloud
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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

98°F

September 7, 1978

+24° from 74° normal

❄ Record Low

35°F

September 7, 1956

-16° from 51° normal
🌞 Normal high: 74°F 🌑 Normal low: 51°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Saint Cloud

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 13, 1936
❄
-43°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 9, 1977
🌧
5.00"
Wettest Day Ever
May 16, 1894
☃
24.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Apr 19, 1893

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F September 7, 1978
2 96°F September 7, 1976
3 93°F September 7, 2003
4 93°F September 7, 1933
5 92°F September 7, 2013
6 92°F September 7, 1945
7 91°F September 7, 1922
8 91°F September 7, 1906
9 90°F September 7, 1910
10 89°F September 7, 2002

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 35°F September 7, 1956
2 37°F September 7, 1993
3 38°F September 7, 1995
4 38°F September 7, 1953
5 39°F September 7, 2025
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 1894–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Saint Cloud

threshold: 90°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
4
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

153 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1894–2026
15
2026 so far
12
Avg/year 1970–2025
10
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
36
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Saint Cloud

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 5, 1936 – Jul 18, 1936 14 107°F (Jul 13) 101°F 70°F
2 Jul 13, 1901 – Jul 24, 1901 12 105°F (Jul 20) 99°F 73°F
3 Jun 16, 1910 – Jun 25, 1910 10 96°F (Jun 20) 93°F 64°F
4 Jul 23, 2006 – Jul 31, 2006 9 101°F (Jul 31) 94°F 66°F
5 Jun 25, 1921 – Jul 3, 1921 9 100°F (Jun 30) 95°F 66°F
6 Jul 31, 1930 – Aug 8, 1930 9 99°F (Aug 3) 93°F 66°F
7 Jul 24, 1935 – Aug 1, 1935 9 99°F (Jul 29) 94°F 67°F
8 Jul 15, 1964 – Jul 23, 1964 9 98°F (Jul 17) 94°F 68°F
9 Jun 19, 1911 – Jun 26, 1911 8 98°F (Jun 22) 94°F 62°F
10 Jul 2, 1948 – Jul 9, 1948 8 98°F (Jul 8) 94°F 67°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

60
2026 total
above-normal nights
41.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
1894

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

14.62"
2026 YTD
Normal: 21.31"
-6.69"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 3.01"
-3.01"
3
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Saint Cloud is 6.69" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended +0.25" per decade, about +3.2" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — August 2026

69.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

141st-warmest month on record

39th-warmest August of 130 on record

+1.7° vs. 68.0° average (1991–2020)
78.9°F
Warmest month ever
July 1936
77.1°F
Warmest August ever
1900
97°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 26

Average August Temperature by Year

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

1.27"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.72"
vs. average
Normal: 3.99" · 32% of normal
13th-driest
August rank
of 134 on record
9.28"
Wettest August ever
1900 · driest 0.42" (1933)

August Precipitation by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08" per decade (wetter since 1893)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1900 9.28"
2 2016 8.36"
3 1899 7.91"
4 1956 7.55"
5 1995 7.31"
6 1926 7.22"
7 1980 7.01"
8 1905 6.96"
9 1952 6.95"
10 1958 6.95"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1933 0.42"
2 1950 0.46"
3 1976 0.60"
4 2003 0.69"
5 1946 0.77"
6 2013 0.85"
7 1920 0.89"
8 1894 0.90"
9 1923 1.00"
10 1922 1.16"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1900 77.1°F
2 1947 75.2°F
3 1937 74.9°F
4 1983 73.4°F
5 1938 73.3°F
6 1930 73.0°F
7 2010 72.7°F
8 1969 72.6°F
9 1913 72.3°F
10 1909 72.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1936 78.9°F
2 July 1935 77.4°F
3 August 1900 77.1°F
4 July 1916 76.8°F
5 July 1901 76.6°F
6 July 2012 76.5°F
7 August 1947 75.2°F
8 July 2026 75.2°F
9 June 1933 75.1°F
10 July 2006 75.1°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Saint Cloud, MN 69.7°F 39th of 130
Brainerd, MN 67.9°F 40th of 108
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN 74.2°F 17th of 154
Duluth, MN 65.2°F 53rd of 153
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,572 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 134 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 3
so far
 Aug 16 Jun 23, 2009 Oct 4, 2025 -1.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 3 Sep 1, 1954 Oct 26, 1989 +0.5 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 7 Sep 14, 1954 Nov 2, 1924 -0.1 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Sep 27 Sep 1, 1974 Oct 28, 1963
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 7 Sep 3, 1974 Nov 7, 1900 -0.6 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Oct 29 Sep 22, 1974 Dec 3, 1899 -0.3 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 2 Sep 21, 1995 Dec 23, 1920 -1.1 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1894

139
Normal length
1991–2020 average
174
Longest on record
1899
98
Shortest on record
1974

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -0.1 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1894–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1893–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" per decade (wetter since 1893)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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