It looks like we'll be shivering our way through more frigid sub-zero temperatures this weekend, but just how close are we to the coldest temperature ever recorded here in Minnesota?

Sure, it's going to be cold in Minnesota... again

While Old Man Winter hasn't given us much snow so far this winter, that's not the case with cold weather. In fact, our latest bout with some bitter Arctic air will likely have many of us shivering in our boots for the next few days, starting Friday night.

I mean, with thermometers expected to read around -12 F when you wake up Sunday morning, you know it's going to be a wee bit nippy here in the Bold North. (BTW, the correct way to pronounce that temperature is "12 below zero..." or "12 below..." and NOT "minus 12" or worse, "negative 12..." am I right?)

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities says after mild weather Thursday and Friday, with high temperatures forecast in the upper 30s, colder air will filter into Minnesota on Saturday:

Winds will remain elevated and gusty heading into Monday. Combined with lows in the teens and possibly low 20s below zero, wind chills Saturday and Sunday nights are expected to drop into the 25 below to 40 below range. Cold Weather Advisories are a slam dunk but any lower could also bring on Extreme Cold Watch/Warning headlines.

After high temperatures that aren't expected to rise above zero on Sunday and Monday, milder weather is expected to return to Minnesota on Tuesday. While that's cold, it's not even close to the coldest weather ever recorded here in the Gopher Star State.

But is that the coldest it's ever been in Minnesota?

As it turns out, nope, it's not. Because to tie Minnesota's All-Time Record Low, the mercury will have to dip all the way down to 60 degrees BELOW ZERO. That's right, the coldest temperature ever recorded in the Land of 10,000 (Frozen) Lakes was -60 F, which happened up in Tower, Minnesota back on February 2, 1996.

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According to the Minnesota DNR, the air mass that produced the record low at Tower nearly 30 years years ago also produced bitterly cold temperatures across the rest of Minnesota. "The Twin Cities (at MSP airport) recorded -32 F, and has not recorded a temperature of -30 or colder since that time. International Falls bottomed out at -45 F," it noted.

Other states besides Minnesota have record super-cold temperatures too

While we're proud of our ability to withstand such ridiculously cold weather, Minnesota doesn't hold the record for the coldest temperature in the U.S., though. The DNR says the national record is -80 F, set at Prospect Creek, Alaska. Even here in the lower 48 states, Montana (-70 F), Wyoming (-66 F), and Colorado (-61 F) have all recorded colder record lows than Minnesota.

Part of the reason we're able to withstand such bone-chilling cold temperatures is the fact that Minnesotans know what to do to keep warm-- and also what NOT to do. Keep scrolling to check out 13 Things You Should NEVER Do When It's Below Zero in Minnesota, as well as the Most Extreme Temperatures Ever Recorded in Every State!

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LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state

Stacker consulted 2021 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to illustrate the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Keep reading to find out individual state records in alphabetical order.

Gallery Credit: Anuradha Varanasi

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