Minnesota Historic Temperature Extremes
The coldest actual temperature ever recorded in Minnesota is -60 F in Tower on February 2, 1996. The coldest temperature recorded each month in our state tells us it has been below zero in seven months. The low temperature of each month also shows it's been below freezing in all twelve months. The lowest, highest record temperature was 69 on January 24, 1981 in Montevideo.
Here is a listing of the temperature extremes recorded for each month in Minnesota. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit (F) , the date temperature was recorded and location :
January record high 69: January 24, 1981 in Montevideo
January record low -57: January 24, 2004, Jan. 21, 1996, Jan. 22, 1996 Embarrass
February record high 76: February 21, 1896 Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth County
February lowest temperature -30: Feb. 2, 1996 Tower
March highest temperature 88: March 23, 1910 Montevideo
March lowest temperature -50: March 2, 1897 Pine City
April highest temperature 101: April 22, 1980 Hawley
April lowest temperature -22: April 6, 1979 Karlstad
May highest temperature 112 :May 31, 1934 Maple Plain
May lowest temperature 4: May 1, May 2, 1909 Pine River
June highest temperature 110: June 29, 1931 Canby
June lowest temperature 15: June 1, 1964 Bigfork
July highest temperature 115: July 29, 1917 Beardsley
July lowest temperature 24: July 7, 1997 Tower
August highest temperature 110: August 10, 1947 Beardsley
August lowest temperature 21: August 28, 1996 Tower, Aug. 2, 2002 Kelliher
September highest temperature 111: September 11, 1931 Beardsley
September lowest temperature 10: Sept. 30, 1930 Big Falls
October highest temperature 98: October 5, 1963 Beardsley
October lowest temperature -16: Oct. 26, 1936 Roseau
November highest temperature 84: November 1, 1950 Winona
November lowest temperature -45: November 30, 1896 Pine City
December highest temperature 74: December 9, 1939 Wheaton
December lowest temperature -57 December 31, 1898 Pine City
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