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Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

44.885°N, 93.231°W · station MSPthr · 155 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Minneapolis-St Paul.
59°SAT10/1762°SUN10/1863°MON10/1966°TUE10/2069°WED10/2170°THU10/2272°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Minneapolis-St Paul — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#13 / 154
warmest Oct 23 in 154 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 1899

Coolest Oct 23 ever

31°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 72°F — 13th warmest Oct 23 of 154 years · record 82°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
1872: 51°F1873: 35°F1874: 70°F1875: 58°F1876: 48°F1877: 62°F1878: 52°F1879: 49°F1880: 43°F1881: 45°F1882: 62°F1883: 48°F1884: 47°F1885: 52°F1886: 59°F1887: 39°F1888: 42°F1889: 50°F1890: 61°F1891: 67°F1892: 58°F1893: 68°F1894: 60°F1895: 53°F1896: 45°F1897: 72°F1898: 60°F1899: 82°F1900: 68°F1901: 77°F1902: 65°F1903: 46°F1904: 50°F1905: 48°F1906: 48°F1907: 57°F1908: 50°F1909: 44°F1910: 67°F1911: 44°F1912: 47°F1913: 58°F1914: 66°F1915: 59°F1916: 38°F1917: 38°F1918: 50°F1919: 47°F1920: 70°F1921: 62°F1922: 48°F1923: 62°F1924: 59°F1925: 36°F1926: 39°F1927: 70°F1928: 51°F1929: 47°F1930: 48°F1931: 70°F1932: 57°F1933: 41°F1934: 72°F1935: 55°F1936: 31°F1937: 41°F1938: 35°F1939: 45°F1940: 75°F1941: 54°F1942: 38°F1943: 58°F1944: 62°F1945: 56°F1946: 73°F1947: 56°F1948: 56°F1949: 49°F1950: 45°F1951: 47°F1952: 69°F1953: 52°F1954: 71°F1955: 53°F1956: 67°F1957: 52°F1958: 50°F1959: 53°F1960: 62°F1961: 58°F1962: 44°F1963: 81°F1964: 43°F1965: 49°F1966: 52°F1967: 73°F1968: 55°F1969: 45°F1970: 58°F1971: 54°F1972: 43°F1973: 73°F1974: 62°F1975: 57°F1976: 45°F1977: 50°F1978: 50°F1979: 48°F1980: 49°F1981: 34°F1982: 62°F1983: 44°F1984: 46°F1985: 64°F1986: 66°F1987: 41°F1988: 53°F1989: 76°F1990: 63°F1991: 60°F1992: 81°F1993: 73°F1994: 49°F1995: 44°F1996: 41°F1997: 49°F1998: 70°F1999: 47°F2000: 67°F2001: 62°F2002: 36°F2003: 55°F2004: 64°F2005: 48°F2006: 39°F2007: 66°F2008: 46°F2009: 40°F2010: 65°F2011: 58°F2012: 64°F2013: 39°F2014: 68°F2015: 54°F2016: 64°F2017: 61°F2018: 49°F2019: 46°F2020: 35°F2021: 52°F2022: 78°F2023: 64°F2024: 74°F2025: 51°F72° forecast303540455055606570758085188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2372°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#13 of 154
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Minneapolis-St Paul in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 25, 1944-41°FJan 21, 1888
Feb65°FFeb 26, 2024-33°FFeb 9, 1888
Mar83°FMar 23, 1910-32°FMar 1, 1962
Apr95°FApr 21, 19802°FApr 13, 1962
May106°FMay 31, 193418°FMay 3, 1967
Jun104°FJun 27, 193434°FJun 3, 1945
Jul108°FJul 14, 193643°FJul 4, 1972
Aug103°FAug 15, 193639°FAug 19, 1967
Sep104°FSep 10, 193126°FSep 30, 1939
Oct92°FOct 1, 202310°FOct 30, 1925
Nov77°FNov 1, 1933-25°FNov 29, 1875
Dec68°FDec 1, 1998-39°FDec 25, 1879
All-time108°FJul 14, 1936-41°FJan 21, 1888

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Minneapolis-St Paul so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1936

Coldest high ever

-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 15, 1888
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 1, 1897-20°FJan 15, 1888
Feb44°FFeb 21, 1930-19°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar61°FMar 18, 2012-3°FMar 10, 1948
Apr67°FApr 19, 198520°FApr 16, 1875
May75°FMay 31, 193433°FMay 1, 1909
Jun83°FJun 29, 193144°FJun 2, 1945
Jul86°FJul 13, 193658°FJul 4, 1967
Aug80°FAug 10, 194454°FAug 3, 1915
Sep77°FSep 5, 191240°FSep 27, 1942
Oct72°FOct 3, 200524°FOct 28, 1925
Nov60°FNov 7, 2020-4°FNov 29, 1875
Dec49°FDec 2, 1962-17°FDec 23, 1983
All-time86°FJul 13, 1936-20°FJan 15, 1888

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

22 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Minneapolis-St Paul's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 55°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 24°FJan: 8°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 12°FMar: 42°FMar: 25°FApr: 57°FApr: 37°FMay: 69°FMay: 50°FJun: 79°FJun: 60°FJul: 83°FJul: 65°FAug: 81°FAug: 62°FSep: 73°FSep: 54°FOct: 58°FOct: 41°FNov: 42°FNov: 27°FDec: 29°FDec: 15°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:30 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight10h 57m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.88°N, 93.23°W

Nearby Stations

Saint Cloud, MN60 mi NWRochester, MN76 mi SEEau Claire, WI85 mi EBrainerd, MN113 mi NWHayward, WI117 mi NELa Crosse, WI119 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Minneapolis-St Paul's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Minneapolis-St Paul's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Minneapolis-St Paul, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Minneapolis-St Paul — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
22 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 29th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 44 in 1988.

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