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Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

44.885°N, 93.231°W · station MSPthr · 155 years of record
90°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Minneapolis-St Paul.
88°TUE9/184°WED9/288°THU9/390°FRI9/489°SAT9/585°SUN9/680°MON9/7

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

#10 / 153
warmest Sep 4 in 153 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

98°F
set in 1925

Coolest Sep 4 ever

60°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 90°F — 10th warmest Sep 4 of 153 years · record 98°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
1873: 66°F1874: 66°F1875: 78°F1876: 77°F1877: 80°F1878: 88°F1879: 70°F1880: 78°F1881: 91°F1882: 84°F1883: 68°F1884: 81°F1885: 61°F1886: 85°F1887: 67°F1888: 79°F1889: 74°F1890: 78°F1891: 68°F1892: 75°F1893: 86°F1894: 81°F1895: 86°F1896: 67°F1897: 91°F1898: 78°F1899: 89°F1900: 80°F1901: 88°F1902: 66°F1903: 62°F1904: 72°F1905: 69°F1906: 78°F1907: 67°F1908: 81°F1909: 67°F1910: 76°F1911: 70°F1912: 84°F1913: 90°F1914: 72°F1915: 86°F1916: 87°F1917: 74°F1918: 61°F1919: 75°F1920: 72°F1921: 83°F1922: 96°F1923: 88°F1924: 78°F1925: 98°F1926: 62°F1927: 85°F1928: 65°F1929: 71°F1930: 83°F1931: 80°F1932: 76°F1933: 82°F1934: 73°F1935: 60°F1936: 84°F1937: 66°F1938: 84°F1939: 73°F1940: 87°F1941: 84°F1942: 74°F1943: 74°F1944: 80°F1945: 90°F1946: 85°F1947: 75°F1948: 87°F1949: 70°F1950: 76°F1951: 77°F1952: 75°F1953: 67°F1954: 76°F1955: 81°F1956: 74°F1957: 68°F1958: 75°F1959: 88°F1960: 92°F1961: 69°F1962: 62°F1963: 69°F1964: 81°F1965: 73°F1966: 70°F1967: 76°F1968: 82°F1969: 77°F1970: 87°F1971: 85°F1972: 62°F1973: 75°F1974: 72°F1975: 74°F1976: 83°F1977: 75°F1978: 89°F1979: 92°F1980: 88°F1981: 71°F1982: 82°F1983: 76°F1984: 71°F1985: 82°F1986: 70°F1987: 85°F1988: 67°F1989: 77°F1990: 88°F1991: 79°F1992: 72°F1993: 73°F1994: 63°F1995: 87°F1996: 86°F1997: 71°F1998: 84°F1999: 83°F2000: 74°F2001: 82°F2002: 86°F2003: 75°F2004: 86°F2005: 80°F2006: 78°F2007: 92°F2008: 68°F2009: 76°F2010: 69°F2011: 71°F2012: 92°F2013: 88°F2014: 86°F2015: 89°F2016: 76°F2017: 76°F2018: 76°F2019: 73°F2020: 76°F2021: 78°F2022: 75°F2023: 98°F2024: 78°F2025: 61°F90° forecast6065707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 490°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#10 of 153
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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 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

17 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: 78°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon12:13 PM
Daylight13h 16m · losing 20 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 Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 43rd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 44 in 1988.

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