Friday, June 9, 2017

10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Minneapolis

The ten all-time hottest weather temperature days in the history of Minneapolis plus the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Minnesota. The weather data dates back to 1871.


Minneapolis has a population of some 415,000 people in the city proper which ranks 46th in the United States. Some 3.6 million people live in the Minneapolis metro area which ranks as the 16th largest metro area in the United States.

Despite its norther location in the United States, it can certainly get hot in Minneapolis. The all-time record for the hottest weather temperature day in Minneapolis history is 108 degrees, which occurred on July 14, 1936. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Minnesota is 114 degrees which occurred on July 6, 1936, in Moorhead..

Since 1871, Minneapolis has had about 60 days when the weather temperature reached 100 degrees or hotter. The earliest date when a 100 degree day occurred in Minneapolis was on May 31, 1934, when it was 106 degrees. The latest date when a 100 degree day occurred was September 10, 1931, when it was 104 degrees. 

10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Minneapolis, Minnesota

1. July 14, 1936 - 108 degrees

T-2. May 31, 1934 - 106

T-2. July 10, 1936 - 106

T-2. July 11, 1936 - 106

T-2. July 12, 1936 - 106

T-6. July 31, 1988 - 105

T-6. July 13, 1936 - 105

T-6. July 21, 1934 - 105

T-6. July 22, 1934 - 105

T-6. July 23, 1934 - 105

The last time it was really hot in Minneapolis was on July 4, 2012, when it was 101 degrees. It was also 103 degrees on June 7, 2011.

The hottest month of the year in Minnesota is July, which has a daily average temperature of 73.6 degrees, followed closely by August at 70.5 degrees. The next hottest month in Detroit is June at 68.2 degrees, and then September which averages 60.5 degrees. The average daily weather temperature in the city for the whole year is 44.9 degrees.

Note: this article was originally published on Knoji but that site has not paid the author in over three years so he's republishing the updated article here on his own weather blog on June 8, 2017.

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