Weather temperature records in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been officially kept since 1872. Here is a list of the ten coldest weather temperature days in Minneapolis history since 1872. There are actually 11 coldest weather temperature days listed because of ties.
Out of the 11 coldest temperatures in Minneapolis history, the vast majority (9) occurred in January and that is easily the coldest month for the city with an average daily temperature of just 11.8 degrees. December and February each have one of the coldest days on the list and they are tied for the second coldest month in Minneapolis with a daily average temperature of 17.9 degrees.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Minneapolis is -41 degrees which occurred on January 21, 1888. Do you know the hottest temperature ever recorded in Minneapolis? The coldest most recent date in Minneapolis was on December 18, 2016, when the temperature dropped to -20 below zero.
Of all cities in the United States with metro area populations of at least 500,000 people, Minneapolis, Minnesota is the coldest. There are colder cities and places in the United States but they are much smaller than Minneapolis.
Minneapolis averages 156 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark and 23 days a year when the temperature drops to zero or below. So it can certainly get ridiculously cold in the city of Minneapolis this winter or any winter.
Ten Coldest Weather Temperature Days Ever Recorded in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1. -41 degrees on January 21, 1888
2. -39 degrees on December 25, 1879
3. -37 degrees on January 15, 1888
T-4. -36 degrees on January 18, 1887
T-4. -36 degrees on January 2, 1885
T-6. -34 degrees on January 19, 1970
T-6. -34 degrees on January 22, 1936
T-6. -34 degrees on January 7, 1887
T-6. -34 degrees on January 23, 1886
T-10. -33 degrees on January 24, 1904
T-10. -33 degrees on February 9, 1999
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