Minnesota · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

44.885°N, 93.231°W · station MSPthr · 155 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Minneapolis-St Paul.
76°TUE7/1476°WED7/1576°THU7/1676°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#131 / 153
coldest Jul 19 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

46°F
set in 1873

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 1977

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Minneapolis-St Paul. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4662791873: 46°F1874: 62°F1875: 59°F1876: 68°F1877: 54°F1878: 73°F1879: 61°F1880: 53°F1881: 62°F1882: 51°F1883: 60°F1884: 60°F1885: 65°F1886: 68°F1887: 59°F1888: 61°F1889: 63°F1890: 60°F1891: 58°F1892: 62°F1893: 65°F1894: 71°F1895: 63°F1896: 64°F1897: 70°F1898: 66°F1899: 68°F1900: 59°F1901: 66°F1902: 58°F1903: 58°F1904: 71°F1905: 67°F1906: 64°F1907: 65°F1908: 62°F1909: 64°F1910: 61°F1911: 51°F1912: 55°F1913: 62°F1914: 61°F1915: 54°F1916: 73°F1917: 68°F1918: 64°F1919: 66°F1920: 55°F1921: 63°F1922: 58°F1923: 70°F1924: 56°F1925: 66°F1926: 74°F1927: 52°F1928: 64°F1929: 53°F1930: 68°F1931: 71°F1932: 74°F1933: 73°F1934: 74°F1935: 76°F1936: 72°F1937: 64°F1938: 65°F1939: 62°F1940: 68°F1941: 52°F1942: 66°F1943: 60°F1944: 64°F1945: 63°F1946: 67°F1947: 51°F1948: 57°F1949: 60°F1950: 57°F1951: 57°F1952: 74°F1953: 67°F1954: 65°F1955: 70°F1956: 60°F1957: 70°F1958: 60°F1959: 63°F1960: 59°F1961: 59°F1962: 64°F1963: 63°F1964: 75°F1965: 64°F1966: 61°F1967: 64°F1968: 65°F1969: 67°F1970: 55°F1971: 52°F1972: 54°F1973: 65°F1974: 65°F1975: 68°F1976: 60°F1977: 79°F1978: 65°F1979: 60°F1980: 66°F1981: 66°F1982: 62°F1983: 69°F1984: 52°F1985: 67°F1986: 68°F1987: 69°F1988: 69°F1989: 61°F1990: 66°F1991: 71°F1992: 55°F1993: 62°F1994: 65°F1995: 63°F1996: 72°F1997: 67°F1998: 67°F1999: 68°F2000: 52°F2001: 71°F2002: 71°F2003: 61°F2004: 62°F2005: 57°F2006: 67°F2007: 64°F2008: 68°F2009: 53°F2010: 64°F2011: 74°F2012: 71°F2013: 72°F2014: 67°F2015: 64°F2016: 67°F2017: 62°F2018: 65°F2019: 73°F2020: 68°F2021: 68°F2022: 75°F2023: 65°F2024: 60°F2025: 65°F70° forecast18732025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1970°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#131 of 153
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-41°F (1888)
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°F1944-41°F1888
Feb65°F2024-33°F1888
Mar83°F1910-32°F1962
Apr95°F19802°F1962
May106°F193418°F1967
Jun104°F193434°F1945
Jul108°F193643°F1972
Aug103°F193639°F1967
Sep104°F193126°F1939
Oct92°F202310°F1925
Nov77°F1933-25°F1875
Dec68°F1998-39°F1879
All-time108°F1936-41°F1888

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Minneapolis-St Paul so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

146 days
record run, ended Apr 3 1912

So far in 2026

86 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Minneapolis-St Paul's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +5° 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

Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset7:58 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight15h 19m · losing 9 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's low 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 low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Minneapolis-St Paul — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
86 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 128th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 94. Record: 114 in 1874.

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