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Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

44.885°N, 93.231°W · station MSPthr · 155 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Minneapolis-St Paul.
67°WED9/269°THU9/371°FRI9/470°SAT9/569°SUN9/665°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#134 / 153
coldest Sep 8 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

36°F
set in 1883

Mildest Sep 8 ever

74°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 64°F — 134th coldest Sep 8 of 153 years · record 36°F (1883) · coldest since 2025.
1873: 42°F1874: 67°F1875: 69°F1876: 58°F1877: 61°F1878: 60°F1879: 43°F1880: 47°F1881: 48°F1882: 63°F1883: 36°F1884: 58°F1885: 47°F1886: 52°F1887: 43°F1888: 55°F1889: 51°F1890: 48°F1891: 45°F1892: 59°F1893: 62°F1894: 63°F1895: 56°F1896: 52°F1897: 72°F1898: 47°F1899: 54°F1900: 62°F1901: 51°F1902: 52°F1903: 56°F1904: 54°F1905: 61°F1906: 67°F1907: 50°F1908: 52°F1909: 60°F1910: 48°F1911: 50°F1912: 61°F1913: 56°F1914: 47°F1915: 55°F1916: 58°F1917: 55°F1918: 55°F1919: 67°F1920: 54°F1921: 59°F1922: 59°F1923: 52°F1924: 51°F1925: 62°F1926: 52°F1927: 67°F1928: 57°F1929: 50°F1930: 53°F1931: 74°F1932: 49°F1933: 72°F1934: 52°F1935: 53°F1936: 63°F1937: 59°F1938: 59°F1939: 55°F1940: 67°F1941: 54°F1942: 56°F1943: 45°F1944: 49°F1945: 61°F1946: 50°F1947: 72°F1948: 55°F1949: 48°F1950: 52°F1951: 54°F1952: 50°F1953: 55°F1954: 52°F1955: 54°F1956: 40°F1957: 50°F1958: 46°F1959: 72°F1960: 58°F1961: 67°F1962: 59°F1963: 53°F1964: 63°F1965: 41°F1966: 54°F1967: 57°F1968: 47°F1969: 50°F1970: 53°F1971: 62°F1972: 50°F1973: 60°F1974: 57°F1975: 48°F1976: 73°F1977: 61°F1978: 67°F1979: 49°F1980: 63°F1981: 51°F1982: 59°F1983: 63°F1984: 57°F1985: 62°F1986: 42°F1987: 54°F1988: 55°F1989: 55°F1990: 61°F1991: 67°F1992: 50°F1993: 46°F1994: 58°F1995: 40°F1996: 62°F1997: 62°F1998: 50°F1999: 54°F2000: 57°F2001: 58°F2002: 68°F2003: 66°F2004: 53°F2005: 59°F2006: 53°F2007: 54°F2008: 50°F2009: 60°F2010: 46°F2011: 57°F2012: 55°F2013: 67°F2014: 58°F2015: 60°F2016: 68°F2017: 52°F2018: 57°F2019: 54°F2020: 50°F2021: 59°F2022: 70°F2023: 52°F2024: 48°F2025: 50°F64° forecast354045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 864°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#134 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°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

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: 57°F · forecast is +7° 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 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 Sep 8 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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