44.885°N, 93.231°W · station MSPthr · 155 years of record
64°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Minneapolis-St Paul.
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
#131 / 153
coldest Sep 2 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
42°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 67°F — 131st coldest Sep 2 of 153 years · record 42°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#145 / 153
coldest Sep 3 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
32°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 69°F — 145th coldest Sep 3 of 153 years · record 32°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#148 / 153
coldest Sep 4 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 71°F — 148th coldest Sep 4 of 153 years · record 39°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#149 / 153
coldest Sep 5 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
36°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 2015
Forecast low 70°F — 149th coldest Sep 5 of 153 years · record 36°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#137 / 153
coldest Sep 6 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
35°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 6 ever
77°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 69°F — 137th coldest Sep 6 of 153 years · record 35°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#129 / 153
coldest Sep 7 in 153 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
42°F
set in 1879
Mildest Sep 7 ever
75°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 65°F — 129th coldest Sep 7 of 153 years · record 42°F (1879) · coldest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
58°FJan 25, 1944
-41°FJan 21, 1888
Feb
65°FFeb 26, 2024
-33°FFeb 9, 1888
Mar
83°FMar 23, 1910
-32°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
95°FApr 21, 1980
2°FApr 13, 1962
May
106°FMay 31, 1934
18°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
104°FJun 27, 1934
34°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
108°FJul 14, 1936
43°FJul 4, 1972
Aug
103°FAug 15, 1936
39°FAug 19, 1967
Sep
104°FSep 10, 1931
26°FSep 30, 1939
Oct
92°FOct 1, 2023
10°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
77°FNov 1, 1933
-25°FNov 29, 1875
Dec
68°FDec 1, 1998
-39°FDec 25, 1879
All-time
108°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
42°FJan 1, 1897
-20°FJan 15, 1888
Feb
44°FFeb 21, 1930
-19°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar
61°FMar 18, 2012
-3°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
67°FApr 19, 1985
20°FApr 16, 1875
May
75°FMay 31, 1934
33°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
83°FJun 29, 1931
44°FJun 2, 1945
Jul
86°FJul 13, 1936
58°FJul 4, 1967
Aug
80°FAug 10, 1944
54°FAug 3, 1915
Sep
77°FSep 5, 1912
40°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
72°FOct 3, 2005
24°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
60°FNov 7, 2020
-4°FNov 29, 1875
Dec
49°FDec 2, 1962
-17°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
86°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.
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.
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.
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.
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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