List of Minnesota weather records

The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the state during the Over 160 years.

Due to its location in the northern plains of the United States its climate is one of extremes.

Minnesota's history of nearly continuous meteorological record keeping stretches back two centuries to 1819 when Fort Snelling was settled.

By 1871 the first official government observations were taking place in the Twin Cities and by the late 19th century and early 20th century most statewide stations that exist today were in operation.

[1][2] Record flood stages for selected cities in Minnesota

The 1936 North American heat wave caused record-setting temperatures in eight US states.
Map of Minnesota showing the snowfall totals from the 1991 Halloween Blizzard .
Damage from the 1886 Sauk Rapids tornado , Minnesota's deadliest tornado on record.
A bridge connecting East Grand Forks, Minnesota to Grand Forks, North Dakota is submerged during the record flooding of the Red River in 1997. [ 19 ]
The area of Low pressure that caused the United States' lowest recorded continental atmospheric pressure on October 26, 2010 over Minnesota