Minnesota State Climatology Office

06/09/2026

If the forecasts verify, this would only be the third time in 154 years of record in the Twin Cities, and in 133 years of record at St. Cloud, that high temperatures reached at least 80 F in each of the first 10 days of June. Other years at both stations were 2023 and 1976.

06/04/2026

Some pockets of rain over the past three days over the western part of the state. The heaviest rains were in the far northwest corner, in Kittson County. Pembina, just across the border in North Dakota picked up over 3 inches of rain.

06/04/2026

An oldie but a goodie on the State Climatology Office Website. Climate Calendars for the Twin Cities. These are very old files (from the 1990s) that are still updated. Here's June

06/03/2026

This is a chance to provide input in the National Weather Service Cooperative Program. This is a group of volunteers who monitor and report rain, snow and temperature each day. The records they keep are the backbone of keeping track of the climate in the country.

We want to hear from you! The National Weather Service is planning to modernize its Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) network by harnessing new technology, optimizing observation sites and leveraging high-quality commercial data. Weigh in on our recently-published Request for Comment!

06/01/2026

Some welcome precipitation this weekend. It was the first significant rain in two weeks for some locations. The point values on this map are estimated,

05/15/2026

The National Weather Service is looking for input on people that use the NOAA Weather Radio. If you listen to it a lot in the Twin Cities you can almost hear: "..162.55 megahertz..."

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currentl...

05/14/2026

Blowing dust has been an issue in parts of northwest Minnesota. This image is from a MNDOT Traffic Camera east of Moorhead during the late afternoon of May 14, 2026. The National Weather Service issued a Blowing Dust Warning until 7pm on May 14 for Norman, West Polk and Clay Counties.

05/11/2026

Happy Statehood Day. On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became a state. Word did not reach the new state until two weeks later when the news was conveyed via a telegram to Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin and then the news traveled up the Mississippi River by steamboat. What was the weather like 168 years ago on May 11, 1858? There were very few weather recording stations in the state. Fort Snelling weather observations ceased on April 30, 1858, and would not start again until 1867. There were meteorological reports out of Fort Ridgley in Renville County and at Fort Ripley in Morrison County. Both locations reported frost in the morning, no precipitation and a 2 pm temperature of 62 degrees at Fort Ripley and 58 degrees at Fort Ridgely.

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