![]() ![]() Rochester also set its record of 40.0 inches, St. A typical winter usually sees two or three such events. There were five calendar days of at least 4 inches of snow. The Twin Cities total of 39 inches broke the old record of 26.5 inches by over a foot. ![]() Cloud State men’s hockey team had to find shelter in the Watonwan County Jail.įebruary is not typically known as a snowy month. The National Guard troops were used to rescue stranded motorists and the St. Governor Walz declared a State of Emergency in Freeborn and Steele Counties. Roads became impassible over the southern fifth of the state. The brunt of the storm missed the Twin Cities, but blizzard conditions quickly developed in the south. No memorable winter would be complete without a hallmark storm and this one was one of the largest of the winter. North of the extreme heat, severe storms produced large hail and wind damage from Otter Tail County eastward through Morrison, Pine and Chisago Counties. In fact, with an air temperature of 95 F and a dew point temperature of 80 F, the 115 F heat index value at MSP tied for the second highest on record. One day stood out for summer heat in 2019, and it was this one, with heat indices well above 100 degrees. #5 Extreme Heat and Big Storms, July 19, 2019 Picking the top event can be subjective, but here is this year’s list of the top 5 weather events of 2019, with some honorable mentions including another April blizzard in Minnesota. Top 5 weather events of 2019Įach December Minnesota DNR Climate Working Group reaches out to local weather professionals to vote on the top weather events of the year. Some of these records include: -14 degrees F at Duluth, -19 degrees F at Rochester and International Falls and -17 degrees F at St. Some record cold maximum temperature records were set across the state as the mercury stayed in the teens below zero on January 30. The old record was -55 degrees F at Embarrass in 1996. Cotton recorded another -56 F daily low temperature on January 31, breaking the daily statewide record minimum temperature for the date as well. The old record was -54 at Pokegama Dam in 1904. However, the -56 at Cotton on January 27 did set the daily statewide record minimum temperature for the date. Neither the minimum or maximum temperature in the Twin Cities on January 30 set a record for the date. The -13 degrees F maximum temperature in the Twin Cities on Januwas the coldest maximum temperate since -17 degrees F on February 2, 1996. The -28 degrees F air temperature in the Twin Cities on Januwas the lowest ambient air temperate in the Twin Cities since -32 degrees F on February 2, 1996. The -56 degrees F air temperature at Cotton 3S on Januwas the lowest ambient air temperature in Minnesota since the -60 degrees F reading near Tower on February 2, 1996. The University of Minnesota was closed on the 30th and postal mail service was stopped statewide. Schools were closed for four days for many in the Twin Cities and outstate. There were also broken water mains, and emergency personnel were busy with frostbite reports. Xcel Energy asked customers statewide to reduce their thermostat setting to 63 degrees. ![]() The bitter cold brought some natural gas shortages just north of the metro and power outages to about 7,000 in the southern and western suburbs. The arctic outbreak from January 27-31, 2019 had some of the lowest air temperatures to visit Minnesota since 1996, and the lowest wind chills since the 1980s. ![]() Here’s more perspective on the event from the Minnesota DNR Climate Working Group. ![]()
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