This weekend’s record-high temperatures were remarkable in several ways. Not only did we tie or break daily records on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, but we’ve also never had two 90-degree days in the same October. It was also the latest we’ve ever hit 90 degrees in the Twin Cities since recordkeeping began in 1873.
The record high Saturday (October 10) in the Twin Cities was 90, set back in 1928. It was also previously the latest we had reached 90. Sunday, the record high was 85, set back in 2015. We shattered that by 5 degrees and have a new latest 90-degree date.
In case you’re curious, the earliest we reached 90 was April 15, 2002…