As of 3:25 p.m. on March 10, the temperature at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport reached 66 degrees, tying the all-time maximum temperature record set in 2012.
Some quick facts about March 10 maximum temperatures in the Twin Cities:
- The Twin Cities database contains 143 years of temperature data for March 10 (1873-2015).
- The coldest March 10 on record was in 1948 (maximum: -3 degrees, minimum: -17 degrees).
- The normal maximum temperature for March 10 is 38 degrees.
- The maximum temperature on March 10 had reached 60 degrees or above only once before, the aforementioned 66 degrees, three years ago.
- The maximum temperature on March 10 has reached 50 degrees or above only 12 times in the 143-year record (8% of all years).
- The maximum temperature has reached 60 degrees on or earlier than March 10 roughly two dozen times. The earliest of which was February 15, 1921
- The average occurrence of the first 60 degree temperature in the Twin Cities is March 29.
Very warm temperatures are reported throughout Minnesota today. Maximum temperature records for March 10 have been, or will be, broken in many communities.
Current temperatures around Minnesota as of 3 p.m.
WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR MINNESOTA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 300 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2015 NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. N/A MEANS CURRENT SKY AND/OR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MNZ060>063-068>070-102100- Twin Cities Metro CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS TWIN CITIES SUNNY 64 34 32 SW13 29.82F ST PAUL SUNNY 65 32 29 SW14 29.82F CRYSTAL SUNNY 66 35 31 W17 29.82R BLAINE SUNNY 66 34 30 W15G21 29.81S LAKEVILLE SUNNY 61 37 41 SW8 29.83F EDEN PRAIRIE SUNNY 64 35 34 W13 29.82S SOUTH ST PAUL SUNNY 65 32 29 SW13 29.81F LAKE ELMO FAIR 64 34 32 SW13 29.82F $ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>017-022>024-027-028-102100- Northwest Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BEMIDJI SUNNY 47 32 55 NW18G24 29.88R HALLOCK MOSUNNY 46 36 66 NW16G22 29.94R ROSEAU SUNNY 43 34 70 NW14 29.90R WARROAD SUNNY 45 30 57 W14G20 29.88R THIEF RVR FALL MOSUNNY 45 36 70 NW16 29.95R CROOKSTON SUNNY 52 37 58 N15 29.95S FOSSTON SUNNY 46 34 61 NW16G23 29.94R DETROIT LAKES SUNNY 50 36 57 N22G28 29.93R MOORHEAD MOSUNNY 55 32 41 N21G28 29.95R PARK RAPIDS SUNNY 52 31 44 NW20G28 29.88R MAHNOMEN FAIR 47 35 63 N20G25 29.94R $ MNZ006-009>011-018-025>026-102100- North Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BAUDETTE SUNNY 42 31 64 NW12 29.86R FLAG ISLAND SUNNY 39 28 65 NW22 29.85R INTL FALLS MOSUNNY 41 29 62 W15 29.83R WASKISH SUNNY 46 28 49 NW10G22 29.87R BIG FORK SUNNY 52 27 37 NW10G17 29.82R LONGVILLE SUNNY 52 30 43 NW7G20 29.86R GRAND RAPIDS MOSUNNY 52 32 46 W16G24 29.82R CRANE LAKE SUNNY 46 28 49 NW13G20 29.80R ORR SUNNY 46 27 46 NW17G24 29.77R COOK SUNNY 50 28 43 NW13G23 29.78R WALKER FAIR 50 28 43 W16G22 29.87R $ MNZ012-019>021-037-102100- Northeast Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DULUTH MOSUNNY 56 31 38 NW21G30 29.75R ELY MOSUNNY 52 23 32 W20G29 29.73R HIBBING MOSUNNY 49 29 46 NW17G26 29.78R EVELETH SUNNY 50 30 46 NW17G28 29.78R DULUTH HARBOR SUNNY 54 34 47 NW22 29.77R TWO HARBORS SUNNY 61 36 39 NW13G23 29.71R SILVER BAY SUNNY 57 28 33 W10G23 29.70R GRAND MARAIS N/A 56 29 35 NW15G26 29.66R G MARAIS ARPRT SUNNY 48 28 46 W16G29 29.66R $ MNZ029>031-032-039>041-046>048-054>057-064-102100- West Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS FERGUS FALLS MOSUNNY 54 37 54 N17 29.95R WHEATON SUNNY 54 39 58 NW15G23 29.96S MORRIS SUNNY 55 41 58 N22 29.92R ALEXANDRIA SUNNY 52 38 58 NW16 29.90R ELBOW LAKE FAIR 50 37 62 NW16 29.93R HAZE WADENA SUNNY 52 34 50 NW20G28 29.89R GLENWOOD SUNNY 54 41 62 NW16 29.91R APPLETON SUNNY 57 43 58 N16 29.93R BENSON SUNNY 57 39 51 N16 29.92R ORTONVILLE SUNNY 55 39 54 N15G21 29.94R MADISON SUNNY 57 41 54 N14 29.93R WILLMAR N/A 57 39 51 NW18G24 29.91R $ MNZ033>034-036-042>043-049>051-058-059-102100- Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ST CLOUD SUNNY 61 31 32 NW20G26 29.84R SAUK CENTRE FAIR 53 37 54 NW16G23 29.89R PAYNESVILLE SUNNY 54 38 53 W16 29.89R AITKIN SUNNY 59 30 33 NW13G22 29.82R PINE RIVER MOSUNNY 54 32 43 NW9G18 29.89R BRAINERD SUNNY 56 32 40 NW21G30 29.85R STAPLES SUNNY 54 34 47 NW18 29.87R LONG PRAIRIE FAIR 52 36 54 W17G23 29.88S LITTLE FALLS SUNNY 55 32 41 W15G21 29.86R LITCHFIELD SUNNY 61 36 39 NW16G23 29.87S BUFFALO SUNNY 60 35 37 W12G22 29.85R MAPLE LAKE SUNNY 61 38 42 W13 29.86R $ MNZ037-044-045-052-053-102100- East Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PRINCETON SUNNY 64 36 34 W14 29.83R MORA SUNNY 61 30 31 N17 29.82R CAMBRIDGE SUNNY 64 41 42 W14G20 29.80R RUSH CITY SUNNY 62 35 35 W10 29.81R MOOSE LAKE SUNNY 57 32 38 NW12G24 29.77R HINCKLEY FAIR 61 32 33 W14G22 29.79S CLOQUET SUNNY 55 27 33 W21G28 29.78R MCGREGOR SUNNY 54 32 43 NW17G26 29.82R $ MNZ071>073-080-081-089-090-097-098-102100- Southwest Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MONTEVIDEO SUNNY 57 43 58 N20 29.93R GRANITE FALLS SUNNY 59 41 51 NW16 29.93R CANBY SUNNY 60 36 40 NW15 29.94R MARSHALL SUNNY 61 36 39 N20G25 29.94R REDWOOD FALLS SUNNY 62 38 40 NW12 29.89R OLIVIA SUNNY 57 41 54 NW17G25 29.89R PIPESTONE SUNNY 63 37 39 N13G18 29.92S WINDOM SUNNY 66 37 34 W12G17 29.89S WORTHINGTON SUNNY 63 37 39 W14 29.93S JACKSON SUNNY 64 32 29 W13 29.90F TRACY SUNNY 62 40 43 N16G23 29.92R SLAYTON SUNNY 63 37 37 NW16 29.92S $ MNZ065>067-074>077-082>085-091>093-102100- South Central Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MANKATO SUNNY 66 34 30 W15G21 29.86F NEW ULM SUNNY 64 37 36 NW16 29.87R FAIRMONT SUNNY 64 28 25 W12 29.88F GLENCOE SUNNY 62 46 55 W18G24 29.85R FARIBAULT SUNNY 63 39 42 SW9 29.86F OWATONNA SUNNY 61 43 51 SW10 29.87F WASECA SUNNY 63 43 48 W9 29.89S ALBERT LEA SUNNY 61 43 51 W8 29.88F $ MNZ078>079-086>088-094>096-102100- Southeast Minnesota CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ROCHESTER SUNNY 56 45 66 SW13 29.88F RED WING SUNNY 63 37 39 SW12 29.83F STANTON SUNNY 62 38 42 SW10 29.83F DODGE CENTER SUNNY 59 45 58 SW14 29.87F WINONA SUNNY 61 36 39 SW7 29.86F AUSTIN SUNNY 59 43 55 W6 29.88F PRESTON SUNNY 56 41 57 SW13 29.89S $ ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REMARKS TC - TEMPERATURES IN CELSIUS WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX HX - HEAT INDEX VSB - VISIBILITY
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