80-Degree Dew Point Temperatures in the Twin Cities

80-degree dew point temperatures are rare in the Twin Cities historical record. Since 1945, there have been only thirty-four hours of 80-degree dew points recorded. Ten of those thirty-four hours came in a ten-hour period on July 12 and 13, 1995. Eight hours are from July 17-19, 2011. The highest dew point temperature ever recorded in the Twin Cities was 82 degrees at 3pm and 4pm July 19, 2011. This broke the old record of 81 degrees at 11am on July 30, 1999.

There was a stretch of six hours of 80-degree dew point temperatures from 2am to 7am July 27, 2026, with a maximum hourly dew point temperature of 81 degrees at 2am.