It’s been a hot and humid start to July for much of Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, we officially hit 100 degrees or warmer twice in the first 6 days of July. That's only happened once before, in 1949. Here’s how our high temperatures for July 1 through July 6 compare to the same period in 1949:
July 1 94 94
July 2 99 95
July 3 97 100
July 4 101 100
July 5 96 98
July 6 102 90
2012 1949
The average high for July 1 through July 6 was 96.2 degrees in 1949. We topped that this year, with an average high of 98.2 degrees, making this the warmest 6 day start to July in Twin Cities history. By the way, daily low temperatures from July 1 through July 6 were warmer this year than they were during the same period in 1949.
High and low temperatures will be cooler and closer to normal this weekend. We’ve earned a break from the heat.
