Minneapolis Crystal AP Weather Records (USW00094960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minneapolis Crystal AP (USW00094960), Minnesota, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Minneapolis Crystal AP

Minneapolis Crystal AP (USW00094960) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 45.06 latitude and -93.35 longitude, 263 m (864 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1997 to 2026, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Minneapolis Crystal AP still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 45.06 latitude, -93.35 longitude.
Elevation: 263 m (864 ft).
Period of record: 1997 to 2026, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

19 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minneapolis Crystal AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 19 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Minneapolis Crystal AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Minneapolis Crystal AP still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 75.

Standing records at Minneapolis Crystal AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1997	15
1998	48
1999	49
2000	75
2001	59
2002	52
2003	56
2004	65
2005	53
2006	53
2007	50
2008	37
2009	55
2010	39
2011	37
2012	59
2013	69
2014	61
2015	37
2016	38
2017	56
2018	62
2019	36
2020	52
2021	65
2022	38
2023	67
2024	45
2025	36

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 90.4 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minneapolis Crystal AP. The most was 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 20 September 2018.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Minneapolis Crystal AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 January 2001
Feb	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 February 2023
Mar	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 March 2023
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 April 2001
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 May 2006
Jun	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 June 2003
Jul	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 July 2016
Aug	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 August 2024
Sep	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 September 2018
Oct	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	2 October 2017
Nov	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 November 2000
Dec	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2025

29 years of record at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997.

Days with data per year at Minneapolis Crystal AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	92	25%	No
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	357	98%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	351	96%	Yes
2008	351	96%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	337	92%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	338	93%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1998 to 2024

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1998 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 6.1 C (43.1 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 9.9 C (49.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Minneapolis Crystal AP as warming stripes, 1998 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	9.0 C	+1.04 C
1999	8.1 C	+0.15 C
2000	7.2 C	-0.76 C
2001	7.7 C	-0.26 C
2002	7.5 C	-0.49 C
2003	7.3 C	-0.69 C
2004	7.2 C	-0.71 C
2005	8.3 C	+0.33 C
2006	8.8 C	+0.81 C
2008	6.4 C	-1.54 C
2009	6.9 C	-1.07 C
2010	8.4 C	+0.45 C
2011	8.0 C	+0.06 C
2012	9.5 C	+1.56 C
2013	6.5 C	-1.44 C
2014	6.1 C	-1.81 C
2015	9.1 C	+1.19 C
2016	9.3 C	+1.38 C
2017	8.2 C	+0.29 C
2018	7.2 C	-0.77 C
2019	6.5 C	-1.46 C
2020	8.3 C	+0.32 C
2021	8.9 C	+0.98 C
2022	7.2 C	-0.76 C
2023	9.3 C	+1.30 C
2024	9.9 C	+1.97 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1997 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Minneapolis Crystal AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2011	35.9 C (96.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)	2019	-27.1 C (-16.9 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2018	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	2003	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	2025	27 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Minneapolis Crystal AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1997	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1998	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2015	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2023	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2025	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2026. The record is -33.8 C (-28.8 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.1 C (-16.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Minneapolis Crystal AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1997	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2000	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2004	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2005	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2006	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2008	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2011	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2012	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2013	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
2014	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
2015	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
2016	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
2017	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)
2018	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
2019	-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
2020	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2021	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
2022	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2023	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
2024	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
2025	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
2026	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2026. The record is 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minneapolis Crystal AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1997	n/a
1998	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2001	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2002	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2004	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2005	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2008	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2010	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2011	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2012	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2014	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2016	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2017	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2018	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2019	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2020	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2025	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2026	36.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2026. The record is 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minneapolis Crystal AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1997	n/a
1998	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2000	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
2001	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2002	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2003	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
2004	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2005	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2006	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2007	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2008	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2009	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2010	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
2011	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
2012	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2013	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2014	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2015	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2016	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
2017	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
2018	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2019	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2020	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2021	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2022	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2023	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2024	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2025	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2026	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Minneapolis Crystal AP, 1997 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minneapolis Crystal AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1997	n/a
1998	22 days
1999	32 days
2000	39 days
2001	19 days
2002	57 days
2003	32 days
2004	25 days
2005	19 days
2006	31 days
2007	29 days
2008	20 days
2009	23 days
2010	28 days
2011	38 days
2012	21 days
2013	22 days
2014	30 days
2015	14 days
2016	19 days
2017	23 days
2018	20 days
2019	27 days
2020	40 days
2021	33 days
2022	26 days
2023	37 days
2024	44 days
2025	61 days
2026	27 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minneapolis Crystal AP falls on 28 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 159 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Minneapolis Crystal AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1998 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	28 April	n/a	28 April	n/a	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 October	n/a	6 October	n/a	+5.1 days per decade
Growing days	159 days	n/a	159 days	n/a	+5.3 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).