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MN weather: Twin Cities set a record
A week from being in the freezer, the Twin Cities saw a new daily record for a high temperature on Thursday.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A week from being in the freezer, the Twin Cities saw a new daily record for a high temperature on Thursday.
New record set in Twin Cities
What we know:
Temperatures on Thursday hit 51 degrees, breaking the previous daily record for Jan. 30.
The previous high record, 48 degrees, was set in 1879.
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Warm weather spoils winter fun in MN
While some were enjoying the unusual January warmth, some Minnesotans were exactly thrilled with the record temps.
Reversing trends
The backstory:
The warm-up this week came as Minnesota emerged from the freezer last week.
Just nine days ago, Minnesotans were dealing with extreme cold and windchill temps far below zero. The Twin Cities saw 66 straight hours with air temps below zero, the lowest temp being 19 degrees below zero.
What's next:
The warm-up will continue through the weekend before temps again reverse course, going from around 10 to 15 degrees above average on Sunday to five to ten degrees below average for the start of the week on Monday.