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NickB79

(19,243 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:24 PM Jan 2019

Minneapolis breaks a record for January warmth

https://blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/2019/01/record-january-warmth-sloppy-wintry-mix-arrives-sunday-night/

Minnesota’s January thaw has moved into record territory.

The thermometer at MSP Airport reached 47-degrees Friday afternoon. That’s good enough to smash the previous record of 41-degrees last set in 2007 by 6 degrees. Friday’s weather maps looked more like late March. Highs in the 40s were common across the Upper Midwest.

47 degrees. Sweet Jesus, it felt weird out there, roaming the yard in a sweater instead of a parka.

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Minneapolis breaks a record for January warmth (Original Post) NickB79 Jan 2019 OP

I am in mid WI and we had 46 today. Miss the cross country sking this time of year riversedge Jan 2019 #1

It was very weird. I actually didn't cringe when I went outside. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #2

Hit 60 today in northeast Colorado. madamesilverspurs Jan 2019 #3

I remember that day in 2007 wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #4

60 predicted for tomorrow (Kansas City) hatrack Jan 2019 #5

So has Fairbanks, Alaska. akraven Jan 2019 #6

riversedge

(70,218 posts)

1. I am in mid WI and we had 46 today. Miss the cross country sking this time of year

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:25 PM

Jan 2019

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)

2. It was very weird. I actually didn't cringe when I went outside.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:26 PM

Jan 2019

madamesilverspurs

(15,803 posts)

3. Hit 60 today in northeast Colorado.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:54 PM

Jan 2019

Grew up here in the 1950s, don't recall ever seeing it this warm in January.

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wellst0nev0ter

(7,509 posts)

4. I remember that day in 2007

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 08:47 PM

Jan 2019

It was raining at night. In January.

hatrack

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5. 60 predicted for tomorrow (Kansas City)

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:11 PM

Jan 2019

And we've had, collectively, about 10 days' worth of seriously cold weather (30 or below) since October.

No snow to speak of, except for one weekend storm that dropped about 5" just after Thanksgiving.

akraven

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6. So has Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:05 PM

Jan 2019

It's not even near cold.

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