Record Setting Cold - October 3 and 6,
1999
October continues to set record cold temperatures. In addition to the
record cold set at Embarrass (9 degrees F) and Tower (14 degrees F) on October 3rd,
Wednesday, October 6th also brought record cold to many northern Minnesota communities.
The following were morning lows reported on October 6th and their ranking in each
station's climate record:
| Location |
Mininum Temp. |
Historical Ranking on October 6 |
| International Falls |
18 degrees F |
new record |
| Orr |
18 |
new record |
| Eveleth |
18 |
new record |
| Ely |
19 |
new record |
| Aitkin |
19 |
tied record of 1976 |
| Bigfork |
21 |
new record |
| Hibbing |
21 |
new record |
| Grand Rapids |
21 |
3rd coldest |
| Cook |
21 |
2nd coldest |
| Crane Lake |
23 |
new record |
| Roseau |
23 |
2nd coldest |
| Bemidji |
23 |
3rd coldest |
Mark Seeley
Professor and Extension Climatologist
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
University of Minnesota
St Paul, MN 55108
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Last modified: October 8, 1999
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