Record Heat:
April 28, 2004
For only the 9th time in 113 years the mercury cracked the 90 degree mark in the Twin Cities during the month of April.
The high on April 28th, 2004 was 91 degrees, breaking the old record of 87 degrees set back in 1934. A strong cold front
in the wee hours of the 29th brought an end to the heat with temperatures tumbling 44 degrees overnight in the
Twin Cities. The temperature change was 50 degrees in 12 hours at St. Cloud from a high of 91 at 7pm on the 28th.
to 41 degrees at 7am on the 29th. The greatest 24 hour temperature change ever in Minnesota was 71 degrees on
April 3, 1982 at Lamberton. On that date another strong cold front was the culprit and the high was 78 degrees
and the low was 7.
While the cold front passed by dry over central and southern Minnesota. Some severe storms erupted over
northeast Minnesota. Lightning sparked a structure and grass fire 12 miles northeast of Grand Marias and a
possible tornado was sighted in the Sea Gull Lake area in Cook County. This is the 3rd tornado for the
state so far in 2004.
Here is a list of places that set record high temperatures on April 28, courtesy Dr. Mark Seeley
of the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.
| MSP airport 91 F |
St Cloud airport 92 F |
Fargo airport 91 F |
| Detroit Lakes 90 F |
Fergus Falls 93 F |
Madison 91 F |
| Glenwood 93 F |
Redwood Falls 93 F |
Wheaton 91 F |
| Orr 90 F |
Willmar 93 F |
Litchfield 91 F |
| Hutchinson 93 F |
New Ulm 91 F |
Faribault 90 F |
| Waseca 90 F |
Albert Lea 90 F |
Alexandria 91 F |
| Olivia 93 F |
Morris 90 F |
St James 90 F |
| Red Wing 88 F |
Brainerd 87 F |
Little Falls 88 F |
| Austin 88 F |
Preston 90 F |
Cambridge 93 F |
| Lamberton 93 F |
Chaska 92 F |
Benson 95 F |
Listed below are some storm reports courtesy the National Weather Service.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1052 AM CDT THU APR 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W
04/28/2004 SOUTHERN ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND RAPIDS 47.23N 93.52W
04/28/2004 SOUTHERN ITASCA MN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE LITTLE SWAN 47.33N 92.79W
04/28/2004 WEST CENTRAL ST. L MN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY HWY 5
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG JENKINS 46.65N 94.33W
04/28/2004 CROW WING MN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. LIGHTNING CAUSED
STRUCTURE AND GRASS FIRE. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALSO
IN TROUT LAKE AND CROSS LAKE AREAS.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG PINE RIVER 46.72N 94.40W
04/28/2004 SOUTHERN CASS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TOP OF LARGE TREE SNAPPED OFF.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 E PALISADE 46.71N 93.49W
04/28/2004 NORTHERN AITKIN MN NWS EMPLOYEE
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 232.
0649 PM TSTM WND GST FLOODWOOD 46.93N 92.92W
04/28/2004 60 MPH SOUTHWEST ST. LOUI MN TRAINED SPOTTER
60 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. TREES DOWN.
0734 PM TSTM WND GST AURORA 47.53N 92.24W
04/28/2004 70 MPH EAST CENTRAL ST. L MN TRAINED SPOTTER
70 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST
0745 PM TORNADO SEA GULL LAKE 48.13N 90.95W
04/28/2004 COOK MN PUBLIC
THIS IS PRELIMINARY. INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED.
0751 PM TSTM WND DMG EMBARRASS 47.66N 92.20W
04/28/2004 EAST CENTRAL ST. L MN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
624 PM CDT WED APR 28 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM TSTM WND GST 6 N LASTRUP 46.13N 94.06W
04/28/2004 68 MPH MORRISON MN MESONET
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