Streak of Under 40 Degree High Temperatures in the Twin Cities

Streak of Under 40 Degree High Temperatures in the Twin Cities

The Chanhassen National Weather Service issued a statement about the recent streak of maximum temperatures below 40 degrees. The statement is posted below.

...STRING OF COLD HIGHS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A RECORD...
THE STRING OF CONSECUTIVE HIGH TEMPERATURES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...UNDER 40 DEGREES...WHICH RAN FROM THE 29TH
OF DECEMBER...TO THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY (51 DAYS), ONLY RANKS 39TH
ON THE ALL TIME LIST FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. THE FOLLOWING LIST HIGHLIGHTS 
THE FIVE LONGEST PERIODS FOR THIS RECORD:

NUMBER OF DAYS        STARTING DATE         AVG VALUE IN DEGREES

1.   122                11/22/1903                 20.0
2.   116                11/17/1978                 20.5
3.   114                11/08/2000                 23.2
4.   110                11/18/1971                 21.5
5.   104                11/24/1954                 25.4

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