WRONG! I guess my information was bad, this puts us in 3rd place. The record is 14 days in 1936, followed by 11 days in 1948. There was a logjam at 3rd place but 2026 will now hold the spot.
Today is the 10th consecutive 90 at MSP, setting a new record. (False) While the daily high temperatures weren’t noteworthy, the duration certainly was. I’d classify this as a historic heatwave around Minnesota.
Smoke has on a relative sense moved out of my area. AQI below 200 and visibly has improved to 8-9mi after being 1-3mi most of the day.
Historic smoke event without a doubt.
Multiple monitors from Duluth to Marquette in the 600-800+ range. Can’t remember ever seeing anything above 600.
So far no smoke here, but the highest dewpoints of this heatwave so far.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness being closed to all visitors for only the 2nd time ever due to extreme fire behavior and danger. Love that area so much, hope they get some storms soon.