July 12th -18th Heatwave

[OrdIowPitMsp]

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. 

[hawkeye_wx]

Today had potential to be the hottest day here, but the morning storms held the heat back in central and western Iowa.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

1 hour ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Today is the 10th consecutive 90 at MSP, setting a new record. While the daily high temperatures weren’t noteworthy, the duration certainly was. I’d classify this as a historic heatwave around Minnesota. 

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.