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The following is a list of Minnesota weather records observed at various stations across the state during the Over 160 years. Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. Due to its location in the northern plains of the United States its climate is one of extremes.
Heavy and persistent rain expected over the next two days has raised concerns about flooding, and the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for most of Minnesota, in effect until late ...
The summer months of June, July, August, and September account for nearly half of the annual precipitation total across the state of Minnesota. [62] Most of this rain falls from thunderstorms, a frequent summer occurrence. Even though summer is the primary season for Minnesota to experience thunderstorms, they can occur from March to November.
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A large swath of heavy rain fell across most of southern Minnesota during Saturday, August 18, and Sunday, August 19, with the highest totals in the far southeast counties of the state. Twenty-four-hour rainfall totals of 15.10 inches (384 mm) were recorded in Hokah, which easily broke the old state record of 10.84 inches (275 mm).
The old 24-hour record for July was 1.91 inches set in 2021. Wednesday alone surpassed this record with a total rainfall of 3.46 inches of rain as of 8 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Rain is the most common form during the summer months, while snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain, and occasionally rain occur during the winter. The summer months of June, July and August account for nearly half of the annual precipitation total across the Twin Cities. [12] Most of this rain falls from thunderstorms, a frequent summer occurrence.
The 2-inch totals were seen all the way up into northern Walworth County around Whitewater and Elkhorn. The storm stayed mostly south of Madison, which saw about half an inch to 1 inch of rainfall.