A warm front separated mild air from unseasonably warm air across Minnesota on November 2-3. By the afternoon of November 3, the warm front had lifted to Northeast Minnesota. In a day that was more typical of Mid September, temperatures rose into the 70's across much of Minnesota on November 3. The low November sun angle cast an odd shadow on the balmy conditions. Records were tied or broken across the state. The Twin Cities at least tied the record high for November 3. The old record was 74 set back in 1978. The mercury climbed to 74 degrees by 3pm. The normal high for the Twin Cities on November 3 is 47. In addition, dew point temperatures were in the mid 50's during the afternoon of November 3 as well making it feel a little on the muggy side.
One area that did not have the warm temperatures was Duluth and along the north shore where winds off the lake kept clouds, fog and some light rain hugging the shore.
Below are Record Event Reports courtesy the National Weather Service.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
0444 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED TODAY AT TWIN CITIES MN...
AT 4 PM...A TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE TWIN CITIES.
THIS VALUE TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1978.
AN UPDATED RECORD EVENT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED IF THE TEMPERATURE
RISES AND BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1252 AM CDT TUE NOV 04 2008
...RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT ROCHESTER MINNESOTA YESTERDAY...
AT 229 PM ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 3RD...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT ROCHESTER MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT CLIMBED TO 75 DEGREES. THIS ESTABLISHED A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 73 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1978.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
500 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND...
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GRAND FORKS INTL AIRPORT ND...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 64 SET IN 1981.
THE AIRPORT ALSO SHATTERED ITS PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE. AROUND MID AFTERNOON
THE MERCURY TOUCHED 66 DEGREES...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 63...SET IN 1981.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
0512 PM CST MON NOV 03 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES WAS SET AT INTERNATIONAL
FALLS MN TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1978.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
344 PM CDT MON NOV 3 2008
...SEVENTH WARMEST NOVEMBER DAY IN ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...
ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2ND...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 72 DEGREES
AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES. THIS PRODUCED A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES.
THIS WAS 23 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 38 DEGREES. THIS TIED NOVEMBER 7 2001 FOR THE
SEVENTH WARMEST NOVEMBER DAY /IN REGARD TO AVERAGE TEMPERATURE/. IT WAS THE WARMEST
NOVEMBER DAY SINCE NOVEMBER 8 2006 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 61.5 DEGREES.
THE WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN NOVEMBER WAS 65 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 1 1933.
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE TEN WARMEST NOVEMBER DAYS IN RESPECT TO
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...
ROCHESTER WARMEST NOVEMBER DAYS
IN RESPECT TO AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE RANK TEMPERATURE DATE
---- ----------- ----
1 65.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 1 1933
2 64.5 DEGREES NOVEMBER 2 1938
3 62.5 DEGREES NOVEMBER 1 1990
62.5 DEGREES NOVEMBER 3 1938
5 62.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 1 2000
6 61.5 DEGREES NOVEMBER 8 2006
7 61.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 2 2008
61.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 7 2001
9 60.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 3 1978
60.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 18 1953
60.0 DEGREES NOVEMBER 1 1944
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
347 PM CDT SAT NOV 1 2008
...NEAR OR RECORD WARMTH POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN ANOMALOUSLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING NEAR OR RECORD WARMTH TO MUCH OF THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BESIDES DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
MANY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS MAY BE EQUALED OR BROKEN. AS A REMINDER...THE
WARMEST DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS ARE FOR THE DAY AND NOT NECESSARILY THE MORNING
LOW TEMPERATURE. EVEN THOUGH THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNUSUALLY WARM FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR...THEY WILL LIKELY BE NOWHERE NEAR THE STATE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS
FOR NOVEMBER.
THE TABLE BELOW PROVIDES THE STATE NOVEMBER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD
FOR IOWA...MINNESOTA...AND WISCONSIN...
IOWA 86 NOV 17 1899 BURLINGTON
MINNESOTA 84 NOV 1 1950 WINONA
WISCONSIN 84 NOV 4 1904 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
84 NOV 1 1904 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR BOTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
NOV 4TH NOV 5TH
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AUSTIN MN 71 IN 1975 68 IN 2001
CHARLES CITY IA 68 IN 1978+ 71 IN 1945
DECORAH IA 70 IN 1895 73 IN 1895
LA CROSSE WI 68 IN 1895 71 IN 1924
MEDFORD WI 71 IN 1978 70 IN 1938+
OELWEIN IA 71 IN 1978 72 IN 1945+
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI 74 IN 1978 73 IN 1895
PRESTON MN 73 IN 1975 69 IN 1975
ROCHESTER MN 72 IN 1975 70 IN 1893
SPARTA WI 71 IN 1978 66 IN 1975
WINONA MN 76 IN 1964 74 IN 1975
+ INDICATES THE LAST OCCURRENCE
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
NOV 4TH NOV 5TH
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AUSTIN MN 48 IN 1940 49 IN 1948
CHARLES CITY IA 54 IN 1981 54 IN 1895
DECORAH IA 54 IN 1895 53 IN 1895
LA CROSSE WI 56 IN 1895 54 IN 1895
MEDFORD WI 51 IN 1956 51 IN 1956
OELWEIN IA 52 IN 1981 46 IN 1978
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI 57 IN 1902 55 IN 1956
PRESTON MN 49 IN 1964 52 IN 1956
ROCHESTER MN 47 IN 1981+ 46 IN 1948
SPARTA WI 54 IN 1938 55 IN 1956
WINONA MN 55 IN 1964 53 IN 1956
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