Sep 27, 2023 - News
Summer 2023 was one of the Twin Cities' warmest on record
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This past summer was the Twin Cities' fifth warmest on record, with average temperatures of 74.7° F.
- Two daily record highs were broken or tied.
Backstory: While measurements began in 1873, you don't have to go that far back to find our hottest summer on record.
- It was just two years ago in 2021 when the average temperature hit 75.6°.
The big picture: The odds and severity of extreme heat events are rapidly increasing as the climate warms in response to human emissions of greenhouse gases.
Zoom out: This past summer featured the warmest June, July, and August on record globally.
- It was also the warmest on record for nearly 5% of the contiguous U.S.