International Falls, Minnesota drops to record low -36F

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 – International Falls, Minnesota woke up to a temperature of -36F at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning breaking the previous record low for Dec. 27 of -32F set in 1924, according to the National Weather Service office in Duluth. That -36 is the actual temperature, not a wind chill!

According to state records, the -36 morning in International Falls is only about halfway to the state record low temperature of -60 in Tower, Minnesota on Feb. 2, 1996. The all-time record low for International Falls is -55F, set in January 1909.  

Wednesday morning, low temperatures in the Twin Cities metro ranged from -7 in St. Paul to -13 in nearby Lake Elmo. Minnesota is stuck in a deep freeze with single-digital highs and subzero lows hanging around into next week. Check the updated 7-day forecast at fox9.com/weather and download the Fox 9 Weather App to track temperatures and snow in your specific location.

Here’s a look at Wednesday morning temperate around Minnesota, as recorded by the National Weather Service at 6 a.m.

TWIN CITIES METRO

Minneapolis: -8
St. Paul: -7
Crystal: -9
Blaine: -9
Eden Prairie: -10
South St. Paul: -9
Lake Elmo: -13

NORTHWEST MINNESOTA

Bemidji: -31
Hallock: -18
Roseau: -24
Warroad: -26
Thief River Falls: -24
Crookston: -20
Fosston: -26
Detroit Lakes: -18
Moorhead: -20
Park Rapids: -30
Mahnomen: -24

NORTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Baudette: -25
Flag Island: -26
International Falls: -35
Waskish: -26
Big Fork: -35
Longville: -33
Grand Rapids: -28
Crane Lake: -33
Orr: -27
Walker: -30

NORTHEAST MINNESOTA

Duluth: -21
Ely: -33
Hibbing: -24
Eveleth: -27
Two Harbors: -18
Silver Bay: -26
Grand Marais: -14
Grand Marais Airport: -24

WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Fergus Falls: -17
Wheaton: -17
Morris: -13
Elbow Lake: -16
Wadena: -24
Glenwood: -15
Appleton: -15
Benson: -15
Ortonville: -11
Madison: -11
Willmar: -9

CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Sauk Centre: -15
Paynesville: -13
Pine River: -31
Brainerd: -28
Staples: -27
Long Prairie: -22
Little Falls: -24
Litchfield : -9
Buffalo: -9
Maple Lake: -10
Hutchinson: -10

EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Princeton: -20
Mora: -24
Cambridge: -18
Rush City: -18
Hinckley: -24
McGregor: -20

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6 thoughts on “International Falls, Minnesota drops to record low -36F

  1. Some dude we used to be friends with worked the Alaska pipeline in the 80s and early 90s up near Point Barrow…used to tell us about working outdoors in -70 degree temps, and how when he took a swig of whiskey inside his vehicle or something he had to swallow it quickly before it froze in his mouth…

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