Posted by MNAngler On March - 21 - 2012

Just to show how crazy this Spring has been, the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office posted the records we have broken (so far) since March 10.

In the last 11 days, we’ve broken 8 record highs and 6 maximum lows. And technically, it was still winter as today is the first day of Spring. The metro lakes have already iced out and Northern Minnesota lakes aren’t far behind.

I’ve ~~stolen~~ copied the stats and posted them here in case the page goes away some day in the future.

Date	Maximum High Temperature Record	2012 Maximum Temperature	Maximum Low Temperature Record	2012 Minimum Temperature
Twin Cities
March 10	59 in 1878	66 new record	45 in 1878	34
March 11	61 in 1902	66 new record	45 in 1977	46 new record
March 12	69 in 1990	52	50 in 1990	43
March 13	66 in 2007	67 new record	46 in 1995	34
March 14	64 in 2010	73 new record	45 in 1973	48 new record
March 15	69 in 1927	63	42 in 1927	42 ties record
March 16	71 in 1930	79 new record	43 in 2003	42
March 17	76 in 1894	80 new record^	47 in 1894	59 new record
March 18	71 in 1921	79 new record	48 in 1968	61 new record*
March 19	72 in 1910	79 new record	48 in 1910	61 new record*
March 20	66 in 1938		41 in 1938

^The high of 80 degrees on March 17th is the earliest 80 degree temperature on record for the Twin Cities. The previous record for the first 80+ degree temperature of the year was March 23rd, set in 1910.

*The new maximum low temperature of 61 degrees, recorded on March 18th and 19th, is also the highest low temperature on record during the month of March in the Twin Cities. The previous record was 59 degrees set on March 17, 2012. The long standing record, prior to this year was 57 degrees set on March 27th and 29th 1910.