How 2023 actually went at the MSP climate station on Bloomington's border: temperatures against normal, precipitation and snowfall, and the days that set records.
| Month | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.0°N 23.6 | 14.4°N 8.8 | 2.25"N 0.89 | 22.3"N 11.0 | |
| 30.0°N 28.5 | 12.1°N 12.7 | 2.38"N 0.87 | 15.5"N 9.5 | |
| 36.5°N 41.7 | 21.5°N 24.9 | 2.72"N 1.68 | 15.5"N 8.2 | |
| 54.4°N 56.6 | 37.2°N 37.5 | 2.39"N 2.91 | 3.8"N 3.5 | |
| 74.7°N 69.2 | 53.7°N 49.9 | 1.62"N 3.91 | 0.0"N 0.0 | |
| 85.5°N 79.0 | 64.4°N 60.4 | 0.93"N 4.58 | 0.0"N 0.0 | |
| 85.1°N 83.4 | 64.0°N 65.3 | 2.57"N 4.06 | 0.0"N 0.0 | |
| 84.0°N 80.7 | 65.3°N 62.8 | 2.29"N 4.34 | TN 0.0 | |
| 78.0°N 72.9 | 60.2°N 54.2 | 5.72"N 3.02 | 0.0"N 0.0 | |
| 59.2°N 58.1 | 44.6°N 40.9 | 4.50"N 2.58 | 2.7"N 0.8 | |
| 47.2°N 41.9 | 29.8°N 27.7 | 0.04"N 1.61 | 0.5"N 6.8 | |
| 40.4°N 28.8 | 28.3°N 15.2 | 2.28"N 1.17 | 2.1"N 11.4 |
| Hottest Day | 98° | |
|---|---|---|
| Coldest Day | -13° | |
| Wettest Day | 1.90" | |
| Biggest Snow | 8.8" |
The hottest day of 2023 was August 22, when the high reached 98°F at MSP airport, the official climate station on Bloomington's border.
The coldest reading of 2023 was -13°F on February 3.
Through December 31, Bloomington recorded 29.74 inches of total precipitation in 2023, with the wettest single day (1.90") on September 25.
The 2022–23 snow season (July through June) totaled 90.3 inches at MSP.
In Twin Cities records going back to 1871, the all-time high is 108°F on July 14, 1936 and the all-time low is -41°F on January 21, 1888.
Source: ACIS / NOAA Regional Climate Centers · Station: MSP (KMSP), records via ThreadEx from 1871
