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Currently in the Twin Cities — October 2, 2023: Record-hot temperatures
Plus, a record-hot start to October around the world.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
October 02, 2023
The weather, currently.
Record-hot October weather
We finished the hottest ever recorded September in the Twin Cities and statewide. We broke through the #1 spot that stood for 126 years. Thanks to the soaking rains of the last days of the month it also finished the 14th wettest September in the Twin Cities, just under 6 inches of rainfall.
We’ll see another couple VERY warm days with highs in the 80s, a full 15-20 degrees above the normal. A cold front will bring showers/thunder Tuesday night and a BIG drop in temperatures. By Friday highs will only be in the 50s!
What you need to know, currently.
The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.
In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.
And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.
With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.
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