How extreme does Bloomington's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Bloomington has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap station 7 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Bloomington has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 31, 1988

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Bloomington (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 31, 1988

2 103°F Jun 7, 2011

3 102°F Jun 8, 1985

❄️ Coldest night

-32°F Jan 9, 1977

About 41°F colder than a normal January night in Bloomington (typical low near 9°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -32°F Jan 9, 1977

2 -32°F Feb 2, 1996

3 -31°F Jan 11, 1977

🌧️ Most rain in one day

9.15 in Jul 23, 1987

More rain in a single day than Bloomington usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.1 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.15 in Jul 23, 1987

2 7.28 in Aug 30, 1977

3 4.61 in Oct 4, 2005

⛄ Most snow in one day

18.5 in Nov 1, 1991

Close to a whole typical November's snow in one day (Bloomington averages about 7 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 18.5 in Nov 1, 1991

2 17.2 in Jan 22, 1982

3 17.1 in Jan 20, 1982

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Bloomington's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Bloomington's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 0s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −32°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain or close to 19 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00094963), about 14 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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