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Weather extremes

How extreme does Saint Cloud's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Saint Cloud 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 St Cloud Rgnl Ap station 9 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 Saint Cloud has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
102°F Jun 24, 1988

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Saint Cloud (typical high near 77°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jun 24, 1988
2 102°F Jul 31, 1988
3 101°F Jun 19, 1988
❄️ Coldest night
-43°F Jan 9, 1977

About 46°F colder than a normal January night in Saint Cloud (typical low near 3°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -43°F Jan 9, 1977
2 -41°F Dec 19, 1983
3 -40°F Jan 19, 1994
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.08 in Aug 29, 2016

More rain in a single day than Saint Cloud usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 4.0 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.08 in Aug 29, 2016
2 3.62 in Sep 8, 1985
3 3.52 in Apr 22, 2001
Most snow in one day
13.2 in Nov 10, 2014

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

The three most extreme on record

1 13.2 in Nov 10, 2014
2 11.0 in Dec 9, 2012
3 10.9 in Nov 20, 1975

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.

-70°-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 102°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Saint Cloud's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 102°F is about 25°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, Saint Cloud's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 0s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as −43°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 13 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 ST Cloud Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014926), about 9 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →