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Weather extremes

How extreme does White Bear Lake's weather get?

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

Based on 45 years of daily weather observations (1981–present), from the Vadnais Lake station 8 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 White Bear Lake has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
107°F Aug 6, 2001

That is about 26°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in White Bear Lake (typical high near 81°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 107°F Aug 6, 2001
2 103°F Jul 18, 2001
3 102°F Jun 24, 1988
❄️ Coldest night
-40°F Feb 2, 1996

About 51°F colder than a normal February night in White Bear Lake (typical low near 11°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -40°F Feb 2, 1996
2 -37°F Jan 19, 1994
3 -36°F Jan 18, 1994
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.76 in Jul 24, 1987

More rain in a single day than White Bear Lake usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.76 in Jul 24, 1987
2 4.55 in Jul 16, 2011
3 4.41 in Jun 7, 1984
Most snow in one day
14.0 in Nov 30, 1991

The three most extreme on record

1 14.0 in Nov 30, 1991
2 14.0 in Dec 11, 2010
3 13.5 in Feb 21, 2011

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.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 107°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

White Bear Lake's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 107°F is about 26°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, White Bear Lake'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 107°F and as low as −40°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 14 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 Paul Dwtn AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014927), about 17 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →