All-time weather records — Cromwell, MN

Record high
100.0°F
July 27, 1988
Record low
-52.1°F
January 15, 1972
Wettest day
6.11 in
June 20, 2012

Climate change signal in Cromwell

14.8%

of Cromwell's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (54 of 366 records since 2015).

8.2%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (30 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1960s
56
92
1970s
56
99
1980s
91
71
1990s
46
25
2000s
46
20
2010s
37
45
2020s
34
14

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1961, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1961-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 54.0°F — Jan 25, 1973 -52.1°F — Jan 15, 1972 2.00 in — Jan 24, 2010
February 62.1°F — Feb 24, 1976 -45.0°F — Feb 1, 1996 1.12 in — Feb 21, 2014
March 75.9°F — Mar 26, 2007 -43.1°F — Mar 1, 1962 1.75 in — Mar 12, 1977
April 93.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 -11.9°F — Apr 1, 1970 2.18 in — Apr 23, 2001
May 93.9°F — May 29, 1986 15.1°F — May 3, 1967 2.98 in — May 29, 1977
June 95.0°F — Jun 24, 1980 26.1°F — Jun 1, 1964 6.11 in — Jun 20, 2012
July 100.0°F — Jul 27, 1988 33.1°F — Jul 1, 1969 3.45 in — Jul 22, 1972
August 100.0°F — Aug 18, 1976 28.0°F — Aug 31, 1970 3.80 in — Aug 31, 1989
September 97.0°F — Sep 7, 1976 16.0°F — Sep 26, 1965 3.02 in — Sep 12, 2003
October 86.0°F — Oct 5, 1963 1.0°F — Oct 27, 1976 2.79 in — Oct 9, 1970
November 72.0°F — Nov 3, 1978 -27.9°F — Nov 28, 1976 2.00 in — Nov 1, 1974
December 60.1°F — Dec 1, 1962 -47.0°F — Dec 19, 1983 5.00 in — Dec 24, 2009

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Cromwell.