All-time weather records — Hopkins, MN

Record high
105.1°F
July 31, 1988
Record low
-33.0°F
February 2, 1996
Wettest day
6.43 in
July 23, 1987

Climate change signal in Hopkins

24.3%

of Hopkins's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (89 of 366 records since 2015).

9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (33 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
4
13
1970s
45
127
1980s
84
76
1990s
50
53
2000s
57
42
2010s
64
36
2020s
62
19

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 1968, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1967-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 55.0°F — Jan 8, 2003 -29.9°F — Jan 30, 2019 1.43 in — Jan 10, 1975
February 63.0°F — Feb 26, 2024 -33.0°F — Feb 2, 1996 1.05 in — Mar 1, 2012
March 82.0°F — Mar 29, 1986 -18.0°F — Mar 2, 2014 2.27 in — Mar 31, 2023
April 93.9°F — Apr 21, 1980 3.9°F — Apr 4, 1995 3.02 in — Apr 27, 1975
May 98.1°F — May 28, 2018 24.1°F — May 6, 1989 3.50 in — May 8, 2006
June 102.0°F — Jun 24, 1988 36.0°F — Jun 13, 1969 3.88 in — Jun 14, 1992
July 105.1°F — Jul 31, 1988 42.1°F — Jul 1, 1969 6.43 in — Jul 23, 1987
August 100.0°F — Aug 1, 1988 39.0°F — Aug 21, 2004 2.72 in — Aug 30, 1977
September 98.1°F — Sep 3, 2023 25.0°F — Sep 22, 1974 4.52 in — Sep 20, 2018
October 90.0°F — Oct 1, 2023 12.9°F — Oct 27, 1976 2.69 in — Oct 4, 2005
November 75.9°F — Nov 2, 2022 -11.0°F — Nov 26, 1977 2.33 in — Nov 20, 1973
December 66.9°F — Dec 1, 1998 -27.9°F — Dec 19, 1983 1.27 in — Dec 11, 2010

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