Ron Trenda

Retired meteorologist. Forecast Twin Cities and Minnesota weather for more than 40 years. AMS seal of approval and Emmy award winner.

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This is a nice time of year to retire! I'm retiring at the end of April. It's been great covering our Minnesota weather since the late 70s 🙂

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The Twin Cities snow total of 2.7 inches in October was higher than the monthly snow totals of any of the following three months. That's never happened before in Twin Cities snowfall records that go back to 1884!

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Warm enough for you?
98 degrees at MSP this afternoon ties the warmest Sept. 4 high temp in Twin Cities weather records.
This is the hottest Labor Day in Twin Cities weather records...the previous record was 97 degrees, set on Sept. 1, 1913.

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No April fool's joke!
This latest snowstorm dropped 8.5 inches of snow at MSP airport, bringing our official Twin Cities snow-season total to 89.7 inches. This is now the third-highest season snowfall total in Twin Cities weather records. Remember that spring comes every year!

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Our Twin Cities record high for July 31 is 105 degrees, set in 1988. Our Twin Cities high was 101 degrees the next day and 99 the day after that. The Twin Cities had 44 days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer in 1988. I was living in a house without air conditioning that year.

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101 degree high temp at MSP airport on Monday was a new Twin Cities record high for June 20. It felt cooler than that on the north side of Lake Harriet, due to the southerly breezes that traveled over the relatively cool water.

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Up to 101 at MSP!

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The astronomical beginning of summer is June 21 this year. Meteorological summer is June 1 through August 31. Our temps and dew points today and tomorrow will feel steamy. Don't tell me that summer hasn't started yet!

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One of the most amazing Minnesota sights I’ve ever seen: High water at High Falls on the Pigeon River today near Grand Portage

The spray being thrown off the falls is creating a great rainbow (and a drenching rain under blue skies)

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Temp at MSP airport hit 60 degrees at 4:35 p.m. today. It sure feels like spring! Our last 60 or warmer at MSP was on Nov. 7.

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This is a bit cool for Oct. 14, but it was downright wintry on Oct. 14, 2018...when we had snow on our fall colors in the Twin Cities!

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I've heard a couple people say "I can't believe it's October already!"
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I can't believe it's February already!"
I suspect that many people enjoy our September weather much more than our January weather....

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Drought nugget: this Thursday afternoon shower is fun to watch!

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@MPRnews Happy Fourth of July! The temp at MSP airport is now 90, and we'll rise a few more degrees this afternoon

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Our Thursday afternoon high temp at MSP Airport hit 90 degrees. This is our 12th day this June with a high of 90 or warmer!

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Our Sunday June 13 high was 97 degrees at MSP airport! It's great that dew points were only in the upper 40s this afternoon. This is our tenth day this June with a Twin Cities high of 90 degrees or higher.

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You know it's a hot day when you've already set a new record high at 12:15 p.m. Our previous June 5 record high in the Twin Cities was 92 degrees. We could touch 100 later this afternoon.

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