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June 2018 Saint Cloud Weather Summary

Humidity and Heat Marches On in June

June 2018 Saint Cloud Weather Summary

While June 2018 did not have the record heat wave seen in late May, the average temperature remained well above average. The June average temperature at the St. Cloud Regional Airport was 68.8°F, 3.2°F above average and was the third warmest June in the past 30 years. High temperatures were not always extreme, although the 97 degree high on June 29 beat the 96 degrees set on May 28 for the warmest day of the year. It was also the hottest day seen in St. Cloud since the temperature last broke 100 degrees on June 7, 2011. However, the persistent high humidity was the key to the warm June. The average low temperature was 58.6 degrees, the 8th warmest average June low in St. Cloud records. Since 1972, only the average June low of 2006 (58.8 degrees) has been warmer. The high humidity culminated in the low temperature the last 2 days of the month never dropping below 70 degrees.

The combination of May and June produced an average temperature of 66.0 degrees, the 5th warmest combined May and June in St. Cloud records. This was the hottest May June combination since 1988.

The St. Cloud June rainfall appeared to be well below average with a total of 2.57 inches, 1.60 inches below average. However, only eastern Stearns County, northern Wright County and areas to the east of the Mississippi in Benton, Sherburne, and southern Mille Lacs Counties had under 4 inches of rain (see Minnesota June Rainfall from NWS). Areas further to the south and west had over 5 inches of rain with regions from the Minnesota River Valley into south central and southwestern Minnesota seeing over 10 inches of rain.

    June 2018 Statistics

Temperatures (°F)
June 2018
Normal
Average High Temperature (°F)
79.0
77.5
Average Low Temperature (°F)
58.6
53.6
Mean Temperature for June (°F)
68.8
65.6
June Extremes
Temperature(°F)
Date
Warmest High Temperature for June 2018 (°F)
97
June 29
Coldest High Temperature for June 2018 (°F)
65
June 2
Warmest Low Temperature for June 2018 (°F)
72
June 29
Coldest Low Temperature for June 2018 (°F)
46
June 4
Record Temperatures in June 2018
Temperature(°F)
Date
Old Record
No Record Temperatures Set
Temperature Thresholds
Number of Days
Normal
June 2018 Days with High Temperatures >= 90°F
2
2.16
Warm Season 2018 Days with High Temperatures >= 90°F
8
2.77
June 2018 Days with Low Temperatures >= 70°F
2
0.40
Precipitation (in)
June 2018
Normal
June 2018 St. Cloud Municipal Airport (Official Site) Rainfall (in)
2.57
4.17
2018 Growing Season (April 1-June 30) Rainfall (in)
5.73
9.69
2018 Total Precipitation (Jan 1-June 30) (in)
9.30
12.46
June Extremes
Precipitation (in)
Date
Most Daily Precipitation in June 2018
0.77 inch
June 11
Record Precipitation in June 2018
Precipitation (in)
Date
Old Record
No records set
Precipitation Thresholds
Number of Days
Normal
June 2018 Days with Measurable (>= 0.01 inch) Precipitation
11
10.9
June 2018 Days with >= 0.10 inch Precipitation
6
7.3
June 2018 Days with >= 0.25 inch Precipitation
4
5.1
June 2018 Days with >= 0.50 inch Precipitation
2
2.9
June 2018 Days with >= 1.00 inch Precipitation
0
1.2

 

Saint Cloud Hottest Annual Temperatures (1988-2018)
Year
Hottest High (°F)
Date
Days with High >= 97°F
1988
102°F
June 24, July 31
13
(7 days with >= 100°F)
1989
98°F
August 4
1
1990
101°F
July 3
1
1991
95°F
July 18
0
1992
92°F
June 12, August 9
0
1993
90°F
August 10
0
1994
95°F
June 14
0
1995
97°F
June 17, July 13
2
1996
96°F
June 28
0
1997
95°F
June 23
0
1998
94°F
May 18
0
1999
98°F
July 30
2
2000
94°F
June 9
0
2001
98°F
August 6, 7
4
2002
95°F
June 30, July 6
0
2003
96°F
August 24
0
2004
96°F
June 30
0
2005
98°F
June 23
1
2006
101°F
July 31
5
2007
96°F
August 10
0
2008
91°F
June 6, 11, August 18
0
2009
92°F
May 20
0
2010
94°F
May 24
0
2011
101°F
June 7
1
2012
94°F
May 18
0
2013
95°F
May 14, Aug 26
0
2014
94°F
July 21
0
2015
91°F
August 14
0
2016
93°F
June 25, July 22
0
2017
92°F
June 10, July 17
0
2018
97°F
June 29
1

 

St. Cloud Warmest May-June Average Temperature

(Average 60.8°F)

Rank
Avg. Temp (°F)
Year
1
68.1
1934
2
67.5
1887
3
67.4
1988
4
67.3
1911
5
66.0
2018
6(tie)
65.9
1921
6(tie)
65.9
1933
8
65.2
1977
9(tie)
65.1
1939
9(tie)
65.1
2007

 

 

Historic temperature data provided courtesy of the Saint Cloud National Weather Service Office, and NOAA/NWS
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