To say this winter has been a strange one here in Minnesota might be a bit of an understatement, as areas of the Gulf Coast now have more snow than we do.
We'll soon be shivering our way through more frigid sub-zero temperatures, but just how close are we to the coldest temperature ever recorded in Minnesota?
This month is usually the grayest in Minnesota, with lots of cloudy days. Temperatures also drop quickly; for example, in Minneapolis, the average high is 50°F at the start of the month but falls to 35°F by the end, will that pattern continue this year?
While we haven't had a typical winter this year in Minnesota, exporting 'winter'-- or a part of it, anyway-- used to be a big business in the North Star State.