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Do not fill this in! ==Geography== {{Main|Climate of Minnesota|Climate of Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Geography of Minneapolis|Geology of Minnesota}} [[File:Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis in 2003.jpg|thumb|The city's largest lake, [[Bde Maka Ska]]<ref>{{cite report |title = Water Resources Report 2021 |url = https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2021-Water-Resources-Report-.pdf |date = November 2022 |publisher = [[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board]] |author1 = Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Environmental Management|access-date = February 19, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230219155219/https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2021-Water-Resources-Report-.pdf |archive-date = February 19, 2023 |url-status = live |page = 17-1 }}</ref>|alt=Clouds reflected in lake, IDS tower and downtown visible in the distance]] The history and economic growth of Minneapolis are linked to water, the city's defining physical characteristic. [[Glacial history of Minnesota|Long periods of glaciation and interglacial melt]] carved several riverbeds through what is now Minneapolis.{{sfn|Wright|1990|pp=3–4}} During the [[last glacial period]], around 10,000 years ago, ice buried in these ancient river channels melted, resulting in basins that filled with water to become the [[List of lakes in Minneapolis|lakes of Minneapolis]].{{sfn|Wright|1990|p=4}} Meltwater from [[Lake Agassiz]] fed the [[glacial River Warren]], which created [[River Warren Falls|a large waterfall]] that eroded upriver past the confluence of the Mississippi River, where it left a {{convert|75|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} drop in the Mississippi.{{sfn|Wright|1990|p=14}} This site is located in what is now downtown Saint Paul. The new waterfall, later called Saint Anthony Falls, in turn, eroded up the Mississippi about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in|abbr=off|sp=us}} to its present location, carving the [[Mississippi River gorge]] as it moved upstream. [[Minnehaha Falls]] also developed during this period via similar processes.{{sfn|Fremling|2005|pp=56–60}}{{sfn|Wright|1990|p=14}} Minneapolis is sited above an [[artesian aquifer]]<ref name=Emporis>{{cite web |title = Minneapolis|publisher = [[Emporis]] |url = http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=101331 |access-date = January 12, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070423121403/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=101331 |archive-date = April 23, 2007 }}</ref> and on flat terrain. Its total area is {{convert|59|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on|sp=us}}, of which six percent is covered by water.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/cped/planning/cped_soc98_5-environment |page = 39 |title = Physical Environment |publisher = City of Minneapolis |access-date = January 12, 2021 |archive-date = February 10, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230210211119/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/planning-zoning/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The city has a {{convert|12|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of the Mississippi River, four streams, and 17 waterbodies—13 of them lakes,<ref>{{cite report|date=December 14, 2021|pages=3–14, ES-4|title=Water Resources Management Plan|url=https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/Water-Resources-Management-Plan-Report.pdf|publisher=City of Minneapolis|access-date=April 6, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406224257/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/Water-Resources-Management-Plan-Report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> with {{convert|24|mi|km}} of lake shoreline.<ref>{{cite report|date=December 14, 2021|page=3-1|title=Water Resources Management Plan|url=https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/Water-Resources-Management-Plan-Report.pdf|publisher=City of Minneapolis|access-date=April 6, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406224257/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/departments/Water-Resources-Management-Plan-Report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> A 1959 report by the US [[Soil Conservation Service]] listed Minneapolis's elevation above [[mean sea level]] as {{convert|830|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="harms">{{cite report |last1 = Harms |first1 = G. F. |title = Soil Survey of Scott County, Minnesota |url = https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/minnesota/MN139/0/Scott_MN.pdf |access-date = January 28, 2021 |publisher = [[Soil Conservation Service]] |page = 59 |date = October 1959 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170217201439/https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/minnesota/MN139/0/Scott_MN.pdf |archive-date = February 17, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> The city's lowest elevation of {{convert|687|ft}} above sea level is near the confluence of Minnehaha Creek with the Mississippi River.<ref name="usgs elevations">{{cite web |title = Elevations and Distances in the United States |url = https://www.usgs.gov/publications/elevations-and-distances-united-states-1 |publisher = [[US Geological Survey]] |access-date = January 14, 2023 |archive-date = February 10, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230210211123/https://www.usgs.gov/publications/elevations-and-distances-united-states-1 |url-status = live }}</ref> Sources disagree on the exact location and elevation of the city's highest point, which is cited as being between {{convert|967|and|985|ft|m}} above sea level.{{efn|In a 1975 article, reporter John Carman said the city's highest point is {{convert|967|ft|m}} at Deming Heights Park in the [[Waite Park, Minneapolis|Waite Park]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Carman |first1 = John |title = Twin Cities: Different as night and day |url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/190546731 |access-date = January 17, 2021 |work = [[Minneapolis Star]] |date = September 8, 1975 |pages = 1B, 5B |via =[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = January 28, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210128200944/http://www.newspapers.com/image/190546731/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[United States Geological Survey|US Geological Survey]] lists the highest elevation as {{convert|980|ft|m}} but does not give a location.<ref name="usgs elevations" /> Geography professor John Tichy said the highest point is the site of Waite Park Elementary School at approximately {{convert|985|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Tichy |first1 = John |title = Waite Park School sits on Minneapolis' highest point |url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/195185069 |access-date = January 17, 2021 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |date = July 18, 1996 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |page = E17 |archive-date = January 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210129073116/http://www.newspapers.com/image/195185069/ |url-status = live }}</ref> All of the cited sources that list locations say the highest point is within the [[Northeast, Minneapolis|Northeast]] section of the city.}} === Neighborhoods === {{main|Neighborhoods of Minneapolis}} [[File:Minneapolis Midtown Greenway.jpg|thumb|Cyclists on [[Midtown Greenway]] in [[Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis|Midtown Phillips]], one of the [[neighborhoods of Minneapolis|83 neighborhoods of Minneapolis]]]] Minneapolis has 83 neighborhoods and 70 neighborhood organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title = Community and neighborhoods |url = https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/neighborhoods/ |access-date = February 5, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |archive-date = December 8, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221208034647/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/neighborhoods/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In some cases, two or more neighborhoods act together under one organization.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://apps.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cofm/Neighborhood-Organizations/ |title = Neighborhood Organizations |access-date = February 5, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |archive-date = February 6, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230206000128/http://apps.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cofm/Neighborhood-Organizations/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Around 1990, the city set up the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), in which every one of the city's eighty-some neighborhoods participated.<ref name=NRPprimer /> Funded for 20 years through 2011, with $400 million [[tax increment financing]] (TIF),<ref name=NRPprimer>{{cite web|pages=2, 3|publisher=Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program|title=A Primer for the Neighborhood Revitalization Program|url=http://www.nrp.org/r2/AboutNRP/Basics/NRPPrimer.pdf|access-date=September 3, 2023|archive-date=August 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802154424/https://www.nrp.org/R2/AboutNRP/Basics/NRPPrimer.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> the program caught the eye of [[UN-Habitat]] who considered it an example of [[best practice]]s. Residents had a direct connection to government in NRP, whereby they proposed ideas appropriate for their area, and NRP reviewed the plans and provided implementation funds.<ref name=NRPprimer /><ref>{{cite web|title=Neighborhood and Community Relations: 2022–2027 Financial Plan|url=https://stories.opengov.com/gjIIKX8yy/published/undefined|publisher=City of Minneapolis|via=OpenGov|access-date=September 6, 2023|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906161624/https://stories.opengov.com/gjIIKX8yy/published/undefined|url-status=live}}</ref> The city's Neighborhood and Community Relations department took NRP's place in 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/saying-good-bye-nrp/|title=Saying good-bye to NRP|last=Yeoman|first=Shirley|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=September 3, 2023|newspaper=[[Twin Cities Daily Planet]]|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903201447/https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/saying-good-bye-nrp/|url-status=live}}</ref> and is funded only by city revenue.<ref name=DuNeighborhoods /> In 2023, two neighborhood organizations merged and others contemplated similar moves so they could combine reduced resources.<ref name=DuNeighborhoods >{{cite news|title=Two northeast Minneapolis neighborhood associations to merge amid diminished funding|url=https://www.startribune.com/two-northeast-minneapolis-neighborhood-associations-to-merge-funding-beltrami-northeast-park/600314966/|last=Du|first=Susan|date=October 26, 2023|access-date=November 28, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103192622/https://www.startribune.com/two-northeast-minneapolis-neighborhood-associations-to-merge-funding-beltrami-northeast-park/600314966/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his 2024 proposed budget, the mayor suggested an increase in base funding for neighborhood organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title='Change isn't cheap' says Mayor Frey|url=https://www.longfellownokomismessenger.com/stories/change-isnt-cheap-says-mayor-frey,48780|newspaper=Longfellow Nokomis Messenger|date=August 30, 2023|last=Gordon|first=Cam|access-date=September 6, 2023|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906154656/https://www.longfellownokomismessenger.com/stories/change-isnt-cheap-says-mayor-frey,48780|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, [[Minneapolis City Council]] approved the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which resulted in a city-wide end to [[single-family zoning]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://spokesman-recorder.com/2018/12/07/city-council-approves-minneapolis-2040-plan/ |title = City Council approves Minneapolis 2040 plan |work =[[Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder]]|date = December 7, 2018 |access-date = January 26, 2019 |archive-date = August 16, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210816133653/http://spokesman-recorder.com/2018/12/07/city-council-approves-minneapolis-2040-plan/ |url-status = live }}</ref> ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' reported that Minneapolis was believed to be the first major city in the US to make citywide such a revision in housing possibilities.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://slate.com/business/2018/12/minneapolis-single-family-zoning-housing-racism.html |title = Minneapolis Confronts Its History of Housing Segregation |last = Grabar |first = Henry |date = December 7, 2018 |work = [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|access-date = January 26, 2019 |archive-date = August 16, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210816073124/https://slate.com/business/2018/12/minneapolis-single-family-zoning-housing-racism.html |url-status = live }}</ref> At the time, 70 percent of residential land was zoned for detached, single-family homes,<ref>{{cite report |url = https://tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning/ |title = How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning |publisher = [[The Century Foundation]] |access-date = March 13, 2023 |last = Kahlenberg |first = Richard D. |date = October 24, 2019 |archive-date = March 13, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230313182649/https://tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning/ |url-status = live }}</ref> though many of those areas had "nonconforming" buildings with more housing units.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://streets.mn/2018/02/07/low-density-zoning-threatens-neighborhood-character/ |title = Low-density Zoning Threatens Neighborhood Character |last = Shaffer |first = Scott |date = February 7, 2018 |access-date = March 13, 2023 |work = Streets.mn |archive-date = March 13, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230313183407/https://streets.mn/2018/02/07/low-density-zoning-threatens-neighborhood-character/ |url-status = live }}</ref> City leaders sought to increase the supply of housing so more neighborhoods would be affordable and to decrease the effects single-family zoning had caused on racial disparities and segregation.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://politi.co/2Ld7TSN |title = How Minneapolis Freed Itself From the Stranglehold of Single-Family Homes |last = Trickey |first = Erick |work =[[Politico]]|access-date = December 16, 2020 |archive-date = February 10, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230210211124/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/11/housing-crisis-single-family-homes-policy-227265/ |url-status = live |date = July 11, 2019 }}</ref> The [[Brookings Institution]] called it "a relatively rare example of success for the [[YIMBY]] agenda".<ref>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis 2040: The most wonderful plan of the year |last1 = Schuetz |first1 = Jenny |date = December 12, 2018 |url = https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/12/12/minneapolis-2040-the-most-wonderful-plan-of-the-year/ |access-date = October 15, 2019 |work =[[Brookings Institution]]|archive-date = August 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210818033213/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/12/12/minneapolis-2040-the-most-wonderful-plan-of-the-year/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2023, a district court judge ruled that the plan violated the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act and that the city must abandon it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minneapolis cannot proceed with 2040 Plan, court rules|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-cannot-proceed-with-2040-plan-court-rules/600302266/|last=Du|first=Susan|date=September 6, 2023|access-date=September 6, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906135417/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-cannot-proceed-with-2040-plan-court-rules/600302266/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city reverted to its previous decennial plan for 2030.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-developers-to-lose-millions-without-2040-plan-as-judges-order-goes-into-effect/600317445/|last=Du|first=Susan|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023|title=Minneapolis, developers to lose millions without 2040 Plan as judge's order takes effect|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106032305/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-developers-to-lose-millions-without-2040-plan-as-judges-order-goes-into-effect/600317445/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Climate=== Minneapolis experiences a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]),{{sfn|Peel|Finlayson|McMahon|2007|p=1639}} that is typical of southern parts of the [[Upper Midwest]]; it is situated in USDA [[hardiness zone|plant hardiness]] zone 5a.<ref>{{cite web |title = Normals, Means, and Extremes for Minneapolis/Saint Paul |date = 1971–2000 |url = http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/normals_means_and_extremes/2005_Annual_LCD_MSP_page_3.pdf |access-date = December 7, 2020 |publisher = US [[National Climatic Data Center]], Asheville, NC |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100720065506/http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/normals_means_and_extremes/2005_Annual_LCD_MSP_page_3.pdf |archive-date = July 20, 2010 |via = Internet Archive }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1 = ''Pioneer Press'' staff |title = USDA: Milder winters mean some changes in plant hardiness zones |url = http://www.twincities.com/2012/01/24/usda-milder-winters-mean-some-changes-in-plant-hardiness-zones/ |access-date = December 7, 2020 |work = [[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |date = January 24, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160721202402/http://www.twincities.com/2012/01/24/usda-milder-winters-mean-some-changes-in-plant-hardiness-zones/ |archive-date = July 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|date=2023|publisher=[[Agricultural Research Service]]|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Minneapolis has cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers, as is typical in a continental climate. The difference between average temperatures in the coldest winter month and the warmest summer month is {{convert|58.1|F-change|abbr=on|sp=us}}. The Minneapolis area experiences a full range of precipitation and related weather events, including snow, sleet, ice, rain, thunderstorms, and fog. The highest recorded temperature is {{convert|108|°F}} in [[1936 North American heat wave|July 1936]] while the lowest is {{convert|-41|°F}} in January 1888.<ref>{{cite web |last = Fisk |first = Charles |url = http://www.climatestations.com/minneapolis/ |title = Graphical Climatology of Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Temperatures, Precipitation, and Snowfall |work=ClimateStations.com|date = February 11, 2011 |access-date = February 18, 2011 |archive-date = April 20, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420081545/https://www.climatestations.com/minneapolis/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The snowiest winter on record was 1983–1984, when {{convert|98.6|in|cm|abbr=on|sp=us}} of snow fell.<ref name=DNRsnow /> The least-snowy winter was 1930–1931, when {{convert|14.2|in|cm}} fell.<ref name=DNRsnow>{{cite web |url = http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/historical/acis_stn_data_monthly_table.html?sid=mspthr&sname=Twin%20Cities%20Area&sdate=1884-07-01&edate=por&element=snow&span=season&counts=no |title = Twin Cities Area total monthly and seasonal snowfall in inches [1883–2016] |publisher = [[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]]|access-date = September 9, 2016 |archive-date = May 5, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210505060637/https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/historical/acis_stn_data_monthly_table.html?counts=no&edate=por&element=snow&sdate=1884-07-01&sid=mspthr&sname=Twin%20Cities%20Area&span=season |url-status = live }}</ref> According to the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]], the annual average for [[sunshine duration]] is 58 percent.<ref>{{cite web |title = Ranking of Cities Based on % Annual Possible Sunshine |date = 2004 |url = http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/pctposrank.txt |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]: US [[National Climatic Data Center]] |access-date = January 1, 2015 |archive-date = May 22, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210522235037/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/pctposrank.txt |url-status = live }}</ref><section begin="weatherbox" /> {{Weather box |location = [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]], Minnesota (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at the said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1872–present){{efn|Official records for Minneapolis/Saint Paul were kept by the Saint Paul Signal Service in that city from January 1871 to December 1890, the Minneapolis Weather Bureau from January 1891 to April 8, 1938, and at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (KMSP) since April 9, 1938.<ref>{{cite web|title=Threaded Station Extremes (Long-Term Station Extremes for America)|url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|access-date=May 1, 2023|publisher=US [[National Centers for Environmental Information]], US [[National Weather Service]], and Regional Climate Centers|archive-date=May 19, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519074347/http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |collapsed = |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 58 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 83 |Apr record high F = 95 |May record high F = 106 |Jun record high F = 104 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 103 |Sep record high F = 104 |Oct record high F = 92 |Nov record high F = 77 |Dec record high F = 68 |year record high F = 108 |Jan avg record high F = 42.5 |Feb avg record high F = 46.7 |Mar avg record high F = 64.7 |Apr avg record high F = 79.7 |May avg record high F = 88.7 |Jun avg record high F = 93.3 |Jul avg record high F = 94.4 |Aug avg record high F = 91.7 |Sep avg record high F = 88.3 |Oct avg record high F = 80.1 |Nov avg record high F = 62.1 |Dec avg record high F = 47.1 |year avg record high F = 96.4 |Jan high F = 23.6 |Feb high F = 28.5 |Mar high F = 41.7 |Apr high F = 56.6 |May high F = 69.2 |Jun high F = 79.0 |Jul high F = 83.4 |Aug high F = 80.7 |Sep high F = 72.9 |Oct high F = 58.1 |Nov high F = 41.9 |Dec high F = 28.8 |year high F = 55.4 |Jan mean F = 16.2 |Feb mean F = 20.6 |Mar mean F = 33.3 |Apr mean F = 47.1 |May mean F = 59.5 |Jun mean F = 69.7 |Jul mean F = 74.3 |Aug mean F = 71.8 |Sep mean F = 63.5 |Oct mean F = 49.5 |Nov mean F = 34.8 |Dec mean F = 22.0 |year mean F = 46.9 |Jan low F = 8.8 |Feb low F = 12.7 |Mar low F = 24.9 |Apr low F = 37.5 |May low F = 49.9 |Jun low F = 60.4 |Jul low F = 65.3 |Aug low F = 62.8 |Sep low F = 54.2 |Oct low F = 40.9 |Nov low F = 27.7 |Dec low F = 15.2 |year low F = 38.4 |Jan avg record low F = -14.7 |Feb avg record low F = −8.0 |Mar avg record low F = 2.7 |Apr avg record low F = 21.9 |May avg record low F = 35.7 |Jun avg record low F = 47.3 |Jul avg record low F = 54.5 |Aug avg record low F = 52.3 |Sep avg record low F = 38.2 |Oct avg record low F = 26.0 |Nov avg record low F = 9.2 |Dec avg record low F = -7.1 |year avg record low F = −16.9 |Jan record low F = −41 |Feb record low F = −33 |Mar record low F = −32 |Apr record low F = 2 |May record low F = 18 |Jun record low F = 34 |Jul record low F = 43 |Aug record low F = 39 |Sep record low F = 26 |Oct record low F = 10 |Nov record low F = −25 |Dec record low F = −39 |year record low F = -41 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.89 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.87 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.68 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.91 |May precipitation inch = 3.91 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.58 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.06 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.34 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.02 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.58 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.61 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.17 |year precipitation inch = 31.62 |Jan snow inch = 11.0 |Feb snow inch = 9.5 |Mar snow inch = 8.2 |Apr snow inch = 3.5 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.8 |Nov snow inch = 6.8 |Dec snow inch = 11.4 |year snow inch = 51.2 | Jan snow depth inch = 8 | Feb snow depth inch = 9 | Mar snow depth inch = 8 | Apr snow depth inch = 2 | May snow depth inch = 0 | Jun snow depth inch = 0 | Jul snow depth inch = 0 | Aug snow depth inch = 0 | Sep snow depth inch = 0 | Oct snow depth inch = 0 | Nov snow depth inch = 4 | Dec snow depth inch = 7 | year snow depth inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.6 |Feb precipitation days = 7.8 |Mar precipitation days = 9.0 |Apr precipitation days = 11.2 |May precipitation days = 12.4 |Jun precipitation days = 11.8 |Jul precipitation days = 10.4 |Aug precipitation days = 9.8 |Sep precipitation days = 9.3 |Oct precipitation days = 9.5 |Nov precipitation days = 8.3 |Dec precipitation days = 9.7 |year precipitation days = 118.8 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 9.3 |Feb snow days = 7.3 |Mar snow days = 5.2 |Apr snow days = 2.4 |May snow days = 0.1 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.6 |Nov snow days = 4.5 |Dec snow days = 8.8 |year snow days = 38.2 |Jan sun = 156.7 |Feb sun = 178.3 |Mar sun = 217.5 |Apr sun = 242.1 |May sun = 295.2 |Jun sun = 321.9 |Jul sun = 350.5 |Aug sun = 307.2 |Sep sun = 233.2 |Oct sun = 181.0 |Nov sun = 112.8 |Dec sun = 114.3 |year sun = 2710.7 |Jan percentsun = 55 |Feb percentsun = 61 |Mar percentsun = 59 |Apr percentsun = 60 |May percentsun = 64 |Jun percentsun = 69 |Jul percentsun = 74 |Aug percentsun = 71 |Sep percentsun = 62 |Oct percentsun = 53 |Nov percentsun = 39 |Dec percentsun = 42 |year percentsun = 59 |Jan humidity = 69.9 |Feb humidity = 69.5 |Mar humidity = 67.4 |Apr humidity = 60.3 |May humidity = 60.4 |Jun humidity = 63.8 |Jul humidity = 64.8 |Aug humidity = 67.9 |Sep humidity = 70.7 |Oct humidity = 68.3 |Nov humidity = 72.6 |Dec humidity = 74.1 |year humidity = 67.5 |Jan dew point C = −15.5 |Feb dew point C = −12.5 |Mar dew point C = −6.3 |Apr dew point C = −0.2 |May dew point C = 6.4 |Jun dew point C = 12.6 |Jul dew point C = 15.6 |Aug dew point C = 14.6 |Sep dew point C = 9.9 |Oct dew point C = 3.3 |Nov dew point C = −3.9 |Dec dew point C = −11.6 |Jan uv = 1 |Feb uv = 2 |Mar uv = 3 |Apr uv = 5 |May uv = 7 |Jun uv = 8 |Jul uv = 8 |Aug uv = 7 |Sep uv = 5 |Oct uv = 3 |Nov uv = 2 |Dec uv = 1 |source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mpx |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = US [[National Weather Service]], US [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = June 17, 2021 |archive-date = August 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210817022055/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mpx |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Minneapolis Weatherbox NOAA txt">{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014922&format=pdf |work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |publisher = US [[National Weather Service]], US [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |title = Station: Minneapolis/St Paul AP, MN |access-date = June 17, 2021 |archive-date = December 20, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211220125913/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014922&format=pdf |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name= NOAA2>{{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72658.TXT |title = WMO climate normals for Minneapolis/INT'L ARPT, MN 1961–1990 |publisher = US [[National Weather Service]], US [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = July 18, 2020 |archive-date = February 10, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230210211126/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72658.TXT |url-status = live }}</ref> |source 2 = Weather Atlas (UV)<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url = https://www.weather-us.com/en/minnesota-usa/minneapolis-climate |title = Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA – Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |publisher = Ezoic |work=Weather Atlas |access-date = July 4, 2019 |archive-date = June 27, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190627175350/https://www.weather-us.com/en/minnesota-usa/minneapolis-climate |url-status = live }}</ref> }}<section end="weatherbox" /> ===Cityscape=== {{wide image|Minneapolis skyline from Prospect Park Water Tower, July 2014 (crop).jpg|1000px|align-cap=left|The Minneapolis skyline seen from the [[Prospect Park Water Tower]]|alt=The Minneapolis skyline rises to its highest point at the center of the image, with the three tallest buildings standing out against a clear blue sky. 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