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.
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Temperatures (°F)
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June 2018
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Normal
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| Average High Temperature (°F) |
79.0
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77.5
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| Average Low Temperature (°F) |
58.6
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53.6
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| Mean Temperature for June (°F) |
68.8
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65.6
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June Extremes
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Temperature(°F)
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Date
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| Warmest High Temperature for June 2018 (°F) |
97
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June 29
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| Coldest High Temperature for June 2018 (°F) |
65
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June 2
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| Warmest Low Temperature for June 2018 (°F) |
72
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June 29
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| Coldest Low Temperature for June 2018 (°F) |
46
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June 4
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Record Temperatures in June 2018
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Temperature(°F)
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Date
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Old Record
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| No Record Temperatures Set | |||
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Temperature Thresholds
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Number of Days
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Normal
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| June 2018 Days with High Temperatures >= 90°F |
2
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2.16
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| Warm Season 2018 Days with High Temperatures >= 90°F |
8
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2.77
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| June 2018 Days with Low Temperatures >= 70°F |
2
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0.40
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Precipitation (in)
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June 2018
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Normal
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June 2018 St. Cloud Municipal Airport (Official Site) Rainfall (in)
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2.57
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4.17
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2018 Growing Season (April 1-June 30) Rainfall (in)
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5.73
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9.69
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2018 Total Precipitation (Jan 1-June 30) (in)
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9.30
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12.46
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June Extremes
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Precipitation (in)
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Date
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Most Daily Precipitation in June 2018
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0.77 inch
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June 11
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Record Precipitation in June 2018
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Precipitation (in)
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Date
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Old Record
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No records set
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Precipitation Thresholds
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Number of Days
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Normal
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| June 2018 Days with Measurable (>= 0.01 inch) Precipitation |
11
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10.9
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| June 2018 Days with >= 0.10 inch Precipitation |
6
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7.3
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| June 2018 Days with >= 0.25 inch Precipitation |
4
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5.1
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| June 2018 Days with >= 0.50 inch Precipitation |
2
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2.9
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| June 2018 Days with >= 1.00 inch Precipitation |
0
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1.2
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Year
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Hottest High (°F)
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Date
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Days with High >= 97°F
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1988
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102°F
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June 24, July 31
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13
(7 days with >= 100°F) |
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1989
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98°F
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August 4
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1
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1990
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101°F
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July 3
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1
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1991
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95°F
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July 18
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0
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1992
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92°F
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June 12, August 9
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0
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1993
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90°F
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August 10
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0
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1994
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95°F
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June 14
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0
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1995
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97°F
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June 17, July 13
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2
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1996
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96°F
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June 28
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0
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1997
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95°F
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June 23
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0
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1998
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94°F
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May 18
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0
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1999
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98°F
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July 30
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2
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2000
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94°F
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June 9
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0
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2001
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98°F
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August 6, 7
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4
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2002
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95°F
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June 30, July 6
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0
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2003
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96°F
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August 24
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0
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2004
|
96°F
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June 30
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0
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2005
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98°F
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June 23
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1
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2006
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101°F
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July 31
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5
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2007
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96°F
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August 10
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0
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2008
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91°F
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June 6, 11, August 18
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0
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2009
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92°F
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May 20
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0
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2010
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94°F
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May 24
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0
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2011
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101°F
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June 7
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1
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2012
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94°F
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May 18
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0
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2013
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95°F
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May 14, Aug 26
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0
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2014
|
94°F
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July 21
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0
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2015
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91°F
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August 14
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0
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2016
|
93°F
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June 25, July 22
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0
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2017
|
92°F
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June 10, July 17
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0
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2018
|
97°F
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June 29
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1
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