It was an historically hot October first. Besides the cancellation of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon thanks to unseasonably warm temperatures, we shattered the record high temp by five degrees.
WCCO Chief Meteorologist Paul Douglas says Sunday was the hottest October temperature ever observed in Minnesota reaching 92 degrees at MSP Airport. Those records go back to 1871.
If you were out on a pontoon is was a blast of summer. If you're hoping of fall, hang tight. The heat is sticking around on Monday and part of Tuesday.
"Monday should be upper 80s, the record is 89 back in 1953 and we will come very, very close," says Douglas. "Once again, a few spots will hit 90 especially to our south and west. The sun should be out, a stiff breeze, a day that would feel right at home in mid-July."
Douglas says expect it to still be sticky and still be warm Tuesday with low to mid-80s before some storms come in. The Twins are scheduled to host Toronto in Game One of their Wild Card Series at Target Field with first pitch at 3:38 p.m. Douglas says there likely won't be an impact to the game but there's no guarantee.
"It looks like most of the activity holding off until after the game tomorrow," says Douglas. "It's going to be close out there. There could be some strong showers and storms late tomorrow, tomorrow night. Then we cool off. 50s for highs by Friday and Saturday."
And while we're looking at a much cooler end of the week and weekend, Douglas says the warmth isn't done with us yet.
"I'm not packing away the shorts anytime soon. Should have a few days next week up around 70," predicts Douglas.
Douglas adds that this week northern Minnesota could see some frost with overnight lows dropping into the 30s. He does say no frost is imminent for the Twin Cities which typically gets a frost by mid-October.