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Severe drought, frigid months: Minnesota's extreme 2022 weather, by the numbers

Jan 02, 2023 10:44AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Annie Spratt 

By Mike Augustyniak - CBS Minnesota News - December 30, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's been a strange weather year, with a cold spring, a dry summer, and one of the snowiest Novembers and Decembers to cap off 2022. Especially in the Twin Cities, this year has been anything but normal.

So here's a look back at the weather events of 2022, and how it compared to past years on record.

We started this year extremely cold, with a lot of chill lingering through April, and then turned the temperatures right around from May through November with several very warm months. Now as the year comes to a close, December has been well below average again. 


To read the full article, click here to visit the CBS Minnesota News site. 

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