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Yes, we all remember the 1991 Halloween blizzard. It was bad and it really messed up Minnesota's Halloween fun. 

But don't start bragging about how as a kid you trudged 5 miles in the snow every Halloween to trick-or-treat. 


Data posted Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office show 

 in the Twin Cities is as unlikely as being frightened by your dad's Frankenstein costume.

Or, as the climatology office folks put it, "In spite of the 1991 Halloween Blizzard, measurable snow on Halloween is about as rare as getting a full sized candy bar in your trick or treat bag."

The DNR also notes that the warmest Halloween on record was 83 degrees in 1950; the coldest maximum temperature was 26 degrees back in 1873. 

The Halloween blizzard on the air and in the news

The walking dead have been pretty comfy, weather-wise, the past decade or so, with Halloween data showing mostly zero or trace amounts of precipitation. "There hasn't been a Halloween washout since 1997," the DNR notes.

And, so far, the Twin Cities Halloween forecast is looking not so bad:

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/659534876518019072

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We all remember the 1991 Halloween blizzard. But data show measurable snow in the Twin Cities on Halloween is as unlikely as being frightened by your dad's Frankenstein costume.

No, Minnesota, it didn't snow every Halloween when you were a kid

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