Cooler but still well above normal this week

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This is one of the wettest years on record in the Twin Cities and much of southern Minnesota. 2019 is the second wettest year on record to date in the Twin Cities. The graph below shows precipitation through Monday.

Tuesday’s thunderstorms dumped another .71 inch of rain at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That puts the yearly precipitation total at 30.35 inches. We’ve now nearly reached the average 

 precipitation of 30.61 inches for the Twin Cities — on Aug. 20.

A fresh northwest breeze blows through Minnesota overnight into Wednesday. Dew points fall into the comfortable 50s once again. The forecast looks sunny and rain-free through Saturday. A  four-day break in rainfall will be welcome for many Minnesotans, including farmers. 

Ask 10 Minnesotans what “perfect weather” is and you’ll get 10 different answers. Thursday’s forecast is arguably close to perfect for opening day forecast at the Minnesota State Fair. 

Highs in the 70s with dew points in the 50s? Where’s the nearest food booth?

I would not be shocked to hear about near-record opening-day crowds Thursday.

Storms look likely to return by Saturday night and Sunday. Right now Saturday looks like the sunnier, drier day of the weekend.

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Paul Huttner

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2019 is the second wettest year on record to date in the Twin Cities — over 30 inches of precipitation so far this year. 

Twin Cities National Weather Service

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NOAA high temperature forecast for Minneapolis Thursday

Second wettest year on record so far; 'perfect' start to State Fair?

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