Minnesota (Fort Snelling area) Weather for the year 1824 Cool Spring/Early Summer, Mild December Extremes of heat and cold were not quite so prevalent during 1824 at Fort St. Anthony,…

Minnesota (Fort Snelling area) Weather for the year 1821 Cold Winter and Spring, Uneven Summer Heat Weather happenings were a bit less dramatic at Fort St. Anthony/Cantonment New Hope during…

Minnesota weather for the year 1869 Torrential August & September Rains       The decade’s final year repeated some of the more unpleasant features of the previous three with unseasonably protracted…

Minnesota weather for the year 1867 A Year of "Freshets" Climatic conditions continued mostly unpleasant across Minnesota during 1867, with prolonged mid-winter type cold in March, an extraordinarily backward April…

Minnesota weather for the year 1865 Heavy Summer Rains Break the Drought Signs of yet more drought appeared again over the first portion of the 1865 crop season across Minnesota.…

Minnesota weather for the year 1864 Continued Drought The drought regime continued its hold across the State in 1864, accompanied by the warmest summer temperatures yet of the statehood era.…

Minnesota weather for the year 1863 Drought, Summer Frosts The “strange” weather year of 1863 confronted the State with its most serious weather-related difficulties yet, the effects of a drought…

Minnesota weather for the year 1857 Deep Winter Snows, Backward Spring, Dry Mid-Summer The last full year of Minnesota Territorial status brought the snowiest winter (’56-’57) since the arrival of…

Minnesota weather for the year 1856 Another Severe Winter, Dry Summer Last year’s cold winter/dry growing season pattern repeated itself to an even greater degree during 1856 across Minnesota Territory.…

Minnesota weather for the year 1849 Long Cold Winter, Heavy Spring and Summer Rains Significant Minnesota history was made during 1849 as on 3 March legislation was passed in Washington…