Minnesota records its warmest election day since record-keeping began
Tuesday, Minnesota recorded its warmest election day since record-keeping began.
According to a chart on the DNR website, the previous warmest election day was in 2008 when the thermometer hit 71 degrees.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the temperature in Minneapolis and St. Paul had peaked above 72 degrees, making Election Day 2020 as the new record for high temperatures.
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The low record temperature was nine degrees recorded in 1892.