Twin Cities Logs 3rd-Latest First Freeze as Super El Niño Keeps November 20 Degrees Warm
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Updated · CBS New York · Nov 7
Twin Cities Logs 3rd-Latest First Freeze as Super El Niño Keeps November 20 Degrees Warm
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Nov 7
Summary
Friday’s first freeze made this season the Twin Cities’ third latest on record, capping an unusually warm start to fall and early November.
20 degrees above normal over Nov. 1-3 and a third-warmest October in the Twin Cities reflect a super El Niño that climatologists say is pumping exceptional Pacific moisture and warmth into Minnesota.
4 inches of rain have already fallen in some Minnesota communities this month, with the same Pacific moisture helping drive the state’s unusually wet start to November.
The Climate Prediction Center expects El Niño to persist through winter, keeping November warmer than average statewide and favoring above-normal temperatures through at least late January.
Snowfall could still shape how mild winter feels, because deeper snow cover limits warming even under a warmer-than-average seasonal pattern.