page_title: 1994 North American cold wave
section_title: Minneapolis–St. Paul
hierarchical_section_title: 1994 North American cold wave / Minneapolis–St. Paul
caption_attribution_description: English: Daily maximum and minimum temperature data at Minneapolis St. Paul International airport over the 1994 North American Cold Wave.
context_page_description: The 1994 North American cold wave occurred over the midwestern United States, eastern United States, and southern Canada during January 1994. Two notable cold air events occurred from January 18–19 and from January 21–22. There were 67 minimum temperature records set on January 19. Indiana and Kentucky both set state records on January 19. The United States experienced its coldest temperature month since February 1934, although much of the West experienced mild temperatures. Washington and Idaho experienced the second-warmest January recorded in the previous 100 years.
  The eastern United States experienced a major snowfall that significantly delayed traffic.
  Over 100 deaths occurred in the United States as a result of the cold wave.
context_section_description: Minneapolis–Saint Paul is one of the areas that felt major impacts from the cold wave. From 3 PM CST on January 13 to 1 PM CST on January 19, the temperature recorded at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport stayed at or below zero, marking 142 continuous hours. This was the sixth-longest stretch on record from 1873–2014. Governor Arne Carlson closed all public schools in Minnesota on January 18, with wind chills of −48 °F (−44 °C) and morning air temperatures of −26 °F (−32 °C).
caption: Maximum and Minimum Daily Temperatures at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport during the cold wave.
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