Editing Minnesota (section)

=== Climate ===

{{Main|Climate of Minnesota}}
[[File:Minnesota Köppen.svg|thumb|Minnesota's [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate types]]]]

Minnesota experiences [[List of Minnesota weather records|temperature extremes]] characteristic of its [[continental climate]], with cold winters and hot summers. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-60|F|C}} at [[Tower, Minnesota|Tower]] on February 2, 1996. The highest was {{convert|114|F|C}} at [[Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead]] on July 6, 1936.<ref name="extremes">{{cite web|title=Minnesota climate extremes |publisher=University of Minnesota |url=http://climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm |access-date=May 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005084248/http://www.climate.umn.edu/doc/historical/extremes.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2006 }}</ref> Meteorological events include rain, snow, blizzards, thunderstorms, hail, [[derecho]]s, tornadoes, and high-velocity [[Downburst|straight-line winds]]. The growing season varies from 90 days in the far northeast to 160 days in southeast Minnesota near the Mississippi River. Average temperatures range from {{convert|37|to|49|F|C}}.<ref name="noaa">{{cite web | title = Climate of Minnesota | publisher = National Weather Service Forecast Office | url = http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim60/states/Clim_MN_01.pdf| access-date = May 3, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528042433/http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim60/states/Clim_MN_01.pdf |archive-date = May 28, 2008}}</ref> Average summer [[dew point|dewpoints]] range from about {{convert|58|F|C}} in the south to about {{convert|48|F|C}} in the north.<ref name="noaa" /><ref>{{cite web|title=104 Years of Twin Cities Dew Point Temperature Records: 1902–2006 |publisher=Minnesota Climatology Office |date=March 7, 2006 |url=http://climate.umn.edu/doc/twin_cities/mspdewpoint.htm |access-date=April 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526112144/http://climate.umn.edu/doc/twin_cities/mspdewpoint.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2007 }}</ref> Average annual precipitation ranges from {{convert|19|to|35|in|cm}}. Droughts occur every 10 to 50 years.<ref name="noaa" />

Minnesota has been affected by climate change and warmed over the past few years. Rising temperatures have affected natural habitats and many species that live in them. For example, the lakes' water is warming, which affects fish populations: trout, a cold-water fish, is losing its habitat, while the habitat of bass, a warm-water fish, is growing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/climate-change-mn.pdf|title=What Climate Change Means For Minnesota}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;"
|+Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected cities in Minnesota<ref name="Minnesota climate averages">{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.php3?c=US&s=MN&statename=Minnesota-United-States-of-America|title=Minnesota climate averages|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009031433/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.php3?c=US&s=MN&statename=Minnesota-United-States-of-America|archive-date=October 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!Location
!July (°F)
!July (°C)
!January (°F)
!January (°C)
|-
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] || 83/64 || 28/18 || 23/7 || −4/−13
|-
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] || 83/63 || 28/17 || 23/6 || −5/−14
|-
|[[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]] || 82/63 || 28/17 || 23/3 || −5/−16
|-
|[[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]] || 76/55 || 24/13 || 19/1 || −7/−17
|-
|[[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]] || 81/58 || 27/14 || 18/−1 || −7/−18
|-
|[[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] || 86/62 || 30/16 || 23/3 || −5/−16
|-
|[[International Falls, Minnesota|International Falls]] || 77/52 || 25/11 || 15/−6 || −9/−21
|}