Cold in Minnesota, November 25 to 26, 1996

Name: Cold in Minnesota, November 25 to 26, 1996
Start: 1996-11-25T04:00
End: 1996-11-26T19:00
Location: Minnesota

November 25 to 26, 1996 · NWS FGF · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

Temperatures dropped to record lows across the area for late November.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.

Temperatures dropped to record lows across the area for late November.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

24 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, West Polk

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: West Polk forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Norman

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Norman forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clay

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Kittson

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kittson forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Roseau

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Roseau forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lake of the Woods

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Lake of the Woods forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, West Marshall

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: West Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, East Marshall

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: East Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, North Beltrami

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: North Beltrami forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pennington

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Pennington forecast zone
Coordinates: 48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Red Lake

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Red Lake forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, East Polk

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: East Polk forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, North Clearwater

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: North Clearwater forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, South Beltrami

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: South Beltrami forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Mahnomen

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Mahnomen forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, South Clearwater

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: South Clearwater forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hubbard

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hubbard forecast zone
Coordinates: 47.109, -94.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, West Becker

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: West Becker forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, East Becker

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: East Becker forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkin

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Wilkin forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, West Otter Tail

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: West Otter Tail forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, East Otter Tail

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: East Otter Tail forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wadena

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Wadena forecast zone
Coordinates: 46.586, -94.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Grant

When: November 25, 4:00 AM CST to November 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, November 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5575695, 5575696, 5575697, 5575698, 5575699, 5575700, 5575701, 5575702, 5575703, 5575704, 5575705, 5575706, 5575707, 5575708, 5575709, 5575710, 5575711, 5575712, 5575713, 5575714, 5575715, 5575716, 5575717, 5575718.