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What’s the coldest Minnesota has ever been?

What’s the coldest Minnesota has ever been?

Two towns vied to have the lowest temperature readings on the coldest day recorded in state history.

Curious Minnesota

January 24, 202512m 17s

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Show Notes

On the coldest day recorded in Minnesota history, two towns hoped that their official thermometer would give the lowest reading. It was Feb 2, 1996, and news reporters from around the state gathered in Tower and Embarrass. When one town prevailed, a man hammered nails with a frozen banana to celebrate. Casey Darnell joins host Erica Pearson to talk about that record-breaking day.

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