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Counties with the warmest summers in Minnesota
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Minnesota using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. Washington County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#24. Swift County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.4 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.4 degrees
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#23. Nobles County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#22. Traverse County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
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#21. Carver County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#20. Lyon County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#19. Blue Earth County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
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#18. Nicollet County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
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#17. Lac qui Parle County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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#16. Big Stone County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
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#15. Sibley County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#14. Martin County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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#13. Rock County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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#12. Scott County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#11. Chippewa County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#10. Hennepin County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#9. Yellow Medicine County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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#8. Dakota County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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#7. Jackson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
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#6. Renville County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
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#5. Ramsey County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
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#4. Cottonwood County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.7 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.7 degrees
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#3. Redwood County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#2. Brown County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.2 degrees
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#1. Watonwan County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 70 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
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