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May 20, 2009 12:11 pm US/Central

Tuesday's 97 Degrees In Twin Cities A New Record

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Summer came early to Minnesota.

The Twin Cities hit a record 97 degrees as hot weather pushed across southern and central Minnesota.

Jim Taggart, a National Weather Service meteorologist, says Tuesday's 97 reading broke the old Twin Cities record for that date of 89 in 1977 and 1978.

Assistant state climatologist Pete Boulay says it's the highest temperature recorded in the Twin Cities so early in the season. The previous first date of a temperature of 97 or above was May 22, 1925.

Granite Falls reached 100 while Redwood Falls topped out at 99. Along the North Shore, Grand Marais reached only 34 degrees at 4 p.m.

Another hot, windy day was forecast Wednesday. The weather service says highs will reach the mid 80s to mid 90s across southern Minnesota, where wind could gusts up to 40 to 50 mph.

Cooler air statewide on Thursday will push highs down to the upper 50s north to around 70 south.

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