Four Seasons of Folwell Traditional Cache

Minneapolis is revered by meteorologists. They flock here from all corners of the world to study weather phenomena. Though some may try - few leave.  Paul Douglas left and came back before his oatmeal cooled. And, though all of Minneapolis is a meteorological mecca, none is treasured so much as one park: Folwell Park.

These coordinates and its cache mark the very spot where international weather records are set and broken with bizarre regularity.

Most Annual Rainfall: 1,112 inches – 2004

Least Annual Rainfall: 1 inch – 1989 [Still undetermined as to whether or not the measurement was runoff from a discarded Big Gulp]

High Temperature: 143 degrees – September 2013

Low Temperature: -91 degrees – January 2014

Most Annual Snowfall: 265’ – 1999

Least Annual Snowfall: 264’ – 1988 [Not technically a record, but still notable]

Most lightning Strikes: 4,339 – This beacon actually lights itself up during the holidays.

Longest Lingering Tornado – 1.5 hrs – 2011 [The tornado actually passed through the park and came back because it missed a couple trees]

So, as you can see in this small sample of set records, this area is a marvel of extreme weather irregularity. Only one thing is certain; actually nothing is certain.

Bring your own pen, umbrella, snow shoes, golashes, severe weather shelter, severe weather shelter signs, severe weather radio, flares, St. Bernard, Snow shovel, and bear spray.

Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.