Minneapolis, NC Climate

The climate in Minneapolis is a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The city has four distinct seasons, with warm temperatures ranging from the high 30s to mid 80s in the summer months, and cold winter temperatures reaching down below 0°F. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with an average of 31 inches of rain and 48 inches of snowfall annually. In the summer months, Minneapolis experiences strong thunderstorms due to its location on the northern edge of Tornado Alley. Minneapolis is also known for its beautiful changing foliage in the fall months as well as its frequent snowfall and snow accumulation during winter months.

Climate	Minneapolis, North Carolina	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.