Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elk Point. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Elk Point, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.0 C (93.2 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elk Point still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Elk Point by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1911
4
1912
21
1913
18
1914
14
1915
19
1916
16
1917
43
1918
36
1919
49
1920
12
1921
20
1922
21
1923
25
1924
29
1925
29
1926
28
1927
9
1928
33
1929
31
1930
23
1931
15
1932
22
1933
19
1934
36
1935
32
1936
39
1937
30
1938
13
1939
21
1940
19
1941
14
1942
31
1943
22
1944
22
1945
22
1946
16
1947
12
1948
12
1949
20
1950
31
1951
22
1952
7
1953
19
1954
32
1955
14
1956
25
1957
14
1958
16
1959
10
1960
10
1961
18
1962
23
1963
22
1964
13
1965
28
1966
14
1967
12
1968
24
1969
16
1970
17
1971
10
1972
14
1973
9
1974
13
1975
6
1976
26
1977
27
1978
11
1979
5
1980
26
1981
17
1982
4
1983
12
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elk Point. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 14 July 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elk Point
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
10 January 1923
Feb
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
21 February 1956
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
4 March 1918
Apr
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
19 April 1955
May
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
31 May 1965
Jun
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
4 June 1962
Jul
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
14 July 1937
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 August 1919
Sep
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
21 September 1956
Oct
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
15 October 1926
Nov
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
20 November 1942
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
25 December 1946
Period of Record Coverage
1911 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
73 years of record at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1922 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Elk Point, 1918 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.4 C (32.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at -1.7 C (28.9 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 2.4 C (36.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elk Point as warming stripes, 1918 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1918
0.1 C
-0.30 C
1919
0.0 C
-0.38 C
1920
0.4 C
+0.02 C
1921
0.1 C
-0.32 C
1924
-0.8 C
-1.25 C
1925
-0.9 C
-1.27 C
1928
1.6 C
+1.14 C
1929
0.0 C
-0.41 C
1931
1.9 C
+1.47 C
1933
-1.4 C
-1.80 C
1934
1.3 C
+0.91 C
1935
-1.2 C
-1.60 C
1936
-0.6 C
-1.02 C
1937
-0.9 C
-1.29 C
1938
1.2 C
+0.79 C
1939
0.2 C
-0.22 C
1940
-0.1 C
-0.55 C
1941
0.7 C
+0.32 C
1942
0.6 C
+0.15 C
1943
1.1 C
+0.65 C
1944
2.1 C
+1.72 C
1945
-0.5 C
-0.92 C
1946
0.3 C
-0.09 C
1947
0.4 C
-0.06 C
1948
-0.3 C
-0.70 C
1949
0.4 C
-0.03 C
1950
-1.3 C
-1.75 C
1951
-1.7 C
-2.11 C
1952
1.5 C
+1.13 C
1953
1.7 C
+1.32 C
1954
0.5 C
+0.13 C
1955
-1.0 C
-1.40 C
1956
0.1 C
-0.32 C
1957
0.7 C
+0.30 C
1960
1.2 C
+0.80 C
1962
1.1 C
+0.70 C
1963
2.2 C
+1.75 C
1964
1.1 C
+0.68 C
1965
-0.4 C
-0.80 C
1966
-0.1 C
-0.51 C
1967
0.5 C
+0.12 C
1968
1.5 C
+1.09 C
1969
0.3 C
-0.14 C
1970
0.0 C
-0.40 C
1971
0.0 C
-0.37 C
1972
-0.4 C
-0.81 C
1973
0.8 C
+0.43 C
1974
0.8 C
+0.41 C
1975
0.3 C
-0.07 C
1976
2.4 C
+2.03 C
1977
1.5 C
+1.11 C
1980
1.5 C
+1.04 C
1983
1.2 C
+0.76 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.17 C (0.02 to 0.31) per decade over 1918 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.30 F (0.03 to 0.56) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elk Point
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.17 C (0.02 to 0.31) per decade
0.30 F (0.03 to 0.56) per decade
1918 to 1983
53
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1918 to 1983
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1918 to 1983
53
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1911 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Elk Point: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
73
Coldest night (TNn)
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1911
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
73
Wettest day (Rx1day)
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1962
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
72
Longest dry spell (CDD)
88 days
1918
28 days
72
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elk Point by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1911
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1912
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1913
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1914
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1917
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1923
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1924
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1928
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1945
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1948
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1980
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1981
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
32.5 C (90.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. The record is -55.6 C (-68.1 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.9 C (-47.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elk Point by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1911
-55.6 C (-68.1 F)
1912
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1913
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1915
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1916
-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1917
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1918
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1919
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1920
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1921
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1922
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1923
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1924
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1925
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1926
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1927
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1928
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1929
-51.7 C (-61.1 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1932
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1933
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1934
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1935
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1936
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1937
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1938
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1939
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1940
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1941
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1942
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1943
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1944
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1945
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1946
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1947
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1948
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1949
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1950
-52.8 C (-63.0 F)
1951
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1952
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1953
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1954
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1955
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1956
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1957
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1958
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1959
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1961
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1962
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1963
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1967
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1969
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1970
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1971
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1972
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1973
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1975
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1976
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1977
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1978
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1979
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1980
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1981
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982
-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
1983
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elk Point by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911
n/a
1912
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1916
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1917
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1918
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1919
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1928
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1930
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1932
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1933
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1942
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1947
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1958
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1964
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1973
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1974
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1975
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1977
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1980
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1983
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elk Point by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911
n/a
1912
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1915
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1918
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1919
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1921
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1922
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1924
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1927
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1928
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1930
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1935
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1937
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1938
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1939
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1943
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1947
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1952
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1953
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1955
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1957
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1961
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1962
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1963
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1966
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1973
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1974
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1976
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1977
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1982
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1983
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elk Point, 1911 to 1983. The record is 88 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elk Point by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911
n/a
1912
25 days
1913
40 days
1914
21 days
1915
27 days
1916
18 days
1917
18 days
1918
88 days
1919
28 days
1920
26 days
1921
30 days
1922
30 days
1923
38 days
1924
43 days
1925
31 days
1926
22 days
1927
26 days
1928
45 days
1929
47 days
1930
43 days
1931
28 days
1932
19 days
1933
23 days
1934
42 days
1935
15 days
1936
18 days
1937
25 days
1938
23 days
1939
22 days
1940
24 days
1941
30 days
1942
30 days
1943
50 days
1944
52 days
1945
53 days
1946
22 days
1947
32 days
1948
32 days
1949
29 days
1950
30 days
1951
26 days
1952
45 days
1953
40 days
1954
27 days
1955
30 days
1956
37 days
1957
30 days
1958
20 days
1959
26 days
1960
28 days
1961
28 days
1962
22 days
1963
32 days
1964
26 days
1965
44 days
1966
30 days
1967
38 days
1968
28 days
1969
31 days
1970
58 days
1971
24 days
1972
19 days
1973
22 days
1974
35 days
1975
26 days
1976
46 days
1977
24 days
1978
20 days
1979
31 days
1980
39 days
1981
25 days
1982
27 days
1983
17 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elk Point falls on 7 June and the median first autumn frost on 24 August, which leaves a median of 78 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elk Point
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1947 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 June
n/a
4 June
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 August
n/a
2 September
n/a
+4.5 days per decade
Growing days
78 days
n/a
87 days
n/a
+5.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
59 years, 1918 to 1983
A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 84.2 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elk Point: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
100 years
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 59 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 59 years of values from 1918 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1937; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1919; 70.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1962.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Elk Point, at 1943. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1943 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Elk Point, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1943
+0.5
+1.0
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Elk Point standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elk Point threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.