Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minden. 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 Minden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.0 C (62.6 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Minden still stand. 1887 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Minden by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1886
14
1887
70
1888
52
1889
43
1890
15
1891
12
1892
13
1893
25
1894
27
1897
6
1956
33
1957
46
1958
40
1959
58
1960
34
1961
46
1962
49
1963
45
1964
49
1965
54
1966
38
1967
46
1968
44
1969
35
1970
32
1971
41
1972
39
1973
40
1974
39
1975
42
1976
50
1977
37
1978
31
1979
52
1980
39
1981
47
1982
39
1983
42
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 93.7 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minden. The most was 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 28 June 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minden
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
11 January 1980
Feb
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 February 1981
Mar
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
21 March 1980
Apr
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
27 April 1956
May
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
20 May 1894
Jun
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
28 June 1957
Jul
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
16 July 1961
Aug
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
16 August 1974
Sep
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 September 1965
Oct
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
14 October 1893
Nov
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
13 November 1978
Dec
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
22 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1886 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Minden, 1886 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1886, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1956.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Minden, 1887 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.6 C (40.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1888, at 2.9 C (37.3 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 6.0 C (42.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minden as warming stripes, 1887 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1887
3.7 C
-0.83 C
1888
2.9 C
-1.63 C
1889
5.0 C
+0.40 C
1957
5.3 C
+0.73 C
1958
4.1 C
-0.48 C
1960
4.7 C
+0.13 C
1961
5.1 C
+0.56 C
1962
4.5 C
-0.07 C
1963
4.0 C
-0.60 C
1964
5.2 C
+0.60 C
1965
4.3 C
-0.27 C
1966
4.4 C
-0.15 C
1967
4.3 C
-0.23 C
1968
4.6 C
+0.05 C
1969
4.8 C
+0.26 C
1970
4.3 C
-0.22 C
1971
4.7 C
+0.11 C
1972
3.7 C
-0.84 C
1973
6.0 C
+1.39 C
1974
4.6 C
+0.01 C
1975
5.3 C
+0.77 C
1976
4.0 C
-0.56 C
1977
5.1 C
+0.49 C
1978
3.9 C
-0.65 C
1979
5.0 C
+0.47 C
1980
4.1 C
-0.50 C
1981
4.8 C
+0.25 C
1982
4.6 C
+0.02 C
1983
5.4 C
+0.86 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1883 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Minden: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1887
31.7 C (89.1 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1888
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1957
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1957
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1891
16 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Minden, 1883 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minden by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1883
n/a
1886
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1887
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1888
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1889
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1890
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1891
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1892
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1893
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1982
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983
32.0 C (89.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Minden, 1883 to 1983. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1888, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minden by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1883
n/a
1886
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1887
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1888
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1889
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1890
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1891
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1892
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1893
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1894
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1897
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1956
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1957
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1959
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1960
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1961
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1962
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1965
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1967
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1968
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1969
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1971
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1974
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1980
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Minden, 1883 to 1983. The record is 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minden by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1886
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1887
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1888
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1889
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1890
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1891
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1892
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1894
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1943
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1947
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1974
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1976
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1979
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1980
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Minden, 1883 to 1983. The record is 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.6 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minden by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1886
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1887
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1888
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1889
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1890
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1891
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1892
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1893
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1894
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1897
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1942
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1946
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1948
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1956
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1960
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1962
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1964
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1965
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1966
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1968
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1971
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1973
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1976
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1980
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1981
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1983
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Minden, 1883 to 1983. The record is 28 days in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minden by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883
6 days
1886
17 days
1887
23 days
1888
23 days
1889
24 days
1890
16 days
1891
28 days
1892
8 days
1893
10 days
1894
13 days
1897
9 days
1942
16 days
1943
18 days
1944
20 days
1945
10 days
1946
18 days
1947
18 days
1948
21 days
1949
18 days
1950
17 days
1956
19 days
1957
22 days
1958
17 days
1959
11 days
1960
13 days
1961
18 days
1962
22 days
1963
16 days
1964
11 days
1965
16 days
1966
17 days
1967
21 days
1968
13 days
1969
23 days
1970
16 days
1971
11 days
1972
12 days
1973
14 days
1974
17 days
1975
13 days
1976
10 days
1977
22 days
1978
17 days
1979
15 days
1980
16 days
1981
9 days
1982
15 days
1983
15 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minden falls on 1 June and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 98 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Minden
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1887 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 June
n/a
1 June
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 September
n/a
12 September
n/a
+2.8 days per decade
Growing days
98 days
n/a
98 days
n/a
+2.2 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
38 years, 1887 to 1983
A day with at least 42.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 87.7 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Minden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
50 years
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1887 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: 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1957; 71.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1974; 59.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1961.
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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.