Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nivala. 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 Nivala, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.6 C (47.5 F)
-38.8 C (-37.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
9.5 C (49.1 F)
-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
10.7 C (51.3 F)
-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.6 C (81.7 F)
-8.7 C (16.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.0 C (87.8 F)
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.1 C (89.8 F)
0.2 C (32.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.5 C (85.1 F)
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.3 C (79.3 F)
-8.6 C (16.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
10.2 C (50.4 F)
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
6.6 C (43.9 F)
-35.8 C (-32.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Nivala still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Nivala by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
60
1966
67
1967
42
1968
50
1969
34
1970
29
1971
34
1972
58
1973
46
1974
21
1975
49
1976
39
1977
43
1978
47
1979
32
1980
31
1981
43
1982
39
1983
22
1984
29
1985
44
1986
46
1987
44
1988
35
1989
48
1990
54
1991
32
1992
66
1993
38
1994
24
1995
46
1996
29
1997
46
1998
37
1999
44
2000
16
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 41.0 mm (1.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nivala. The most was 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 16 July 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nivala
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
31 January 1971
Feb
13.9 mm (0.5 in)
4 February 1999
Mar
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
9 March 1981
Apr
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
28 April 1982
May
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
17 May 1983
Jun
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
19 June 1995
Jul
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
16 July 1976
Aug
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1 August 1989
Sep
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
12 September 1969
Oct
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
29 October 1968
Nov
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
21 November 1980
Dec
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
21 December 1985
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 2000
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2000.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Nivala, 1965 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.2 C (35.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 0.0 C (32.0 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 4.5 C (40.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Nivala as warming stripes, 1965 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
1.2 C
-1.01 C
1966
0.1 C
-2.11 C
1967
2.4 C
+0.24 C
1968
0.9 C
-1.22 C
1969
0.8 C
-1.39 C
1970
1.5 C
-0.70 C
1971
1.4 C
-0.79 C
1972
3.4 C
+1.27 C
1973
2.1 C
-0.03 C
1974
3.8 C
+1.66 C
1975
3.7 C
+1.56 C
1976
0.7 C
-1.45 C
1977
1.9 C
-0.31 C
1978
0.7 C
-1.47 C
1979
2.1 C
-0.03 C
1980
1.4 C
-0.76 C
1981
1.4 C
-0.76 C
1982
2.1 C
-0.02 C
1983
2.6 C
+0.41 C
1984
3.1 C
+0.91 C
1985
0.0 C
-2.16 C
1986
1.8 C
-0.37 C
1987
0.4 C
-1.81 C
1988
2.6 C
+0.43 C
1989
4.5 C
+2.29 C
1990
3.7 C
+1.50 C
1991
3.2 C
+1.05 C
1992
3.3 C
+1.11 C
1993
2.7 C
+0.56 C
1994
2.3 C
+0.12 C
1995
3.1 C
+0.91 C
1996
2.4 C
+0.23 C
1997
3.0 C
+0.88 C
1998
2.4 C
+0.22 C
1999
3.2 C
+1.05 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.1 to 0.8) per decade over 1965 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.2 to 1.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Nivala
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
0.9 F (0.2 to 1.5) per decade
1965 to 1999
35
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
0.7 F (0.1 to 1.3) per decade
1965 to 1999
35
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.6 C (0.2 to 1.0) per decade
1.0 F (0.3 to 1.8) per decade
1965 to 1999
35
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
1965 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Nivala: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1994
28.7 C (83.7 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
1966
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1993
24 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. The record is 32.1 C (89.8 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 C (83.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Nivala by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1965
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1966
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1967
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1968
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1969
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1970
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1971
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1974
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1975
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1977
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1978
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1979
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1980
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1981
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1982
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1983
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1985
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1986
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1987
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1988
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1989
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1990
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1991
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1992
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1993
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1994
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1995
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1996
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1997
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1998
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1999
29.6 C (85.3 F)
2000
29.2 C (84.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. The record is -44.9 C (-48.8 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Nivala by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1965
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1966
-44.9 C (-48.8 F)
1967
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968
-37.6 C (-35.7 F)
1969
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1972
-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
1973
-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1974
-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
1975
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
1976
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1977
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1978
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1979
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1980
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1981
-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1982
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1983
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1984
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
1985
-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
1986
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987
-38.8 C (-37.8 F)
1988
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
1991
-24.1 C (-11.4 F)
1992
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1993
-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1994
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1995
-34.9 C (-30.8 F)
1996
-31.8 C (-25.2 F)
1997
-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
1998
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1999
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
2000
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. The record is 41.0 mm (1.6 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.7 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nivala by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1967
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1968
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1970
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1971
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1972
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1974
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1975
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1979
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1981
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1982
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1984
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1985
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1986
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1988
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1989
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1990
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1992
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1993
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1994
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1998
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1999
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2000
10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. The record is 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.5 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nivala by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1966
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1969
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1970
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1971
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1972
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1973
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1975
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1976
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1977
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1979
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1980
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1982
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1985
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1986
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1987
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1990
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1993
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1994
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1995
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1997
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1998
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1999
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2000
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Nivala, 1965 to 2000. The record is 34 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nivala by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965
25 days
1966
16 days
1967
15 days
1968
21 days
1969
33 days
1970
30 days
1971
24 days
1972
26 days
1973
15 days
1974
28 days
1975
17 days
1976
15 days
1977
14 days
1978
25 days
1979
17 days
1980
25 days
1981
23 days
1982
25 days
1983
15 days
1984
24 days
1985
26 days
1986
29 days
1987
23 days
1988
24 days
1989
12 days
1990
21 days
1991
17 days
1992
28 days
1993
34 days
1994
18 days
1995
16 days
1996
25 days
1997
25 days
1998
22 days
1999
21 days
2000
28 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Nivala falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 September, which leaves a median of 97 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Nivala
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
n/a
31 May
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 September
n/a
5 September
n/a
+4.7 days per decade
Growing days
97 days
n/a
97 days
n/a
+6.5 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
35 years, 1965 to 1999
A day with at least 25.3 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 42.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Nivala: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
25.3 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
25 years
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
50 years
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1965 to 1999.
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: 41.0 mm (1.6 in) in 1976; 38.8 mm (1.5 in) in 1989; 35.4 mm (1.4 in) in 1987.
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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.