Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saint Meinrad (USC00127724), Indiana, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Saint Meinrad
Saint Meinrad (USC00127724) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 38.16 latitude and -86.81 longitude, 155 m (510 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2011, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saint Meinrad still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saint Meinrad set a daily record low maximum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 22 August 2011.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 38.16 latitude, -86.81 longitude.
Elevation: 155 m (510 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2011, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Saint Meinrad. 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 Saint Meinrad, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Saint Meinrad still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Saint Meinrad by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
42
1961
21
1962
43
1963
61
1964
41
1965
33
1966
45
1967
48
1968
33
1969
24
1970
35
1971
30
1972
18
1973
22
1974
36
1975
26
1976
30
1977
46
1978
24
1979
31
1980
36
1981
16
1982
32
1983
39
1984
30
1985
33
1986
35
1987
18
1988
37
1989
39
1990
28
1991
37
1992
22
1993
21
1994
17
1995
13
1996
33
1997
35
1998
20
1999
28
2000
18
2001
20
2002
34
2003
8
2004
14
2005
17
2006
21
2007
28
2008
19
2009
18
2010
1
2011
8
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Saint Meinrad between 19 January 1994 and 19 March 2008. Each dot is a new record.
When Saint Meinrad set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1996-03-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2008-03-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 137.7 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 137.7 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saint Meinrad. The most was 137.7 mm (5.4 in) on 19 March 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saint Meinrad
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
3 January 2000
Feb
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
18 February 2000
Mar
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
19 March 2008
Apr
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
29 April 1996
May
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
8 May 1961
Jun
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
9 June 1979
Jul
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
11 July 1988
Aug
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
21 August 1979
Sep
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
13 September 2006
Oct
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
9 October 2009
Nov
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
15 November 2005
Dec
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
17 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1972, 2010, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Saint Meinrad, 1960 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 12.2 C (53.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.8 C (58.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Saint Meinrad as warming stripes, 1960 to 2009
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
12.7 C
-0.70 C
1961
13.2 C
-0.15 C
1962
13.2 C
-0.13 C
1963
12.9 C
-0.44 C
1964
13.9 C
+0.56 C
1965
13.5 C
+0.14 C
1966
12.6 C
-0.78 C
1967
12.8 C
-0.51 C
1968
13.0 C
-0.32 C
1969
12.8 C
-0.60 C
1970
13.4 C
+0.08 C
1973
14.2 C
+0.87 C
1974
13.8 C
+0.40 C
1975
13.6 C
+0.28 C
1976
12.6 C
-0.80 C
1977
13.3 C
-0.10 C
1978
12.2 C
-1.16 C
1979
12.3 C
-1.08 C
1980
13.1 C
-0.29 C
1981
13.1 C
-0.25 C
1982
13.3 C
-0.09 C
1983
13.4 C
+0.02 C
1984
13.4 C
+0.07 C
1985
13.2 C
-0.15 C
1986
14.0 C
+0.66 C
1987
14.0 C
+0.64 C
1988
13.1 C
-0.27 C
1989
12.8 C
-0.56 C
1990
14.2 C
+0.84 C
1991
14.5 C
+1.10 C
1992
13.2 C
-0.11 C
1993
12.8 C
-0.51 C
1994
13.3 C
-0.05 C
1995
13.3 C
-0.06 C
1996
12.7 C
-0.62 C
1997
12.7 C
-0.69 C
1998
14.8 C
+1.46 C
1999
14.4 C
+1.03 C
2000
13.3 C
-0.08 C
2001
13.9 C
+0.59 C
2002
14.2 C
+0.81 C
2003
13.0 C
-0.34 C
2004
13.7 C
+0.31 C
2007
14.5 C
+1.10 C
2008
13.3 C
-0.10 C
2009
13.4 C
+0.06 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.14 C (0.02 to 0.27) per decade over 1960 to 2009. In Fahrenheit: 0.26 F (0.04 to 0.48) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Saint Meinrad
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.14 C (0.02 to 0.27) per decade
0.26 F (0.04 to 0.48) per decade
1960 to 2009
46
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.16 to 0.12) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.28 to 0.21) per decade
1960 to 2009
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1960 to 2009
46
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
1959 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Saint Meinrad: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2008
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1961
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
2007
18 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Saint Meinrad by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2011
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Saint Meinrad by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1997
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2011
8.9 C (48.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. The record is 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saint Meinrad by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1962
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1965
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1974
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1983
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1984
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1986
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1988
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1990
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1994
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2000
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2004
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2006
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2007
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2008
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2009
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2010
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2011
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. The record is 243.2 mm (9.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.3 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saint Meinrad by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1960
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961
243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1962
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964
222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1965
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1966
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1967
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1968
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1970
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1971
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1973
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1975
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1976
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1977
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1978
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1979
231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1980
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1981
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1983
218.5 mm (8.6 in)
1984
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1985
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1986
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1987
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1988
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1989
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1990
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1991
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1994
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1995
138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1996
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1998
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1999
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2000
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
2001
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2002
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2005
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2006
179.6 mm (7.1 in)
2007
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2008
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2009
148.7 mm (5.9 in)
2010
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
2011
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Saint Meinrad, 1959 to 2011. The record is 32 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saint Meinrad by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
8 days
1960
22 days
1961
17 days
1962
22 days
1963
27 days
1964
26 days
1965
18 days
1966
21 days
1967
18 days
1968
18 days
1969
17 days
1970
13 days
1971
16 days
1972
15 days
1973
17 days
1974
21 days
1975
14 days
1976
25 days
1977
17 days
1978
17 days
1979
13 days
1980
20 days
1981
13 days
1982
19 days
1983
16 days
1984
14 days
1985
18 days
1986
17 days
1987
23 days
1988
30 days
1989
11 days
1990
12 days
1991
24 days
1992
19 days
1993
17 days
1994
14 days
1995
28 days
1996
12 days
1997
13 days
1998
23 days
1999
27 days
2000
19 days
2001
24 days
2002
12 days
2003
17 days
2004
24 days
2005
21 days
2006
18 days
2007
32 days
2008
29 days
2009
16 days
2010
23 days
2011
n/a
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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Saint Meinrad falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Saint Meinrad
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2009)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 October
n/a
19 October
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
n/a
184 days
n/a
+3.3 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
50 years, 1960 to 2009
A day with at least 65.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.5 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Saint Meinrad: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
102.5 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
138.3 mm (5.4 in)
100 years
154.5 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1960 to 2009.
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: 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 2008; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1964; 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1961.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Saint Meinrad, at 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Saint Meinrad, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1979
-0.2
-0.3
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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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.