Cumberland Weather Records (USC00132007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cumberland (USC00132007), Iowa, United States, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Cumberland

Cumberland (USC00132007) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 41.27 latitude and -94.87 longitude, 406 m (1,332 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1978, 80 years of record.
0 records set at Cumberland still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cumberland set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 18 September 1978.

About the Station

Location: Iowa, United States, 41.27 latitude, -94.87 longitude.
Elevation: 406 m (1,332 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1978, 80 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cumberland. 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 Cumberland, with 2026 drawn through them
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cumberland still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Cumberland between 21 February 1945 and 12 September 1972. Each dot is a new record.

When Cumberland set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1945-02-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1947-06-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1972-09-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 209.3 mm (8.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 209.3 mm (8.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cumberland. The most was 209.3 mm (8.2 in) on 12 September 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cumberland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 February 1976
Mar	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 March 1902
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 April 1974
May	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 May 1962
Jun	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	14 June 1976
Jul	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	9 July 1955
Aug	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	28 August 1977
Sep	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	12 September 1972
Oct	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 November 1931
Dec	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 December 1941

Latest Records

Latest records at Cumberland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1978	Cumberland, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1978	Cumberland, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1978	Cumberland, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1978	Cumberland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1978	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1977	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1977	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	51 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1977	Cumberland, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1976	Cumberland, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 1976	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Cumberland, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1976	Cumberland, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1976	Cumberland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1976	Cumberland, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1976	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Cumberland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	1972	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	1972	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1914	30 days	80

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cumberland, 1899 to 1978. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cumberland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1904	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1905	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1906	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1907	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1917	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1920	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1925	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1929	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1930	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1947	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1948	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1967	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1968	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1973	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1977	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1978	66.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cumberland, 1899 to 1978. The record is 332.2 mm (13.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.1 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cumberland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1900	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1902	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1903	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1904	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1906	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1907	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1908	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1909	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1910	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1911	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1914	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1915	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1916	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1917	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1918	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1920	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1923	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1924	184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1925	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1929	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1930	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1932	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1934	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1935	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1938	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1940	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1941	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1944	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1947	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1948	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1952	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1955	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1956	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1959	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1961	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1962	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1963	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1965	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1966	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1968	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972	332.2 mm (13.1 in)
1973	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1974	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1977	243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1978	89.7 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cumberland, 1899 to 1978. The record is 55 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cumberland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	32 days
1900	29 days
1901	31 days
1902	30 days
1903	33 days
1904	52 days
1905	28 days
1906	33 days
1907	27 days
1908	27 days
1909	19 days
1910	39 days
1911	34 days
1912	30 days
1913	31 days
1914	55 days
1915	34 days
1916	47 days
1917	38 days
1918	22 days
1919	30 days
1920	28 days
1921	23 days
1922	31 days
1923	38 days
1924	40 days
1925	42 days
1926	31 days
1927	34 days
1928	22 days
1929	26 days
1930	30 days
1931	45 days
1932	30 days
1933	28 days
1934	34 days
1935	21 days
1936	32 days
1937	22 days
1938	47 days
1939	33 days
1940	20 days
1941	22 days
1942	31 days
1943	33 days
1944	26 days
1945	24 days
1946	41 days
1947	21 days
1948	22 days
1949	28 days
1950	26 days
1951	18 days
1952	55 days
1953	43 days
1954	42 days
1955	22 days
1956	34 days
1957	47 days
1958	31 days
1959	27 days
1960	26 days
1961	23 days
1962	19 days
1963	25 days
1964	29 days
1965	20 days
1966	45 days
1967	46 days
1968	42 days
1969	16 days
1970	20 days
1971	27 days
1972	16 days
1973	27 days
1974	30 days
1975	24 days
1976	36 days
1977	30 days
1978	21 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

71 years, 1900 to 1977

A day with at least 58.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.2 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cumberland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1900 to 1977.

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: 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1977; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1976; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

Data for Cumberland standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cumberland 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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