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Grinnell 3 SW Weather Records (USC00133473)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Grinnell 3 SW (USC00133473), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Grinnell 3 SW

  • Grinnell 3 SW (USC00133473) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 41.72 latitude and -92.75 longitude, 279 m (915 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Grinnell 3 SW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Grinnell 3 SW set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.1 C (88.0 F) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 41.72 latitude, -92.75 longitude.
  • Elevation: 279 m (915 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

10 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Grinnell 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Grinnell 3 SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Grinnell 3 SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Grinnell 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan17.8 C (64.0 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Grinnell 3 SW by the year they were set 1,464 records at Grinnell 3 SW still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 34. 0102030401893: 151894: 131895: 211896: 151897: 151898: 151899: 181900: 91901: 71902: 41903: 41904: 51905: 131906: 71907: 151908: 61909: 221910: 211911: 191912: 151913: 241914: 181915: 121916: 171917: 91918: 221919: 101920: 71921: 71922: 51923: 101924: 111925: 221926: 101927: 201928: 151929: 101930: 341931: 261932: 111948: 81949: 61950: 201951: 141952: 71953: 131954: 101955: 101956: 101957: 71958: 81959: 161960: 61961: 61962: 91963: 161964: 91965: 211966: 181967: 131968: 51969: 121970: 131971: 91972: 161973: 111974: 201975: 101976: 191977: 81978: 71979: 141980: 111981: 101982: 101983: 271984: 111985: 151986: 161987: 101988: 191989: 141990: 121991: 211992: 131993: 121994: 81995: 31996: 201997: 91998: 181999: 102000: 182001: 112002: 92003: 62004: 142005: 132006: 122007: 82008: 52009: 62010: 42011: 72012: 302013: 72014: 162015: 92016: 32017: 82018: 162019: 72022: 102023: 112024: 152025: 72026: 131893190519171929195619681980199220042016
1,464 records at Grinnell 3 SW still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Grinnell 3 SW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189315
189413
189521
189615
189715
189815
189918
19009
19017
19024
19034
19045
190513
19067
190715
19086
190922
191021
191119
191215
191324
191418
191512
191617
19179
191822
191910
19207
19217
19225
192310
192411
192522
192610
192720
192815
192910
193034
193126
193211
19488
19496
195020
195114
19527
195313
195410
195510
195610
19577
19588
195916
19606
19616
19629
196316
19649
196521
196618
196713
19685
196912
197013
19719
197216
197311
197420
197510
197619
19778
19787
197914
198011
198110
198210
198327
198411
198515
198616
198710
198819
198914
199012
199121
199213
199312
19948
19953
199620
19979
199818
199910
200018
200111
20029
20036
200414
200513
200612
20078
20085
20096
20104
20117
201230
20137
201416
20159
20163
20178
201816
20197
202210
202311
202415
20257
202613

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Grinnell 3 SW set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Grinnell 3 SW between 13 February 1950 and 3 February 1996. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature13 February 1950: Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)12 March 1951: Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)6 March 1959: Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)9 March 1960: Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)11 March 1960: Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)16 March 1960: Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)17 March 1960: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)5 August 1970: Record daily precipitation 175.8 mm (6.9 in)12 January 1974: Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)13 January 1974: Record low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)3 February 1996: Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)3 February 1996: Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)19501960197019801990
12 all-time records were set at Grinnell 3 SW between 13 February 1950 and 3 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Grinnell 3 SW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1950-02-13Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1951-03-12Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1959-03-06Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1960-03-09Record snow depthRecord snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1960-03-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1960-03-16Record snow depthRecord snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1960-03-17Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1970-08-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1974-01-12Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974-01-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1996-02-03Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-02-03Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 175.8 mm (6.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Grinnell 3 SW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Grinnell 3 SW. The most was 175.8 mm (6.9 in) on 5 August 1970. 050100150200 Jan: 54.4 mm (2.1 in), 4 January 1971 Jan Feb: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 25 February 2007 Feb Mar: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 31 March 1993 Mar Apr: 105.9 mm (4.2 in), 13 April 1991 Apr May: 171.2 mm (6.7 in), 26 May 2013 May Jun: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 10 June 1967 Jun Jul: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 1 July 2014 Jul Aug: 175.8 mm (6.9 in), 5 August 1970 Aug Sep: 140.2 mm (5.5 in), 30 September 1919 Sep Oct: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 2 October 2019 Oct Nov: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 18 November 1958 Nov Dec: 59.7 mm (2.4 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Grinnell 3 SW. The most was 175.8 mm (6.9 in) on 5 August 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Grinnell 3 SW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan54.4 mm (2.1 in)4 January 1971
Feb63.5 mm (2.5 in)25 February 2007
Mar56.9 mm (2.2 in)31 March 1993
Apr105.9 mm (4.2 in)13 April 1991
May171.2 mm (6.7 in)26 May 2013
Jun99.8 mm (3.9 in)10 June 1967
Jul97.0 mm (3.8 in)1 July 2014
Aug175.8 mm (6.9 in)5 August 1970
Sep140.2 mm (5.5 in)30 September 1919
Oct114.3 mm (4.5 in)2 October 2019
Nov85.1 mm (3.4 in)18 November 1958
Dec59.7 mm (2.4 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Grinnell 3 SW 117 years of record at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 and others. 1893: 255 of 365 days1894: 206 of 365 days1895: 252 of 365 days1896: 242 of 366 days1897: 256 of 365 days1898: 302 of 365 days1899: 271 of 365 days1900: 269 of 365 days1901: 268 of 365 days1902: 254 of 365 days1903: 259 of 365 days1904: 242 of 366 days1905: 363 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 302 of 365 days1920: 339 of 366 days1921: 312 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 362 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 360 of 365 days1928: 362 of 366 days1929: 332 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 334 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1948: 275 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 361 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 357 of 365 days1968: 305 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 362 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 356 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 359 of 365 days2014: 359 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 315 of 365 days2022: 247 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 285 of 365 days19051920195019651980199520102025
117 years of record at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 and others.
Days with data per year at Grinnell 3 SW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189325570%No
189420656%No
189525269%No
189624266%No
189725670%No
189830283%No
189927174%No
190026974%No
190126873%No
190225470%No
190325971%No
190424266%No
190536399%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907364100%Yes
1908365100%Yes
190936399%Yes
1910364100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
1917364100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
191930283%No
192033993%Yes
192131285%No
192236199%Yes
192336299%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
192736099%Yes
192836299%Yes
192933291%Yes
1930364100%Yes
193133492%Yes
1932366100%Yes
194827575%No
194936399%Yes
195036299%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195236499%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
195836299%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
196236199%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196735798%Yes
196830583%No
1969365100%Yes
197036399%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198436499%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199836399%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836299%Yes
200936399%Yes
201036299%Yes
201135698%Yes
201236499%Yes
201335998%Yes
201435998%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736399%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201931586%No
202224768%No
2023364100%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202536399%Yes
202628578%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Grinnell 3 SW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high max (Provisional)31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily rain (Provisional)49.8 mm (2.0 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily rain (Provisional)47.2 mm (1.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)36 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie113 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)75 years51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie115 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)69 years31 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USmonthly high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie38 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie112 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)75 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)115 years42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie126 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)59 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USmonthly high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie115 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)103 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Grinnell 3 SW, USdaily low min (Tie)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)tie120 years10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

96 complete years, 1905 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Grinnell 3 SW as warming stripes, 1905 to 2025 One stripe for each of 96 complete years at Grinnell 3 SW, 1905 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 6.7 C (44.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 11.0 C (51.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1905: 8.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1906: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1907: 9.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1908: 10.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1909: 9.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1910: 10.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1911: 10.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1912: 8.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1913: 10.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1914: 10.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1915: 9.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1917: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1918: 10.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1920: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1921: 11.0 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1922: 10.8 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1923: 10.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1924: 8.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1925: 10.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1926: 10.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1927: 10.7 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1928: 9.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1930: 10.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1932: 9.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1949: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1950: 8.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 7.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1952: 9.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1953: 10.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1954: 10.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1955: 9.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1956: 10.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1957: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 9.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 9.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1961: 9.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1962: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 9.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1964: 9.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1965: 7.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: 7.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1967: 7.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1969: 7.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1970: 7.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 8.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 7.0 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1973: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 8.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1975: 8.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1976: 7.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1977: 8.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 6.9 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1979: 6.7 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1980: 8.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 8.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 7.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1983: 8.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 8.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 7.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1986: 8.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1987: 10.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1988: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1989: 7.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1990: 9.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 8.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 7.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1994: 8.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1995: 8.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1996: 6.9 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1997: 7.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1998: 9.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1999: 9.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2002: 9.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 8.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2004: 8.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 9.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2007: 9.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 7.3 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2009: 7.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2010: 8.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2011: 8.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 10.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 7.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 6.9 C, -2.0 C from the station mean2015: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 9.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 9.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 8.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 10.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2024: 10.8 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2025: 9.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1905191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 96 complete years at Grinnell 3 SW, 1905 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 6.7 C (44.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 11.0 C (51.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Grinnell 3 SW as warming stripes, 1905 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19058.6 C-0.33 C
19069.1 C+0.14 C
19079.2 C+0.26 C
190810.2 C+1.28 C
19099.4 C+0.50 C
191010.6 C+1.66 C
191110.4 C+1.48 C
19128.7 C-0.24 C
191310.7 C+1.75 C
191410.2 C+1.31 C
19159.5 C+0.61 C
19178.1 C-0.88 C
191810.2 C+1.28 C
19208.8 C-0.15 C
192111.0 C+2.02 C
192210.8 C+1.87 C
192310.1 C+1.20 C
19248.7 C-0.23 C
192510.1 C+1.20 C
192610.1 C+1.18 C
192710.7 C+1.72 C
19289.6 C+0.69 C
193010.3 C+1.34 C
19329.5 C+0.61 C
19499.6 C+0.63 C
19508.0 C-0.90 C
19517.5 C-1.39 C
19529.8 C+0.88 C
195310.6 C+1.69 C
195410.6 C+1.66 C
19559.9 C+0.97 C
195610.0 C+1.07 C
19579.7 C+0.72 C
19589.3 C+0.38 C
19599.3 C+0.35 C
19608.8 C-0.13 C
19619.2 C+0.30 C
19628.8 C-0.13 C
19639.4 C+0.47 C
19649.4 C+0.50 C
19657.8 C-1.12 C
19667.4 C-1.50 C
19677.7 C-1.27 C
19697.5 C-1.48 C
19707.9 C-1.00 C
19718.0 C-0.91 C
19727.0 C-1.98 C
19738.9 C-0.07 C
19748.0 C-0.95 C
19758.2 C-0.74 C
19767.7 C-1.28 C
19778.6 C-0.31 C
19786.9 C-2.08 C
19796.7 C-2.27 C
19808.2 C-0.74 C
19818.9 C+0.01 C
19827.5 C-1.42 C
19838.5 C-0.43 C
19848.4 C-0.55 C
19857.2 C-1.71 C
19868.6 C-0.32 C
198710.4 C+1.43 C
19889.1 C+0.12 C
19897.5 C-1.39 C
19909.3 C+0.36 C
19918.8 C-0.10 C
19928.3 C-0.61 C
19937.4 C-1.49 C
19948.0 C-0.89 C
19958.0 C-0.96 C
19966.9 C-2.03 C
19977.9 C-1.03 C
19989.9 C+0.96 C
19999.1 C+0.16 C
20008.8 C-0.18 C
20018.8 C-0.14 C
20029.0 C+0.11 C
20038.2 C-0.73 C
20048.6 C-0.31 C
20059.2 C+0.26 C
20069.8 C+0.83 C
20079.0 C+0.09 C
20087.3 C-1.68 C
20097.8 C-1.17 C
20108.6 C-0.31 C
20118.8 C-0.11 C
201210.4 C+1.49 C
20137.7 C-1.26 C
20146.9 C-1.99 C
20159.0 C+0.02 C
20169.9 C+0.95 C
20179.4 C+0.50 C
20188.4 C-0.53 C
202310.3 C+1.35 C
202410.8 C+1.86 C
20259.8 C+0.89 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1905 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 96 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Grinnell 3 SW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1905 to 202596Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.0) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1905 to 202596Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.11 C (-0.17 to -0.05) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1905 to 202596Fall

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Grinnell 3 SW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.7 C (107.1 F)191835.6 C (96.1 F)117
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1996-27.2 C (-17.0 F)117
Wettest day (Rx1day)175.8 mm (6.9 in)197059.9 mm (2.4 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)253.8 mm (10.0 in)201386.1 mm (3.4 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)56 days195222 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Grinnell 3 SW by year The hottest day of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 25303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1918
The hottest day of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Grinnell 3 SW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189332.2 C (90.0 F)
189430.6 C (87.1 F)
189532.2 C (90.0 F)
189630.6 C (87.1 F)
189735.6 C (96.1 F)
189832.2 C (90.0 F)
189935.6 C (96.1 F)
190032.8 C (91.0 F)
190133.3 C (91.9 F)
190231.1 C (88.0 F)
190327.2 C (81.0 F)
190428.9 C (84.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190938.3 C (100.9 F)
191037.8 C (100.0 F)
191141.1 C (106.0 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191340.6 C (105.1 F)
191437.8 C (100.0 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191738.9 C (102.0 F)
191841.7 C (107.1 F)
191938.3 C (100.9 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192135.0 C (95.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192435.6 C (96.1 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193236.1 C (97.0 F)
194839.4 C (102.9 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195032.8 C (91.0 F)
195135.0 C (95.0 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195337.2 C (99.0 F)
195437.8 C (100.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196336.7 C (98.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197134.4 C (93.9 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197333.3 C (91.9 F)
197436.7 C (98.1 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198134.4 C (93.9 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198536.7 C (98.1 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198737.2 C (99.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199232.2 C (90.0 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199633.9 C (93.0 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200733.3 C (91.9 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200933.3 C (91.9 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201337.2 C (99.0 F)
201431.7 C (89.1 F)
201532.8 C (91.0 F)
201633.3 C (91.9 F)
201733.9 C (93.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202535.6 C (96.1 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Grinnell 3 SW by year The coldest night of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F). -40-35-30-25-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Grinnell 3 SW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1894-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1895-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1896-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1897-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1902-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1905-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1906-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1907-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1908-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1911-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1915-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1920-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1923-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1924-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1925-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1930-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1951-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1953-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1954-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1955-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1957-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1958-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1963-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1971-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1972-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1973-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1974-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1975-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1977-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1980-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1981-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1991-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1999-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2000-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2007-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2008-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2010-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2012-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2015-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2016-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2017-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2018-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2019-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2022-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2023-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2024-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2026-25.6 C (-14.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Grinnell 3 SW by year The wettest day of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1970
The wettest day of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Grinnell 3 SW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189330.5 mm (1.2 in)
189424.1 mm (0.9 in)
189543.2 mm (1.7 in)
189636.1 mm (1.4 in)
189715.5 mm (0.6 in)
189854.4 mm (2.1 in)
189972.4 mm (2.9 in)
190061.0 mm (2.4 in)
190130.0 mm (1.2 in)
190230.7 mm (1.2 in)
190331.8 mm (1.3 in)
190438.1 mm (1.5 in)
190557.9 mm (2.3 in)
190670.1 mm (2.8 in)
190768.8 mm (2.7 in)
1908106.2 mm (4.2 in)
190948.3 mm (1.9 in)
191040.4 mm (1.6 in)
191138.4 mm (1.5 in)
191239.6 mm (1.6 in)
191349.3 mm (1.9 in)
191479.8 mm (3.1 in)
191559.2 mm (2.3 in)
191650.8 mm (2.0 in)
191734.5 mm (1.4 in)
1918101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919140.2 mm (5.5 in)
192049.3 mm (1.9 in)
192177.2 mm (3.0 in)
192250.3 mm (2.0 in)
192350.8 mm (2.0 in)
192432.3 mm (1.3 in)
192559.2 mm (2.3 in)
192657.4 mm (2.3 in)
192730.2 mm (1.2 in)
192833.0 mm (1.3 in)
192929.7 mm (1.2 in)
193036.8 mm (1.4 in)
193157.9 mm (2.3 in)
193243.9 mm (1.7 in)
194874.9 mm (2.9 in)
194965.0 mm (2.6 in)
195087.6 mm (3.4 in)
195158.4 mm (2.3 in)
195263.2 mm (2.5 in)
195333.3 mm (1.3 in)
195458.4 mm (2.3 in)
195533.8 mm (1.3 in)
195671.4 mm (2.8 in)
195776.5 mm (3.0 in)
195885.1 mm (3.4 in)
195986.1 mm (3.4 in)
196051.1 mm (2.0 in)
1961102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196262.7 mm (2.5 in)
196350.8 mm (2.0 in)
196466.0 mm (2.6 in)
196595.8 mm (3.8 in)
196675.4 mm (3.0 in)
196799.8 mm (3.9 in)
196839.4 mm (1.6 in)
196991.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970175.8 mm (6.9 in)
197166.3 mm (2.6 in)
197261.2 mm (2.4 in)
197363.0 mm (2.5 in)
197481.0 mm (3.2 in)
197568.6 mm (2.7 in)
197662.5 mm (2.5 in)
197772.4 mm (2.9 in)
197891.7 mm (3.6 in)
197975.4 mm (3.0 in)
198050.5 mm (2.0 in)
198184.8 mm (3.3 in)
198256.6 mm (2.2 in)
198358.7 mm (2.3 in)
198454.4 mm (2.1 in)
198538.6 mm (1.5 in)
198654.1 mm (2.1 in)
198755.4 mm (2.2 in)
198862.5 mm (2.5 in)
198954.1 mm (2.1 in)
199089.4 mm (3.5 in)
1991105.9 mm (4.2 in)
199262.5 mm (2.5 in)
199372.4 mm (2.9 in)
199442.7 mm (1.7 in)
199537.1 mm (1.5 in)
199681.0 mm (3.2 in)
199782.6 mm (3.3 in)
199847.5 mm (1.9 in)
199959.4 mm (2.3 in)
200034.8 mm (1.4 in)
200148.3 mm (1.9 in)
200275.2 mm (3.0 in)
200360.2 mm (2.4 in)
200450.8 mm (2.0 in)
200552.1 mm (2.1 in)
200641.7 mm (1.6 in)
200773.7 mm (2.9 in)
200863.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009106.2 mm (4.2 in)
201071.1 mm (2.8 in)
201176.2 mm (3.0 in)
201254.4 mm (2.1 in)
2013171.2 mm (6.7 in)
201497.0 mm (3.8 in)
201591.4 mm (3.6 in)
201672.4 mm (2.9 in)
201763.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2019114.3 mm (4.5 in)
202259.9 mm (2.4 in)
202340.1 mm (1.6 in)
202484.8 mm (3.3 in)
202554.6 mm (2.1 in)
202662.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Grinnell 3 SW by year The wettest five days of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 253.8 mm (10.0 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.1 mm (3.4 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 253.8 mm (10.0 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 253.8 mm (10.0 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Grinnell 3 SW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189330.5 mm (1.2 in)
189424.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895100.4 mm (4.0 in)
189665.5 mm (2.6 in)
189715.5 mm (0.6 in)
189859.5 mm (2.3 in)
189922.9 mm (0.9 in)
190061.0 mm (2.4 in)
190140.2 mm (1.6 in)
190237.3 mm (1.5 in)
19038.9 mm (0.35 in)
190443.2 mm (1.7 in)
190569.4 mm (2.7 in)
190672.4 mm (2.9 in)
190769.3 mm (2.7 in)
190896.1 mm (3.8 in)
190986.4 mm (3.4 in)
191015.5 mm (0.6 in)
191179.7 mm (3.1 in)
191269.1 mm (2.7 in)
191352.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1915121.7 mm (4.8 in)
191642.7 mm (1.7 in)
191734.5 mm (1.4 in)
1918176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1919153.8 mm (6.1 in)
192052.3 mm (2.1 in)
192182.5 mm (3.2 in)
192257.9 mm (2.3 in)
192354.7 mm (2.2 in)
192437.3 mm (1.5 in)
192533.5 mm (1.3 in)
192682.1 mm (3.2 in)
192734.3 mm (1.4 in)
192837.5 mm (1.5 in)
192944.2 mm (1.7 in)
193052.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931109.7 mm (4.3 in)
193243.9 mm (1.7 in)
194884.0 mm (3.3 in)
194984.5 mm (3.3 in)
1950118.9 mm (4.7 in)
195162.2 mm (2.4 in)
195277.7 mm (3.1 in)
195366.3 mm (2.6 in)
195499.6 mm (3.9 in)
195562.9 mm (2.5 in)
195682.9 mm (3.3 in)
1957102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1958101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1959133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1960117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1961162.4 mm (6.4 in)
196272.8 mm (2.9 in)
196359.7 mm (2.4 in)
196497.4 mm (3.8 in)
1965113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1966153.8 mm (6.1 in)
1967138.6 mm (5.5 in)
196859.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970195.9 mm (7.7 in)
197198.1 mm (3.9 in)
1972100.8 mm (4.0 in)
197393.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974150.1 mm (5.9 in)
197584.9 mm (3.3 in)
197690.7 mm (3.6 in)
197792.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1979183.8 mm (7.2 in)
198068.6 mm (2.7 in)
198186.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1983123.9 mm (4.9 in)
198476.0 mm (3.0 in)
198575.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986111.8 mm (4.4 in)
198799.4 mm (3.9 in)
198869.6 mm (2.7 in)
198988.6 mm (3.5 in)
1990125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1991123.7 mm (4.9 in)
199295.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993143.6 mm (5.7 in)
199458.2 mm (2.3 in)
199577.7 mm (3.1 in)
1996157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1997109.5 mm (4.3 in)
199870.2 mm (2.8 in)
1999102.3 mm (4.0 in)
200072.7 mm (2.9 in)
200161.8 mm (2.4 in)
2002121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2003129.4 mm (5.1 in)
200474.5 mm (2.9 in)
200596.2 mm (3.8 in)
200660.6 mm (2.4 in)
2007105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2008116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2009121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2010138.6 mm (5.5 in)
201199.1 mm (3.9 in)
201268.9 mm (2.7 in)
2013253.8 mm (10.0 in)
2014190.2 mm (7.5 in)
2015126.8 mm (5.0 in)
201682.1 mm (3.2 in)
201770.4 mm (2.8 in)
2018220.8 mm (8.7 in)
2019174.3 mm (6.9 in)
202266.0 mm (2.6 in)
202387.9 mm (3.5 in)
2024152.4 mm (6.0 in)
202597.8 mm (3.9 in)
2026119.4 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Grinnell 3 SW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 56 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Grinnell 3 SW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Grinnell 3 SW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189324 days
189420 days
189523 days
189625 days
189722 days
189828 days
189917 days
190020 days
190119 days
190218 days
190321 days
190430 days
190517 days
190626 days
190724 days
190824 days
190916 days
191032 days
191114 days
191216 days
191327 days
191422 days
191520 days
191616 days
191729 days
191831 days
191928 days
192014 days
192118 days
192218 days
192318 days
192416 days
192523 days
192619 days
192721 days
192826 days
192918 days
193018 days
193125 days
193220 days
194822 days
194923 days
195029 days
195117 days
195256 days
195328 days
195427 days
195516 days
195623 days
195727 days
195829 days
195926 days
196018 days
196123 days
196226 days
196333 days
196425 days
196520 days
196625 days
196720 days
196818 days
196932 days
197020 days
197123 days
197213 days
197318 days
197424 days
197529 days
197633 days
197717 days
197819 days
197918 days
198028 days
198125 days
198217 days
198320 days
198420 days
198520 days
198622 days
198741 days
198843 days
198923 days
199019 days
199132 days
199221 days
199324 days
199423 days
199523 days
199619 days
199718 days
199823 days
199937 days
200020 days
200114 days
200250 days
200319 days
200418 days
200524 days
200621 days
200727 days
200814 days
200924 days
201026 days
201122 days
201221 days
201318 days
201417 days
201523 days
201620 days
201725 days
201823 days
201916 days
202222 days
202326 days
202421 days
202519 days
202633 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

96 years with a frost

Across 96 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Grinnell 3 SW falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 152 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1905 to 1954.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Grinnell 3 SW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1905 to 1954)Recent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost3 May1 May5 May4 days later+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost4 October5 October6 October1 day later-0.4 days per decade
Growing days154 days156 days152 days4 days fewer-0.7 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

72 years, 1949 to 2025

A day with at least 65.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.8 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Grinnell 3 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years65.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years87.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years102.3 mm (4.0 in)
25 years122.3 mm (4.8 in)
50 years137.8 mm (5.4 in)
100 years153.8 mm (6.1 in)Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1949 to 2025.

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: 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1970; 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 2013; 115.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2018.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2025, Grinnell 3 SW had a mean temperature of 8.9 C (48.1 F) and 1,046.8 mm (41.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Rockford Gtr Rockford AP (United States, 307 km away), Tipton (United States, 135 km away) and Lake Geneva Wwtp (United States, 370 km away).

Climate twins of Grinnell 3 SW: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Rockford Gtr Rockford APUnited States307 km (191 mi)8.7 C (47.7 F)942.7 mm (37.1 in)0.66
TiptonUnited States135 km (84 mi)9.1 C (48.4 F)957.0 mm (37.7 in)0.66
Lake Geneva WwtpUnited States370 km (230 mi)8.9 C (48.0 F)937.9 mm (36.9 in)0.69

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).