Holstein Weather Records (USC00133909)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Holstein (USC00133909), Iowa, United States, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Holstein

Holstein (USC00133909) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.49 latitude and -95.55 longitude, 418 m (1,370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2020, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Holstein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Holstein set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 18 January 2020.

About the Station

Location: Iowa, United States, 42.49 latitude, -95.55 longitude.
Elevation: 418 m (1,370 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2020, 70 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 Holstein. 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 Holstein, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Holstein still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 150.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Holstein between 26 March 1983 and 8 January 2010. Each dot is a new record.

When Holstein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-03-26	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
2004-02-06	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
2010-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
2010-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 140.2 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Holstein. The most was 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 19 June 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Holstein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 January 2001
Feb	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 February 1993
Mar	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 March 2004
Apr	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 April 1975
May	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	6 May 2007
Jun	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	19 June 1954
Jul	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	7 July 1952
Aug	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	5 August 1996
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 September 2004
Oct	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 October 1979
Nov	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 November 1991
Dec	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

2004 to 2020

17 years of record at Holstein, 2004 to 2020. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2004, 2020.

Days with data per year at Holstein
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2004	122	33%	No
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	362	99%	Yes
2008	359	98%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	344	94%	Yes
2014	364	100%	Yes
2015	363	99%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	358	98%	Yes
2020	34	9%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Holstein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2020	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2019	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2019	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2019	Holstein, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2019	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2018	Holstein, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2018	Holstein, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2018	Holstein, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2018	Holstein, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 2005 to 2019

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Holstein, 2005 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.6 C (47.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 6.4 C (43.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.9 C (51.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Holstein as warming stripes, 2005 to 2019
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2005	9.7 C	+1.14 C
2006	10.1 C	+1.56 C
2007	9.1 C	+0.51 C
2008	7.4 C	-1.22 C
2009	7.8 C	-0.79 C
2010	8.5 C	-0.09 C
2011	8.7 C	+0.11 C
2012	10.9 C	+2.36 C
2013	7.0 C	-1.62 C
2014	6.4 C	-2.18 C
2015	9.1 C	+0.52 C
2016	9.8 C	+1.20 C
2017	9.4 C	+0.78 C
2018	7.7 C	-0.83 C
2019	7.2 C	-1.42 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

1951 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Holstein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2006	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2009	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	1954	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	224.9 mm (8.9 in)	2014	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	2017	27 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Holstein, 1951 to 2020. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Holstein by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020	6.7 C (44.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Holstein, 1951 to 2020. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Holstein by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2009	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2010	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2011	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2013	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2015	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2016	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2017	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2018	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2020	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Holstein, 1951 to 2020. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Holstein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1952	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1953	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1955	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1959	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1979	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1985	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1986	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1990	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1997	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2003	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2008	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2010	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2011	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2012	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2013	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2014	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2015	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2016	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2017	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2018	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2019	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2020	0.8 mm (0.03 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Holstein, 1951 to 2020. The record is 224.9 mm (8.9 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.6 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Holstein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1952	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1953	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1954	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1955	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1956	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1958	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1959	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1960	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1962	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1963	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1964	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1966	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1967	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1968	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1969	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1971	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1972	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1973	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1974	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1975	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1976	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1978	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1979	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1982	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1983	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1984	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1985	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1986	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1987	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1988	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1989	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1990	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1991	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1993	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1994	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1996	193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1997	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1998	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1999	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2003	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2005	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
2006	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2008	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2009	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2010	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2011	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2012	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2013	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2014	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
2015	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2016	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2017	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2018	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2019	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2020	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Holstein, 1951 to 2020. The record is 61 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Holstein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	17 days
1952	56 days
1953	24 days
1954	30 days
1955	19 days
1956	34 days
1957	29 days
1958	31 days
1959	19 days
1960	34 days
1961	30 days
1962	47 days
1963	27 days
1964	28 days
1965	23 days
1966	47 days
1967	43 days
1968	36 days
1969	19 days
1970	20 days
1971	32 days
1972	22 days
1973	20 days
1974	23 days
1975	22 days
1976	41 days
1977	16 days
1978	20 days
1979	30 days
1980	33 days
1981	30 days
1982	16 days
1983	17 days
1984	28 days
1985	26 days
1986	32 days
1987	27 days
1988	30 days
1989	27 days
1990	20 days
1991	21 days
1992	22 days
1993	20 days
1994	36 days
1995	30 days
1996	19 days
1997	19 days
1998	45 days
1999	27 days
2000	17 days
2001	23 days
2002	29 days
2003	21 days
2004	21 days
2005	31 days
2006	21 days
2007	42 days
2008	14 days
2009	24 days
2010	29 days
2011	30 days
2012	26 days
2013	19 days
2014	23 days
2015	26 days
2016	37 days
2017	61 days
2018	24 days
2019	37 days
2020	4 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

68 years, 1952 to 2019

A day with at least 63.0 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.2 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Holstein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1952 to 2019.

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: 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1954; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1996; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1963.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).