Larrabee Weather Records (USC00134644)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Larrabee (USC00134644), Iowa, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Larrabee

Larrabee (USC00134644) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.86 latitude and -95.55 longitude, 410 m (1,345 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1951, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Larrabee still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Iowa, United States, 42.86 latitude, -95.55 longitude.
Elevation: 410 m (1,345 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1951, 59 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Larrabee. 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 Larrabee, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Larrabee still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 117.

Standing records at Larrabee by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	74
1894	117
1895	95
1896	98
1897	100
1898	62
1899	105
1900	65
1901	89
1902	56
1903	49
1904	36
1905	76
1906	49
1907	63
1908	58
1909	72
1910	61
1911	62
1912	77

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Larrabee. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 18 September 1905.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Larrabee
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 January 1902
Feb	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 February 1951
Mar	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 March 1897
Apr	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 April 1896
May	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 May 1900
Jun	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 June 1900
Jul	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	15 July 1900
Aug	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 August 1948
Sep	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	18 September 1905
Oct	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 October 1906
Nov	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 November 1905
Dec	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 December 1893

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1912

20 years of record at Larrabee, 1893 to 1912. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912.

Days with data per year at Larrabee
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	364	100%	Yes
1894	363	99%	Yes
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	362	99%	Yes
1897	363	99%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	362	99%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	347	95%	Yes
1902	360	99%	Yes
1903	357	98%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	355	97%	Yes
1906	358	98%	Yes
1907	353	97%	Yes
1908	359	98%	Yes
1909	362	99%	Yes
1910	345	95%	Yes
1911	324	89%	No
1912	298	81%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1893 to 1910

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Larrabee, 1893 to 1910. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 6.4 C (43.6 F), and the warmest was 1894, at 8.8 C (47.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Larrabee as warming stripes, 1893 to 1910
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	6.4 C	-1.34 C
1894	8.8 C	+1.01 C
1895	7.9 C	+0.09 C
1896	8.0 C	+0.19 C
1897	7.3 C	-0.51 C
1898	7.5 C	-0.26 C
1899	7.1 C	-0.67 C
1900	8.4 C	+0.65 C
1901	8.5 C	+0.68 C
1902	7.6 C	-0.16 C
1903	7.5 C	-0.28 C
1904	7.3 C	-0.52 C
1905	7.9 C	+0.16 C
1906	8.5 C	+0.71 C
1907	7.7 C	-0.12 C
1908	8.5 C	+0.70 C
1909	7.1 C	-0.65 C
1910	8.1 C	+0.32 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

1893 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Larrabee: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1901	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1912	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1905	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	1900	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1949	29 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Larrabee, 1893 to 1951. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Larrabee by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1895	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1902	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Larrabee, 1893 to 1951. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Larrabee by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1894	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1896	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1898	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1899	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1900	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1901	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1902	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1906	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1907	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1908	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1909	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1912	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Larrabee, 1893 to 1951. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Larrabee by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1894	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1895	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1896	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1897	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1898	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1901	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1902	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1903	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1904	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1906	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1909	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951	46.2 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Larrabee, 1893 to 1951. The record is 229.4 mm (9.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Larrabee by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1894	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1895	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1896	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1897	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1898	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1899	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1900	229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1901	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1902	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1904	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1905	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1906	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1907	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1908	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1909	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1910	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1948	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1951	71.3 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Larrabee, 1893 to 1951. The record is 49 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Larrabee by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	32 days
1894	31 days
1895	29 days
1896	30 days
1897	29 days
1898	26 days
1899	22 days
1900	28 days
1901	29 days
1902	24 days
1903	27 days
1904	36 days
1905	21 days
1906	29 days
1907	25 days
1908	30 days
1909	16 days
1910	47 days
1911	37 days
1912	27 days
1948	23 days
1949	49 days
1950	26 days
1951	17 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.

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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).