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Minden Weather Records (USC00166244)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minden (USC00166244), Louisiana, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Minden

  • Minden (USC00166244) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 32.61 latitude and -93.29 longitude, 56 m (185 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2021, 129 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Minden still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Minden set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 26 October 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Louisiana, United States, 32.61 latitude, -93.29 longitude.
  • Elevation: 56 m (185 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2021, 129 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Minden, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minden. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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 Minden. 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 Minden, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan29.4 C (84.9 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
Feb33.3 C (91.9 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
May37.2 C (99.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Aug44.4 C (111.9 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Sep43.3 C (109.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Oct37.8 C (100.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Nov34.4 C (93.9 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec31.1 C (88.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Minden by the year they were set 1,464 records at Minden still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 34. 0102030401893: 51894: 121895: 41896: 131897: 111898: 141899: 231900: 161901: 221902: 111903: 121904: 101905: 121906: 71907: 311908: 171909: 211910: 291911: 341912: 121913: 121914: 151915: 181916: 101917: 281918: 281919: 71920: 61921: 171922: 141923: 71924: 151925: 211926: 61927: 171928: 111929: 51930: 121931: 131932: 221933: 301934: 181935: 61936: 161937: 91938: 161939: 181940: 131941: 71942: 81943: 101944: 41945: 61946: 61947: 101948: 171949: 61950: 111951: 191952: 31953: 31954: 81955: 111956: 111957: 101958: 31959: 81960: 51961: 91962: 121963: 101964: 41965: 111966: 91967: 151968: 31969: 61970: 71971: 51972: 61973: 41974: 171975: 61976: 61977: 71978: 51979: 21980: 81981: 51982: 81983: 171984: 121985: 111986: 91987: 111988: 71989: 311990: 41991: 111992: 81993: 111994: 51995: 81996: 171997: 71998: 201999: 52000: 92001: 32002: 132003: 62004: 92005: 52006: 22007: 82008: 92009: 42010: 42011: 192012: 52013: 102014: 152015: 82016: 22017: 132018: 222019: 162020: 152021: 161893190619191932194519581971198419972010
1,464 records at Minden still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Minden by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18935
189412
18954
189613
189711
189814
189923
190016
190122
190211
190312
190410
190512
19067
190731
190817
190921
191029
191134
191212
191312
191415
191518
191610
191728
191828
19197
19206
192117
192214
19237
192415
192521
19266
192717
192811
19295
193012
193113
193222
193330
193418
19356
193616
19379
193816
193918
194013
19417
19428
194310
19444
19456
19466
194710
194817
19496
195011
195119
19523
19533
19548
195511
195611
195710
19583
19598
19605
19619
196212
196310
19644
196511
19669
196715
19683
19696
19707
19715
19726
19734
197417
19756
19766
19777
19785
19792
19808
19815
19828
198317
198412
198511
19869
198711
19887
198931
19904
199111
19928
199311
19945
19958
199617
19977
199820
19995
20009
20013
200213
20036
20049
20055
20062
20078
20089
20094
20104
201119
20125
201310
201415
20158
20162
201713
201822
201916
202015
202116

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Minden set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Minden between 24 July 1933 and 13 April 1991. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 July 1933: Record daily precipitation 218.4 mm (8.6 in)13 April 1991: Record daily precipitation 326.9 mm (12.9 in)194019501960197019801990
2 all-time records were set at Minden between 24 July 1933 and 13 April 1991. Each dot is a new record.
When Minden set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-07-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1991-04-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 326.9 mm (12.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 326.9 mm (12.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minden The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minden. The most was 326.9 mm (12.9 in) on 13 April 1991. 0100200300400 Jan: 149.9 mm (5.9 in), 29 January 1999 Jan Feb: 111.0 mm (4.4 in), 19 February 1991 Feb Mar: 308.6 mm (12.1 in), 9 March 2016 Mar Apr: 326.9 mm (12.9 in), 13 April 1991 Apr May: 170.7 mm (6.7 in), 5 May 1989 May Jun: 135.4 mm (5.3 in), 23 June 2017 Jun Jul: 218.4 mm (8.6 in), 24 July 1933 Jul Aug: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 10 August 1912 Aug Sep: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 11 September 2016 Sep Oct: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 5 October 1949 Oct Nov: 167.6 mm (6.6 in), 10 November 1946 Nov Dec: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 27 December 1904 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minden. The most was 326.9 mm (12.9 in) on 13 April 1991.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minden
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan149.9 mm (5.9 in)29 January 1999
Feb111.0 mm (4.4 in)19 February 1991
Mar308.6 mm (12.1 in)9 March 2016
Apr326.9 mm (12.9 in)13 April 1991
May170.7 mm (6.7 in)5 May 1989
Jun135.4 mm (5.3 in)23 June 2017
Jul218.4 mm (8.6 in)24 July 1933
Aug128.3 mm (5.1 in)10 August 1912
Sep120.7 mm (4.8 in)11 September 2016
Oct152.4 mm (6.0 in)5 October 1949
Nov167.6 mm (6.6 in)10 November 1946
Dec160.0 mm (6.3 in)27 December 1904

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2021
Days with data per year at Minden 129 years of record at Minden, 1893 to 2021. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1994 and others. 1893: 260 of 365 days1894: 334 of 365 days1895: 196 of 365 days1896: 260 of 366 days1897: 352 of 365 days1898: 300 of 365 days1899: 346 of 365 days1900: 355 of 365 days1901: 349 of 365 days1902: 334 of 365 days1903: 342 of 365 days1904: 352 of 366 days1905: 356 of 365 days1906: 329 of 365 days1907: 337 of 365 days1908: 360 of 366 days1909: 358 of 365 days1910: 358 of 365 days1911: 356 of 365 days1912: 360 of 366 days1913: 360 of 365 days1914: 361 of 365 days1915: 361 of 365 days1916: 342 of 366 days1917: 350 of 365 days1918: 353 of 365 days1919: 354 of 365 days1920: 353 of 366 days1921: 361 of 365 days1922: 362 of 365 days1923: 361 of 365 days1924: 362 of 366 days1925: 353 of 365 days1926: 353 of 365 days1927: 350 of 365 days1928: 362 of 366 days1929: 356 of 365 days1930: 361 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 361 of 366 days1933: 360 of 365 days1934: 361 of 365 days1935: 359 of 365 days1936: 363 of 366 days1937: 361 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 360 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 343 of 365 days1943: 359 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 360 of 365 days1946: 345 of 365 days1947: 359 of 365 days1948: 362 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 355 of 365 days1952: 266 of 366 days1953: 351 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 334 of 365 days1959: 354 of 365 days1960: 268 of 366 days1961: 237 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 353 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 313 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 356 of 366 days1997: 356 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 349 of 365 days2002: 332 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 317 of 366 days2005: 334 of 365 days2006: 357 of 365 days2007: 360 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 362 of 365 days2010: 359 of 365 days2011: 359 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 320 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
129 years of record at Minden, 1893 to 2021. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1994 and others.
Days with data per year at Minden
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189326071%No
189433492%Yes
189519654%No
189626071%No
189735296%Yes
189830082%No
189934695%Yes
190035597%Yes
190134996%Yes
190233492%Yes
190334294%Yes
190435296%Yes
190535698%Yes
190632990%Yes
190733792%Yes
190836098%Yes
190935898%Yes
191035898%Yes
191135698%Yes
191236098%Yes
191336099%Yes
191436199%Yes
191536199%Yes
191634293%Yes
191735096%Yes
191835397%Yes
191935497%Yes
192035396%Yes
192136199%Yes
192236299%Yes
192336199%Yes
192436299%Yes
192535397%Yes
192635397%Yes
192735096%Yes
192836299%Yes
192935698%Yes
193036199%Yes
193136299%Yes
193236199%Yes
193336099%Yes
193436199%Yes
193535998%Yes
193636399%Yes
193736199%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
194036098%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194234394%Yes
194335998%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194536099%Yes
194634595%Yes
194735998%Yes
194836299%Yes
194936099%Yes
195036399%Yes
195135597%Yes
195226673%No
195335196%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195833492%Yes
195935497%Yes
196026873%No
196123765%No
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197736299%Yes
197835397%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198636399%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836499%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
199336199%Yes
199431386%No
199536299%Yes
199635697%Yes
199735698%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
200134996%Yes
200233291%Yes
2003364100%Yes
200431787%No
200533492%Yes
200635798%Yes
200736099%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200936299%Yes
201035998%Yes
201135998%Yes
201236299%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836399%Yes
201936199%Yes
202036499%Yes
202132088%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Minden
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 2021Minden, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)94 years40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2021Minden, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie90 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2021Minden, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)80 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2021Minden, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2021Minden, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie58 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie124 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie10 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie23 years4 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie74 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2021Minden, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)112 years44 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2021Minden, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie3 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2021Minden, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2021Minden, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)125 years41 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2021Minden, USmonthly high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie18 years6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

101 complete years, 1897 to 2020
Annual mean temperature at Minden as warming stripes, 1897 to 2020 One stripe for each of 101 complete years at Minden, 1897 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (64.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 20.2 C (68.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1897: 18.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1900: 18.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1901: 17.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1904: 17.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1905: 17.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1907: 19.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1908: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1909: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1910: 17.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1911: 19.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1912: 16.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1913: 17.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1914: 17.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1915: 17.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1917: 16.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1918: 18.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1919: 18.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1920: 17.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1921: 19.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1922: 18.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1923: 18.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1924: 17.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1927: 20.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1928: 18.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1929: 19.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1930: 19.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1931: 19.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1932: 19.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1933: 20.2 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1934: 20.2 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1936: 19.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1937: 19.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1938: 20.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1940: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1941: 19.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1943: 19.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1944: 19.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1945: 18.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1946: 19.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1947: 18.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 17.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1950: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1951: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1954: 19.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1955: 18.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 19.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1957: 18.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1959: 17.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 18.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 18.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 18.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 17.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 16.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1969: 18.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: 17.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 18.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1972: 18.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 17.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 17.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1975: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 17.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1977: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 17.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 17.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1980: 18.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1981: 18.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1983: 16.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1984: 17.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 18.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 17.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 17.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 16.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1990: 18.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1991: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1992: 17.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1993: 17.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1995: 17.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 17.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 17.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1998: 19.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1999: 18.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2000: 18.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2003: 17.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2006: 18.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 18.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 17.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 17.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2010: 18.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 19.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2012: 19.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 17.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 17.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2015: 18.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2017: 19.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 19.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2019: 19.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 19.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1897191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 101 complete years at Minden, 1897 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (64.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 20.2 C (68.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minden as warming stripes, 1897 to 2020
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189718.9 C+0.64 C
190018.5 C+0.25 C
190117.8 C-0.43 C
190417.5 C-0.75 C
190517.2 C-1.02 C
190719.4 C+1.15 C
190818.2 C-0.11 C
190918.2 C-0.11 C
191017.7 C-0.58 C
191119.0 C+0.72 C
191216.7 C-1.57 C
191317.5 C-0.78 C
191417.3 C-0.98 C
191517.0 C-1.24 C
191716.9 C-1.35 C
191818.4 C+0.13 C
191918.3 C+0.06 C
192017.8 C-0.51 C
192119.7 C+1.41 C
192218.7 C+0.47 C
192318.0 C-0.30 C
192417.5 C-0.73 C
192720.2 C+1.96 C
192818.8 C+0.58 C
192919.2 C+0.89 C
193019.1 C+0.79 C
193119.7 C+1.43 C
193219.5 C+1.24 C
193320.2 C+1.92 C
193420.2 C+1.93 C
193619.2 C+0.98 C
193719.0 C+0.73 C
193820.2 C+1.95 C
194018.2 C-0.06 C
194119.3 C+1.07 C
194319.1 C+0.87 C
194419.1 C+0.87 C
194518.8 C+0.53 C
194619.3 C+1.03 C
194718.4 C+0.18 C
194817.9 C-0.35 C
195017.7 C-0.55 C
195118.2 C-0.10 C
195419.4 C+1.16 C
195518.7 C+0.46 C
195619.2 C+0.92 C
195718.5 C+0.28 C
195917.9 C-0.39 C
196218.1 C-0.13 C
196318.2 C-0.10 C
196418.3 C+0.06 C
196518.5 C+0.22 C
196617.4 C-0.84 C
196717.7 C-0.54 C
196816.8 C-1.47 C
196918.0 C-0.27 C
197017.6 C-0.71 C
197118.2 C-0.03 C
197218.0 C-0.30 C
197317.9 C-0.32 C
197417.9 C-0.36 C
197517.7 C-0.54 C
197617.0 C-1.24 C
197718.2 C-0.06 C
197817.4 C-0.90 C
197917.0 C-1.30 C
198018.1 C-0.17 C
198118.0 C-0.29 C
198218.2 C-0.08 C
198316.9 C-1.41 C
198417.8 C-0.47 C
198517.7 C-0.53 C
198618.4 C+0.13 C
198717.8 C-0.48 C
198817.4 C-0.88 C
198916.9 C-1.35 C
199018.3 C+0.04 C
199117.7 C-0.53 C
199217.1 C-1.14 C
199317.0 C-1.26 C
199517.9 C-0.41 C
199617.7 C-0.54 C
199717.4 C-0.85 C
199819.4 C+1.17 C
199918.8 C+0.56 C
200018.3 C-0.01 C
200317.8 C-0.49 C
200618.4 C+0.15 C
200718.3 C+0.05 C
200817.8 C-0.46 C
200917.7 C-0.56 C
201018.1 C-0.13 C
201119.0 C+0.73 C
201219.1 C+0.87 C
201317.6 C-0.62 C
201417.0 C-1.28 C
201518.4 C+0.15 C
201719.6 C+1.31 C
201819.1 C+0.79 C
201919.0 C+0.69 C
202019.2 C+0.97 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 2020 is -0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.06 F (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 101 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Minden
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.01) per decade-0.06 F (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade1897 to 2020101Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1897 to 2020101Fall
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.10) per decade0.07 F (-0.04 to 0.17) per decade1897 to 2020101Not clearly different from zero

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 2021
Yearly extremes at Minden: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)190938.9 C (102.0 F)129
Coldest night (TNn)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)1899-8.9 C (16.0 F)129
Wettest day (Rx1day)326.9 mm (12.9 in)199186.4 mm (3.4 in)129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)477.3 mm (18.8 in)1933134.9 mm (5.3 in)129
Longest dry spell (CDD)64 days189624 days129

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Minden by year The hottest day of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F). 3537.54042.5451900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1909
The hottest day of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minden by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189338.3 C (100.9 F)
189440.6 C (105.1 F)
189538.3 C (100.9 F)
189641.1 C (106.0 F)
189740.0 C (104.0 F)
189838.3 C (100.9 F)
189940.6 C (105.1 F)
190040.0 C (104.0 F)
190143.9 C (111.0 F)
190239.4 C (102.9 F)
190338.3 C (100.9 F)
190438.3 C (100.9 F)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190637.8 C (100.0 F)
190741.1 C (106.0 F)
190838.3 C (100.9 F)
190944.4 C (111.9 F)
191038.9 C (102.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191240.0 C (104.0 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191538.3 C (100.9 F)
191639.4 C (102.9 F)
191740.0 C (104.0 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192037.8 C (100.0 F)
192143.3 C (109.9 F)
192238.3 C (100.9 F)
192340.6 C (105.1 F)
192441.1 C (106.0 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192838.3 C (100.9 F)
192939.4 C (102.9 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193442.8 C (109.0 F)
193539.4 C (102.9 F)
193642.2 C (108.0 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193941.1 C (106.0 F)
194036.7 C (98.1 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194439.4 C (102.9 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194636.1 C (97.0 F)
194742.2 C (108.0 F)
194840.0 C (104.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195142.2 C (108.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195536.7 C (98.1 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196241.7 C (107.1 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196539.4 C (102.9 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196941.1 C (106.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197139.4 C (102.9 F)
197237.8 C (100.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197437.8 C (100.0 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198041.7 C (107.1 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198238.3 C (100.9 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198437.2 C (99.0 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198638.9 C (102.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199841.1 C (106.0 F)
199941.1 C (106.0 F)
200042.2 C (108.0 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200237.8 C (100.0 F)
200337.8 C (100.0 F)
200436.7 C (98.1 F)
200539.4 C (102.9 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200840.6 C (105.1 F)
200938.3 C (100.9 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201142.8 C (109.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201337.8 C (100.0 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201540.0 C (104.0 F)
201638.3 C (100.9 F)
201738.3 C (100.9 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201940.0 C (104.0 F)
202038.9 C (102.0 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Minden by year The coldest night of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F). -30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minden by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1894-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1895-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1896-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1897-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1898-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1899-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1901-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1902-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1903-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1904-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1905-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1906-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1908-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1909-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1910-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1911-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1912-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1913-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1914-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1915-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1917-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1920-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1921-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1922-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1923-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1926-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1928-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1929-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1932-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1934-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1935-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1936-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1938-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1939-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1943-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1944-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1947-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1949-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1951-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1952-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1959-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1972-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1974-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1975-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1977-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1980-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1991-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1997-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1998-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2012-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2013-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2014-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2017-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2018-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2019-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2021-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minden by year The wettest day of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 326.9 mm (12.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.4 mm (3.4 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 326.9 mm (12.9 in) in 1991
The wettest day of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 326.9 mm (12.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minden by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189368.3 mm (2.7 in)
189472.4 mm (2.9 in)
189555.1 mm (2.2 in)
189665.5 mm (2.6 in)
189769.9 mm (2.8 in)
189858.4 mm (2.3 in)
189960.7 mm (2.4 in)
190062.7 mm (2.5 in)
190186.4 mm (3.4 in)
190272.4 mm (2.9 in)
190369.1 mm (2.7 in)
1904160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1905127.0 mm (5.0 in)
190663.5 mm (2.5 in)
190792.7 mm (3.6 in)
1908110.5 mm (4.4 in)
190981.3 mm (3.2 in)
1910101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1911108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1912128.3 mm (5.1 in)
191399.1 mm (3.9 in)
191466.0 mm (2.6 in)
191599.1 mm (3.9 in)
191674.2 mm (2.9 in)
191775.2 mm (3.0 in)
191887.6 mm (3.4 in)
191983.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920148.8 mm (5.9 in)
192186.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922109.7 mm (4.3 in)
192395.3 mm (3.8 in)
192469.9 mm (2.8 in)
192568.6 mm (2.7 in)
192681.3 mm (3.2 in)
192786.4 mm (3.4 in)
192867.3 mm (2.6 in)
192961.0 mm (2.4 in)
193078.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1932124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1933218.4 mm (8.6 in)
193495.3 mm (3.8 in)
193586.4 mm (3.4 in)
193671.6 mm (2.8 in)
193763.5 mm (2.5 in)
193869.9 mm (2.8 in)
193973.7 mm (2.9 in)
194091.4 mm (3.6 in)
1941132.1 mm (5.2 in)
194279.5 mm (3.1 in)
194357.2 mm (2.3 in)
194487.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1946167.6 mm (6.6 in)
194781.3 mm (3.2 in)
194870.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949152.4 mm (6.0 in)
195086.4 mm (3.4 in)
195150.8 mm (2.0 in)
195283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953164.8 mm (6.5 in)
195473.7 mm (2.9 in)
195597.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1957104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195884.6 mm (3.3 in)
195950.8 mm (2.0 in)
196057.2 mm (2.3 in)
196174.2 mm (2.9 in)
196272.6 mm (2.9 in)
196374.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964100.3 mm (3.9 in)
196580.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966101.6 mm (4.0 in)
196766.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1969160.0 mm (6.3 in)
197097.3 mm (3.8 in)
197178.7 mm (3.1 in)
197274.2 mm (2.9 in)
1973104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1974128.5 mm (5.1 in)
197581.8 mm (3.2 in)
197662.2 mm (2.4 in)
197752.1 mm (2.1 in)
197887.6 mm (3.4 in)
1979149.9 mm (5.9 in)
198053.1 mm (2.1 in)
198151.8 mm (2.0 in)
198277.5 mm (3.1 in)
198394.0 mm (3.7 in)
198496.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1986102.9 mm (4.1 in)
198766.5 mm (2.6 in)
198864.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1990109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1991326.9 mm (12.9 in)
199292.5 mm (3.6 in)
199389.9 mm (3.5 in)
199472.1 mm (2.8 in)
199568.6 mm (2.7 in)
199674.9 mm (2.9 in)
1997129.5 mm (5.1 in)
199885.1 mm (3.4 in)
1999149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2000142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2001101.6 mm (4.0 in)
200276.2 mm (3.0 in)
200367.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2005113.0 mm (4.4 in)
200678.7 mm (3.1 in)
2007106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2008131.6 mm (5.2 in)
200985.1 mm (3.4 in)
201043.7 mm (1.7 in)
201172.4 mm (2.9 in)
2012113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2013123.2 mm (4.9 in)
201475.4 mm (3.0 in)
201576.7 mm (3.0 in)
2016308.6 mm (12.1 in)
2017135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2018108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2019139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2020109.5 mm (4.3 in)
202154.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minden by year The wettest five days of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 477.3 mm (18.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.9 mm (5.3 in). 02004006001900192019401960198020002020Record: 477.3 mm (18.8 in) in 1933
The wettest five days of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 477.3 mm (18.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.9 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minden by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1894163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1895116.8 mm (4.6 in)
189698.2 mm (3.9 in)
1897129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1898113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1899114.3 mm (4.5 in)
190076.2 mm (3.0 in)
190192.8 mm (3.7 in)
190294.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1904262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1905161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1906116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1907151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1908268.8 mm (10.6 in)
190992.4 mm (3.6 in)
1910148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1911180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1912165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1913150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1914125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1915130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1916135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1917148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1918114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1919127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1920155.2 mm (6.1 in)
192188.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922213.8 mm (8.4 in)
1923179.9 mm (7.1 in)
192472.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1926153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1927102.9 mm (4.1 in)
192894.5 mm (3.7 in)
192974.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1931150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1932157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1933477.3 mm (18.8 in)
1934140.0 mm (5.5 in)
193595.3 mm (3.8 in)
193680.5 mm (3.2 in)
193798.6 mm (3.9 in)
1938153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1939137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1941155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1942138.9 mm (5.5 in)
194389.6 mm (3.5 in)
1944149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1945164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1946186.9 mm (7.4 in)
194795.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1949182.8 mm (7.2 in)
1950141.0 mm (5.6 in)
195182.5 mm (3.2 in)
195283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953192.5 mm (7.6 in)
195494.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1956121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1957154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1958134.9 mm (5.3 in)
195974.1 mm (2.9 in)
196080.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961207.5 mm (8.2 in)
196293.9 mm (3.7 in)
1963121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1964148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1965133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1966115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1969192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1970111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1971119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1972122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1973131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1974151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1975127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1976127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197764.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1979165.5 mm (6.5 in)
198090.5 mm (3.6 in)
1981104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1982134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1983112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1984186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1985169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1986191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1987115.5 mm (4.5 in)
198881.8 mm (3.2 in)
1989269.6 mm (10.6 in)
1990145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1991472.7 mm (18.6 in)
1992104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1993143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1994128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1995120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1996118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1998176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1999226.4 mm (8.9 in)
2000192.3 mm (7.6 in)
2001195.6 mm (7.7 in)
200292.2 mm (3.6 in)
2003133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2004316.7 mm (12.5 in)
2005113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2006140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2007131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2008131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2009169.1 mm (6.7 in)
201058.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011121.3 mm (4.8 in)
2012132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2013161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2014184.1 mm (7.2 in)
2015157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2016475.3 mm (18.7 in)
2017143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2018143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2019160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2020140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2021110.2 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minden by year The longest dry spell of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 64 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 64 days in 1896
The longest dry spell of the year at Minden, 1893 to 2021. The record is 64 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minden by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189340 days
189428 days
189533 days
189664 days
189729 days
189817 days
189924 days
190029 days
190123 days
190230 days
190359 days
190429 days
190520 days
190622 days
190728 days
190835 days
190922 days
191023 days
191119 days
191225 days
191329 days
191425 days
191520 days
191634 days
191720 days
191817 days
191914 days
192021 days
192127 days
192222 days
192318 days
192438 days
192530 days
192618 days
192720 days
192831 days
192926 days
193030 days
193132 days
193220 days
193327 days
193423 days
193521 days
193635 days
193719 days
193817 days
193920 days
194025 days
194125 days
194250 days
194327 days
194434 days
194513 days
194630 days
194736 days
194826 days
194924 days
195014 days
195125 days
195252 days
195351 days
195428 days
195527 days
195630 days
195721 days
195843 days
195929 days
196036 days
196113 days
196227 days
196334 days
196418 days
196528 days
196623 days
196719 days
196817 days
196928 days
197030 days
197124 days
197219 days
197317 days
197425 days
197524 days
197620 days
197718 days
197824 days
197919 days
198034 days
198121 days
198218 days
198320 days
198417 days
198519 days
198643 days
198719 days
198818 days
198925 days
199018 days
199127 days
199223 days
199323 days
199417 days
199524 days
199625 days
199715 days
199826 days
199933 days
200030 days
200129 days
200223 days
200324 days
200420 days
200518 days
200619 days
200728 days
200831 days
200924 days
201024 days
201119 days
201223 days
201322 days
201425 days
201547 days
201632 days
201725 days
201820 days
201912 days
202025 days
202123 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

101 years with a frost

Across 101 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minden falls on 20 March and the median first autumn frost on 10 November, which leaves a median of 233 days between them.

In 1985 to 2020 the median growing season was 237 days. That is 11 days more than in 1897 to 1934.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Minden
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1897 to 1934)Recent period (1985 to 2020)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost20 March27 March15 March12 days earlier-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost10 November11 November13 November2 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days233 days226 days237 days11 days more+1.1 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

118 years, 1897 to 2020

A day with at least 88.9 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 258.2 mm (10.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Minden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years88.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 years120.8 mm (4.8 in)
10 years146.4 mm (5.8 in)
25 years185.0 mm (7.3 in)
50 years219.1 mm (8.6 in)
100 years258.2 mm (10.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1897 to 2020.

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: 326.9 mm (12.9 in) in 1991; 308.6 mm (12.1 in) in 2016; 218.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1933.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Minden, at 1966 and 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Minden, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1966+0.5+1.0likely5
1988-0.3-0.6likely5

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.

Climate Twins

2003 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2003 to 2020, Minden had a mean temperature of 18.4 C (65.1 F) and 1,375.9 mm (54.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Winnsboro 5 SSE (United States, 160 km away), Bastrop (United States, 130 km away) and St Joseph 3 N (United States, 207 km away).

Climate twins of Minden: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2020 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Winnsboro 5 SSEUnited States160 km (99 mi)18.1 C (64.6 F)1,386.6 mm (54.6 in)0.58
BastropUnited States130 km (81 mi)18.6 C (65.6 F)1,366.6 mm (53.8 in)0.59
St Joseph 3 NUnited States207 km (129 mi)18.3 C (65.0 F)1,380.4 mm (54.3 in)0.65

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Minden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Minden 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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