Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bemidji (USC00210643), Minnesota, United States, with 131 years of record.
Key Facts for Bemidji
Bemidji (USC00210643) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 47.54 latitude and -94.83 longitude, 415 m (1,360 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2026, 131 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bemidji still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bemidji set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 4 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 47.54 latitude, -94.83 longitude.
Elevation: 415 m (1,360 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2026, 131 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bemidji. 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 Bemidji, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bemidji still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Bemidji by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
38
1897
62
1898
4
1899
43
1900
30
1901
19
1902
8
1903
7
1904
13
1905
16
1906
11
1924
13
1925
5
1927
12
1928
21
1929
22
1930
36
1931
31
1932
17
1933
21
1934
27
1935
29
1936
46
1937
16
1938
18
1939
35
1940
22
1941
21
1942
26
1943
14
1944
13
1945
28
1946
27
1947
21
1948
22
1949
6
1950
18
1951
16
1952
18
1953
15
1954
12
1955
14
1956
10
1957
7
1958
21
1959
13
1960
6
1961
15
1962
17
1963
11
1964
16
1965
18
1966
16
1967
20
1968
16
1969
10
1970
10
1971
12
1972
16
1973
8
1974
11
1975
8
1976
22
1977
29
1978
10
1979
11
1980
13
1981
10
1982
7
1983
13
1984
23
1985
7
1986
2
1987
2
1988
5
1989
21
1990
5
1991
12
1992
22
1993
16
1994
14
1995
12
1996
10
2001
5
2002
12
2003
3
2004
13
2015
4
2021
2
2023
5
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bemidji between 30 January 1950 and 14 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Bemidji set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1966-01-28
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 105.4 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bemidji. The most was 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 July 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bemidji
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
18 January 1996
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
13 February 1897
Mar
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
29 March 1933
Apr
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
13 April 1964
May
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
22 May 1962
Jun
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
22 June 1957
Jul
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
22 July 1914
Aug
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
7 August 1942
Sep
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
30 September 1995
Oct
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
7 October 1901
Nov
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1 November 2004
Dec
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
3 December 1951
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 2023
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
91 years of record at Bemidji, 1896 to 2023. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1906, 1924, 1925 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Bemidji, 1900 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.0 C (33.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 6.5 C (43.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bemidji as warming stripes, 1900 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
5.7 C
+2.27 C
1901
4.8 C
+1.37 C
1903
4.2 C
+0.77 C
1904
3.7 C
+0.28 C
1905
4.5 C
+1.06 C
1928
4.2 C
+0.82 C
1929
2.4 C
-1.02 C
1930
4.5 C
+1.05 C
1931
6.5 C
+3.11 C
1932
3.6 C
+0.20 C
1933
3.8 C
+0.42 C
1934
4.4 C
+0.94 C
1935
3.4 C
-0.05 C
1936
2.7 C
-0.71 C
1937
2.1 C
-1.29 C
1938
4.0 C
+0.62 C
1939
3.6 C
+0.19 C
1940
3.3 C
-0.14 C
1941
4.8 C
+1.33 C
1943
2.6 C
-0.87 C
1944
3.9 C
+0.52 C
1946
3.5 C
+0.09 C
1947
2.9 C
-0.52 C
1948
3.5 C
+0.11 C
1949
3.2 C
-0.18 C
1950
1.0 C
-2.44 C
1951
1.8 C
-1.64 C
1952
3.9 C
+0.50 C
1953
4.2 C
+0.77 C
1954
3.5 C
+0.03 C
1955
2.8 C
-0.61 C
1956
2.9 C
-0.57 C
1957
2.9 C
-0.52 C
1958
3.6 C
+0.14 C
1959
3.1 C
-0.34 C
1960
3.0 C
-0.47 C
1961
3.9 C
+0.49 C
1962
2.8 C
-0.59 C
1963
4.0 C
+0.55 C
1964
3.1 C
-0.33 C
1965
1.9 C
-1.54 C
1966
2.1 C
-1.29 C
1967
2.3 C
-1.12 C
1968
3.3 C
-0.10 C
1969
3.2 C
-0.23 C
1970
2.5 C
-0.92 C
1971
2.9 C
-0.48 C
1972
1.9 C
-1.50 C
1973
4.5 C
+1.12 C
1974
3.3 C
-0.13 C
1975
3.8 C
+0.40 C
1976
3.6 C
+0.16 C
1977
4.2 C
+0.73 C
1978
3.0 C
-0.39 C
1979
2.3 C
-1.09 C
1980
3.7 C
+0.28 C
1981
5.0 C
+1.61 C
1982
3.1 C
-0.33 C
1983
4.8 C
+1.33 C
1984
4.7 C
+1.23 C
1985
2.9 C
-0.48 C
1988
3.4 C
-0.02 C
1989
2.1 C
-1.35 C
1993
2.1 C
-1.32 C
1994
3.4 C
+0.02 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade over 1900 to 1994. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bemidji
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.14 C (-0.24 to -0.04) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1900 to 1994
65
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
1900 to 1994
65
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.05 C (-0.16 to 0.07) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1900 to 1994
65
Not 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
1896 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bemidji: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
91
Coldest night (TNn)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1950
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1914
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1975
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
117
Longest dry spell (CDD)
68 days
1920
25 days
117
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bemidji by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1926
n/a
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011
18.3 C (64.9 F)
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2022
n/a
2023
20.0 C (68.0 F)
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bemidji by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1897
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1898
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1899
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1900
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1901
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1902
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1903
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1904
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1905
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1906
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1925
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1926
n/a
1927
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1931
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1932
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1934
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1935
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1936
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1937
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1938
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1939
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1940
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1941
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1942
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1944
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1945
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1946
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1947
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1948
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1949
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1950
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1954
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1955
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1956
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1957
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1962
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1963
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1966
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1967
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1970
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1971
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1973
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1980
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1982
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1983
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1984
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1992
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1993
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1994
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1996
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2001
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2004
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bemidji by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1897
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1899
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1906
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1912
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1915
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1916
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1927
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1928
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1987
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1990
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2011
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2012
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2014
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2015
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2016
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2017
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2018
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2020
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2023
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2025
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2026
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bemidji by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1897
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1898
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1899
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1901
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1902
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1913
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1914
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1916
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1917
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1919
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1920
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1927
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1929
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1930
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1931
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1932
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1933
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1935
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1938
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1939
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1940
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1942
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1945
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1946
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1947
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1948
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1950
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1951
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1957
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1958
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1960
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1963
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1968
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1971
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1973
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1974
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1980
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1981
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1985
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986
9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1987
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1988
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1991
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1993
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1996
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2002
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2011
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2012
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
2014
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2015
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2016
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
2018
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2019
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2020
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2021
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2022
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2023
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2025
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2026
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bemidji by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
23 days
1897
35 days
1898
24 days
1899
24 days
1900
30 days
1901
33 days
1902
25 days
1903
37 days
1904
33 days
1905
34 days
1906
29 days
1911
29 days
1912
63 days
1913
34 days
1914
48 days
1915
44 days
1916
36 days
1917
32 days
1918
47 days
1919
25 days
1920
68 days
1921
28 days
1922
21 days
1923
27 days
1924
30 days
1925
28 days
1926
24 days
1927
16 days
1928
26 days
1929
18 days
1930
26 days
1931
19 days
1932
19 days
1933
31 days
1934
23 days
1935
33 days
1936
24 days
1937
20 days
1938
39 days
1939
25 days
1940
29 days
1941
35 days
1942
32 days
1943
23 days
1944
37 days
1945
24 days
1946
21 days
1947
24 days
1948
33 days
1949
23 days
1950
27 days
1951
16 days
1952
55 days
1953
25 days
1954
35 days
1955
19 days
1956
35 days
1957
22 days
1958
34 days
1959
48 days
1960
44 days
1961
32 days
1962
45 days
1963
31 days
1964
37 days
1965
28 days
1966
28 days
1967
23 days
1968
34 days
1969
31 days
1970
20 days
1971
23 days
1972
23 days
1973
41 days
1974
40 days
1975
20 days
1976
43 days
1977
14 days
1978
25 days
1979
25 days
1980
62 days
1981
23 days
1982
18 days
1983
19 days
1984
28 days
1985
15 days
1986
20 days
1987
24 days
1988
34 days
1989
28 days
1990
21 days
1991
15 days
1992
36 days
1993
24 days
1994
22 days
1995
22 days
1996
12 days
2001
27 days
2002
32 days
2003
10 days
2004
17 days
2011
27 days
2012
18 days
2013
18 days
2014
25 days
2015
13 days
2016
11 days
2017
11 days
2018
22 days
2019
18 days
2020
32 days
2021
22 days
2022
18 days
2023
18 days
2024
17 days
2025
19 days
2026
20 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
65 years with a frost
Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bemidji falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 119 days between them.
In 1960 to 1994 the median growing season was 123 days. That is 9 days more than in 1900 to 1954.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bemidji
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1900 to 1954)
Recent period (1960 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 May
25 May
22 May
3 days earlier
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 September
20 September
22 September
2 days later
+0.9 days per decade
Growing days
119 days
114 days
123 days
9 days more
+2.3 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
82 years, 1900 to 2025
A day with at least 45.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.6 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bemidji: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1900 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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1914; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1957; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 2011.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bemidji, at 1975. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bemidji, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1975
+0.3
+0.5
possible
5
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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.