Bigfork 5 ESE Weather Records (USC00210754)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bigfork 5 ESE (USC00210754), Minnesota, United States, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Bigfork 5 ESE

Bigfork 5 ESE (USC00210754) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 47.70 latitude and -93.55 longitude, 430 m (1,411 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1980, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bigfork 5 ESE still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 47.70 latitude, -93.55 longitude.
Elevation: 430 m (1,411 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1980, 55 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 Bigfork 5 ESE. 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 Bigfork 5 ESE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bigfork 5 ESE still stand. 1977 holds the most, with 121.

Standing records at Bigfork 5 ESE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	44
1960	75
1961	104
1962	106
1963	118
1964	93
1965	108
1966	94
1967	90
1968	78
1969	70
1970	66
1971	88
1972	78
1976	50
1977	121
1978	49
1979	23
1980	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 97.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bigfork 5 ESE. The most was 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 7 August 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bigfork 5 ESE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 January 1967
Feb	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 February 1971
Mar	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 March 1966
Apr	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 April 1962
May	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 May 1962
Jun	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 June 1971
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	7 July 1962
Aug	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 August 1966
Sep	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 September 1978
Oct	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	5 October 1969
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 November 1977
Dec	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1980

19 years of record at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1959 to 1980. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980.

Days with data per year at Bigfork 5 ESE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	107	29%	No
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	331	91%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	303	83%	No
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	350	96%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	326	89%	No
1976	145	40%	No
1977	354	97%	Yes
1978	328	90%	No
1979	152	42%	No
1980	57	16%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1960 to 1977

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1960 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.6 C (36.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 1.5 C (34.6 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 4.6 C (40.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bigfork 5 ESE as warming stripes, 1960 to 1977
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	2.5 C	-0.12 C
1961	3.3 C	+0.71 C
1962	2.3 C	-0.29 C
1963	2.8 C	+0.17 C
1964	2.1 C	-0.52 C
1965	1.5 C	-1.17 C
1967	2.0 C	-0.61 C
1969	2.9 C	+0.23 C
1970	2.4 C	-0.24 C
1971	2.5 C	-0.12 C
1977	4.6 C	+1.96 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

1926 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Bigfork 5 ESE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1972	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	1966	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	1977	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	1960	22 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1926 to 1980. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bigfork 5 ESE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1959	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1926 to 1980. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bigfork 5 ESE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1959	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1960	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1961	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1962	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1963	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1964	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1965	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1966	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1967	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1968	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1969	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1970	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1976	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1980	3.3 C (37.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1926 to 1980. The record is 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bigfork 5 ESE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1949	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	36.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1926 to 1980. The record is 135.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bigfork 5 ESE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1942	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1949	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1961	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1962	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1966	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1967	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1968	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1970	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1971	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1972	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1978	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1979	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1980	49.8 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bigfork 5 ESE, 1926 to 1980. The record is 61 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bigfork 5 ESE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	57 days
1940	31 days
1941	19 days
1942	20 days
1948	25 days
1949	21 days
1950	17 days
1951	11 days
1959	28 days
1960	61 days
1961	27 days
1962	26 days
1963	22 days
1964	34 days
1965	22 days
1966	21 days
1967	22 days
1968	27 days
1969	24 days
1970	25 days
1971	15 days
1972	22 days
1976	25 days
1977	12 days
1978	25 days
1979	17 days
1980	10 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.

Download the Data

Data for Bigfork 5 ESE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).