Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bird Island (USC00210783), Minnesota, United States, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Bird Island
Bird Island (USC00210783) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.77 latitude and -94.90 longitude, 332 m (1,089 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1976, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bird Island still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bird Island tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 6 May 1976.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.77 latitude, -94.90 longitude.
Elevation: 332 m (1,089 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1976, 84 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Bird Island. 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 Bird Island, 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)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bird Island still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Bird Island by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
22
1894
23
1895
23
1896
32
1897
31
1898
16
1899
25
1900
18
1901
26
1902
23
1903
13
1904
18
1905
16
1906
7
1907
15
1908
14
1909
24
1910
18
1911
31
1912
17
1913
25
1914
14
1915
18
1916
18
1917
23
1918
16
1919
19
1920
12
1921
29
1922
12
1923
20
1924
26
1925
28
1926
19
1927
16
1928
28
1929
18
1930
25
1931
47
1932
12
1933
13
1934
28
1935
21
1936
37
1937
16
1938
10
1939
19
1940
21
1941
10
1942
15
1943
12
1944
15
1945
17
1946
17
1947
12
1948
8
1949
7
1950
12
1951
15
1952
6
1953
12
1954
9
1955
18
1956
18
1957
8
1958
13
1959
19
1960
4
1961
7
1962
25
1963
14
1964
22
1965
19
1966
14
1967
10
1968
21
1969
14
1970
10
1971
6
1972
11
1973
16
1974
14
1975
5
1976
7
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bird Island between 29 June 1931 and 31 May 1934. Each dot is a new record.
When Bird Island set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1931-06-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1931-09-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934-05-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 112.3 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bird Island. The most was 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 9 September 1900.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bird Island
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
28 January 1909
Feb
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 February 1975
Mar
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
26 March 1950
Apr
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
13 April 1964
May
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
23 May 1946
Jun
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
6 June 1896
Jul
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
27 July 1945
Aug
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
9 August 1948
Sep
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
9 September 1900
Oct
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
10 October 1973
Nov
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
20 November 1973
Dec
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
9 December 1899
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1976
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
84 years of record at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1959, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 77 complete years at Bird Island, 1894 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.8 C (44.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 4.3 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 9.9 C (49.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bird Island as warming stripes, 1894 to 1974
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
6.7 C
-0.08 C
1895
5.7 C
-1.15 C
1896
5.6 C
-1.20 C
1897
5.6 C
-1.25 C
1898
6.7 C
-0.06 C
1899
5.9 C
-0.87 C
1900
7.4 C
+0.56 C
1901
7.1 C
+0.28 C
1902
6.6 C
-0.25 C
1905
6.3 C
-0.48 C
1906
6.8 C
+0.01 C
1907
5.6 C
-1.23 C
1908
7.2 C
+0.38 C
1909
5.8 C
-1.01 C
1910
7.2 C
+0.37 C
1911
6.2 C
-0.64 C
1912
5.7 C
-1.09 C
1913
7.1 C
+0.30 C
1914
6.9 C
+0.08 C
1915
6.9 C
+0.13 C
1916
5.4 C
-1.39 C
1917
4.3 C
-2.48 C
1918
7.2 C
+0.37 C
1919
6.7 C
-0.11 C
1920
6.8 C
-0.02 C
1921
8.5 C
+1.66 C
1922
7.6 C
+0.78 C
1923
7.2 C
+0.43 C
1924
5.7 C
-1.12 C
1925
7.0 C
+0.15 C
1926
6.6 C
-0.19 C
1927
6.2 C
-0.58 C
1928
7.3 C
+0.48 C
1929
5.4 C
-1.40 C
1930
7.7 C
+0.89 C
1931
9.9 C
+3.12 C
1932
6.5 C
-0.31 C
1933
7.5 C
+0.74 C
1934
8.2 C
+1.40 C
1935
6.6 C
-0.25 C
1936
5.7 C
-1.10 C
1937
6.0 C
-0.84 C
1938
7.6 C
+0.78 C
1939
7.9 C
+1.06 C
1940
6.5 C
-0.33 C
1941
7.9 C
+1.10 C
1942
7.0 C
+0.15 C
1943
6.0 C
-0.76 C
1944
7.5 C
+0.65 C
1945
5.9 C
-0.86 C
1946
7.3 C
+0.49 C
1948
6.3 C
-0.51 C
1949
7.6 C
+0.78 C
1950
5.3 C
-1.55 C
1951
5.0 C
-1.78 C
1952
7.2 C
+0.39 C
1953
7.8 C
+0.98 C
1954
7.6 C
+0.76 C
1955
7.4 C
+0.57 C
1956
7.1 C
+0.28 C
1957
7.5 C
+0.71 C
1958
7.8 C
+0.96 C
1960
6.4 C
-0.43 C
1961
7.4 C
+0.56 C
1962
6.7 C
-0.07 C
1963
7.8 C
+0.95 C
1964
7.8 C
+0.95 C
1965
6.0 C
-0.77 C
1966
6.3 C
-0.51 C
1967
6.7 C
-0.07 C
1968
7.9 C
+1.07 C
1969
6.5 C
-0.35 C
1970
6.7 C
-0.14 C
1971
7.0 C
+0.19 C
1972
5.9 C
-0.89 C
1973
8.6 C
+1.75 C
1974
7.5 C
+0.66 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade over 1894 to 1974. In Fahrenheit: 0.18 F (0.03 to 0.34) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 77 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bird Island
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade
0.18 F (0.03 to 0.34) per decade
1894 to 1974
77
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.17) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 1974
77
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1894 to 1974
77
Rise
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 1976
Yearly extremes at Bird Island: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
84
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1912
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
84
Wettest day (Rx1day)
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1900
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
221.9 mm (8.7 in)
1955
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
55 days
1916
28 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bird Island by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1895
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bird Island by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1894
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1895
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1896
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1897
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1898
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1899
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1900
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1901
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1902
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1903
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1904
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1905
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1906
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1907
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1908
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1909
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1910
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1911
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1912
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1913
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1914
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1915
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1916
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1917
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1918
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1922
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1924
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1926
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1929
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1930
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1931
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1933
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1936
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1937
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1938
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1939
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1940
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1942
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1944
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1946
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1949
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1950
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1951
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1952
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1953
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1955
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1956
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1957
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1966
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1967
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1968
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1975
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. The record is 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bird Island by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1894
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1896
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1897
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1898
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1899
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1900
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1901
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1902
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1903
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1904
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1905
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1906
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1907
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1909
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1910
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1912
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1915
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1936
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1946
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1948
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1955
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1958
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1974
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1975
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. The record is 221.9 mm (8.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bird Island by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1894
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1895
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1896
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1897
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1899
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1900
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1901
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1902
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1903
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1904
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1905
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1906
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1907
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1908
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1909
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1911
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1912
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1913
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1914
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1915
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1916
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1921
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1926
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1927
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1929
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1930
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1931
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1935
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1941
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1943
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1944
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1945
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1946
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1947
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1948
142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1949
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1950
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1954
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955
221.9 mm (8.7 in)
1956
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1957
153.8 mm (6.1 in)
1958
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1959
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1961
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1962
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1963
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1964
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1967
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1969
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1972
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1973
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1974
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1975
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bird Island, 1893 to 1976. The record is 55 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bird Island by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
27 days
1894
33 days
1895
34 days
1896
24 days
1897
27 days
1898
32 days
1899
26 days
1900
30 days
1901
29 days
1902
24 days
1903
47 days
1904
25 days
1905
33 days
1906
26 days
1907
26 days
1908
30 days
1909
42 days
1910
34 days
1911
23 days
1912
53 days
1913
40 days
1914
44 days
1915
34 days
1916
55 days
1917
27 days
1918
22 days
1919
25 days
1920
27 days
1921
27 days
1922
20 days
1923
28 days
1924
40 days
1925
29 days
1926
18 days
1927
24 days
1928
24 days
1929
18 days
1930
39 days
1931
37 days
1932
15 days
1933
26 days
1934
39 days
1935
25 days
1936
34 days
1937
27 days
1938
26 days
1939
35 days
1940
17 days
1941
26 days
1942
38 days
1943
36 days
1944
36 days
1945
30 days
1946
18 days
1947
26 days
1948
21 days
1949
31 days
1950
16 days
1951
15 days
1952
48 days
1953
24 days
1954
30 days
1955
22 days
1956
37 days
1957
24 days
1958
29 days
1959
28 days
1960
37 days
1961
32 days
1962
44 days
1963
31 days
1964
21 days
1965
22 days
1966
24 days
1967
30 days
1968
30 days
1969
23 days
1970
22 days
1971
22 days
1972
32 days
1973
38 days
1974
31 days
1975
19 days
1976
25 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
77 years with a frost
Across 77 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bird Island falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 146 days between them.
In 1943 to 1974 the median growing season was 152 days. That is 14 days more than in 1894 to 1925.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bird Island
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1925)
Recent period (1943 to 1974)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
12 May
6 May
6 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
27 September
1 October
4 days later
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
146 days
138 days
152 days
14 days more
+2.5 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
79 years, 1894 to 1975
A day with at least 51.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 129.3 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bird Island: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1894 to 1975.
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: 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1900; 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1948; 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1973.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.