Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brainerd (USC00210934), Minnesota, United States, with 58 years of record.
Key Facts for Brainerd
Brainerd (USC00210934) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.37 latitude and -94.18 longitude, 372 m (1,220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1955, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Brainerd still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brainerd set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 11 April 1955.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.37 latitude, -94.18 longitude.
Elevation: 372 m (1,220 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1955, 58 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 Brainerd. 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 Brainerd, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Brainerd still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Brainerd by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
8
1899
43
1900
33
1901
28
1902
26
1903
7
1904
23
1905
10
1906
13
1912
16
1913
44
1914
19
1915
27
1916
24
1917
74
1918
44
1919
52
1920
24
1921
22
1922
19
1923
37
1924
31
1925
45
1926
31
1927
47
1928
30
1929
40
1930
40
1931
48
1932
24
1933
27
1934
27
1935
25
1936
53
1937
17
1938
14
1939
29
1940
21
1941
23
1942
24
1943
13
1944
16
1945
14
1946
25
1947
33
1948
18
1949
12
1950
33
1951
26
1952
25
1953
27
1954
24
1955
9
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Brainerd between 28 February 1951 and 3 March 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Brainerd set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1951-02-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1951-03-03
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brainerd. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 21 November 1898.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Brainerd
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
3 January 1906
Feb
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 February 1921
Mar
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
18 March 1922
Apr
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
27 April 1938
May
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
18 May 1902
Jun
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
30 June 1900
Jul
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
17 July 1952
Aug
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
8 August 1944
Sep
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
14 September 1928
Oct
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 October 1946
Nov
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
21 November 1898
Dec
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
21 December 1902
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 1955
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1912, 1915 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Brainerd, 1899 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.9 C (40.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 2.1 C (35.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Brainerd as warming stripes, 1899 to 1954
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
4.3 C
-0.55 C
1901
5.0 C
+0.15 C
1913
5.9 C
+0.99 C
1914
5.5 C
+0.67 C
1917
2.1 C
-2.72 C
1918
4.8 C
-0.05 C
1919
3.1 C
-1.75 C
1920
4.1 C
-0.79 C
1921
5.4 C
+0.56 C
1923
4.3 C
-0.59 C
1925
4.2 C
-0.63 C
1926
3.2 C
-1.71 C
1927
3.2 C
-1.67 C
1928
4.6 C
-0.22 C
1929
3.9 C
-0.93 C
1930
5.9 C
+1.07 C
1931
8.1 C
+3.25 C
1932
5.0 C
+0.17 C
1933
5.1 C
+0.27 C
1934
5.6 C
+0.73 C
1935
4.6 C
-0.31 C
1936
3.9 C
-0.92 C
1937
4.2 C
-0.69 C
1938
6.1 C
+1.19 C
1939
5.8 C
+0.93 C
1940
5.0 C
+0.11 C
1941
6.4 C
+1.51 C
1942
5.6 C
+0.70 C
1943
4.4 C
-0.48 C
1944
5.5 C
+0.67 C
1945
4.3 C
-0.52 C
1946
5.4 C
+0.56 C
1947
5.2 C
+0.32 C
1948
4.8 C
-0.07 C
1949
5.3 C
+0.39 C
1950
2.8 C
-2.03 C
1951
3.7 C
-1.19 C
1952
6.0 C
+1.17 C
1953
6.3 C
+1.47 C
1954
5.8 C
+0.95 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 1954 is 0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Brainerd
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1899 to 1954
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.3 F (-0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1899 to 1954
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.4 F (-0.1 to 0.9) per decade
1899 to 1954
40
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
1898 to 1955
Yearly extremes at Brainerd: 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)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1916
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1952
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
85 days
1924
26 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Brainerd by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1898
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1899
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
27.2 C (81.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Brainerd by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1898
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1899
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1900
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1901
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1902
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1903
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1904
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1905
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1913
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1914
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1915
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1916
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1917
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1919
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1921
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1924
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1925
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1926
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1927
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1928
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1929
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1933
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1934
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1935
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1939
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1940
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1941
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1946
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1947
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1950
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1951
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1952
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1953
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1955
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brainerd by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1899
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1901
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1902
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1904
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1915
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1918
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1920
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1923
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1924
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1929
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1936
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1942
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. The record is 207.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brainerd by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898
3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1899
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1900
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1901
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1902
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1903
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1904
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906
n/a
1912
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1913
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1915
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1916
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1917
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1920
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1921
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1922
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1923
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1924
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1925
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1926
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1927
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1929
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1931
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1933
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1934
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1935
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1936
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1942
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1943
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1944
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1945
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1947
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1949
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1950
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952
207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1953
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1954
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Brainerd, 1898 to 1955. The record is 85 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brainerd by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898
17 days
1899
23 days
1900
22 days
1901
31 days
1902
22 days
1903
47 days
1904
23 days
1905
7 days
1906
n/a
1912
25 days
1913
40 days
1914
25 days
1915
39 days
1916
20 days
1917
33 days
1918
27 days
1919
20 days
1920
21 days
1921
30 days
1922
24 days
1923
16 days
1924
85 days
1925
29 days
1926
29 days
1927
19 days
1928
41 days
1929
22 days
1930
30 days
1931
37 days
1932
21 days
1933
33 days
1934
26 days
1935
25 days
1936
29 days
1937
36 days
1938
23 days
1939
57 days
1940
28 days
1941
31 days
1942
28 days
1943
46 days
1944
35 days
1945
26 days
1946
24 days
1947
29 days
1948
19 days
1949
22 days
1950
22 days
1951
18 days
1952
32 days
1953
25 days
1954
30 days
1955
13 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Brainerd falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Brainerd
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1925 to 1954)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 May
n/a
16 May
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
n/a
24 September
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
n/a
134 days
n/a
+3.6 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
45 years, 1899 to 1954
A day with at least 52.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.2 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Brainerd: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1899 to 1954.
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: 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1952; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1944; 96.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1953.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Brainerd, at 1929. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1929 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Brainerd, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1929
+0.5
+1.0
likely
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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.