Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Browns Valley (USC00211063), Minnesota, United States, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for Browns Valley
Browns Valley (USC00211063) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 45.60 latitude and -96.83 longitude, 298 m (978 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2023, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Browns Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Browns Valley set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.4 C (93.9 F) on 2 October 2023.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 45.60 latitude, -96.83 longitude.
Elevation: 298 m (978 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2023, 51 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 Browns Valley. 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 Browns Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Browns Valley still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Browns Valley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
32
1975
27
1976
51
1977
41
1978
26
1979
33
1980
28
1981
43
1982
30
1983
46
1984
36
1985
47
1986
29
1987
37
1988
63
1989
33
1990
41
1991
55
1992
52
1993
20
1994
28
1995
22
1996
39
1997
26
1998
20
1999
14
2000
26
2001
21
2002
15
2003
21
2004
22
2005
23
2006
23
2007
14
2008
19
2009
29
2010
15
2011
23
2012
32
2013
24
2014
21
2015
28
2016
21
2017
27
2018
25
2019
17
2020
32
2021
31
2022
22
2023
14
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Browns Valley between 2 June 2007 and 2 June 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Browns Valley set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2007-06-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 106.2 mm (4.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 106.2 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Browns Valley. The most was 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 2 June 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Browns Valley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 January 1997
Feb
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
21 February 2011
Mar
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
20 March 1982
Apr
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
16 April 2012
May
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
11 May 2015
Jun
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2 June 2007
Jul
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
7 July 1994
Aug
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
7 August 2009
Sep
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2 September 2006
Oct
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
15 October 2013
Nov
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1 November 2000
Dec
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
31 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1973 to 2023
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2023.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Browns Valley, 1974 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 4.4 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 9.3 C (48.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Browns Valley as warming stripes, 1974 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1974
5.9 C
-0.61 C
1975
5.5 C
-1.04 C
1978
5.3 C
-1.15 C
1979
4.4 C
-2.07 C
1981
8.1 C
+1.56 C
1982
5.8 C
-0.71 C
1983
7.0 C
+0.52 C
1984
7.0 C
+0.48 C
1985
5.5 C
-1.00 C
1986
7.1 C
+0.59 C
1987
9.3 C
+2.78 C
1988
7.9 C
+1.43 C
1989
6.1 C
-0.37 C
1990
7.7 C
+1.20 C
1991
7.1 C
+0.63 C
1997
6.2 C
-0.32 C
1999
7.5 C
+1.00 C
2000
6.1 C
-0.36 C
2001
6.7 C
+0.21 C
2002
6.5 C
-0.02 C
2003
6.1 C
-0.37 C
2004
6.3 C
-0.20 C
2005
7.2 C
+0.66 C
2007
6.2 C
-0.29 C
2009
4.5 C
-2.03 C
2010
6.0 C
-0.54 C
2011
5.6 C
-0.88 C
2012
7.6 C
+1.06 C
2015
7.3 C
+0.85 C
2016
8.0 C
+1.52 C
2017
6.9 C
+0.41 C
2018
5.6 C
-0.89 C
2019
4.4 C
-2.07 C
2020
6.8 C
+0.30 C
2021
7.5 C
+0.99 C
2022
5.4 C
-1.12 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1974 to 2022 is -0.02 C (-0.27 to 0.24) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.49 to 0.43) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Browns Valley
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.27 to 0.24) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.49 to 0.43) per decade
1974 to 2022
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1974 to 2022
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.7 to 0.2) per decade
1974 to 2022
36
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
1973 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Browns Valley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1994
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2007
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1979
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
2006
28 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Browns Valley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1973
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2022
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2023
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Browns Valley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1979
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1980
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1983
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1984
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1986
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1989
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1995
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1998
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1999
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2002
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2003
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2004
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2006
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2007
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2009
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2010
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2015
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2016
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2017
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2018
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2020
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2021
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2022
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2023
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. The record is 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Browns Valley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1974
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1976
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1977
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1983
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1989
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1992
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1994
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1995
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1996
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2003
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2005
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2006
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2007
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2008
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2010
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2011
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2012
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2017
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2018
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2019
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2020
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2021
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2022
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2023
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. The record is 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Browns Valley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1974
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1977
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1980
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1984
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1985
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1987
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1990
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1991
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1993
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1994
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1996
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1997
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1999
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2000
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2001
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2002
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2003
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2004
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2006
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2007
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2008
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2009
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2010
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2011
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2012
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2013
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2014
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
2015
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2016
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2017
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
2018
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2019
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2020
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
2021
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
2022
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2023
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Browns Valley, 1973 to 2023. The record is 60 days in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Browns Valley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973
9 days
1974
31 days
1975
35 days
1976
37 days
1977
19 days
1978
35 days
1979
43 days
1980
46 days
1981
36 days
1982
30 days
1983
21 days
1984
32 days
1985
33 days
1986
42 days
1987
22 days
1988
29 days
1989
28 days
1990
43 days
1991
41 days
1992
37 days
1993
26 days
1994
25 days
1995
17 days
1996
24 days
1997
19 days
1998
27 days
1999
55 days
2000
14 days
2001
28 days
2002
24 days
2003
27 days
2004
20 days
2005
26 days
2006
60 days
2007
40 days
2008
31 days
2009
25 days
2010
28 days
2011
41 days
2012
26 days
2013
29 days
2014
30 days
2015
26 days
2016
20 days
2017
30 days
2018
19 days
2019
38 days
2020
32 days
2021
16 days
2022
27 days
2023
28 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Browns Valley falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 145 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Browns Valley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1983 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
9 May
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
Growing days
145 days
n/a
148 days
n/a
+1.8 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
48 years, 1974 to 2022
A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.9 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Browns Valley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1974 to 2022.
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: 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 2007; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1994; 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 2006.
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Data for Browns Valley 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.