Caribou 2 S Weather Records (USC00211303)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Caribou 2 S (USC00211303), Minnesota, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Caribou 2 S

Caribou 2 S (USC00211303) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 48.95 latitude and -96.46 longitude, 311 m (1,020 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 2002, 64 years of record.
120 records set at Caribou 2 S still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Caribou 2 S set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 23 October 2001.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 48.95 latitude, -96.46 longitude.
Elevation: 311 m (1,020 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 2002, 64 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Caribou 2 S. 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 Caribou 2 S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

120 standing records

120 records at Caribou 2 S still stand. 1977 holds the most, with 118.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Caribou 2 S between 18 January 1996 and 2 July 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Caribou 2 S set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1996-01-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1997-07-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 125.2 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 125.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caribou 2 S. The most was 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 2 July 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Caribou 2 S
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 January 1983
Feb	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 February 1998
Mar	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 March 1966
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 April 1966
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 May 1996
Jun	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 June 1991
Jul	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	2 July 1997
Aug	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 August 1966
Sep	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 September 1941
Oct	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 October 1949
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 November 1952
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1977

2 years of record at Caribou 2 S, 1948 to 1977. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1977.

Latest Records

Latest records at Caribou 2 S
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2001	Caribou 2 S, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2001	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2001	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2001	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 May 2001	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain (Tie)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2000	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1999	Caribou 2 S, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	tie	21 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1939 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Caribou 2 S: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1977	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1977	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1997	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	1997	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	89 days	1993	28 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Caribou 2 S, 1939 to 2002. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Caribou 2 S by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Caribou 2 S, 1939 to 2002. The record is 5.0 C (41.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.0 C (41.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Caribou 2 S by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Caribou 2 S, 1939 to 2002. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.4 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caribou 2 S by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1950	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1973	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1994	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1998	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1999	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2000	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2001	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002	2.5 mm (0.10 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Caribou 2 S, 1939 to 2002. The record is 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caribou 2 S by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1940	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1943	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1945	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1947	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1948	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1956	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1958	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1960	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1962	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1963	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1966	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1967	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1970	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1971	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1972	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1975	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1978	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1980	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1984	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1985	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1986	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1987	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1988	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1990	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1991	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1992	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1994	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1997	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1998	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
2002	2.5 mm (0.10 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Caribou 2 S, 1939 to 2002. The record is 89 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caribou 2 S by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939	24 days
1940	22 days
1941	10 days
1942	20 days
1943	42 days
1944	34 days
1945	21 days
1946	19 days
1947	22 days
1948	47 days
1949	15 days
1950	19 days
1951	23 days
1952	38 days
1953	25 days
1954	35 days
1955	18 days
1956	18 days
1957	23 days
1958	22 days
1959	32 days
1960	37 days
1961	38 days
1962	21 days
1963	24 days
1964	35 days
1965	24 days
1966	30 days
1967	26 days
1968	44 days
1969	35 days
1970	25 days
1971	23 days
1972	22 days
1973	34 days
1974	37 days
1975	21 days
1976	48 days
1977	28 days
1978	28 days
1979	26 days
1980	59 days
1981	51 days
1982	30 days
1983	38 days
1984	53 days
1985	15 days
1986	53 days
1987	64 days
1988	51 days
1989	30 days
1990	43 days
1991	21 days
1992	27 days
1993	89 days
1994	33 days
1995	40 days
1996	27 days
1997	58 days
1998	28 days
1999	42 days
2000	26 days
2001	55 days
2002	19 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1944 to 2001

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.1 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Caribou 2 S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1944 to 2001.

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: 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1997; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2001; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1966.

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Data for Caribou 2 S 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).