Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cedar (USC00211390), Minnesota, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Cedar
Cedar (USC00211390) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 45.32 latitude and -93.28 longitude, 277 m (907 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2005, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cedar still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cedar set a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 28 November 2005.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 45.32 latitude, -93.28 longitude.
Elevation: 277 m (907 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2005, 44 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 Cedar. 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 Cedar, 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)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 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 Cedar still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Cedar by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
12
1963
52
1964
49
1965
54
1966
42
1967
40
1968
45
1969
42
1970
27
1971
31
1972
41
1973
30
1974
35
1975
24
1976
55
1977
37
1978
30
1979
31
1980
32
1981
28
1982
23
1984
25
1985
34
1986
24
1987
35
1988
46
1989
43
1990
35
1991
53
1992
40
1993
22
1994
28
1995
30
1996
38
1997
31
1998
32
1999
23
2000
41
2001
27
2002
30
2003
24
2004
25
2005
18
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Cedar between 18 January 1994 and 5 October 2005. Each dot is a new record.
When Cedar set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996-06-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1999-07-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2003-06-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2005-10-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cedar. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 5 October 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cedar
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
30 January 2001
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2 February 1971
Mar
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
12 March 1977
Apr
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
23 April 2001
May
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
19 May 1996
Jun
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 June 2003
Jul
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
26 July 1999
Aug
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
14 August 1993
Sep
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
9 September 1985
Oct
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
5 October 2005
Nov
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1 November 1991
Dec
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
16 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 2005
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1984, 1985, 1987.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Cedar, 1963 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 4.8 C (40.7 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 8.9 C (48.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cedar as warming stripes, 1963 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1963
6.9 C
+0.22 C
1965
5.4 C
-1.28 C
1966
5.7 C
-0.99 C
1967
5.7 C
-0.99 C
1968
6.9 C
+0.25 C
1969
6.3 C
-0.40 C
1970
6.0 C
-0.67 C
1971
6.3 C
-0.38 C
1972
5.1 C
-1.57 C
1973
7.8 C
+1.09 C
1974
6.8 C
+0.07 C
1975
6.6 C
-0.09 C
1976
6.8 C
+0.08 C
1977
7.4 C
+0.67 C
1978
6.2 C
-0.50 C
1979
5.5 C
-1.21 C
1980
6.8 C
+0.14 C
1981
7.5 C
+0.77 C
1985
6.2 C
-0.53 C
1986
7.3 C
+0.66 C
1987
8.9 C
+2.22 C
1988
7.0 C
+0.33 C
1989
5.5 C
-1.15 C
1990
7.6 C
+0.91 C
1991
6.9 C
+0.19 C
1992
6.7 C
+0.04 C
1993
5.7 C
-1.02 C
1995
6.3 C
-0.43 C
1996
4.8 C
-1.84 C
1997
6.3 C
-0.36 C
1998
8.9 C
+2.18 C
1999
8.0 C
+1.32 C
2000
7.0 C
+0.33 C
2001
7.6 C
+0.95 C
2002
7.2 C
+0.55 C
2003
6.8 C
+0.16 C
2004
7.0 C
+0.28 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.24 C (0.00 to 0.49) per decade over 1963 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.44 F (0.00 to 0.87) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cedar
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.24 C (0.00 to 0.49) per decade
0.44 F (0.00 to 0.87) per decade
1963 to 2004
37
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.7 to 0.3) per decade
1963 to 2004
37
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.6 C (0.4 to 0.9) per decade
1.1 F (0.7 to 1.5) per decade
1963 to 2004
37
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
1962 to 2005
Yearly extremes at Cedar: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2005
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2005
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1980
22 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cedar by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1962
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cedar by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1962
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1984
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1987
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1988
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1992
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1997
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1998
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2000
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2001
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2002
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2004
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2005
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.5 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cedar by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1963
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1978
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1985
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1986
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1987
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1989
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1991
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1995
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1997
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1998
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2000
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2001
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2004
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2005
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. The record is 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cedar by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1963
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1968
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1969
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1970
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1971
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1972
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1975
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1976
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1978
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1979
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1981
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1982
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1985
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1986
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1990
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1991
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1992
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1994
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1995
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1997
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1998
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1999
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
2002
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2003
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
2004
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2005
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cedar, 1962 to 2005. The record is 39 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cedar by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962
28 days
1963
26 days
1964
19 days
1965
23 days
1966
24 days
1967
29 days
1968
31 days
1969
16 days
1970
17 days
1971
14 days
1972
21 days
1973
22 days
1974
22 days
1975
21 days
1976
36 days
1977
19 days
1978
27 days
1979
33 days
1980
39 days
1981
25 days
1982
33 days
1984
26 days
1985
14 days
1986
20 days
1987
29 days
1988
28 days
1989
19 days
1990
26 days
1991
15 days
1992
18 days
1993
15 days
1994
21 days
1995
18 days
1996
17 days
1997
20 days
1998
23 days
1999
25 days
2000
21 days
2001
16 days
2002
26 days
2003
26 days
2004
21 days
2005
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
37 years with a frost
Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cedar falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 140 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cedar
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1971 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
n/a
12 May
n/a
-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
140 days
n/a
141 days
n/a
+3.8 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
42 years, 1963 to 2005
A day with at least 52.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.3 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cedar: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1963 to 2005.
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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 2005; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 2003; 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1971.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.