Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cotton (USC00211840), Minnesota, United States, with 64 years of record.
Key Facts for Cotton
Cotton (USC00211840) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 47.17 latitude and -92.46 longitude, 403 m (1,323 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2025, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cotton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cotton set a daily record low maximum temperature of -26.7 C (-16.1 F) on 21 January 2025.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 47.17 latitude, -92.46 longitude.
Elevation: 403 m (1,323 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2025, 64 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 Cotton. 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 Cotton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cotton still stand. 2021 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Cotton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
19
1963
28
1964
24
1965
52
1966
38
1967
47
1968
14
1969
25
1970
39
1971
2
1972
33
1973
30
1974
27
1975
25
1976
56
1977
42
1978
20
1979
11
1980
4
1981
27
1982
27
1983
38
1984
28
1985
24
1986
27
1987
39
1988
31
1989
37
1990
38
1991
49
1992
25
1993
19
1994
18
1995
24
1996
38
1997
31
1998
23
1999
24
2000
31
2001
30
2002
28
2015
28
2016
9
2017
30
2018
24
2019
24
2020
22
2021
64
2022
23
2023
29
2024
18
2025
1
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Cotton between 27 January 2019 and 30 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Cotton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2019-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -48.9 C (-56.0 F)
2019-01-30
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 148.3 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cotton. The most was 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 13 August 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cotton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 January 1997
Feb
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 February 2001
Mar
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
17 March 2016
Apr
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
23 April 2001
May
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
17 May 1987
Jun
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
23 June 2002
Jul
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
5 July 1999
Aug
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
13 August 1988
Sep
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
14 September 1998
Oct
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 October 1968
Nov
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
11 November 2022
Dec
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
16 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
52 years of record at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1979 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Cotton, 1969 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.2 C (37.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 1.4 C (34.6 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 4.6 C (40.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cotton as warming stripes, 1969 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1969
2.6 C
-0.59 C
1970
2.1 C
-1.07 C
1972
2.0 C
-1.25 C
1973
4.6 C
+1.39 C
1974
3.4 C
+0.15 C
1975
3.5 C
+0.32 C
1976
3.3 C
+0.09 C
1977
4.2 C
+0.95 C
1978
3.2 C
+0.01 C
1981
4.0 C
+0.81 C
1986
3.9 C
+0.65 C
1988
3.4 C
+0.15 C
1992
3.7 C
+0.48 C
1994
4.1 C
+0.90 C
1996
1.4 C
-1.77 C
1997
3.3 C
+0.04 C
2000
3.2 C
-0.02 C
2022
1.9 C
-1.30 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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 2025
Yearly extremes at Cotton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
32.2 C (90.0 F)
52
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
2019
-39.1 C (-38.5 F)
52
Wettest day (Rx1day)
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1988
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1999
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1991
22 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cotton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1962
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1981
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2016
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2017
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2018
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2025
1.1 C (34.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. The record is -48.9 C (-56.0 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.1 C (-38.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cotton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1962
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1964
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1965
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1966
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1967
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1970
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1971
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1973
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1974
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1979
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1980
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1981
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1982
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1983
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1984
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1985
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1986
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1987
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1988
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1989
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1990
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1991
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1992
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1993
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1994
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1995
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1996
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1997
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1998
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1999
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2000
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2001
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2002
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2015
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2016
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2017
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2018
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2019
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
2020
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2021
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
2022
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2023
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2024
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2025
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.4 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cotton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1976
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1981
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1989
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1997
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2000
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2001
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2002
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2015
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2016
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2017
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2018
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2019
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2020
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2021
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2022
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2024
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2025
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. The record is 198.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.7 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cotton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1967
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1968
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1972
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1974
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1981
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1987
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1988
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1989
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1990
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1993
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1994
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1996
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1998
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1999
198.9 mm (7.8 in)
2000
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2001
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2002
190.6 mm (7.5 in)
2015
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
2016
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2017
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2018
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2019
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2020
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2021
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2022
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2023
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2024
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2025
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cotton, 1962 to 2025. The record is 43 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cotton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962
36 days
1963
31 days
1964
23 days
1965
18 days
1966
20 days
1967
15 days
1968
13 days
1969
32 days
1970
23 days
1971
16 days
1972
24 days
1973
37 days
1974
15 days
1975
20 days
1976
25 days
1977
22 days
1978
25 days
1979
16 days
1980
14 days
1981
28 days
1982
22 days
1983
23 days
1984
22 days
1985
30 days
1986
25 days
1987
23 days
1988
17 days
1989
19 days
1990
36 days
1991
43 days
1992
22 days
1993
39 days
1994
19 days
1995
23 days
1996
12 days
1997
20 days
1998
21 days
1999
23 days
2000
16 days
2001
24 days
2002
39 days
2015
17 days
2016
12 days
2017
9 days
2018
15 days
2019
12 days
2020
22 days
2021
19 days
2022
14 days
2023
8 days
2024
13 days
2025
7 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.
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Data for Cotton 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.