Crane Lake Rs Weather Records (USC00211857)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Crane Lake Rs (USC00211857), Minnesota, United States, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Crane Lake Rs

Crane Lake Rs (USC00211857) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 48.27 latitude and -92.47 longitude, 342 m (1,122 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1977, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Crane Lake Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 48.27 latitude, -92.47 longitude.
Elevation: 342 m (1,122 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1977, 52 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Crane Lake Rs. 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 Crane Lake Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Crane Lake Rs still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 123.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 113.5 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Crane Lake Rs. The most was 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 21 August 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Crane Lake Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 January 1927
Feb	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 February 1971
Mar	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 March 1927
Apr	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 April 1963
May	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 May 1969
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 June 1964
Jul	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 July 1966
Aug	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	21 August 1974
Sep	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 September 1970
Oct	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 October 1971
Nov	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 November 1963
Dec	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 1977

17 years of record at Crane Lake Rs, 1961 to 1977. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1977.

Days with data per year at Crane Lake Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	60	16%	No
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	354	97%	Yes
1966	353	97%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	357	98%	Yes
1970	346	95%	Yes
1971	352	96%	Yes
1972	354	97%	Yes
1973	347	95%	Yes
1974	343	94%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	341	93%	Yes
1977	276	76%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1962 to 1976

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Crane Lake Rs, 1962 to 1976. 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 1972, at 2.0 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 4.6 C (40.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Crane Lake Rs as warming stripes, 1962 to 1976
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1962	3.2 C	-0.03 C
1963	3.9 C	+0.63 C
1964	3.4 C	+0.11 C
1965	2.4 C	-0.87 C
1966	2.6 C	-0.63 C
1967	2.8 C	-0.43 C
1968	3.5 C	+0.22 C
1969	3.3 C	+0.09 C
1971	3.2 C	-0.09 C
1972	2.0 C	-1.27 C
1973	4.6 C	+1.36 C
1974	3.5 C	+0.29 C
1975	3.6 C	+0.39 C
1976	3.5 C	+0.25 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

1926 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Crane Lake Rs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1976	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	1965	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	1974	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	1974	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	45 days	1969	21 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Crane Lake Rs, 1926 to 1977. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Crane Lake Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1961	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Crane Lake Rs, 1926 to 1977. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.1 C (-42.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Crane Lake Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1961	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1962	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1963	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1964	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1965	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1967	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1968	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1970	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1971	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1974	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1975	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1976	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Crane Lake Rs, 1926 to 1977. The record is 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Crane Lake Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1962	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1969	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1970	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1975	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977	43.9 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Crane Lake Rs, 1926 to 1977. The record is 152.2 mm (6.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Crane Lake Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1927	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1951	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1972	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1973	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1974	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1975	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1976	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1977	90.8 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Crane Lake Rs, 1926 to 1977. The record is 45 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Crane Lake Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	37 days
1927	29 days
1948	29 days
1949	21 days
1950	16 days
1951	12 days
1961	10 days
1962	20 days
1963	22 days
1964	23 days
1965	13 days
1966	19 days
1967	26 days
1968	28 days
1969	45 days
1970	23 days
1971	14 days
1972	23 days
1973	21 days
1974	16 days
1975	18 days
1976	28 days
1977	12 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.

Download the Data

Data for Crane Lake Rs 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).