Dawson Weather Records (USC00212038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dawson (USC00212038), Minnesota, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Dawson

Dawson (USC00212038) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.93 latitude and -96.05 longitude, 322 m (1,055 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
132 records set at Dawson still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dawson set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.93 latitude, -96.05 longitude.
Elevation: 322 m (1,055 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Dawson. 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 Dawson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	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	n/a	n/a	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	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

132 standing records

132 records at Dawson still stand. 1941 holds the most, with 108.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Dawson between 4 March 1984 and 10 March 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Dawson set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1984-03-04	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
2002-08-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2014-08-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2019-03-10	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dawson. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 10 August 2014.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dawson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 February 1948
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 March 1896
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 April 1896
May	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 May 2024
Jun	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	17 June 1992
Jul	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 July 1989
Aug	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	10 August 2014
Sep	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	19 September 1957
Oct	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 October 2004
Nov	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 November 2008
Dec	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 December 2005

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 1942

2 years of record at Dawson, 1941 to 1942. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1942.

Latest Records

Latest records at Dawson
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2026	Dawson, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2026	Dawson, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2026	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2026	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	129 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2025	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2025	Dawson, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain (Tie)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2024	Dawson, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2024	Dawson, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Dawson: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1941	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1942	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	2014	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	2002	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1942	30 days	90

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dawson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 16.7 C (62.1 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.3 C (36.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dawson by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1941	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1942	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	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	n/a
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
2003	n/a
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2005	n/a
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2007	n/a
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2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dawson, 1893 to 2026. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.7 C (-12.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dawson by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1941	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	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	n/a
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
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dawson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dawson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1895	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1897	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1947	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1956	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1985	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1988	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1990	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1993	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1997	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2000	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2003	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2004	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2005	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2006	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2008	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2009	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2010	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2012	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2013	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2014	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2015	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2016	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2017	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2018	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2019	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2022	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2023	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2024	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2025	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2026	84.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dawson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.3 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dawson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1894	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1895	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1896	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1897	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1942	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1945	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1947	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1948	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1949	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1951	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1953	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1954	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1955	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1957	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1960	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1964	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1966	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1968	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1976	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1978	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1980	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1985	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1990	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1991	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1992	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1993	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1995	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1996	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1998	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2000	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2002	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2003	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2005	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2006	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2008	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
2009	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2010	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2011	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
2014	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2015	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2016	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2017	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2018	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2019	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2020	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2021	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2022	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2023	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2024	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2025	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
2026	86.8 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dawson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 71 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dawson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	52 days
1894	45 days
1895	43 days
1896	36 days
1897	23 days
1941	13 days
1942	71 days
1943	53 days
1944	39 days
1945	25 days
1947	22 days
1948	21 days
1949	24 days
1950	31 days
1951	18 days
1952	56 days
1953	27 days
1954	30 days
1955	28 days
1956	33 days
1957	20 days
1958	29 days
1959	31 days
1960	67 days
1961	35 days
1962	38 days
1963	26 days
1964	36 days
1965	30 days
1966	24 days
1967	24 days
1968	31 days
1969	23 days
1970	19 days
1971	31 days
1972	23 days
1973	39 days
1974	54 days
1975	32 days
1976	31 days
1977	22 days
1978	35 days
1979	19 days
1980	48 days
1981	31 days
1982	32 days
1983	18 days
1984	25 days
1985	29 days
1986	42 days
1987	15 days
1988	28 days
1989	38 days
1990	45 days
1991	35 days
1992	29 days
1993	20 days
1994	10 days
1995	24 days
1996	24 days
1997	25 days
1998	26 days
1999	45 days
2000	31 days
2001	34 days
2002	49 days
2003	23 days
2004	25 days
2005	19 days
2006	42 days
2007	27 days
2008	35 days
2009	27 days
2010	30 days
2011	39 days
2012	29 days
2013	44 days
2014	19 days
2015	27 days
2016	19 days
2017	31 days
2018	24 days
2019	25 days
2020	44 days
2021	34 days
2022	23 days
2023	28 days
2024	37 days
2025	33 days
2026	22 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

76 years, 1942 to 2025

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dawson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1942 to 2025.

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: 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2014; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2002; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 2004.

Download the Data

Data for Dawson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dawson 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.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).