Elbow Lake 5 E Weather Records (USC00212476)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elbow Lake 5 E (USC00212476), Minnesota, United States, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Elbow Lake 5 E

Elbow Lake 5 E (USC00212476) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.01 latitude and -95.88 longitude, 405 m (1,330 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1988, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elbow Lake 5 E still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elbow Lake 5 E set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 27 December 1988.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.01 latitude, -95.88 longitude.
Elevation: 405 m (1,330 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1988, 49 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 Elbow Lake 5 E. 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 Elbow Lake 5 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elbow Lake 5 E still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Elbow Lake 5 E by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	21
1963	68
1964	86
1965	65
1966	55
1967	60
1968	67
1969	63
1970	56
1971	42
1972	63
1973	43
1974	55
1975	36
1976	83
1977	48
1978	39
1979	53
1980	30
1981	45
1982	39
1983	48
1984	38
1985	64
1986	53
1987	79
1988	65

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 131.8 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elbow Lake 5 E. The most was 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 27 June 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elbow Lake 5 E
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 January 1949
Feb	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 February 1945
Mar	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 March 1985
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 April 1965
May	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 May 1956
Jun	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	27 June 1959
Jul	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	8 July 1950
Aug	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	8 August 1943
Sep	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 September 1971
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 October 1984
Nov	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 November 1974
Dec	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1988

27 years of record at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1962 to 1988. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1980, 1983, 1984.

Days with data per year at Elbow Lake 5 E
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	92	25%	No
1963	340	93%	Yes
1964	354	97%	Yes
1965	349	96%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	335	92%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	273	75%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	240	66%	No
1984	183	50%	No
1985	357	98%	Yes
1986	353	97%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	360	98%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Elbow Lake 5 E
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain (Tie)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1988	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1987	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1987	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1987	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1987	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	45 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1987	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1964 to 1987

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1964 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 3.7 C (38.6 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 7.9 C (46.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elbow Lake 5 E as warming stripes, 1964 to 1987
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	6.2 C	+0.85 C
1965	4.6 C	-0.84 C
1966	4.8 C	-0.60 C
1967	4.9 C	-0.45 C
1968	6.0 C	+0.60 C
1969	5.2 C	-0.21 C
1970	5.1 C	-0.31 C
1971	4.9 C	-0.45 C
1972	3.7 C	-1.71 C
1973	6.1 C	+0.68 C
1974	5.3 C	-0.14 C
1976	6.3 C	+0.93 C
1977	5.5 C	+0.10 C
1979	4.1 C	-1.32 C
1981	7.0 C	+1.57 C
1982	5.0 C	-0.36 C
1985	4.3 C	-1.05 C
1986	5.7 C	+0.28 C
1987	7.9 C	+2.47 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

1940 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Elbow Lake 5 E: 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	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1977	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	1949	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49
Longest dry spell (CDD)	64 days	1967	28 days	49

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1940 to 1988. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elbow Lake 5 E by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1940 to 1988. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elbow Lake 5 E by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1971	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1973	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1980	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1981	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1982	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1984	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1986	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1987	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1988	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1940 to 1988. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elbow Lake 5 E by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1949	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1950	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1951	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1955	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1960	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1975	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1977	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1985	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	36.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1940 to 1988. The record is 209.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elbow Lake 5 E by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1942	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1943	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1944	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1947	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1949	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1950	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1951	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1953	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1958	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1960	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1961	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1966	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1970	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1971	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1973	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1979	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1982	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1983	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1984	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1985	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1986	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1987	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988	48.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elbow Lake 5 E, 1940 to 1988. The record is 64 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elbow Lake 5 E by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	23 days
1941	36 days
1942	43 days
1943	36 days
1944	26 days
1945	17 days
1946	22 days
1947	23 days
1948	25 days
1949	27 days
1950	35 days
1951	18 days
1952	34 days
1953	25 days
1954	25 days
1955	24 days
1956	23 days
1957	19 days
1958	29 days
1959	44 days
1960	29 days
1961	31 days
1962	30 days
1963	39 days
1964	15 days
1965	22 days
1966	23 days
1967	64 days
1968	30 days
1969	25 days
1970	28 days
1971	20 days
1972	24 days
1973	43 days
1974	46 days
1975	42 days
1976	35 days
1977	27 days
1978	26 days
1979	24 days
1980	33 days
1981	29 days
1982	29 days
1983	40 days
1984	26 days
1985	22 days
1986	53 days
1987	34 days
1988	35 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

42 years, 1941 to 1987

A day with at least 53.9 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elbow Lake 5 E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years	147.7 mm (5.8 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 1941 to 1987.

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: 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959; 117.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1950; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1949.

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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).