Elgin 2SSW Weather Records (USC00212486)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elgin 2SSW (USC00212486), Minnesota, United States, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Elgin 2SSW

Elgin 2SSW (USC00212486) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.10 latitude and -92.27 longitude, 338 m (1,110 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 2026, 88 years of record.
2 records set at Elgin 2SSW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elgin 2SSW set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.10 latitude, -92.27 longitude.
Elevation: 338 m (1,110 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 2026, 88 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 Elgin 2SSW. 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 Elgin 2SSW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Elgin 2SSW still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Elgin 2SSW between 23 January 1979 and 2 March 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Elgin 2SSW set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-01-23	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1979-01-24	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1979-01-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1982-01-23	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
1997-03-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2007-08-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 223.5 mm (8.8 in)
2019-03-02	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 223.5 mm (8.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elgin 2SSW. The most was 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 19 August 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elgin 2SSW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 January 1982
Feb	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 February 2012
Mar	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 March 2011
Apr	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 April 1990
May	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 May 2017
Jun	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	13 June 1950
Jul	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	16 July 1957
Aug	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	19 August 2007
Sep	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	12 September 1978
Oct	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13 October 1956
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 November 2010
Dec	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1956

1 years of record at Elgin 2SSW, 1956 to 1956. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956.

Latest Records

Latest records at Elgin 2SSW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2026	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain (Provisional)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2026	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2026	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2026	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2025	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2025	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2024	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain (Tie)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2023	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1939 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Elgin 2SSW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1956	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	2007	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	2007	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1952	22 days	88

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elgin 2SSW, 1939 to 2026. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elgin 2SSW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1939	n/a
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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
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 Elgin 2SSW, 1939 to 2026. The record is 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elgin 2SSW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1943	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1947	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1948	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1958	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1974	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1976	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1979	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1984	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1986	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1987	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1989	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1990	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1991	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1994	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1996	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1999	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2000	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2002	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2005	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2007	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
2008	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2011	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2012	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2014	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2016	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2017	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2018	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2019	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2020	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2021	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2022	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2023	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2024	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2025	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2026	53.3 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elgin 2SSW, 1939 to 2026. The record is 249.9 mm (9.8 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.2 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elgin 2SSW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1940	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1943	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1944	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1945	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1946	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1949	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1951	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1952	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1953	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1954	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1956	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1958	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1959	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1960	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1961	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1963	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1964	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1965	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1968	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1971	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1972	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1973	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1974	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1977	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1978	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1979	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1980	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1982	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1984	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1985	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1987	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1989	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1991	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1992	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1994	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1995	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1997	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1999	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2000	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2002	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2003	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2004	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2005	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2007	249.9 mm (9.8 in)
2008	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
2010	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2011	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
2012	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2013	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
2014	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2015	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2016	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2017	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2018	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2019	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2020	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2021	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2022	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
2023	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2024	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2025	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2026	58.7 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elgin 2SSW, 1939 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elgin 2SSW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939	17 days
1940	18 days
1941	17 days
1942	37 days
1943	52 days
1944	26 days
1945	23 days
1946	15 days
1947	23 days
1948	37 days
1949	34 days
1950	23 days
1951	19 days
1952	63 days
1953	18 days
1954	23 days
1955	17 days
1956	20 days
1957	28 days
1958	26 days
1959	26 days
1960	30 days
1961	19 days
1962	45 days
1963	26 days
1964	37 days
1965	17 days
1966	24 days
1967	24 days
1968	20 days
1969	26 days
1970	19 days
1971	18 days
1972	21 days
1973	17 days
1974	19 days
1975	25 days
1976	39 days
1977	15 days
1978	20 days
1979	17 days
1980	30 days
1981	25 days
1982	21 days
1983	19 days
1984	21 days
1985	13 days
1986	22 days
1987	29 days
1988	21 days
1989	18 days
1990	23 days
1991	22 days
1992	22 days
1993	18 days
1994	21 days
1995	23 days
1996	14 days
1997	20 days
1998	27 days
1999	25 days
2000	23 days
2001	22 days
2002	20 days
2003	22 days
2004	21 days
2005	15 days
2006	28 days
2007	22 days
2008	15 days
2009	26 days
2010	29 days
2011	32 days
2012	23 days
2013	16 days
2014	17 days
2015	24 days
2016	19 days
2017	20 days
2018	24 days
2019	15 days
2020	28 days
2021	16 days
2022	17 days
2023	45 days
2024	26 days
2025	16 days
2026	15 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

74 years, 1942 to 2024

A day with at least 61.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 176.4 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elgin 2SSW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
100 years	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1942 to 2024.

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: 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 2007; 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1957; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1990.

Download the Data

Data for Elgin 2SSW 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).