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Fergus Falls Weather Records (USC00212768)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fergus Falls (USC00212768), Minnesota, United States, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Fergus Falls

  • Fergus Falls (USC00212768) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.29 latitude and -96.12 longitude, 381 m (1,250 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2018, 126 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Fergus Falls still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fergus Falls set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 6 March 2018.

About the Station

  • Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.29 latitude, -96.12 longitude.
  • Elevation: 381 m (1,250 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2018, 126 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fergus Falls, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fergus Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fergus Falls. 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 Fergus Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan13.3 C (55.9 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)n/an/a
Feb13.9 C (57.0 F)-41.1 C (-42.0 F)n/an/a
Mar26.7 C (80.1 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.6 C (105.1 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Nov23.3 C (73.9 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)n/an/a
Dec18.3 C (64.9 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Fergus Falls by the year they were set 1,464 records at Fergus Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 45. 02040601893: 151894: 201895: 121896: 261897: 141898: 91899: 181900: 121901: 131902: 141903: 101904: 41905: 51906: 61907: 91908: 81909: 141910: 161911: 111912: 131913: 71914: 81915: 81916: 171917: 211918: 131919: 231920: 111921: 241922: 191923: 181924: 181925: 241926: 91927: 121928: 151929: 181930: 251931: 371932: 101933: 161934: 221935: 231936: 451937: 141938: 101939: 241940: 111941: 161942: 151943: 81944: 141945: 101946: 121947: 181948: 141949: 71950: 111951: 131952: 111953: 191954: 51955: 121956: 91957: 21958: 111959: 181960: 51961: 51962: 171963: 71964: 91965: 51966: 81967: 121968: 71969: 131970: 21971: 21972: 131973: 81974: 131975: 81976: 21977: 191978: 61979: 81980: 51981: 101982: 41983: 121984: 111985: 131986: 61987: 101988: 101989: 161990: 171991: 311992: 221993: 71994: 91995: 131996: 161997: 81998: 81999: 62000: 182001: 112002: 112003: 112004: 142005: 92006: 72013: 32015: 11893190519171929194119531965197719892001
1,464 records at Fergus Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Fergus Falls by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189315
189420
189512
189626
189714
18989
189918
190012
190113
190214
190310
19044
19055
19066
19079
19088
190914
191016
191111
191213
19137
19148
19158
191617
191721
191813
191923
192011
192124
192219
192318
192418
192524
19269
192712
192815
192918
193025
193137
193210
193316
193422
193523
193645
193714
193810
193924
194011
194116
194215
19438
194414
194510
194612
194718
194814
19497
195011
195113
195211
195319
19545
195512
19569
19572
195811
195918
19605
19615
196217
19637
19649
19655
19668
196712
19687
196913
19702
19712
197213
19738
197413
19758
19762
197719
19786
19798
19805
198110
19824
198312
198411
198513
19866
198710
198810
198916
199017
199131
199222
19937
19949
199513
199616
19978
19988
19996
200018
200111
200211
200311
200414
20059
20067
20133
20151

All-Time Record Progression

22 new records
When Fergus Falls set new all-time records 22 all-time records were set at Fergus Falls between 25 March 1927 and 14 March 1997. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord snow depth25 March 1927: Record daily snowfall 25.9 cm (10.2 in)4 April 1932: Record daily snowfall 28.4 cm (11.2 in)15 February 1936: Record low minimum temperature -40.6 C (-41.1 F)16 February 1936: Record low minimum temperature -41.1 C (-42.0 F)6 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)12 July 1936: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)17 July 1936: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)16 March 1943: Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)3 July 1949: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)28 January 1994: Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)12 February 1994: Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)5 January 1997: Record snow depth 121.9 cm (48.0 in)6 January 1997: Record snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)11 January 1997: Record snow depth 134.6 cm (53.0 in)18 January 1997: Record snow depth 137.2 cm (54.0 in)23 January 1997: Record snow depth 139.7 cm (55.0 in)24 January 1997: Record snow depth 154.9 cm (61.0 in)27 January 1997: Record snow depth 157.5 cm (62.0 in)4 February 1997: Record snow depth 160.0 cm (63.0 in)5 February 1997: Record snow depth 162.6 cm (64.0 in)5 March 1997: Record snow depth 165.1 cm (65.0 in)14 March 1997: Record snow depth 172.7 cm (68.0 in)1930194019501960197019801990
22 all-time records were set at Fergus Falls between 25 March 1927 and 14 March 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Fergus Falls set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1927-03-25Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 25.9 cm (10.2 in)
1932-04-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 28.4 cm (11.2 in)
1936-02-15Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1936-02-16Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936-07-06Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936-07-12Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1936-07-17Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1943-03-16Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1949-07-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1994-01-28Record snow depthRecord snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1994-02-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
1997-01-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 121.9 cm (48.0 in)
1997-01-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
1997-01-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 134.6 cm (53.0 in)
1997-01-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 137.2 cm (54.0 in)
1997-01-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 139.7 cm (55.0 in)
1997-01-24Record snow depthRecord snow depth 154.9 cm (61.0 in)
1997-01-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 157.5 cm (62.0 in)
1997-02-04Record snow depthRecord snow depth 160.0 cm (63.0 in)
1997-02-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 162.6 cm (64.0 in)
1997-03-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 165.1 cm (65.0 in)
1997-03-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 172.7 cm (68.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fergus Falls The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fergus Falls. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 5 June 1896. 050100150 Jan: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 18 January 1996 Jan Feb: 24.9 mm (1.0 in), 1 February 1922 Feb Mar: 57.2 mm (2.3 in), 29 March 1933 Mar Apr: 59.7 mm (2.4 in), 27 April 1942 Apr May: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 24 May 2006 May Jun: 116.8 mm (4.6 in), 5 June 1896 Jun Jul: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 2 July 1898 Jul Aug: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 7 August 1992 Aug Sep: 83.3 mm (3.3 in), 10 September 1913 Sep Oct: 80.8 mm (3.2 in), 5 October 1946 Oct Nov: 42.7 mm (1.7 in), 9 November 1977 Nov Dec: 35.8 mm (1.4 in), 11 December 1949 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fergus Falls. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 5 June 1896.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fergus Falls
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan47.0 mm (1.9 in)18 January 1996
Feb24.9 mm (1.0 in)1 February 1922
Mar57.2 mm (2.3 in)29 March 1933
Apr59.7 mm (2.4 in)27 April 1942
May73.7 mm (2.9 in)24 May 2006
Jun116.8 mm (4.6 in)5 June 1896
Jul88.4 mm (3.5 in)2 July 1898
Aug109.2 mm (4.3 in)7 August 1992
Sep83.3 mm (3.3 in)10 September 1913
Oct80.8 mm (3.2 in)5 October 1946
Nov42.7 mm (1.7 in)9 November 1977
Dec35.8 mm (1.4 in)11 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2018
Days with data per year at Fergus Falls 118 years of record at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018. 1893: 364 of 365 days1894: 365 of 365 days1895: 365 of 365 days1896: 366 of 366 days1897: 365 of 365 days1898: 364 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 364 of 365 days1901: 347 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 364 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 364 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 335 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 364 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 356 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 354 of 366 days1937: 357 of 365 days1938: 354 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 360 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 80 of 366 days1977: 359 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 356 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 333 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 346 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 347 of 365 days1992: 360 of 366 days1993: 358 of 365 days1994: 358 of 365 days1995: 349 of 365 days1996: 323 of 366 days1997: 349 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 359 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 358 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 334 of 365 days2013: 159 of 365 days2014: 11 of 365 days2015: 35 of 365 days2018: 4 of 365 days1905192019351950196519801995
118 years of record at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018.
Days with data per year at Fergus Falls
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1893364100%Yes
1894365100%Yes
1895365100%Yes
1896366100%Yes
1897365100%Yes
1898364100%Yes
1899365100%Yes
1900364100%Yes
190134795%Yes
1902365100%Yes
1903364100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905364100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908365100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
191733592%Yes
1918364100%Yes
191936399%Yes
192036499%Yes
1921364100%Yes
192236099%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
192835697%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932365100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193635497%Yes
193735798%Yes
193835497%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
194136299%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836499%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436099%Yes
1975364100%Yes
19768022%No
197735998%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936299%Yes
1980366100%Yes
198135698%Yes
198236399%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436399%Yes
198536399%Yes
198633391%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198934695%Yes
199036299%Yes
199134795%Yes
199236098%Yes
199335898%Yes
199435898%Yes
199534996%Yes
199632388%No
199734996%Yes
199836199%Yes
199935998%Yes
200036499%Yes
200136099%Yes
200236099%Yes
200335898%Yes
200436299%Yes
2005364100%Yes
200633492%Yes
201315944%No
2014113%No
20153510%No
201841%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Fergus Falls
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 March 2018Fergus Falls, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)72 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2015Fergus Falls, USdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)72 years35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily low max-21.7 C (-7.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)55 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)28 years44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)94 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2013Fergus Falls, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)86 years48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)65 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)111 years41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)51 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2006Fergus Falls, USmonthly rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2006Fergus Falls, USdaily high min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie75 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2005Fergus Falls, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)32 years43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2005Fergus Falls, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

104 complete years, 1893 to 2005
Annual mean temperature at Fergus Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 2005 One stripe for each of 104 complete years at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 2.9 C (37.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1893: 3.0 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1894: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1895: 4.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1896: 4.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1897: 4.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1898: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1899: 4.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1900: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1902: 5.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1903: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1904: 4.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1905: 5.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1906: 6.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1907: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1909: 5.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1910: 6.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1911: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1912: 5.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1913: 5.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1914: 5.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1915: 5.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1916: 3.8 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1918: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1919: 5.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1920: 5.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 7.0 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1922: 6.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 5.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1924: 4.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1925: 5.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 5.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1927: 5.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1929: 4.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1930: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1931: 8.1 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1932: 5.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1934: 6.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1935: 5.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1936: 4.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1937: 5.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 6.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1939: 6.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1940: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1941: 7.3 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1942: 6.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1943: 5.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1944: 7.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1945: 5.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1946: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1947: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 5.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1949: 5.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 3.4 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1951: 3.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1952: 6.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1953: 6.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1954: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1957: 5.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 5.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 6.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1960: 5.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 6.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1962: 5.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 6.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1964: 6.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1965: 4.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1967: 5.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 5.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 4.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 5.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 5.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1972: 4.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1973: 7.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1974: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1975: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1977: 4.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1978: 3.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1979: 2.9 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1980: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1981: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1982: 4.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1983: 5.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1984: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 3.6 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1987: 7.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1988: 5.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1989: 4.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1990: 6.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1992: 5.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 3.7 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1994: 5.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 5.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1999: 6.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2000: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2002: 5.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2004: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 6.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean189319001910192019301940195019601970198019902000
One stripe for each of 104 complete years at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 2.9 C (37.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fergus Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 2005
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18933.0 C-2.40 C
18945.9 C+0.48 C
18954.4 C-1.02 C
18964.3 C-1.13 C
18974.6 C-0.86 C
18985.3 C-0.11 C
18994.5 C-0.98 C
19006.0 C+0.56 C
19025.5 C+0.05 C
19034.5 C-0.93 C
19044.1 C-1.34 C
19055.4 C-0.06 C
19066.1 C+0.64 C
19074.5 C-0.90 C
19095.2 C-0.29 C
19106.3 C+0.83 C
19115.3 C-0.14 C
19125.1 C-0.36 C
19135.8 C+0.31 C
19145.7 C+0.21 C
19155.8 C+0.33 C
19163.8 C-1.63 C
19185.8 C+0.38 C
19195.1 C-0.33 C
19205.2 C-0.27 C
19217.0 C+1.60 C
19226.2 C+0.79 C
19235.9 C+0.42 C
19244.1 C-1.31 C
19255.5 C+0.05 C
19265.5 C+0.04 C
19275.1 C-0.31 C
19286.3 C+0.87 C
19294.3 C-1.12 C
19306.3 C+0.86 C
19318.1 C+2.61 C
19325.1 C-0.31 C
19335.7 C+0.29 C
19346.5 C+1.06 C
19355.1 C-0.37 C
19364.5 C-0.98 C
19375.0 C-0.49 C
19386.9 C+1.45 C
19396.9 C+1.46 C
19405.9 C+0.46 C
19417.3 C+1.90 C
19426.5 C+1.06 C
19435.7 C+0.24 C
19447.1 C+1.61 C
19455.6 C+0.18 C
19466.0 C+0.56 C
19475.7 C+0.28 C
19485.5 C+0.05 C
19495.8 C+0.34 C
19503.4 C-2.06 C
19513.5 C-1.90 C
19526.0 C+0.52 C
19536.8 C+1.34 C
19546.1 C+0.67 C
19555.7 C+0.30 C
19565.4 C-0.02 C
19575.8 C+0.31 C
19585.9 C+0.44 C
19596.1 C+0.63 C
19605.6 C+0.14 C
19616.2 C+0.71 C
19625.4 C-0.05 C
19636.6 C+1.15 C
19646.2 C+0.72 C
19654.3 C-1.11 C
19664.7 C-0.74 C
19675.1 C-0.37 C
19685.6 C+0.12 C
19694.9 C-0.56 C
19705.2 C-0.29 C
19715.5 C+0.04 C
19724.3 C-1.16 C
19737.1 C+1.70 C
19745.9 C+0.46 C
19755.8 C+0.38 C
19774.4 C-1.04 C
19783.5 C-1.90 C
19792.9 C-2.53 C
19805.0 C-0.41 C
19816.1 C+0.66 C
19824.0 C-1.44 C
19835.5 C+0.07 C
19845.4 C-0.03 C
19853.6 C-1.85 C
19877.4 C+2.00 C
19885.7 C+0.23 C
19894.2 C-1.25 C
19906.2 C+0.72 C
19925.2 C-0.25 C
19933.7 C-1.72 C
19945.1 C-0.36 C
19955.0 C-0.49 C
19996.9 C+1.48 C
20005.8 C+0.37 C
20016.3 C+0.88 C
20025.8 C+0.33 C
20035.8 C+0.39 C
20045.2 C-0.22 C
20056.4 C+0.92 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2005 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.04 F (-0.07 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 104 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fergus Falls
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.08) per decade0.04 F (-0.07 to 0.14) per decade1893 to 2005104Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.07) per decade0.00 F (-0.12 to 0.12) per decade1893 to 2005104Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.10) per decade0.07 F (-0.04 to 0.18) per decade1893 to 2005104Not clearly different from zero

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

1893 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Fergus Falls: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)193635.6 C (96.1 F)118
Coldest night (TNn)-41.1 C (-42.0 F)1936-33.3 C (-27.9 F)118
Wettest day (Rx1day)116.8 mm (4.6 in)189651.6 mm (2.0 in)118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)205.8 mm (8.1 in)200278.6 mm (3.1 in)116
Longest dry spell (CDD)62 days199025 days118

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Fergus Falls by year The hottest day of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 01020304050190019201940196019802000Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fergus Falls by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189335.6 C (96.1 F)
189437.8 C (100.0 F)
189533.9 C (93.0 F)
189632.8 C (91.0 F)
189734.4 C (93.9 F)
189834.4 C (93.9 F)
189933.9 C (93.0 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190137.8 C (100.0 F)
190235.6 C (96.1 F)
190333.3 C (91.9 F)
190432.8 C (91.0 F)
190533.3 C (91.9 F)
190633.9 C (93.0 F)
190733.3 C (91.9 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
190933.3 C (91.9 F)
191035.6 C (96.1 F)
191137.2 C (99.0 F)
191235.0 C (95.0 F)
191335.6 C (96.1 F)
191434.4 C (93.9 F)
191531.7 C (89.1 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191742.2 C (108.0 F)
191837.8 C (100.0 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192140.6 C (105.1 F)
192240.6 C (105.1 F)
192338.9 C (102.0 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192538.3 C (100.9 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192838.3 C (100.9 F)
192938.3 C (100.9 F)
193038.9 C (102.0 F)
193140.6 C (105.1 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193441.7 C (107.1 F)
193539.4 C (102.9 F)
193643.3 C (109.9 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194038.3 C (100.9 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194333.9 C (93.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194738.9 C (102.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195235.0 C (95.0 F)
195335.6 C (96.1 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195536.7 C (98.1 F)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
19769.4 C (48.9 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198037.2 C (99.0 F)
198131.7 C (89.1 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198433.9 C (93.0 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199732.2 C (90.0 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199933.9 C (93.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200432.8 C (91.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200638.9 C (102.0 F)
201332.2 C (90.0 F)
201423.9 C (75.0 F)
201525.6 C (78.1 F)
20183.3 C (37.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Fergus Falls by year The coldest night of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F). -60-40-20020190019201940196019802000Record: -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936
The coldest night of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fergus Falls by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1894-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1895-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1896-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1897-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1898-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1899-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1900-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1901-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1902-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1903-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1904-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1905-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1907-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1908-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1909-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1910-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1911-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1912-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1913-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1914-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1915-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1916-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1917-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1918-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1919-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1921-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1922-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1924-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1925-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1926-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1929-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1934-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1937-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1938-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1939-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1940-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1942-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1943-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1944-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1947-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1950-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1953-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1954-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1955-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1956-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1957-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1966-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1971-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1972-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1977-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1984-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1985-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1986-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1987-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1988-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1989-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1990-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1992-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1993-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1996-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1997-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2000-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2001-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2002-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2004-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2005-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2006-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2013-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
20141.1 C (34.0 F)
2015-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2018-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fergus Falls by year The wettest day of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in). 050100150190019201940196019802000Record: 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1896
The wettest day of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fergus Falls by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189374.2 mm (2.9 in)
189436.3 mm (1.4 in)
189551.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896116.8 mm (4.6 in)
189730.0 mm (1.2 in)
189888.4 mm (3.5 in)
189958.7 mm (2.3 in)
190070.6 mm (2.8 in)
190178.0 mm (3.1 in)
190243.9 mm (1.7 in)
190349.5 mm (1.9 in)
1904101.9 mm (4.0 in)
190545.7 mm (1.8 in)
190659.9 mm (2.4 in)
190760.2 mm (2.4 in)
190865.8 mm (2.6 in)
190963.5 mm (2.5 in)
191031.5 mm (1.2 in)
191141.1 mm (1.6 in)
191243.2 mm (1.7 in)
191383.3 mm (3.3 in)
191440.6 mm (1.6 in)
191586.4 mm (3.4 in)
191664.3 mm (2.5 in)
191723.1 mm (0.9 in)
191855.6 mm (2.2 in)
191988.6 mm (3.5 in)
192056.9 mm (2.2 in)
192159.2 mm (2.3 in)
192232.8 mm (1.3 in)
192398.0 mm (3.9 in)
192448.0 mm (1.9 in)
192533.3 mm (1.3 in)
192634.5 mm (1.4 in)
192749.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928103.9 mm (4.1 in)
192932.5 mm (1.3 in)
193034.8 mm (1.4 in)
193162.7 mm (2.5 in)
193263.0 mm (2.5 in)
193357.2 mm (2.3 in)
193440.6 mm (1.6 in)
193532.3 mm (1.3 in)
193626.7 mm (1.1 in)
193755.1 mm (2.2 in)
193871.1 mm (2.8 in)
193946.2 mm (1.8 in)
194038.9 mm (1.5 in)
194168.6 mm (2.7 in)
194267.6 mm (2.7 in)
194376.5 mm (3.0 in)
194488.4 mm (3.5 in)
194537.6 mm (1.5 in)
194680.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947100.6 mm (4.0 in)
194851.6 mm (2.0 in)
194954.6 mm (2.1 in)
195063.8 mm (2.5 in)
195147.5 mm (1.9 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
195388.9 mm (3.5 in)
195456.9 mm (2.2 in)
195566.0 mm (2.6 in)
195653.3 mm (2.1 in)
195764.5 mm (2.5 in)
195854.4 mm (2.1 in)
195944.5 mm (1.8 in)
196048.3 mm (1.9 in)
196127.7 mm (1.1 in)
196267.3 mm (2.6 in)
196351.6 mm (2.0 in)
196474.9 mm (2.9 in)
196547.0 mm (1.9 in)
196668.6 mm (2.7 in)
196727.7 mm (1.1 in)
196833.5 mm (1.3 in)
196932.8 mm (1.3 in)
197034.3 mm (1.4 in)
197146.2 mm (1.8 in)
197276.7 mm (3.0 in)
197336.1 mm (1.4 in)
197450.8 mm (2.0 in)
197547.2 mm (1.9 in)
19768.9 mm (0.35 in)
197742.7 mm (1.7 in)
197857.2 mm (2.3 in)
197965.5 mm (2.6 in)
198038.9 mm (1.5 in)
198165.0 mm (2.6 in)
198246.0 mm (1.8 in)
198342.7 mm (1.7 in)
198497.5 mm (3.8 in)
198570.1 mm (2.8 in)
198647.0 mm (1.9 in)
198745.5 mm (1.8 in)
198874.7 mm (2.9 in)
198949.3 mm (1.9 in)
199036.8 mm (1.4 in)
199150.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992109.2 mm (4.3 in)
199341.9 mm (1.6 in)
199424.1 mm (0.9 in)
199565.5 mm (2.6 in)
199647.0 mm (1.9 in)
199758.4 mm (2.3 in)
199844.5 mm (1.8 in)
199963.5 mm (2.5 in)
200033.0 mm (1.3 in)
200158.4 mm (2.3 in)
200286.4 mm (3.4 in)
200335.1 mm (1.4 in)
200452.8 mm (2.1 in)
200547.0 mm (1.9 in)
200673.7 mm (2.9 in)
201364.3 mm (2.5 in)
20143.6 mm (0.14 in)
201515.2 mm (0.6 in)
201825.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fergus Falls by year The wettest five days of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 205.8 mm (8.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in). 050100150200250190019201940196019802000Record: 205.8 mm (8.1 in) in 2002
The wettest five days of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 205.8 mm (8.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fergus Falls by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893102.9 mm (4.1 in)
189457.6 mm (2.3 in)
189567.0 mm (2.6 in)
1896155.2 mm (6.1 in)
189742.6 mm (1.7 in)
1898143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1899117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1900112.5 mm (4.4 in)
190192.0 mm (3.6 in)
190258.0 mm (2.3 in)
190366.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904112.8 mm (4.4 in)
190585.1 mm (3.4 in)
190692.4 mm (3.6 in)
190771.4 mm (2.8 in)
190879.7 mm (3.1 in)
190989.2 mm (3.5 in)
191048.5 mm (1.9 in)
191169.1 mm (2.7 in)
191278.0 mm (3.1 in)
1913124.0 mm (4.9 in)
191481.7 mm (3.2 in)
1915104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1916108.5 mm (4.3 in)
191731.0 mm (1.2 in)
191883.5 mm (3.3 in)
1919145.8 mm (5.7 in)
192085.8 mm (3.4 in)
1921102.4 mm (4.0 in)
192252.7 mm (2.1 in)
1923169.4 mm (6.7 in)
192476.8 mm (3.0 in)
192588.0 mm (3.5 in)
192659.1 mm (2.3 in)
192763.3 mm (2.5 in)
1928123.7 mm (4.9 in)
192943.6 mm (1.7 in)
193073.4 mm (2.9 in)
193192.4 mm (3.6 in)
193264.8 mm (2.6 in)
193368.6 mm (2.7 in)
193445.2 mm (1.8 in)
193564.3 mm (2.5 in)
193643.2 mm (1.7 in)
193784.5 mm (3.3 in)
1938122.5 mm (4.8 in)
193968.8 mm (2.7 in)
194061.9 mm (2.4 in)
194181.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942141.8 mm (5.6 in)
194391.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944164.9 mm (6.5 in)
194541.2 mm (1.6 in)
194695.7 mm (3.8 in)
1947108.0 mm (4.3 in)
194860.8 mm (2.4 in)
194991.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950103.2 mm (4.1 in)
195159.7 mm (2.4 in)
195261.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953122.6 mm (4.8 in)
195472.2 mm (2.8 in)
195578.5 mm (3.1 in)
195694.5 mm (3.7 in)
195788.3 mm (3.5 in)
195869.4 mm (2.7 in)
195965.3 mm (2.6 in)
196093.8 mm (3.7 in)
196151.6 mm (2.0 in)
196285.4 mm (3.4 in)
196392.2 mm (3.6 in)
196487.6 mm (3.4 in)
196578.7 mm (3.1 in)
196668.6 mm (2.7 in)
196753.9 mm (2.1 in)
196858.6 mm (2.3 in)
196948.8 mm (1.9 in)
197054.8 mm (2.2 in)
197194.5 mm (3.7 in)
197288.9 mm (3.5 in)
197363.7 mm (2.5 in)
197452.8 mm (2.1 in)
197587.3 mm (3.4 in)
197616.0 mm (0.6 in)
197783.1 mm (3.3 in)
197863.8 mm (2.5 in)
197973.5 mm (2.9 in)
198048.6 mm (1.9 in)
198174.9 mm (2.9 in)
198267.9 mm (2.7 in)
198377.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984154.9 mm (6.1 in)
198577.5 mm (3.1 in)
198670.6 mm (2.8 in)
198775.7 mm (3.0 in)
198877.3 mm (3.0 in)
198993.3 mm (3.7 in)
199067.1 mm (2.6 in)
199197.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992109.2 mm (4.3 in)
199391.9 mm (3.6 in)
199463.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995104.5 mm (4.1 in)
199654.6 mm (2.1 in)
199791.9 mm (3.6 in)
199887.7 mm (3.5 in)
199990.4 mm (3.6 in)
200048.5 mm (1.9 in)
200197.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002205.8 mm (8.1 in)
200368.8 mm (2.7 in)
2004104.4 mm (4.1 in)
200558.4 mm (2.3 in)
200681.3 mm (3.2 in)
201378.3 mm (3.1 in)
2014n/a
201516.2 mm (0.6 in)
2018n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fergus Falls by year The longest dry spell of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 62 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days. 020406080190019201940196019802000Record: 62 days in 1990
The longest dry spell of the year at Fergus Falls, 1893 to 2018. The record is 62 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fergus Falls by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189328 days
189425 days
189547 days
189618 days
189721 days
189841 days
189917 days
190021 days
190125 days
190225 days
190337 days
190438 days
190532 days
190623 days
190733 days
190824 days
190920 days
191037 days
191148 days
191235 days
191331 days
191424 days
191520 days
191621 days
191719 days
191831 days
191921 days
192031 days
192121 days
192218 days
192326 days
192444 days
192524 days
192612 days
192716 days
192824 days
192915 days
193023 days
193126 days
193218 days
193332 days
193433 days
193521 days
193626 days
193724 days
193831 days
193924 days
194017 days
194121 days
194246 days
194330 days
194426 days
194518 days
194617 days
194732 days
194821 days
194925 days
195041 days
195118 days
195228 days
195325 days
195432 days
195527 days
195632 days
195724 days
195830 days
195933 days
196034 days
196125 days
196217 days
196331 days
196421 days
196522 days
196623 days
196725 days
196818 days
196923 days
197021 days
197122 days
197220 days
197340 days
197443 days
197521 days
197623 days
197722 days
197834 days
197927 days
198032 days
198128 days
198229 days
198334 days
198445 days
198524 days
198643 days
198728 days
198836 days
198928 days
199062 days
199133 days
199237 days
199321 days
199437 days
199522 days
199625 days
199723 days
199836 days
199947 days
200027 days
200129 days
200232 days
200327 days
200422 days
200525 days
200623 days
201312 days
20143 days
201519 days
20181 day

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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

104 years with a frost

Across 104 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fergus Falls falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 25 September, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.

In 1970 to 2005 the median growing season was 146 days. That is 7 days more than in 1893 to 1925.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fergus Falls
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1925)Recent period (1970 to 2005)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 May12 May7 May5 days earlier-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost25 September23 September28 September5 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days142 days139 days146 days7 days more+1.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

112 years, 1893 to 2006

A day with at least 53.6 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 119.5 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fergus Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.6 mm (2.1 in)
5 years71.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years83.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years98.4 mm (3.9 in)
50 years109.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years119.5 mm (4.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1893 to 2006.

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: 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1896; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1992; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1928.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Download the Data

  • Data for Fergus Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Fergus Falls 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).