Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Granite Falls (USC00213311), Minnesota, United States, with 133 years of record.
Key Facts for Granite Falls
Granite Falls (USC00213311) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.81 latitude and -95.55 longitude, 284 m (930 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2025, 133 years of record.
1,464 records set at Granite Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Granite Falls set a daily record precipitation of 48.9 mm (1.9 in) on 27 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.81 latitude, -95.55 longitude.
Elevation: 284 m (930 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2025, 133 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Granite 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 Granite Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Granite Falls still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 96.
Standing records at Granite Falls by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
88
1894
96
1895
92
1896
84
1897
11
2007
54
2008
56
2009
67
2010
45
2011
42
2012
80
2013
54
2014
54
2015
53
2016
52
2017
71
2018
63
2019
46
2020
63
2021
70
2022
54
2023
60
2024
54
2025
55
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Granite Falls. The most was 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 16 August 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Granite Falls
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
17 January 2020
Feb
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
20 February 2011
Mar
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
31 March 1998
Apr
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
12 April 1896
May
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
11 May 2022
Jun
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
23 June 1951
Jul
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
23 July 2016
Aug
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
16 August 2017
Sep
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
12 September 2019
Oct
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
13 October 2023
Nov
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
19 November 2024
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
12 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
24 years of record at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.2 C (44.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 4.6 C (40.2 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 9.4 C (48.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Granite Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
4.6 C
-2.63 C
1894
7.3 C
+0.06 C
1895
5.8 C
-1.40 C
2007
7.4 C
+0.25 C
2008
5.2 C
-1.95 C
2009
5.6 C
-1.59 C
2010
6.9 C
-0.28 C
2011
7.0 C
-0.24 C
2012
9.1 C
+1.92 C
2013
5.6 C
-1.56 C
2014
5.4 C
-1.77 C
2015
8.2 C
+0.99 C
2016
8.8 C
+1.65 C
2017
8.3 C
+1.10 C
2018
6.7 C
-0.47 C
2019
5.9 C
-1.31 C
2020
8.0 C
+0.78 C
2021
8.8 C
+1.57 C
2022
6.9 C
-0.31 C
2023
8.4 C
+1.18 C
2024
9.4 C
+2.20 C
2025
9.0 C
+1.81 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
1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Granite Falls: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
37.5 C (99.5 F)
24
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2019
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
24
Wettest day (Rx1day)
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2017
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
2017
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
53 days
1995
27 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Granite Falls by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1894
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1895
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1897
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
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
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2017
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2023
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2024
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2025
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Granite Falls by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1894
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1895
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1896
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1897
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
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
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2009
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2010
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2011
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2012
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2013
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2014
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2015
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2016
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2017
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2018
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2019
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2020
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2021
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2022
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2023
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2024
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2025
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Granite Falls by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1894
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1895
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1896
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1897
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1991
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1992
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1993
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1996
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2000
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2001
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2003
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2005
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2008
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2009
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2010
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2011
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2013
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2014
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2015
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2016
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2017
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2018
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2019
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2020
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2021
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2022
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2023
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2024
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2025
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2026
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 214.2 mm (8.4 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Granite Falls by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1896
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1897
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1948
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1949
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1951
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1991
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1992
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1994
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1995
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1996
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1998
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1999
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2000
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2003
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2004
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2006
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2008
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2010
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2011
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2012
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2013
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2014
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2015
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2016
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2017
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
2018
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2019
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
2020
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2021
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
2022
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2023
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2025
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
2026
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Granite Falls, 1893 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Granite Falls by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
19 days
1894
33 days
1895
43 days
1896
43 days
1897
12 days
1948
23 days
1949
32 days
1950
31 days
1951
20 days
1991
16 days
1992
23 days
1993
13 days
1994
47 days
1995
53 days
1996
15 days
1997
20 days
1998
22 days
1999
40 days
2000
23 days
2001
30 days
2002
42 days
2003
34 days
2004
25 days
2005
19 days
2006
22 days
2007
30 days
2008
26 days
2009
36 days
2010
24 days
2011
27 days
2012
31 days
2013
28 days
2014
22 days
2015
27 days
2016
19 days
2017
39 days
2018
23 days
2019
30 days
2020
40 days
2021
28 days
2022
26 days
2023
43 days
2024
27 days
2025
37 days
2026
17 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Granite Falls falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 151 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Granite Falls
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1893 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
n/a
3 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
6 October
n/a
6 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
151 days
n/a
151 days
n/a
n/a
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
32 years, 1894 to 2025
A day with at least 59.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.3 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Granite Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1894 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: 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 2017; 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 2010; 118.9 mm (4.7 in) in 2022.
Download the Data
Data for Granite Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Granite 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.