Hawley 3 NE Weather Records (USC00213587)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hawley 3 NE (USC00213587), Minnesota, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Hawley 3 NE

Hawley 3 NE (USC00213587) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.88 latitude and -96.25 longitude, 355 m (1,165 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1987, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hawley 3 NE still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.88 latitude, -96.25 longitude.
Elevation: 355 m (1,165 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1987, 40 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Hawley 3 NE. 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 Hawley 3 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hawley 3 NE still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 102.

Standing records at Hawley 3 NE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	38
1963	102
1964	68
1965	68
1966	77
1967	71
1968	69
1969	61
1970	51
1971	49
1972	55
1973	69
1974	61
1975	15
1977	40
1978	30
1979	70
1980	65
1981	51
1982	62
1983	81
1984	66
1985	61
1986	55
1987	29

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 127.8 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hawley 3 NE. The most was 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 11 August 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hawley 3 NE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 January 1982
Feb	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 February 1979
Mar	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 March 1985
Apr	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 April 1965
May	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 May 1963
Jun	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 June 1975
Jul	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	3 July 1983
Aug	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	11 August 1963
Sep	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 September 1971
Oct	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	14 October 1984
Nov	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 November 1982
Dec	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1987

25 years of record at Hawley 3 NE, 1962 to 1987. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1964, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986 and others.

Days with data per year at Hawley 3 NE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	243	67%	No
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	282	77%	No
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	328	90%	No
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	334	92%	Yes
1975	61	17%	No
1977	180	49%	No
1978	242	66%	No
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	347	95%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	355	97%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	303	83%	No
1986	317	87%	No
1987	118	32%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1963 to 1984

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Hawley 3 NE, 1963 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 2.6 C (36.6 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 6.4 C (43.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hawley 3 NE as warming stripes, 1963 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	6.4 C	+1.70 C
1965	4.0 C	-0.71 C
1966	4.1 C	-0.60 C
1967	4.6 C	-0.11 C
1968	5.1 C	+0.43 C
1969	4.7 C	-0.02 C
1970	4.6 C	-0.14 C
1971	5.0 C	+0.26 C
1973	5.8 C	+1.10 C
1979	2.6 C	-2.15 C
1981	6.0 C	+1.32 C
1982	3.5 C	-1.20 C
1983	5.1 C	+0.41 C
1984	4.5 C	-0.26 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

1948 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Hawley 3 NE: 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)	1984	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1984	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.2 mm (7.1 in)	1975	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1980	24 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hawley 3 NE, 1948 to 1987. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hawley 3 NE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hawley 3 NE, 1948 to 1987. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.1 C (-33.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hawley 3 NE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1970	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1977	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1981	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1983	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1984	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1985	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1986	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1987	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hawley 3 NE, 1948 to 1987. The record is 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hawley 3 NE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1963	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1964	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1968	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1977	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1979	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1985	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1986	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hawley 3 NE, 1948 to 1987. The record is 180.2 mm (7.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hawley 3 NE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1951	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1962	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1963	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1964	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1965	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1971	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1972	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
1977	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1978	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1983	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1985	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1986	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1987	59.9 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hawley 3 NE, 1948 to 1987. The record is 62 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hawley 3 NE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	15 days
1949	25 days
1950	30 days
1951	14 days
1962	23 days
1963	23 days
1964	21 days
1965	22 days
1966	32 days
1967	30 days
1968	55 days
1969	29 days
1970	20 days
1971	20 days
1972	19 days
1973	56 days
1974	43 days
1975	14 days
1977	13 days
1978	35 days
1979	18 days
1980	62 days
1981	35 days
1982	21 days
1983	45 days
1984	25 days
1985	24 days
1986	33 days
1987	21 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.

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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).