Karlstad Weather Records (USC00214213)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karlstad (USC00214213), Minnesota, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Karlstad

Karlstad (USC00214213) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 48.58 latitude and -96.52 longitude, 325 m (1,067 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1992, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Karlstad 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, 48.58 latitude, -96.52 longitude.
Elevation: 325 m (1,067 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1992, 31 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 Karlstad. 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 Karlstad, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Karlstad still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Karlstad by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	12
1963	73
1964	72
1965	51
1966	56
1967	59
1968	62
1969	69
1970	53
1971	33
1972	72
1973	47
1974	59
1975	58
1976	63
1977	63
1978	46
1979	25
1980	16
1981	35
1982	21
1983	41
1985	3
1986	44
1987	57
1988	65
1989	49
1990	70
1991	78
1992	12

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 78.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karlstad. The most was 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 25 June 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karlstad
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 January 1989
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 February 1966
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 March 1970
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 April 1974
May	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 May 1988
Jun	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 June 1966
Jul	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 July 1991
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 August 1974
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 September 1991
Oct	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 October 1982
Nov	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 November 1977
Dec	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1992

30 years of record at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 and others.

Days with data per year at Karlstad
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	31	8%	No
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	352	96%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	353	97%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	17	5%	No
1980	113	31%	No
1981	200	55%	No
1982	159	44%	No
1983	227	62%	No
1985	51	14%	No
1986	315	86%	No
1987	345	95%	Yes
1988	308	84%	No
1989	232	64%	No
1990	353	97%	Yes
1991	334	92%	Yes
1992	87	24%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1963 to 1990

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Karlstad, 1963 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.2 C (37.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 1.6 C (34.9 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 6.3 C (43.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Karlstad as warming stripes, 1963 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	4.5 C	+1.37 C
1964	3.5 C	+0.35 C
1965	2.2 C	-0.91 C
1966	2.1 C	-1.03 C
1967	2.7 C	-0.49 C
1968	2.9 C	-0.30 C
1969	2.6 C	-0.59 C
1970	2.0 C	-1.16 C
1972	1.6 C	-1.51 C
1973	3.9 C	+0.78 C
1974	2.6 C	-0.59 C
1975	3.0 C	-0.16 C
1976	3.4 C	+0.27 C
1977	3.9 C	+0.79 C
1978	1.6 C	-1.52 C
1987	6.3 C	+3.11 C
1990	4.8 C	+1.66 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

1962 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Karlstad: 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	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1968	-36.9 C (-34.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1966	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	1964	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1978	28 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Karlstad by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.9 C (-34.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Karlstad by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1967	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1969	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1970	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1971	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1974	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1975	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1978	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1979	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1980	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1981	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1985	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1987	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1989	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1990	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1992	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. The record is 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karlstad by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1963	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1964	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1986	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1990	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1991	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992	22.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. The record is 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.1 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karlstad by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1963	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1967	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1971	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1972	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1973	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1975	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1976	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1977	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1983	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1986	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1987	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1988	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1992	35.1 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karlstad, 1962 to 1992. The record is 90 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karlstad by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	13 days
1963	34 days
1964	28 days
1965	47 days
1966	19 days
1967	32 days
1968	28 days
1969	46 days
1970	20 days
1971	27 days
1972	23 days
1973	29 days
1974	28 days
1975	19 days
1976	54 days
1977	28 days
1978	90 days
1979	60 days
1980	18 days
1981	23 days
1982	11 days
1983	31 days
1985	13 days
1986	32 days
1987	34 days
1988	40 days
1989	25 days
1990	27 days
1991	29 days
1992	25 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).