Kettle Falls Weather Records (USC00214306)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kettle Falls (USC00214306), Minnesota, United States, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Kettle Falls

Kettle Falls (USC00214306) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 48.50 latitude and -92.64 longitude, 342 m (1,122 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 2026, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kettle Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kettle Falls set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 30 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 48.50 latitude, -92.64 longitude.
Elevation: 342 m (1,122 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 2026, 84 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

24 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kettle Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kettle Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kettle Falls still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 85.

Standing records at Kettle Falls by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1989	40
1990	75
1991	72
1992	74
1993	62
1998	57
1999	53
2000	79
2001	84
2002	42
2003	46
2004	85
2005	62
2006	35
2007	83
2008	64
2009	69
2010	66
2011	64
2012	23
2013	37
2014	52
2015	50
2016	18
2017	15
2025	20
2026	37

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kettle Falls between 11 June 2002 and 11 June 2002. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 106.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kettle Falls. The most was 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 11 June 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kettle Falls
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 January 1975
Feb	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 February 1971
Mar	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 March 1945
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 April 1991
May	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 May 2005
Jun	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	11 June 2002
Jul	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 July 1961
Aug	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1 August 2001
Sep	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 September 1955
Oct	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 October 1981
Nov	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 November 1977
Dec	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1989 to 2026

27 years of record at Kettle Falls, 1989 to 2026. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000 and others.

Days with data per year at Kettle Falls
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1989	84	23%	No
1990	297	81%	No
1991	269	74%	No
1992	266	73%	No
1993	270	74%	No
1998	283	78%	No
1999	291	80%	No
2000	327	89%	No
2001	326	89%	No
2002	136	37%	No
2003	166	45%	No
2004	257	70%	No
2005	261	72%	No
2006	144	39%	No
2007	303	83%	No
2008	259	71%	No
2009	272	75%	No
2010	275	75%	No
2011	203	56%	No
2012	75	20%	No
2013	151	41%	No
2014	213	58%	No
2015	268	73%	No
2016	155	42%	No
2017	116	32%	No
2025	119	33%	No
2026	80	22%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kettle Falls
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 2026	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2025	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2017	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2017	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2016	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2015	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 2015	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2015	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2014	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2013	Kettle Falls, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2013	Kettle Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2012	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1943 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kettle Falls: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2026	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	2005	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2002	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	1964	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1998	21 days	69

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kettle Falls, 1943 to 2026. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kettle Falls by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	n/a
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
1989	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1990	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1993	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2001	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2007	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2009	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2010	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2011	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2013	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2014	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2015	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2016	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2017	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2025	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2026	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kettle Falls, 1943 to 2026. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kettle Falls by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a
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
1989	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1992	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1993	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1998	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1999	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2000	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2001	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2002	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2003	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2004	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2005	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
2006	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2007	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2008	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2009	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2010	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2011	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2012	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2013	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2014	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2015	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2016	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2017	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2025	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2026	-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kettle Falls, 1943 to 2026. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kettle Falls by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1945	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1947	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1954	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1956	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1969	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1989	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1990	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2002	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2003	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2004	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2012	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2013	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2014	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2016	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2017	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2025	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2026	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kettle Falls, 1943 to 2026. The record is 159.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kettle Falls by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1944	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1947	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1948	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1950	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1951	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1953	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1955	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1956	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1960	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1962	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1963	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1968	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1969	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1970	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1971	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1972	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1975	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1979	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1982	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1984	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1998	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1999	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2000	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2001	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2002	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2003	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2004	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2007	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2008	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2009	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2010	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2011	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2013	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2014	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2015	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2016	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2017	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2025	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2026	49.3 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kettle Falls, 1943 to 2026. The record is 70 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kettle Falls by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943	12 days
1944	24 days
1945	14 days
1946	13 days
1947	12 days
1948	28 days
1949	21 days
1950	13 days
1951	12 days
1952	28 days
1953	24 days
1954	15 days
1955	12 days
1956	23 days
1957	21 days
1958	34 days
1959	19 days
1960	19 days
1961	26 days
1962	20 days
1963	23 days
1964	27 days
1965	16 days
1966	18 days
1967	25 days
1968	31 days
1969	29 days
1970	23 days
1971	15 days
1972	19 days
1973	22 days
1974	16 days
1975	17 days
1976	16 days
1977	14 days
1978	24 days
1979	18 days
1980	18 days
1981	22 days
1982	22 days
1983	27 days
1984	55 days
1989	21 days
1990	23 days
1991	26 days
1992	14 days
1993	31 days
1998	70 days
1999	62 days
2000	33 days
2001	39 days
2002	35 days
2003	19 days
2004	23 days
2005	37 days
2006	28 days
2007	44 days
2008	12 days
2009	18 days
2010	25 days
2011	21 days
2012	10 days
2013	12 days
2014	11 days
2015	8 days
2016	11 days
2017	16 days
2025	11 days
2026	12 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

43 years, 1944 to 2010

A day with at least 51.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kettle 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	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1944 to 2010.

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: 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1964; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 2001; 83.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1955.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).