Lake City Weather Records (USC00214438)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake City (USC00214438), Minnesota, United States, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake City

Lake City (USC00214438) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.44 latitude and -92.28 longitude, 213 m (700 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2026, 131 years of record.
1,460 records set at Lake City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake City set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.44 latitude, -92.28 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (700 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2026, 131 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Lake City. 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 Lake City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Lake City still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 476.

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Lake City between 20 January 1979 and 15 March 2026. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 99.1 cm (39.0 in)
1979-01-23	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
1979-01-24	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 111.8 cm (44.0 in)
1979-01-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 124.5 cm (49.0 in)
1979-02-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 132.1 cm (52.0 in)
1979-02-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 139.7 cm (55.0 in)
2010-12-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2026-03-15	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake City. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 28 May 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 January 1982
Feb	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 February 2011
Mar	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 March 2026
Apr	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 April 1975
May	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	28 May 1970
Jun	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	13 June 1950
Jul	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	1 July 1978
Aug	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	11 August 2016
Sep	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 September 2010
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 October 1966
Nov	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 November 1996
Dec	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1968

6 years of record at Lake City, 1896 to 1968. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1900, 1968.

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2026	Lake City, US	daily rain (Provisional)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026	Lake City, US	daily rain (Provisional)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026	Lake City, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2026	Lake City, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2026	Lake City, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2026	Lake City, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	128 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025	Lake City, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	59 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2025	Lake City, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2025	Lake City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2025	Lake City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2025	Lake City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2025	Lake City, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	15 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2024	Lake City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Lake City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1898	32.0 C (89.5 F)	6
Coldest night (TNn)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1899	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1970	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	1987	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1989	25 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake City, 1896 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1897	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900	27.8 C (82.0 F)
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	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
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
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1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
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2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake City, 1896 to 2026. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1897	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1898	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1900	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
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
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1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
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2011	n/a
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2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake City, 1896 to 2026. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1897	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1898	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1900	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1971	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1979	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1994	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1996	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2000	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2003	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2004	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2005	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2006	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2011	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2012	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2013	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2014	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2015	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2017	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2018	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2019	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2020	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2021	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2022	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2023	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2024	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2026	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake City, 1896 to 2026. The record is 222.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1897	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1898	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1899	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1900	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1949	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1950	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1955	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1956	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1961	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1962	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1963	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1965	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1966	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1967	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1969	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1971	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1979	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1980	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1981	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1985	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1988	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1993	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1994	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1998	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2000	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2002	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2003	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
2004	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2005	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2006	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2007	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2008	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2010	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
2011	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
2012	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
2013	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2015	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
2017	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2018	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2019	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2020	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2021	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2022	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2023	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2024	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2025	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
2026	85.3 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake City, 1896 to 2026. The record is 60 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	12 days
1897	20 days
1898	34 days
1899	25 days
1900	22 days
1945	13 days
1946	14 days
1947	39 days
1948	22 days
1949	30 days
1950	24 days
1951	18 days
1952	59 days
1953	31 days
1954	23 days
1955	16 days
1956	22 days
1957	24 days
1958	26 days
1959	31 days
1960	26 days
1961	25 days
1962	29 days
1963	19 days
1964	37 days
1965	22 days
1966	24 days
1967	35 days
1968	30 days
1969	23 days
1970	34 days
1971	15 days
1972	25 days
1973	21 days
1974	41 days
1975	33 days
1976	59 days
1977	22 days
1978	25 days
1979	18 days
1980	34 days
1981	25 days
1982	41 days
1983	23 days
1984	27 days
1985	27 days
1986	19 days
1987	29 days
1988	30 days
1989	60 days
1990	13 days
1991	10 days
1993	19 days
1994	21 days
1995	26 days
1996	15 days
1997	23 days
1998	43 days
1999	33 days
2000	20 days
2001	31 days
2002	41 days
2003	39 days
2004	25 days
2005	15 days
2006	23 days
2007	21 days
2008	17 days
2009	26 days
2010	23 days
2011	27 days
2012	29 days
2013	34 days
2014	30 days
2015	20 days
2016	26 days
2017	19 days
2018	20 days
2019	20 days
2020	38 days
2021	18 days
2022	17 days
2023	32 days
2024	34 days
2025	27 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

57 years, 1898 to 2025

A day with at least 63.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.4 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1898 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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1970; 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 2010; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 2018.

Download the Data

Data for Lake City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lake City 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Days with data per year at Lake City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	48	13%	No
1897	317	87%	No
1898	336	92%	Yes
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	113	31%	No
1968	28	8%	No