Litchfield Weather Records (USC00214778)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Litchfield (USC00214778), Minnesota, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Litchfield

Litchfield (USC00214778) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 45.13 latitude and -94.53 longitude, 341 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 2026, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Litchfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Litchfield set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 12 October 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, 45.13 latitude, -94.53 longitude.
Elevation: 341 m (1,120 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 2026, 119 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Litchfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Litchfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Litchfield still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 37.

Standing records at Litchfield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1908	17
1909	14
1940	6
1941	27
1942	21
1943	18
1944	14
1945	19
1946	17
1947	28
1948	23
1949	7
1950	19
1951	23
1952	16
1953	13
1954	6
1955	10
1956	17
1957	7
1958	21
1959	21
1960	13
1961	19
1962	27
1963	19
1964	35
1965	20
1966	17
1967	21
1968	20
1969	18
1970	15
1971	13
1972	18
1973	8
1974	14
1975	12
1976	26
1977	24
1978	17
1979	12
1980	7
1981	15
1982	13
1983	30
1984	14
1985	24
1986	6
1987	16
1988	32
1989	17
1990	37
1991	37
1992	14
1993	13
1994	17
1995	18
1996	13
1997	16
1998	15
1999	6
2000	18
2001	18
2002	12
2003	12
2004	12
2005	8
2006	9
2007	16
2008	5
2009	15
2010	8
2011	10
2012	24
2013	18
2014	21
2015	13
2016	6
2017	15
2018	12
2019	12
2020	24
2021	23
2022	7
2023	15
2024	13
2025	18
2026	8

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Litchfield between 9 January 1977 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Litchfield set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1977-01-09	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977-01-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1982-01-25	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1982-07-05	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1988-06-24	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988-07-31	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991-11-01	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1996-02-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Litchfield. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 17 June 1957.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Litchfield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 January 1997
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 February 1944
Mar	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 March 1981
Apr	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 April 1941
May	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	5 May 1950
Jun	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	17 June 1957
Jul	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	8 July 1955
Aug	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 August 1960
Sep	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	8 September 1991
Oct	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	3 October 2017
Nov	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 November 2024
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 December 2023

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 2026

89 years of record at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1909, 1940, 1980, 2004, 2005, 2025, 2026.

Days with data per year at Litchfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1908	288	79%	No
1909	260	71%	No
1940	120	33%	No
1941	358	98%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	345	95%	Yes
1951	360	99%	Yes
1952	363	99%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	334	91%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	361	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	327	89%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	348	95%	Yes
1984	356	97%	Yes
1985	357	98%	Yes
1986	363	99%	Yes
1987	360	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	334	92%	Yes
2002	334	92%	Yes
2003	362	99%	Yes
2004	304	83%	No
2005	303	83%	No
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	344	94%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	365	100%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	358	98%	Yes
2024	363	99%	Yes
2025	315	86%	No
2026	283	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Litchfield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max (Provisional)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max (Provisional)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	41 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2026	Litchfield, US	daily rain (Provisional)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026	Litchfield, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2026	Litchfield, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026	Litchfield, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2026	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	35 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2026	Litchfield, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026	Litchfield, US	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026	Litchfield, US	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025	Litchfield, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2025	Litchfield, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025	Litchfield, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

74 complete years, 1941 to 2024

One stripe for each of 74 complete years at Litchfield, 1941 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Litchfield as warming stripes, 1941 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1941	7.8 C	+1.10 C
1942	7.0 C	+0.30 C
1943	5.8 C	-0.83 C
1944	7.5 C	+0.80 C
1945	5.5 C	-1.14 C
1946	6.8 C	+0.12 C
1947	6.6 C	-0.12 C
1948	6.4 C	-0.23 C
1949	7.0 C	+0.33 C
1951	4.5 C	-2.16 C
1952	7.1 C	+0.46 C
1953	7.6 C	+0.92 C
1954	7.5 C	+0.78 C
1957	6.8 C	+0.08 C
1958	6.9 C	+0.24 C
1959	7.2 C	+0.48 C
1960	6.3 C	-0.37 C
1961	7.2 C	+0.48 C
1962	6.5 C	-0.18 C
1963	7.3 C	+0.61 C
1964	7.4 C	+0.68 C
1965	5.7 C	-0.95 C
1966	5.9 C	-0.74 C
1967	6.2 C	-0.43 C
1969	6.4 C	-0.31 C
1970	6.4 C	-0.30 C
1971	6.6 C	-0.05 C
1972	5.4 C	-1.26 C
1973	8.1 C	+1.40 C
1974	7.1 C	+0.42 C
1975	6.7 C	+0.03 C
1976	7.0 C	+0.36 C
1977	7.2 C	+0.53 C
1978	6.4 C	-0.27 C
1979	5.5 C	-1.19 C
1981	7.6 C	+0.96 C
1982	5.6 C	-1.07 C
1983	7.0 C	+0.29 C
1984	6.8 C	+0.11 C
1985	5.7 C	-0.99 C
1986	7.3 C	+0.66 C
1987	9.6 C	+2.94 C
1988	7.8 C	+1.08 C
1989	6.6 C	-0.08 C
1990	8.6 C	+1.89 C
1991	7.9 C	+1.20 C
1992	7.1 C	+0.45 C
1993	5.8 C	-0.92 C
1994	6.8 C	+0.13 C
1995	6.6 C	-0.12 C
1996	5.3 C	-1.42 C
1997	5.8 C	-0.91 C
1998	8.1 C	+1.38 C
1999	7.6 C	+0.91 C
2000	6.5 C	-0.22 C
2003	6.6 C	-0.05 C
2006	7.8 C	+1.10 C
2007	7.0 C	+0.35 C
2009	5.1 C	-1.55 C
2010	6.3 C	-0.38 C
2011	6.1 C	-0.57 C
2012	8.3 C	+1.58 C
2013	4.6 C	-2.05 C
2014	4.3 C	-2.42 C
2015	7.0 C	+0.33 C
2016	7.6 C	+0.88 C
2017	6.7 C	+0.07 C
2018	5.4 C	-1.32 C
2019	4.4 C	-2.24 C
2020	6.4 C	-0.28 C
2021	7.0 C	+0.32 C
2022	5.0 C	-1.68 C
2023	6.9 C	+0.26 C
2024	8.8 C	+2.14 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1941 to 2024 is -0.04 C (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 74 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Litchfield
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.04 C (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	1941 to 2024	74	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.09 C (-0.20 to 0.02) per decade	-0.17 F (-0.37 to 0.03) per decade	1941 to 2024	74	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.12) per decade	0.04 F (-0.14 to 0.22) per decade	1941 to 2024	74	Not clearly different from zero

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

1908 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Litchfield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)	89
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1977	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	89
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	1957	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	2002	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1952	24 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Litchfield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2013	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2017	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2024	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2025	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2026	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Litchfield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1909	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1940	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1944	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1947	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1950	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1952	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1956	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1959	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1962	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1977	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1978	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1982	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1986	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1989	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1992	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1995	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2000	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2002	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2004	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2005	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2006	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2007	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2008	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2009	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2010	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2011	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2012	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2013	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2015	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2016	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2017	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2018	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2019	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2020	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2021	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2022	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2023	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2024	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2025	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2026	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Litchfield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1958	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1961	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1974	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1981	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1988	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1989	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1991	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1992	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1994	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1998	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2001	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2002	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2003	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2004	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2008	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2011	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2012	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2013	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2016	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2017	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2018	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2019	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2020	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2021	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2022	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2023	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2024	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2025	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2026	43.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. The record is 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Litchfield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1943	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1944	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1946	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1950	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1952	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1953	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1954	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1955	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1956	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1957	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1958	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1959	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1960	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1961	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1965	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1966	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1971	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1973	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1974	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1975	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1978	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1982	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1984	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1985	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1987	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1990	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1991	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1992	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1994	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1995	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1996	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1997	190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1998	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1999	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2000	n/a
2001	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
2003	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2004	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2006	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2007	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2009	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2010	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
2012	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2013	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2014	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2016	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2017	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2018	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2019	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2020	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2021	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2022	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2023	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2025	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
2026	73.2 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Litchfield, 1908 to 2026. The record is 65 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Litchfield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	29 days
1909	22 days
1940	23 days
1941	22 days
1942	39 days
1943	53 days
1944	40 days
1945	30 days
1946	18 days
1947	20 days
1948	23 days
1949	22 days
1950	29 days
1951	18 days
1952	65 days
1953	24 days
1954	27 days
1955	21 days
1956	45 days
1957	24 days
1958	37 days
1959	30 days
1960	41 days
1961	30 days
1962	45 days
1963	30 days
1964	24 days
1965	22 days
1966	24 days
1967	33 days
1968	20 days
1969	23 days
1970	37 days
1971	21 days
1972	28 days
1973	38 days
1974	31 days
1975	21 days
1976	32 days
1977	19 days
1978	38 days
1979	24 days
1980	46 days
1981	31 days
1982	22 days
1983	20 days
1984	37 days
1985	20 days
1986	28 days
1987	44 days
1988	28 days
1989	39 days
1990	23 days
1991	34 days
1992	24 days
1993	15 days
1994	23 days
1995	28 days
1996	24 days
1997	26 days
1998	21 days
1999	2 days
2000	3 days
2001	2 days
2002	8 days
2003	15 days
2004	16 days
2005	16 days
2006	31 days
2007	30 days
2008	32 days
2009	22 days
2010	31 days
2011	18 days
2012	20 days
2013	32 days
2014	25 days
2015	16 days
2016	17 days
2017	18 days
2018	23 days
2019	22 days
2020	37 days
2021	23 days
2022	21 days
2023	34 days
2024	35 days
2025	24 days
2026	18 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

74 years with a frost

Across 74 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Litchfield falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 153 days between them.

In 1990 to 2024 the median growing season was 154 days. That is 6 days more than in 1941 to 1974.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Litchfield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1941 to 1974)	Recent period (1990 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 May	9 May	3 May	6 days earlier	-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	30 September	28 September	4 October	6 days later	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	153 days	148 days	154 days	6 days more	+2.2 days per decade

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

60 years, 1941 to 2024

A day with at least 55.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.8 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Litchfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1941 to 2024.

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: 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1957; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1960; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1983.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).