Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for St Paul (USC00217377), Minnesota, United States, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for St Paul
St Paul (USC00217377) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.95 latitude and -93.03 longitude, 274 m (900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2006, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at St Paul still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
St Paul set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 30 May 2006.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.95 latitude, -93.03 longitude.
Elevation: 274 m (900 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2006, 51 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at St Paul. 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 St Paul, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at St Paul still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at St Paul by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1956
2
1957
21
1958
37
1959
41
1960
24
1961
19
1962
42
1963
40
1964
40
1965
45
1966
41
1967
32
1968
51
1969
33
1970
31
1971
26
1972
34
1973
26
1974
31
1975
25
1976
27
1977
39
1978
13
1979
24
1980
20
1981
31
1982
25
1983
47
1984
29
1985
30
1986
19
1987
36
1988
53
1989
30
1990
34
1991
49
1992
18
1993
22
1994
16
1995
25
1996
27
1997
28
1998
23
1999
19
2000
40
2001
21
2002
23
2003
12
2004
17
2005
17
2006
9
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at St Paul between 24 July 1987 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When St Paul set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1987-07-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1988-07-15
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 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988-08-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1994-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996-02-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 138.9 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at St Paul. The most was 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 24 July 1987.
Record daily precipitation for each month at St Paul
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
11 January 1975
Feb
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
10 February 1965
Mar
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
31 March 1998
Apr
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
28 April 1975
May
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
22 May 1973
Jun
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1 June 1965
Jul
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
24 July 1987
Aug
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
31 August 1977
Sep
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
16 September 1992
Oct
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
5 October 2005
Nov
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
24 November 2001
Dec
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
25 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at St Paul, 1957 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.5 C (45.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 5.5 C (42.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 10.3 C (50.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at St Paul as warming stripes, 1957 to 2000
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
7.3 C
-0.21 C
1958
7.4 C
-0.08 C
1959
7.6 C
+0.14 C
1960
7.3 C
-0.21 C
1961
7.8 C
+0.28 C
1962
7.0 C
-0.47 C
1963
7.7 C
+0.26 C
1964
8.3 C
+0.78 C
1965
6.4 C
-1.04 C
1966
6.7 C
-0.73 C
1967
6.8 C
-0.65 C
1968
7.9 C
+0.40 C
1969
7.3 C
-0.15 C
1970
7.1 C
-0.38 C
1971
7.2 C
-0.32 C
1972
6.0 C
-1.52 C
1973
8.5 C
+1.06 C
1974
7.5 C
-0.01 C
1976
7.5 C
+0.01 C
1977
8.0 C
+0.57 C
1979
6.4 C
-1.12 C
1980
7.8 C
+0.29 C
1981
8.5 C
+1.03 C
1982
7.1 C
-0.38 C
1983
8.0 C
+0.48 C
1984
8.0 C
+0.54 C
1985
6.9 C
-0.58 C
1986
8.2 C
+0.72 C
1987
10.3 C
+2.84 C
1988
8.4 C
+0.97 C
1989
7.1 C
-0.34 C
1990
8.9 C
+1.47 C
1993
6.3 C
-1.13 C
1996
5.5 C
-1.93 C
1997
6.8 C
-0.66 C
2000
7.6 C
+0.12 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 2000 is 0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at St Paul
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1957 to 2000
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.28 to 0.34) per decade
0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.6) per decade
1957 to 2000
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1957 to 2000
36
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
1956 to 2006
Yearly extremes at St Paul: 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)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1996
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1987
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1997
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
1964
22 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at St Paul by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at St Paul by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1973
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1978
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1983
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1984
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1994
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1995
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1996
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1997
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1999
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2000
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2004
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. The record is 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at St Paul by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1957
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1960
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1966
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1971
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1974
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1978
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1979
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1980
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1985
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1987
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1988
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1990
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1991
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1992
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1993
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1994
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1996
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1998
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1999
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2000
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2006
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. The record is 193.9 mm (7.6 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.2 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at St Paul by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
2.6 mm (0.10 in)
1957
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1958
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1962
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1963
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1966
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1971
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1972
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1974
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1976
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1977
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1978
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1979
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1981
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1983
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1985
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1986
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1987
176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1988
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1991
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1992
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1993
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1994
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1995
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1996
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1998
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1999
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2000
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2001
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2002
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2003
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2004
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2005
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2006
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at St Paul, 1956 to 2006. The record is 38 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at St Paul by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
23 days
1957
29 days
1958
30 days
1959
35 days
1960
29 days
1961
18 days
1962
27 days
1963
27 days
1964
38 days
1965
22 days
1966
24 days
1967
25 days
1968
31 days
1969
23 days
1970
17 days
1971
15 days
1972
22 days
1973
22 days
1974
21 days
1975
19 days
1976
37 days
1977
18 days
1978
37 days
1979
17 days
1980
30 days
1981
25 days
1982
21 days
1983
19 days
1984
24 days
1985
22 days
1986
20 days
1987
29 days
1988
27 days
1989
14 days
1990
27 days
1991
15 days
1992
18 days
1993
14 days
1994
22 days
1995
18 days
1996
19 days
1997
19 days
1998
26 days
1999
18 days
2000
30 days
2001
20 days
2002
30 days
2003
30 days
2004
22 days
2005
14 days
2006
23 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at St Paul falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at St Paul
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1963 to 2000)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 May
n/a
4 May
n/a
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
-2.5 days per decade
Growing days
158 days
n/a
158 days
n/a
-2.3 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
43 years, 1957 to 2005
A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.5 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at St Paul: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
146.2 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
169.5 mm (6.7 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 1957 to 2005.
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: 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1987; 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 1965; 116.6 mm (4.6 in) in 2005.
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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.