Vesta Weather Records (USC00218520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vesta (USC00218520), Minnesota, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Vesta

Vesta (USC00218520) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.51 latitude and -95.41 longitude, 324 m (1,062 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2018, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Vesta still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vesta set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 15 April 2018.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.51 latitude, -95.41 longitude.
Elevation: 324 m (1,062 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2018, 79 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 Vesta. 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 Vesta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Vesta still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Vesta between 10 October 1973 and 15 April 2018. Each dot is a new record.

When Vesta set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-10-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1985-12-01	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1985-12-16	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1994-08-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2018-04-15	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 172.7 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vesta. The most was 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 10 August 1994.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vesta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 January 1975
Feb	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 February 2012
Mar	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 March 1996
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 April 2003
May	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 May 2004
Jun	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	17 June 1993
Jul	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 July 1945
Aug	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	10 August 1994
Sep	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	10 September 2003
Oct	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	10 October 1973
Nov	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 November 2001
Dec	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Vesta
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2018	Vesta, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2018	Vesta, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2017	Vesta, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2017	Vesta, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2017	Vesta, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2017	Vesta, US	monthly snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2017	Vesta, US	monthly snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2017	Vesta, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2017	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2016	Vesta, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2016	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2016	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2016	Vesta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2016	Vesta, US	daily rain (Tie)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	tie	58 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2016	Vesta, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1940 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Vesta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	1994	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	1992	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1952	28 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vesta, 1940 to 2018. The record is 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vesta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1958	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1973	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1974	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1978	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1979	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1980	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1983	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1987	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1990	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1993	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1994	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1995	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2003	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2004	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2005	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2009	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2010	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2012	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2013	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2014	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2015	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2017	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2018	14.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vesta, 1940 to 2018. The record is 231.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vesta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1944	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1945	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1946	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1947	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1948	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1954	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1958	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1960	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1961	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1963	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1964	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1968	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1969	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1973	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1974	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1975	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1982	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1986	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1987	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1990	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1991	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1992	231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1993	204.8 mm (8.1 in)
1994	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1995	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1996	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1997	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1998	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2000	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2002	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2003	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
2004	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
2005	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2006	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2007	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2008	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
2010	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2011	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2013	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2014	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2015	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2016	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2017	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2018	21.6 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vesta, 1940 to 2018. The record is 67 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vesta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	17 days
1941	16 days
1942	27 days
1943	22 days
1944	35 days
1945	25 days
1946	28 days
1947	30 days
1948	31 days
1949	54 days
1950	31 days
1951	20 days
1952	67 days
1953	24 days
1954	32 days
1955	20 days
1956	39 days
1957	32 days
1958	25 days
1959	39 days
1960	42 days
1961	32 days
1962	24 days
1963	27 days
1964	29 days
1965	23 days
1966	26 days
1967	48 days
1968	31 days
1969	19 days
1970	20 days
1971	30 days
1972	24 days
1973	39 days
1974	31 days
1975	21 days
1976	27 days
1977	22 days
1978	39 days
1979	24 days
1980	30 days
1981	28 days
1982	38 days
1983	21 days
1984	31 days
1985	24 days
1986	42 days
1987	29 days
1988	44 days
1989	37 days
1990	33 days
1991	28 days
1992	19 days
1993	13 days
1994	20 days
1995	25 days
1996	18 days
1997	20 days
1998	27 days
1999	45 days
2000	44 days
2001	20 days
2002	41 days
2003	22 days
2004	41 days
2005	24 days
2006	39 days
2007	30 days
2008	35 days
2009	26 days
2010	28 days
2011	35 days
2012	31 days
2013	27 days
2014	19 days
2015	27 days
2016	23 days
2017	29 days
2018	15 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

65 years, 1946 to 2017

A day with at least 56.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.9 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vesta: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1946 to 2017.

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: 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1973; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1992; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 2007.

Download the Data

Data for Vesta standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Vesta 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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