Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wadena 3 S (USC00218579), Minnesota, United States, with 122 years of record.
Key Facts for Wadena 3 S
Wadena 3 S (USC00218579) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.39 latitude and -95.15 longitude, 418 m (1,372 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2014, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wadena 3 S still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wadena 3 S set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 17 August 2014.
About the Station
Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.39 latitude, -95.15 longitude.
Elevation: 418 m (1,372 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2014, 122 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 Wadena 3 S. 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 Wadena 3 S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wadena 3 S still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Wadena 3 S by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
1
1904
14
1905
14
1906
18
1907
14
1919
23
1920
9
1921
13
1922
6
1923
8
1924
24
1925
27
1926
12
1927
13
1928
15
1929
26
1930
15
1931
36
1932
9
1933
10
1934
25
1935
23
1936
49
1937
16
1938
15
1939
23
1940
14
1941
24
1942
20
1943
3
1944
12
1945
11
1946
12
1947
23
1948
14
1949
9
1950
14
1951
11
1952
17
1953
23
1954
11
1955
13
1956
17
1957
4
1958
13
1959
17
1960
8
1961
10
1962
19
1963
16
1964
9
1965
16
1966
13
1967
14
1968
15
1969
14
1970
4
1971
6
1972
26
1973
11
1974
18
1975
12
1976
20
1977
26
1978
7
1979
10
1980
9
1981
12
1982
9
1983
19
1984
10
1985
17
1986
9
1987
16
1988
12
1989
23
1990
11
1991
22
1992
17
1993
14
1994
13
1995
13
1996
22
1997
13
1998
9
1999
10
2000
16
2001
10
2002
12
2003
16
2004
13
2005
14
2006
8
2007
6
2008
9
2009
6
2010
5
2011
13
2012
26
2013
10
2014
6
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Wadena 3 S between 26 August 1955 and 24 January 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Wadena 3 S set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1955-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957-03-15
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
1966-03-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1995-08-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1997-01-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
1997-01-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 96.5 cm (38.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wadena 3 S. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 7 August 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wadena 3 S
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 January 1997
Feb
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
11 February 2013
Mar
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
15 March 1957
Apr
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
16 April 2012
May
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
27 May 2012
Jun
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
10 June 1968
Jul
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
11 July 2014
Aug
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
7 August 1995
Sep
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
12 September 1980
Oct
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
15 October 1984
Nov
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
13 November 2005
Dec
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
3 December 1951
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
101 years of record at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1904, 1907, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 82 complete years at Wadena 3 S, 1905 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.6 C (40.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 2.1 C (35.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wadena 3 S as warming stripes, 1905 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1905
4.0 C
-0.54 C
1906
4.3 C
-0.27 C
1924
3.0 C
-1.57 C
1925
4.2 C
-0.34 C
1926
3.6 C
-1.03 C
1934
5.0 C
+0.39 C
1935
4.4 C
-0.15 C
1936
3.8 C
-0.83 C
1937
3.9 C
-0.68 C
1938
6.0 C
+1.38 C
1939
6.0 C
+1.43 C
1940
4.9 C
+0.29 C
1941
6.2 C
+1.66 C
1942
5.5 C
+0.89 C
1943
4.7 C
+0.07 C
1944
6.0 C
+1.43 C
1945
4.4 C
-0.23 C
1946
5.1 C
+0.53 C
1947
5.0 C
+0.42 C
1948
4.8 C
+0.21 C
1949
5.2 C
+0.57 C
1950
3.0 C
-1.61 C
1951
3.4 C
-1.16 C
1952
5.9 C
+1.30 C
1953
6.1 C
+1.47 C
1954
5.3 C
+0.74 C
1955
4.9 C
+0.36 C
1956
4.8 C
+0.23 C
1957
5.0 C
+0.39 C
1958
5.4 C
+0.84 C
1959
5.2 C
+0.66 C
1960
5.0 C
+0.46 C
1961
5.7 C
+1.14 C
1962
4.7 C
+0.12 C
1964
5.5 C
+0.94 C
1965
4.1 C
-0.48 C
1966
4.3 C
-0.28 C
1967
4.3 C
-0.27 C
1968
5.3 C
+0.67 C
1969
4.8 C
+0.25 C
1970
4.3 C
-0.24 C
1971
4.3 C
-0.24 C
1972
2.3 C
-2.27 C
1973
5.1 C
+0.49 C
1974
3.6 C
-0.99 C
1975
3.8 C
-0.74 C
1976
4.1 C
-0.48 C
1977
4.3 C
-0.32 C
1978
3.2 C
-1.39 C
1979
2.3 C
-2.31 C
1980
3.9 C
-0.73 C
1981
5.3 C
+0.67 C
1982
3.1 C
-1.52 C
1983
4.7 C
+0.08 C
1984
4.4 C
-0.15 C
1985
2.9 C
-1.65 C
1986
4.5 C
-0.06 C
1988
4.3 C
-0.27 C
1989
2.8 C
-1.79 C
1990
4.9 C
+0.34 C
1991
4.7 C
+0.12 C
1992
4.2 C
-0.37 C
1993
2.8 C
-1.82 C
1994
4.2 C
-0.34 C
1995
3.6 C
-0.94 C
1996
2.1 C
-2.46 C
1997
3.8 C
-0.76 C
1998
6.6 C
+1.98 C
1999
5.8 C
+1.21 C
2000
5.0 C
+0.46 C
2001
5.9 C
+1.28 C
2002
6.2 C
+1.61 C
2003
5.4 C
+0.83 C
2004
4.5 C
-0.05 C
2005
5.4 C
+0.79 C
2006
6.1 C
+1.50 C
2007
5.0 C
+0.45 C
2008
3.2 C
-1.43 C
2010
5.3 C
+0.69 C
2011
4.9 C
+0.33 C
2012
6.7 C
+2.08 C
2013
3.4 C
-1.19 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1905 to 2013 is 0.00 C (-0.09 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.16 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 82 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wadena 3 S
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.00 C (-0.09 to 0.08) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.16 to 0.15) per decade
1905 to 2013
82
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.10 C (-0.19 to -0.01) per decade
-0.18 F (-0.34 to -0.02) per decade
1905 to 2013
82
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.00 to 0.19) per decade
0.17 F (0.01 to 0.33) per decade
1905 to 2013
82
Rise
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
1893 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Wadena 3 S: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
101
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1907
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
101
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1995
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1984
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
101
Longest dry spell (CDD)
63 days
1904
27 days
101
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1924
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 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
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1998
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2013
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1906
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1907
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1919
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1921
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1922
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1923
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1924
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1925
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1926
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1934
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1939
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1940
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1941
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1942
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1947
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1948
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1949
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1950
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1953
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1954
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1956
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1969
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1973
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1983
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1984
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1987
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1988
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1991
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1993
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1995
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1996
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1997
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1998
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2002
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2006
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2008
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2009
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2012
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2013
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2014
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1904
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1907
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1923
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1924
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1929
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1937
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1942
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1956
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1958
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1985
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1986
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1988
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1996
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1997
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2001
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2008
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2009
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2014
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 187.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1904
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1906
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1907
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1920
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1922
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1924
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1925
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1927
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1929
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1933
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1934
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1936
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1937
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1938
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1939
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1944
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1945
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1947
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1948
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1950
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1953
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1954
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1955
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1957
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1960
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1962
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963
150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1964
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1965
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1966
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1969
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1972
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1974
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1976
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1980
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1984
187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1985
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1988
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1989
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1993
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1995
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1996
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1999
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001
136.5 mm (5.4 in)
2002
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2003
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2004
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2006
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
2007
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2010
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2012
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2013
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2014
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 63 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
35 days
1904
63 days
1905
35 days
1906
27 days
1907
28 days
1919
40 days
1920
22 days
1921
32 days
1922
15 days
1923
33 days
1924
22 days
1925
39 days
1926
39 days
1927
23 days
1928
30 days
1929
18 days
1930
36 days
1931
25 days
1932
16 days
1933
29 days
1934
33 days
1935
24 days
1936
30 days
1937
31 days
1938
28 days
1939
55 days
1940
25 days
1941
42 days
1942
51 days
1943
23 days
1944
32 days
1945
16 days
1946
23 days
1947
24 days
1948
25 days
1949
25 days
1950
33 days
1951
17 days
1952
33 days
1953
25 days
1954
24 days
1955
25 days
1956
33 days
1957
51 days
1958
31 days
1959
33 days
1960
29 days
1961
30 days
1962
26 days
1963
22 days
1964
38 days
1965
22 days
1966
24 days
1967
24 days
1968
44 days
1969
24 days
1970
19 days
1971
15 days
1972
20 days
1973
40 days
1974
25 days
1975
26 days
1976
37 days
1977
19 days
1978
34 days
1979
26 days
1980
32 days
1981
28 days
1982
26 days
1983
26 days
1984
44 days
1985
27 days
1986
41 days
1987
26 days
1988
28 days
1989
28 days
1990
30 days
1991
18 days
1992
27 days
1993
18 days
1994
20 days
1995
22 days
1996
18 days
1997
23 days
1998
28 days
1999
56 days
2000
21 days
2001
17 days
2002
35 days
2003
30 days
2004
22 days
2005
18 days
2006
40 days
2007
24 days
2008
35 days
2009
15 days
2010
30 days
2011
39 days
2012
25 days
2013
45 days
2014
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
82 years with a frost
Across 82 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wadena 3 S falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.
In 1982 to 2013 the median growing season was 143 days. That is 15 days more than in 1905 to 1958.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wadena 3 S
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1905 to 1958)
Recent period (1982 to 2013)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 May
13 May
8 May
5 days earlier
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
23 September
25 September
2 days later
+0.8 days per decade
Growing days
137 days
128 days
143 days
15 days more
+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
86 years, 1904 to 2013
A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.4 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wadena 3 S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
100 years
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1904 to 2013.
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: 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1995; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1955; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 2002.
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.