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Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr Weather Records (USC00218692)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr (USC00218692), Minnesota, United States, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr

  • Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr (USC00218692) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 44.07 latitude and -93.53 longitude, 350 m (1,147 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1915 to 2026, 112 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 1 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Minnesota, United States, 44.07 latitude, -93.53 longitude.
  • Elevation: 350 m (1,147 ft).
  • Period of record: 1915 to 2026, 112 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan16.7 C (62.1 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Feb20.6 C (69.1 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May41.1 C (106.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Dec20.0 C (68.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by the year they were set 1,464 records at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401915: 101916: 211917: 311918: 91919: 51920: 91921: 201922: 131923: 161924: 121925: 211926: 131927: 121928: 181929: 161930: 241931: 281932: 91933: 191934: 331935: 171936: 381937: 181938: 91939: 261940: 81941: 141942: 181943: 31944: 131945: 131946: 101947: 211948: 101949: 101950: 181951: 131952: 121953: 91954: 81955: 141956: 81957: 21958: 81959: 111960: 51961: 31962: 191963: 101964: 111965: 171966: 151967: 121968: 151969: 131970: 151971: 101972: 211973: 101974: 111975: 101976: 81977: 221978: 61979: 91980: 41981: 91982: 101983: 241984: 91985: 161986: 101987: 101988: 101989: 111990: 161991: 211992: 111993: 51994: 91995: 101996: 111997: 121998: 201999: 102000: 172001: 132002: 62003: 82004: 82005: 132006: 182007: 62008: 62009: 122010: 102011: 112012: 252013: 102014: 132015: 122016: 92017: 122018: 162019: 72020: 192021: 132022: 72023: 122024: 132025: 132026: 51915192719391951196319751987199920112023
1,464 records at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191510
191621
191731
19189
19195
19209
192120
192213
192316
192412
192521
192613
192712
192818
192916
193024
193128
19329
193319
193433
193517
193638
193718
19389
193926
19408
194114
194218
19433
194413
194513
194610
194721
194810
194910
195018
195113
195212
19539
19548
195514
19568
19572
19588
195911
19605
19613
196219
196310
196411
196517
196615
196712
196815
196913
197015
197110
197221
197310
197411
197510
19768
197722
19786
19799
19804
19819
198210
198324
19849
198516
198610
198710
198810
198911
199016
199121
199211
19935
19949
199510
199611
199712
199820
199910
200017
200113
20026
20038
20048
200513
200618
20076
20086
200912
201010
201111
201225
201310
201413
201512
20169
201712
201816
20197
202019
202113
20227
202312
202413
202513
20265

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr between 29 January 1951 and 22 September 2016. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperature29 January 1951: Record low maximum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)31 August 1962: Record daily precipitation 137.2 mm (5.4 in)29 January 1966: Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)30 January 1966: Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)15 January 1972: Record low maximum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)24 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)29 June 1996: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)23 September 2010: Record daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)22 September 2016: Record daily precipitation 194.1 mm (7.6 in)196019701980199020002010
9 all-time records were set at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr between 29 January 1951 and 22 September 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1951-01-29Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962-08-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966-01-29Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966-01-30Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972-01-15Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1996-06-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
2010-09-23Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2016-09-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 194.1 mm (7.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 194.1 mm (7.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr. The most was 194.1 mm (7.6 in) on 22 September 2016. 050100150200 Jan: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 20 January 1988 Jan Feb: 49.8 mm (2.0 in), 29 February 2012 Feb Mar: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 11 March 1918 Mar Apr: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 4 April 1945 Apr May: 74.9 mm (2.9 in), 19 May 1917 May Jun: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 5 June 1930 Jun Jul: 112.0 mm (4.4 in), 26 July 2020 Jul Aug: 157.2 mm (6.2 in), 17 August 2025 Aug Sep: 194.1 mm (7.6 in), 22 September 2016 Sep Oct: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 7 October 1931 Oct Nov: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 30 November 1991 Nov Dec: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 28 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr. The most was 194.1 mm (7.6 in) on 22 September 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan35.6 mm (1.4 in)20 January 1988
Feb49.8 mm (2.0 in)29 February 2012
Mar76.2 mm (3.0 in)11 March 1918
Apr50.8 mm (2.0 in)4 April 1945
May74.9 mm (2.9 in)19 May 1917
Jun109.2 mm (4.3 in)5 June 1930
Jul112.0 mm (4.4 in)26 July 2020
Aug157.2 mm (6.2 in)17 August 2025
Sep194.1 mm (7.6 in)22 September 2016
Oct73.7 mm (2.9 in)7 October 1931
Nov67.1 mm (2.6 in)30 November 1991
Dec45.2 mm (1.8 in)28 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1915 to 2026
Days with data per year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr 112 years of record at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 2026. 1915: 334 of 365 days1916: 356 of 366 days1917: 352 of 365 days1918: 352 of 365 days1919: 358 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 359 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 361 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 327 of 366 days1965: 334 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 334 of 365 days1988: 358 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 335 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 260 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
112 years of record at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 2026.
Days with data per year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191533492%Yes
191635697%Yes
191735296%Yes
191835296%Yes
191935898%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921364100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
192336399%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
192636399%Yes
192735998%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436399%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196136199%Yes
196236099%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196432789%No
196533492%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736399%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036399%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
198636399%Yes
198733492%Yes
198835898%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199633592%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
200536399%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202626071%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 August 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)93 years42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)45 years23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie57 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)80 years41 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low min (Tie)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)tie103 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low min-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)80 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)36 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)56 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low min (Tie)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)34 years23 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)62 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2025Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

106 complete years, 1916 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025 One stripe for each of 106 complete years at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.0 C (44.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.5 C (38.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.4 C (50.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.6 C (6.5 F). 1916: 4.9 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1917: 3.5 C, -3.5 C from the station mean1918: 6.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1919: 6.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1920: 7.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1921: 8.9 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1922: 8.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1923: 7.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1924: 6.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1925: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1926: 6.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1927: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 7.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1929: 5.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1930: 8.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1931: 10.4 C, +3.4 C from the station mean1932: 7.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1933: 8.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1934: 8.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1935: 6.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1936: 6.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1937: 6.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 8.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1939: 8.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1940: 6.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 8.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1942: 7.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1943: 6.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 8.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1945: 6.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1946: 8.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1947: 7.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 7.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1949: 8.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1950: 5.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1951: 5.0 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1952: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 8.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 7.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1955: 7.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 6.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 7.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 7.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1959: 7.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 7.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 7.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 6.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 5.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1967: 5.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1968: 6.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1969: 5.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1970: 5.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1971: 6.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 4.7 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1973: 7.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 6.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1975: 6.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1976: 6.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 6.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 5.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1979: 4.8 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1980: 6.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1981: 7.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1982: 5.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1983: 6.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1984: 6.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 5.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1986: 6.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1988: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1989: 6.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1990: 8.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 7.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 6.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 5.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1994: 6.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 6.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1997: 6.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 9.0 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1999: 8.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2000: 7.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 7.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2002: 7.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 6.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 7.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2005: 8.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2006: 8.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 7.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2008: 5.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2009: 6.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 7.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 7.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 9.2 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2013: 6.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2014: 5.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2015: 8.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2016: 9.2 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2017: 8.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 6.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 5.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 7.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 8.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2022: 6.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2023: 8.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2024: 9.2 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2025: 8.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean19161930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 106 complete years at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.0 C (44.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.5 C (38.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.4 C (50.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.6 C (6.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19164.9 C-2.07 C
19173.5 C-3.53 C
19186.5 C-0.55 C
19196.6 C-0.36 C
19207.0 C+0.03 C
19218.9 C+1.93 C
19228.0 C+1.03 C
19237.6 C+0.64 C
19246.0 C-1.04 C
19257.1 C+0.14 C
19266.7 C-0.32 C
19277.1 C+0.12 C
19287.9 C+0.94 C
19295.9 C-1.15 C
19308.2 C+1.18 C
193110.4 C+3.42 C
19327.0 C-0.03 C
19338.1 C+1.09 C
19348.6 C+1.63 C
19356.9 C-0.06 C
19366.2 C-0.81 C
19376.6 C-0.45 C
19388.5 C+1.54 C
19398.6 C+1.56 C
19406.8 C-0.18 C
19418.5 C+1.45 C
19427.4 C+0.43 C
19436.6 C-0.40 C
19448.2 C+1.19 C
19456.7 C-0.31 C
19468.3 C+1.26 C
19477.3 C+0.26 C
19487.6 C+0.60 C
19498.1 C+1.14 C
19505.6 C-1.37 C
19515.0 C-2.05 C
19527.1 C+0.10 C
19538.1 C+1.11 C
19547.9 C+0.92 C
19557.3 C+0.30 C
19566.9 C-0.07 C
19577.3 C+0.30 C
19587.5 C+0.49 C
19597.2 C+0.18 C
19607.0 C+0.03 C
19617.0 C-0.03 C
19626.2 C-0.77 C
19637.1 C+0.08 C
19665.2 C-1.81 C
19675.7 C-1.34 C
19686.7 C-0.28 C
19695.5 C-1.55 C
19705.5 C-1.46 C
19716.2 C-0.85 C
19724.7 C-2.26 C
19737.3 C+0.29 C
19746.1 C-0.88 C
19756.1 C-0.92 C
19766.5 C-0.52 C
19776.7 C-0.26 C
19785.2 C-1.81 C
19794.8 C-2.23 C
19806.2 C-0.80 C
19817.2 C+0.22 C
19825.7 C-1.33 C
19836.4 C-0.56 C
19846.6 C-0.41 C
19855.4 C-1.56 C
19866.6 C-0.38 C
19887.1 C+0.13 C
19896.1 C-0.93 C
19908.2 C+1.18 C
19917.2 C+0.19 C
19926.9 C-0.06 C
19935.6 C-1.37 C
19946.9 C-0.12 C
19956.9 C-0.15 C
19976.6 C-0.40 C
19989.0 C+2.00 C
19998.2 C+1.21 C
20007.5 C+0.51 C
20017.6 C+0.59 C
20027.5 C+0.54 C
20036.9 C-0.10 C
20047.4 C+0.44 C
20058.0 C+1.01 C
20068.4 C+1.43 C
20077.4 C+0.42 C
20085.9 C-1.09 C
20096.4 C-0.65 C
20107.0 C0.00 C
20117.1 C+0.09 C
20129.2 C+2.18 C
20136.0 C-1.05 C
20145.2 C-1.80 C
20158.2 C+1.15 C
20169.2 C+2.16 C
20178.1 C+1.11 C
20186.1 C-0.92 C
20195.7 C-1.30 C
20207.4 C+0.37 C
20218.2 C+1.21 C
20226.2 C-0.83 C
20238.3 C+1.29 C
20249.2 C+2.19 C
20258.0 C+1.01 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1916 to 2025 is 0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 106 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.15) per decade1916 to 2025106Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.01) per decade-0.12 F (-0.25 to 0.02) per decade1916 to 2025106Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade0.17 F (0.05 to 0.30) per decade1916 to 2025106Rise

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

1915 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)193435.6 C (96.1 F)112
Coldest night (TNn)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)1924-31.7 C (-25.1 F)112
Wettest day (Rx1day)194.1 mm (7.6 in)201661.0 mm (2.4 in)112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)268.5 mm (10.6 in)201692.8 mm (3.7 in)112
Longest dry spell (CDD)76 days196224 days112

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year The hottest day of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 3032.53537.54042.5192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191735.0 C (95.0 F)
191833.3 C (91.9 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192138.3 C (100.9 F)
192237.8 C (100.0 F)
192337.2 C (99.0 F)
192433.9 C (93.0 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192638.3 C (100.9 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193037.2 C (99.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193236.7 C (98.1 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193441.1 C (106.0 F)
193537.8 C (100.0 F)
193641.1 C (106.0 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193936.7 C (98.1 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194233.3 C (91.9 F)
194335.0 C (95.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194533.9 C (93.0 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195132.8 C (91.0 F)
195233.3 C (91.9 F)
195335.6 C (96.1 F)
195434.4 C (93.9 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195636.7 C (98.1 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196231.7 C (89.1 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196435.6 C (96.1 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197336.7 C (98.1 F)
197435.6 C (96.1 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197734.4 C (93.9 F)
197836.1 C (97.0 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198035.6 C (96.1 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198633.3 C (91.9 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200037.2 C (99.0 F)
200136.7 C (98.1 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200333.3 C (91.9 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200734.4 C (93.9 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201035.0 C (95.0 F)
201138.3 C (100.9 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201432.2 C (90.0 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201838.3 C (100.9 F)
201933.9 C (93.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202335.0 C (95.0 F)
202433.9 C (93.0 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202633.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year The coldest night of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F). -40-35-30-25-20192019401960198020002020Record: -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1924
The coldest night of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1915-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1916-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1917-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1918-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1919-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1920-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1921-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1922-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1925-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1926-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1928-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1929-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1930-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1934-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1935-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1937-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1938-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1939-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1940-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1942-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1945-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1947-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1949-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1952-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1953-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1954-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1955-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1957-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1958-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1959-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1975-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1977-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1978-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1983-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1984-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1985-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1986-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1987-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1994-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1998-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2000-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2003-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2005-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2006-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2007-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2008-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2009-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2010-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2011-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2012-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2013-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2014-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2015-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2016-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2017-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2018-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2019-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2020-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2023-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2024-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2025-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2026-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year The wettest day of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 2016
The wettest day of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191568.6 mm (2.7 in)
191635.6 mm (1.4 in)
191774.9 mm (2.9 in)
191876.2 mm (3.0 in)
191956.4 mm (2.2 in)
192024.1 mm (0.9 in)
192153.8 mm (2.1 in)
192247.8 mm (1.9 in)
192335.1 mm (1.4 in)
1924119.4 mm (4.7 in)
192565.0 mm (2.6 in)
192675.4 mm (3.0 in)
192757.9 mm (2.3 in)
192896.5 mm (3.8 in)
192945.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193173.7 mm (2.9 in)
193243.2 mm (1.7 in)
193354.9 mm (2.2 in)
193438.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935107.2 mm (4.2 in)
193672.4 mm (2.9 in)
193740.9 mm (1.6 in)
193841.1 mm (1.6 in)
193927.9 mm (1.1 in)
194043.7 mm (1.7 in)
194152.3 mm (2.1 in)
194249.5 mm (1.9 in)
194332.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944103.6 mm (4.1 in)
194559.7 mm (2.4 in)
194670.6 mm (2.8 in)
194770.4 mm (2.8 in)
194861.0 mm (2.4 in)
194944.2 mm (1.7 in)
195058.2 mm (2.3 in)
195166.5 mm (2.6 in)
195250.0 mm (2.0 in)
195348.8 mm (1.9 in)
195434.8 mm (1.4 in)
195530.2 mm (1.2 in)
195682.8 mm (3.3 in)
195766.0 mm (2.6 in)
195839.9 mm (1.6 in)
195968.6 mm (2.7 in)
196055.1 mm (2.2 in)
196153.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962137.2 mm (5.4 in)
196347.0 mm (1.9 in)
196479.0 mm (3.1 in)
196568.6 mm (2.7 in)
196663.5 mm (2.5 in)
196772.9 mm (2.9 in)
196861.0 mm (2.4 in)
196948.3 mm (1.9 in)
197047.0 mm (1.9 in)
197142.2 mm (1.7 in)
197243.2 mm (1.7 in)
197369.9 mm (2.8 in)
197443.7 mm (1.7 in)
197544.5 mm (1.8 in)
197629.2 mm (1.1 in)
197767.6 mm (2.7 in)
197866.0 mm (2.6 in)
197983.8 mm (3.3 in)
198076.2 mm (3.0 in)
198155.9 mm (2.2 in)
198245.2 mm (1.8 in)
198387.6 mm (3.4 in)
198448.8 mm (1.9 in)
198539.9 mm (1.6 in)
198662.5 mm (2.5 in)
198748.3 mm (1.9 in)
198846.0 mm (1.8 in)
198932.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1991134.6 mm (5.3 in)
199255.4 mm (2.2 in)
1993114.8 mm (4.5 in)
199481.5 mm (3.2 in)
199548.8 mm (1.9 in)
199669.9 mm (2.8 in)
199763.0 mm (2.5 in)
199841.7 mm (1.6 in)
199959.4 mm (2.3 in)
200077.7 mm (3.1 in)
200179.5 mm (3.1 in)
200263.0 mm (2.5 in)
200336.8 mm (1.4 in)
200489.9 mm (3.5 in)
2005105.4 mm (4.1 in)
200686.1 mm (3.4 in)
2007136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2008104.4 mm (4.1 in)
200938.6 mm (1.5 in)
2010143.0 mm (5.6 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
201264.8 mm (2.6 in)
201341.9 mm (1.6 in)
201465.0 mm (2.6 in)
201589.7 mm (3.5 in)
2016194.1 mm (7.6 in)
201757.9 mm (2.3 in)
2018136.7 mm (5.4 in)
201952.1 mm (2.1 in)
2020112.0 mm (4.4 in)
202152.6 mm (2.1 in)
202263.5 mm (2.5 in)
202358.4 mm (2.3 in)
202458.7 mm (2.3 in)
2025157.2 mm (6.2 in)
202664.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year The wettest five days of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 268.5 mm (10.6 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.8 mm (3.7 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 268.5 mm (10.6 in) in 2016
The wettest five days of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 268.5 mm (10.6 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.8 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1915113.1 mm (4.5 in)
191658.1 mm (2.3 in)
191791.9 mm (3.6 in)
1918118.6 mm (4.7 in)
191989.9 mm (3.5 in)
192034.8 mm (1.4 in)
192195.7 mm (3.8 in)
192286.6 mm (3.4 in)
192359.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924168.5 mm (6.6 in)
192591.7 mm (3.6 in)
192697.8 mm (3.9 in)
192782.0 mm (3.2 in)
1928111.5 mm (4.4 in)
192950.0 mm (2.0 in)
1930161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1931109.8 mm (4.3 in)
193257.9 mm (2.3 in)
193363.8 mm (2.5 in)
193465.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935169.4 mm (6.7 in)
193683.3 mm (3.3 in)
193787.9 mm (3.5 in)
193892.8 mm (3.7 in)
193959.7 mm (2.4 in)
194083.3 mm (3.3 in)
194196.0 mm (3.8 in)
194285.0 mm (3.3 in)
194364.7 mm (2.5 in)
1944118.4 mm (4.7 in)
194584.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946117.7 mm (4.6 in)
194784.9 mm (3.3 in)
194874.2 mm (2.9 in)
194987.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1951119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195290.9 mm (3.6 in)
195399.6 mm (3.9 in)
195478.5 mm (3.1 in)
195557.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956128.0 mm (5.0 in)
195793.2 mm (3.7 in)
195858.2 mm (2.3 in)
195993.2 mm (3.7 in)
1960138.6 mm (5.5 in)
196199.6 mm (3.9 in)
1962162.6 mm (6.4 in)
196378.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964103.7 mm (4.1 in)
196592.7 mm (3.6 in)
196677.7 mm (3.1 in)
196799.7 mm (3.9 in)
196896.0 mm (3.8 in)
196970.3 mm (2.8 in)
197086.3 mm (3.4 in)
197183.4 mm (3.3 in)
197276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973106.0 mm (4.2 in)
197453.4 mm (2.1 in)
197573.2 mm (2.9 in)
197641.7 mm (1.6 in)
197773.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979148.9 mm (5.9 in)
198086.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981103.4 mm (4.1 in)
198282.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983156.0 mm (6.1 in)
198479.9 mm (3.1 in)
198558.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986151.7 mm (6.0 in)
198765.0 mm (2.6 in)
198882.9 mm (3.3 in)
198956.3 mm (2.2 in)
1990112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1992101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1993144.0 mm (5.7 in)
199493.9 mm (3.7 in)
199589.4 mm (3.5 in)
199695.7 mm (3.8 in)
199775.7 mm (3.0 in)
199888.6 mm (3.5 in)
199986.1 mm (3.4 in)
2000114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2001122.1 mm (4.8 in)
200293.7 mm (3.7 in)
200353.7 mm (2.1 in)
2004141.4 mm (5.6 in)
2005117.5 mm (4.6 in)
200697.0 mm (3.8 in)
2007170.7 mm (6.7 in)
2008110.3 mm (4.3 in)
200968.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010209.8 mm (8.3 in)
201184.4 mm (3.3 in)
201274.2 mm (2.9 in)
201388.6 mm (3.5 in)
2014188.2 mm (7.4 in)
2015119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2016268.5 mm (10.6 in)
201772.4 mm (2.9 in)
2018166.1 mm (6.5 in)
2019103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2020114.3 mm (4.5 in)
202199.3 mm (3.9 in)
202291.7 mm (3.6 in)
2023101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2024123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2025242.3 mm (9.5 in)
202687.6 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year The longest dry spell of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 76 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 76 days in 1962
The longest dry spell of the year at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, 1915 to 2026. The record is 76 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191521 days
191630 days
191721 days
191823 days
191917 days
192021 days
192123 days
192217 days
192337 days
192433 days
192525 days
192615 days
192721 days
192836 days
192917 days
193037 days
193138 days
193232 days
193326 days
193439 days
193524 days
193626 days
193725 days
193818 days
193931 days
194017 days
194118 days
194238 days
194336 days
194433 days
194516 days
194624 days
194732 days
194822 days
194922 days
195030 days
195115 days
195256 days
195329 days
195423 days
195515 days
195619 days
195728 days
195831 days
195917 days
196029 days
196132 days
196276 days
196324 days
196438 days
196521 days
196626 days
196737 days
196829 days
196922 days
197019 days
197119 days
197224 days
197317 days
197419 days
197528 days
197639 days
197718 days
197832 days
197917 days
198030 days
198124 days
198234 days
198331 days
198417 days
198518 days
198623 days
198729 days
198826 days
198923 days
199023 days
199117 days
199223 days
199317 days
199425 days
199517 days
199622 days
199719 days
199822 days
199922 days
200016 days
200120 days
200236 days
200317 days
200425 days
200515 days
200621 days
200730 days
200821 days
200926 days
201028 days
201121 days
201224 days
201326 days
201417 days
201518 days
201619 days
201729 days
201824 days
201921 days
202040 days
202120 days
202229 days
202329 days
202434 days
202539 days
202616 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

106 years with a frost

Across 106 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 154 days. That is 10 days more than in 1916 to 1945.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1916 to 1945)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost4 May8 May30 April8 days earlier-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost29 September27 September2 October5 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days149 days144 days154 days10 days more+1.9 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

111 years, 1915 to 2025

A day with at least 59.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.1 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years59.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years84.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years104.0 mm (4.1 in)
25 years131.5 mm (5.2 in)
50 years154.6 mm (6.1 in)
100 years180.1 mm (7.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1915 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: 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 2016; 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 2025; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 2010.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr had a mean temperature of 7.5 C (45.4 F) and 965.4 mm (38.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Winona (United States, 151 km away), Mason City (United States, 104 km away) and Montreal McGill (Canada, 1,578 km away).

Climate twins of Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
WinonaUnited States151 km (94 mi)7.3 C (45.1 F)853.9 mm (33.6 in)1.02
Mason CityUnited States104 km (65 mi)7.6 C (45.7 F)858.6 mm (33.8 in)1.07
Montreal McGillCanada1,578 km (981 mi)7.3 C (45.1 F)1,038.4 mm (40.9 in)1.09

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).