Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Breien (USC00321052), North Dakota, United States, with 57 years of record.
Key Facts for Breien
Breien (USC00321052) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.38 latitude and -100.94 longitude, 524 m (1,720 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2004, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Breien still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Breien set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 24 October 2004.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.38 latitude, -100.94 longitude.
Elevation: 524 m (1,720 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2004, 57 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 Breien. 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 Breien, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Breien still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Breien by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
39
1960
27
1961
29
1962
32
1963
32
1964
35
1965
44
1966
47
1967
33
1968
40
1969
32
1970
22
1971
25
1972
49
1973
36
1974
25
1975
17
1976
29
1977
43
1978
18
1979
24
1980
20
1981
19
1982
14
1983
35
1984
20
1985
47
1986
19
1987
36
1988
56
1989
39
1990
26
1991
49
1992
49
1993
20
1994
30
1995
30
1996
41
1997
31
1998
27
1999
24
2000
32
2001
23
2002
42
2003
37
2004
20
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Breien between 30 December 1990 and 29 June 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Breien set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1990-12-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1991-05-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993-11-24
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1994-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1994-09-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2002-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
2002-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 83.3 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Breien. The most was 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 15 September 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Breien
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
15 January 2001
Feb
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
15 February 2003
Mar
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
7 March 2003
Apr
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
20 April 1971
May
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
22 May 1991
Jun
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
9 June 1964
Jul
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
15 July 1993
Aug
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 August 1951
Sep
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
15 September 1994
Oct
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
9 October 1982
Nov
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
20 November 1977
Dec
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
11 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
46 years of record at Breien, 1959 to 2004. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Breien, 1960 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 4.1 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 7.3 C (45.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Breien as warming stripes, 1960 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
5.9 C
-0.06 C
1961
6.8 C
+0.84 C
1962
5.9 C
-0.10 C
1963
7.0 C
+0.99 C
1964
5.7 C
-0.26 C
1965
4.4 C
-1.56 C
1969
5.2 C
-0.80 C
1971
4.9 C
-1.12 C
1973
6.6 C
+0.62 C
1974
6.1 C
+0.08 C
1982
4.5 C
-1.46 C
1985
5.0 C
-1.03 C
1988
6.9 C
+0.88 C
1990
6.9 C
+0.89 C
1991
7.2 C
+1.17 C
1992
6.5 C
+0.49 C
1993
4.5 C
-1.47 C
1994
5.4 C
-0.60 C
1995
5.6 C
-0.34 C
1996
4.1 C
-1.84 C
1997
6.3 C
+0.34 C
1998
7.3 C
+1.34 C
1999
7.2 C
+1.23 C
2000
6.3 C
+0.33 C
2001
6.8 C
+0.85 C
2002
6.5 C
+0.53 C
2003
6.1 C
+0.14 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1948 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Breien: 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)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
46
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1994
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2004
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
91 days
1960
34 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Breien, 1948 to 2004. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Breien by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1959
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Breien, 1948 to 2004. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Breien by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1959
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1967
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1971
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1973
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1975
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1977
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1979
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1981
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1984
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1985
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1986
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1991
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1992
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1993
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1994
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1995
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1996
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1997
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1998
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1999
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2000
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2001
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2002
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2003
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2004
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Breien, 1948 to 2004. The record is 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Breien by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1960
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1975
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1985
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1988
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1998
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1999
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2003
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Breien, 1948 to 2004. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Breien by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1952
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1960
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1962
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1965
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1969
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1975
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1976
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1977
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1978
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1982
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1986
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1987
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1988
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1990
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1992
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1993
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1994
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1995
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1996
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1997
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1999
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2000
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2001
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2003
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Breien, 1948 to 2004. The record is 91 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Breien by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
22 days
1949
32 days
1950
23 days
1951
26 days
1952
60 days
1959
17 days
1960
91 days
1961
77 days
1962
73 days
1963
46 days
1964
54 days
1965
52 days
1966
33 days
1967
34 days
1968
46 days
1969
59 days
1970
26 days
1971
48 days
1972
27 days
1973
64 days
1974
38 days
1975
35 days
1976
34 days
1977
42 days
1978
24 days
1979
29 days
1980
50 days
1981
42 days
1982
30 days
1983
22 days
1984
25 days
1985
45 days
1986
31 days
1987
48 days
1988
32 days
1989
30 days
1990
71 days
1991
35 days
1992
19 days
1993
28 days
1994
26 days
1995
39 days
1996
29 days
1997
38 days
1998
32 days
1999
57 days
2000
44 days
2001
34 days
2002
34 days
2003
23 days
2004
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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Breien falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 September, which leaves a median of 120 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Breien
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1960 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 May
n/a
25 May
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
+2.3 days per decade
Growing days
120 days
n/a
120 days
n/a
+3.4 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
35 years, 1952 to 2002
A day with at least 46.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.7 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Breien: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
50 years
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1952 to 2002.
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: 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1994; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1991; 69.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1964.
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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.