Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carrington (USC00321360), North Dakota, United States, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Carrington
Carrington (USC00321360) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.45 latitude and -99.13 longitude, 483 m (1,586 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 2004, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Carrington still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carrington set a daily record low maximum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 13 May 2004.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.45 latitude, -99.13 longitude.
Elevation: 483 m (1,586 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 2004, 76 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 Carrington. 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 Carrington, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Carrington still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Carrington by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1929
13
1930
20
1931
29
1932
18
1933
30
1934
41
1935
22
1936
68
1937
19
1938
19
1939
60
1940
8
1941
22
1942
32
1943
11
1944
28
1945
34
1946
22
1947
20
1948
24
1949
9
1950
23
1951
20
1952
26
1953
24
1954
11
1955
11
1956
13
1957
6
1958
18
1959
25
1960
9
1961
13
1962
14
1963
24
1964
30
1965
18
1966
13
1967
19
1968
24
1969
15
1970
9
1971
11
1972
27
1973
13
1974
4
1975
12
1976
9
1977
25
1978
16
1979
20
1980
18
1981
10
1982
8
1983
21
1984
13
1985
19
1986
17
1987
20
1988
24
1989
24
1990
18
1991
34
1992
21
1993
10
1994
14
1995
16
1996
20
1997
14
1998
9
1999
11
2000
23
2001
10
2002
22
2003
14
2004
3
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Carrington between 23 February 1979 and 3 March 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Carrington set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1979-02-23
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
1979-03-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carrington. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 5 June 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carrington
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
9 January 1988
Feb
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
25 February 2000
Mar
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
28 March 2004
Apr
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
24 April 1948
May
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
31 May 1954
Jun
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
5 June 1937
Jul
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
18 July 1987
Aug
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
18 August 1989
Sep
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1 September 1992
Oct
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
9 October 1973
Nov
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
7 November 1986
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
6 December 1960
Period of Record Coverage
1929 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
76 years of record at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1933, 1943, 1954, 1955, 2004.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Carrington, 1930 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.1 C (39.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 1.7 C (35.0 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 7.1 C (44.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carrington as warming stripes, 1930 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1930
4.7 C
+0.55 C
1931
6.1 C
+1.98 C
1932
3.8 C
-0.38 C
1934
5.5 C
+1.37 C
1935
3.7 C
-0.49 C
1936
2.6 C
-1.56 C
1937
3.7 C
-0.45 C
1938
5.3 C
+1.17 C
1939
4.9 C
+0.78 C
1940
4.6 C
+0.49 C
1941
5.3 C
+1.12 C
1942
4.0 C
-0.16 C
1944
4.8 C
+0.66 C
1945
3.0 C
-1.13 C
1946
4.9 C
+0.77 C
1947
4.3 C
+0.14 C
1948
3.6 C
-0.53 C
1949
3.2 C
-0.97 C
1951
1.7 C
-2.46 C
1952
4.3 C
+0.16 C
1953
4.9 C
+0.77 C
1957
3.9 C
-0.26 C
1958
4.1 C
-0.02 C
1959
3.7 C
-0.47 C
1960
3.5 C
-0.69 C
1961
4.5 C
+0.32 C
1962
3.9 C
-0.28 C
1963
5.1 C
+0.92 C
1964
3.9 C
-0.29 C
1965
2.8 C
-1.34 C
1966
2.9 C
-1.28 C
1967
3.4 C
-0.75 C
1968
3.6 C
-0.55 C
1969
3.2 C
-0.94 C
1970
3.2 C
-0.92 C
1971
3.4 C
-0.79 C
1972
2.8 C
-1.32 C
1973
5.1 C
+0.97 C
1974
3.7 C
-0.43 C
1975
4.0 C
-0.17 C
1976
4.6 C
+0.42 C
1977
4.6 C
+0.48 C
1978
3.2 C
-0.94 C
1979
2.1 C
-2.02 C
1980
4.6 C
+0.41 C
1981
5.7 C
+1.54 C
1982
3.1 C
-1.09 C
1983
5.0 C
+0.86 C
1984
4.7 C
+0.56 C
1985
3.2 C
-0.97 C
1986
5.0 C
+0.84 C
1987
7.1 C
+2.92 C
1988
5.6 C
+1.41 C
1990
5.5 C
+1.39 C
1991
5.2 C
+1.08 C
1992
4.4 C
+0.28 C
1993
2.9 C
-1.24 C
1994
3.8 C
-0.34 C
1995
3.4 C
-0.75 C
1996
1.7 C
-2.45 C
1997
3.8 C
-0.30 C
1998
5.7 C
+1.57 C
1999
5.4 C
+1.24 C
2000
4.4 C
+0.25 C
2001
5.2 C
+1.05 C
2002
4.3 C
+0.20 C
2003
4.0 C
-0.11 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1930 to 2003 is 0.02 C (-0.10 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.19 to 0.25) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carrington
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.10 to 0.14) per decade
0.03 F (-0.19 to 0.25) per decade
1930 to 2003
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
1930 to 2003
67
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1930 to 2003
67
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
1929 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Carrington: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
76
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1936
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
76
Wettest day (Rx1day)
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1964
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
76
Longest dry spell (CDD)
61 days
1999
30 days
76
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carrington by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1937
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carrington by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1929
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1930
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1931
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1934
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1935
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1936
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1937
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1938
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1942
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1946
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1947
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1951
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1952
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1955
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1969
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1971
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1987
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1992
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1994
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1997
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1998
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1999
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2004
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carrington by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1938
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1942
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1954
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1956
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1959
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1960
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1985
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1988
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1989
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1990
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1992
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1995
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2001
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. The record is 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carrington by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1930
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1931
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1932
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1934
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1935
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1938
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1939
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1940
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1942
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1946
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1953
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1958
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1960
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1965
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1966
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1974
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1976
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1977
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1978
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1981
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1987
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1990
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1993
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1994
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1997
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1998
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2000
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2001
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
2002
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2003
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Carrington, 1929 to 2004. The record is 61 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carrington by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929
16 days
1930
16 days
1931
20 days
1932
39 days
1933
39 days
1934
47 days
1935
22 days
1936
56 days
1937
35 days
1938
26 days
1939
23 days
1940
23 days
1941
32 days
1942
50 days
1943
24 days
1944
33 days
1945
24 days
1946
46 days
1947
29 days
1948
22 days
1949
30 days
1950
37 days
1951
28 days
1952
50 days
1953
30 days
1954
22 days
1955
16 days
1956
28 days
1957
30 days
1958
31 days
1959
31 days
1960
33 days
1961
41 days
1962
43 days
1963
26 days
1964
38 days
1965
18 days
1966
36 days
1967
42 days
1968
30 days
1969
40 days
1970
27 days
1971
27 days
1972
26 days
1973
43 days
1974
40 days
1975
36 days
1976
59 days
1977
35 days
1978
55 days
1979
27 days
1980
59 days
1981
27 days
1982
29 days
1983
41 days
1984
27 days
1985
27 days
1986
41 days
1987
47 days
1988
41 days
1989
43 days
1990
30 days
1991
52 days
1992
34 days
1993
28 days
1994
20 days
1995
16 days
1996
24 days
1997
24 days
1998
26 days
1999
61 days
2000
21 days
2001
19 days
2002
30 days
2003
24 days
2004
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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Carrington falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 130 days between them.
In 1973 to 2003 the median growing season was 138 days. That is 19 days more than in 1930 to 1965.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Carrington
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1930 to 1965)
Recent period (1973 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 May
23 May
11 May
12 days earlier
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
19 September
26 September
7 days later
+1.6 days per decade
Growing days
130 days
119 days
138 days
19 days more
+3.9 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
63 years, 1933 to 2003
A day with at least 42.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.1 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Carrington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
100 years
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1933 to 2003.
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: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1944; 87.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1987; 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1989.
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.