Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Colgate (USC00321686), North Dakota, United States, with 97 years of record.
Key Facts for Colgate
Colgate (USC00321686) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.24 latitude and -97.66 longitude, 360 m (1,180 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 2010, 97 years of record.
1,464 records set at Colgate still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Colgate set a daily record low minimum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 18 September 2010.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.24 latitude, -97.66 longitude.
Elevation: 360 m (1,180 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 2010, 97 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 Colgate. 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 Colgate, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 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 Colgate still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Colgate by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
28
1916
34
1917
53
1918
40
1919
36
1920
23
1964
21
1965
33
1966
31
1967
32
1968
41
1969
27
1970
22
1971
15
1972
24
1973
27
1974
23
1975
17
1976
37
1977
32
1978
21
1979
26
1980
24
1981
36
1982
19
1983
44
1984
35
1985
32
1986
28
1987
28
1988
55
1989
29
1990
28
1991
58
1992
40
1993
20
1994
25
1995
19
1996
27
1997
22
1998
14
1999
18
2000
22
2001
16
2002
32
2003
19
2004
26
2005
19
2006
19
2007
18
2008
18
2009
21
2010
10
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Colgate between 2 March 1979 and 29 January 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Colgate set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1979-03-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1988-07-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1994-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1997-01-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
2004-01-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Colgate. The most was 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 8 September 1962.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Colgate
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
29 January 1916
Feb
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
26 February 2000
Mar
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
27 March 1950
Apr
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
20 April 1916
May
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
25 May 2010
Jun
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
26 June 1915
Jul
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 July 2002
Aug
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
31 August 1989
Sep
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
8 September 1962
Oct
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
9 October 1982
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
10 November 1919
Dec
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
31 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Colgate, 1915 to 2010. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1917, 1920, 1964, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Colgate, 1915 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.5 C (40.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 2.7 C (36.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 6.6 C (43.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Colgate as warming stripes, 1915 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1915
4.5 C
-0.02 C
1918
4.4 C
-0.11 C
1919
3.0 C
-1.49 C
1965
3.2 C
-1.32 C
1966
3.4 C
-1.08 C
1967
4.0 C
-0.47 C
1968
4.8 C
+0.26 C
1969
4.3 C
-0.23 C
1971
4.4 C
-0.12 C
1972
3.7 C
-0.80 C
1973
5.9 C
+1.41 C
1974
4.3 C
-0.21 C
1975
4.8 C
+0.34 C
1978
3.8 C
-0.75 C
1979
2.8 C
-1.67 C
1982
3.2 C
-1.29 C
1983
4.9 C
+0.43 C
1985
3.5 C
-0.96 C
1986
4.8 C
+0.28 C
1987
6.5 C
+1.97 C
1988
5.7 C
+1.19 C
1989
4.1 C
-0.36 C
1990
6.2 C
+1.69 C
1991
6.0 C
+1.45 C
1992
5.1 C
+0.55 C
1993
3.9 C
-0.63 C
1994
4.8 C
+0.26 C
1995
4.5 C
-0.03 C
1996
2.7 C
-1.84 C
1997
4.7 C
+0.22 C
1998
6.6 C
+2.05 C
1999
6.1 C
+1.63 C
2002
4.6 C
+0.10 C
2004
4.0 C
-0.49 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1915 to 2004 is 0.14 C (-0.03 to 0.30) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.24 F (-0.05 to 0.54) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Colgate
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.14 C (-0.03 to 0.30) per decade
0.24 F (-0.05 to 0.54) per decade
1915 to 2004
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.17 to 0.22) per decade
0.05 F (-0.30 to 0.40) per decade
1915 to 2004
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1915 to 2004
34
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
1914 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Colgate: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1962
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1982
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
77
Longest dry spell (CDD)
79 days
1953
34 days
77
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Colgate, 1914 to 2010. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Colgate by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
n/a
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Colgate, 1914 to 2010. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Colgate by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
n/a
1915
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1916
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1917
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1918
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1920
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1965
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1974
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1977
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1981
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1983
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1985
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1987
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1988
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1991
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1993
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2000
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2001
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2002
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2003
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2004
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2005
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2006
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2008
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2009
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2010
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Colgate, 1914 to 2010. The record is 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Colgate by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1916
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1943
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1949
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1955
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1963
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1983
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1985
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1986
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1988
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1990
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1993
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1994
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1996
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1997
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1998
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1999
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2000
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2001
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2004
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2006
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2007
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2008
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2009
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2010
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Colgate, 1914 to 2010. The record is 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Colgate by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1916
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1917
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1919
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1942
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1949
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1950
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1951
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1958
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1961
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1963
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1969
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1970
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1971
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1972
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1973
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1974
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1975
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1976
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1980
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1982
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1983
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1985
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1989
131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1990
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1991
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1994
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1995
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1999
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2000
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2001
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2002
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2003
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2005
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2008
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Colgate, 1914 to 2010. The record is 79 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Colgate by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
32 days
1915
23 days
1916
23 days
1917
42 days
1918
57 days
1919
27 days
1920
74 days
1941
34 days
1942
32 days
1943
36 days
1944
37 days
1945
72 days
1946
49 days
1947
29 days
1948
30 days
1949
61 days
1950
37 days
1951
26 days
1952
43 days
1953
79 days
1954
52 days
1955
48 days
1956
39 days
1957
30 days
1958
36 days
1959
33 days
1960
34 days
1961
51 days
1962
28 days
1963
39 days
1964
29 days
1965
31 days
1966
33 days
1967
40 days
1968
27 days
1969
23 days
1970
24 days
1971
27 days
1972
27 days
1973
43 days
1974
40 days
1975
22 days
1976
51 days
1977
34 days
1978
66 days
1979
26 days
1980
60 days
1981
31 days
1982
22 days
1983
44 days
1984
30 days
1985
39 days
1986
45 days
1987
36 days
1988
61 days
1989
46 days
1990
46 days
1991
33 days
1992
34 days
1993
44 days
1994
29 days
1995
27 days
1996
35 days
1997
27 days
1998
26 days
1999
50 days
2000
28 days
2001
40 days
2002
36 days
2003
22 days
2004
27 days
2005
28 days
2006
27 days
2007
31 days
2008
31 days
2009
30 days
2010
37 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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Colgate falls on 18 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Colgate
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 May
n/a
15 May
n/a
-2.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
n/a
22 September
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
126 days
n/a
129 days
n/a
+5.5 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
65 years, 1914 to 2004
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.4 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Colgate: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
100 years
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 65 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 65 years of values from 1914 to 2004.
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: 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1962; 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1989; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1957.
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Data for Colgate threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.