Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Drake (USC00322298), North Dakota, United States, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Drake
Drake (USC00322298) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.92 latitude and -100.37 longitude, 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1982, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Drake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Drake set a daily record low maximum temperature of 8.9 C (48.0 F) on 9 June 1982.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.92 latitude, -100.37 longitude.
Elevation: 500 m (1,640 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1982, 54 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 Drake. 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 Drake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Drake still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Drake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1929
12
1930
31
1931
47
1932
14
1933
28
1934
59
1935
39
1936
70
1937
25
1938
27
1939
52
1940
27
1941
21
1942
44
1943
21
1944
14
1945
35
1946
31
1947
22
1948
24
1949
32
1950
40
1951
30
1952
20
1953
31
1954
25
1955
28
1956
25
1957
21
1958
27
1959
24
1960
13
1961
20
1962
23
1963
34
1964
38
1965
22
1966
35
1967
22
1968
26
1969
16
1970
12
1971
19
1972
32
1973
14
1974
25
1975
11
1976
18
1977
46
1978
24
1979
21
1980
24
1981
16
1982
7
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 93.7 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Drake. The most was 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 6 June 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Drake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
15 January 1952
Feb
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
28 February 1948
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
20 March 1967
Apr
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
24 April 1948
May
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
26 May 1960
Jun
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
6 June 1937
Jul
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
23 July 1935
Aug
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
24 August 1968
Sep
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
24 September 1977
Oct
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
19 October 1932
Nov
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1 November 1974
Dec
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
15 December 1960
Period of Record Coverage
1929 to 1982
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Drake, 1929 to 1982. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1945, 1981, 1982.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Drake, 1933 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.1 C (39.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.9 C (35.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 5.8 C (42.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Drake as warming stripes, 1933 to 1980
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1933
5.1 C
+1.01 C
1934
5.8 C
+1.78 C
1935
3.6 C
-0.51 C
1936
3.1 C
-1.00 C
1937
3.5 C
-0.61 C
1938
5.2 C
+1.18 C
1939
4.8 C
+0.78 C
1940
4.7 C
+0.62 C
1941
5.2 C
+1.17 C
1942
4.6 C
+0.51 C
1943
4.3 C
+0.27 C
1944
4.7 C
+0.60 C
1946
4.5 C
+0.46 C
1947
4.1 C
+0.08 C
1948
3.9 C
-0.19 C
1949
3.9 C
-0.19 C
1950
1.9 C
-2.15 C
1951
2.0 C
-2.04 C
1952
4.9 C
+0.81 C
1953
5.5 C
+1.40 C
1954
4.6 C
+0.57 C
1955
3.3 C
-0.73 C
1956
3.7 C
-0.35 C
1957
4.4 C
+0.37 C
1959
4.2 C
+0.09 C
1960
4.2 C
+0.15 C
1961
4.9 C
+0.83 C
1962
4.1 C
+0.07 C
1963
5.2 C
+1.09 C
1964
4.0 C
-0.11 C
1965
2.8 C
-1.31 C
1966
3.1 C
-0.99 C
1967
3.7 C
-0.37 C
1968
3.3 C
-0.72 C
1969
3.1 C
-0.98 C
1970
2.9 C
-1.16 C
1971
3.4 C
-0.63 C
1972
2.6 C
-1.44 C
1973
5.0 C
+0.98 C
1974
3.8 C
-0.26 C
1975
3.8 C
-0.27 C
1976
5.1 C
+1.01 C
1977
5.3 C
+1.20 C
1979
2.6 C
-1.48 C
1980
4.7 C
+0.63 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1933 to 1980 is -0.16 C (-0.36 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.3 F (-0.6 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Drake
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.16 C (-0.36 to 0.04) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.6 to 0.1) per decade
1933 to 1980
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.22 C (-0.44 to 0.01) per decade
-0.39 F (-0.80 to 0.01) per decade
1933 to 1980
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
1933 to 1980
45
Not clearly different from zero
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 1982
Yearly extremes at Drake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1937
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
92 days
1965
35 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Drake, 1929 to 1982. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Drake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1929
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Drake, 1929 to 1982. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Drake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1929
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1930
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1933
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1934
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1935
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1937
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1938
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1939
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1942
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1943
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1944
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1945
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1946
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1947
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1955
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1957
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1967
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1969
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1975
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1977
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1978
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1981
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Drake, 1929 to 1982. The record is 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Drake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1934
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1938
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1966
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1971
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1980
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Drake, 1929 to 1982. The record is 179.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.3 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Drake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1930
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1933
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1936
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1938
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1939
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1941
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1942
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1945
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1947
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1948
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1949
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1953
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1955
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1961
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1963
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1965
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1966
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1970
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1974
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1978
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1981
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Drake, 1929 to 1982. The record is 92 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Drake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929
11 days
1930
28 days
1931
37 days
1932
28 days
1933
44 days
1934
51 days
1935
38 days
1936
32 days
1937
35 days
1938
37 days
1939
51 days
1940
46 days
1941
35 days
1942
63 days
1943
37 days
1944
33 days
1945
24 days
1946
24 days
1947
23 days
1948
37 days
1949
25 days
1950
33 days
1951
41 days
1952
55 days
1953
29 days
1954
33 days
1955
20 days
1956
25 days
1957
39 days
1958
35 days
1959
35 days
1960
35 days
1961
67 days
1962
16 days
1963
45 days
1964
29 days
1965
92 days
1966
61 days
1967
53 days
1968
38 days
1969
32 days
1970
21 days
1971
37 days
1972
27 days
1973
29 days
1974
29 days
1975
37 days
1976
51 days
1977
32 days
1978
36 days
1979
36 days
1980
49 days
1981
25 days
1982
18 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
45 years with a frost
Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Drake falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 129 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Drake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1949 to 1980)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
21 September
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
129 days
n/a
130 days
n/a
+2.1 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
49 years, 1933 to 1981
A day with at least 41.2 mm (1.6 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 Drake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1933 to 1981.
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: 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1937; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1935; 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1965.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.