Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Drake 9 NE (USC00322304), North Dakota, United States, with 63 years of record.
Key Facts for Drake 9 NE
Drake 9 NE (USC00322304) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.05 latitude and -100.31 longitude, 472 m (1,547 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2026, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Drake 9 NE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Drake 9 NE set a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.3 C (100.9 F) on 30 July 2026.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.05 latitude, -100.31 longitude.
Elevation: 472 m (1,547 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2026, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
8 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 9 NE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Drake 9 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Drake 9 NE still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Drake 9 NE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
16
1965
31
1966
34
1967
25
1968
27
1969
31
1970
14
1971
7
1972
39
1973
22
1974
14
1975
14
1976
23
1977
43
1978
22
1979
25
1980
27
1981
26
1982
24
1983
43
1984
26
1985
38
1986
26
1987
33
1988
53
1989
37
1990
33
1991
39
1992
31
1993
21
1994
17
1995
16
1996
30
1997
33
1998
14
1999
11
2000
16
2001
13
2002
22
2003
23
2004
29
2005
19
2006
16
2007
16
2008
10
2009
28
2010
10
2011
13
2012
27
2013
22
2014
10
2015
19
2016
18
2017
16
2018
11
2019
17
2020
17
2021
28
2022
22
2023
27
2024
14
2025
29
2026
7
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Drake 9 NE between 1 February 1996 and 14 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Drake 9 NE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1996-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1997-04-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1997-04-06
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1999-04-02
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
2009-01-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
2009-01-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
2009-01-14
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
2009-01-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2021-02-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -42.8 C (-45.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Drake 9 NE. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 20 May 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Drake 9 NE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
14 January 2022
Feb
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
26 February 2000
Mar
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
24 March 2009
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
6 April 1997
May
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
20 May 1994
Jun
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
9 June 2002
Jul
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
18 July 1969
Aug
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
24 August 1968
Sep
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
17 September 2024
Oct
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
7 October 1994
Nov
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
6 November 2008
Dec
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
26 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1964 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
63 years of record at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1974, 1989, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Drake 9 NE, 1965 to 2025. 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 1.7 C (35.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 7.9 C (46.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.4 C (6.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Drake 9 NE as warming stripes, 1965 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
3.3 C
-1.25 C
1966
3.5 C
-0.98 C
1967
4.1 C
-0.43 C
1968
4.2 C
-0.33 C
1969
3.6 C
-0.96 C
1970
3.3 C
-1.18 C
1971
3.9 C
-0.59 C
1972
3.0 C
-1.53 C
1973
5.4 C
+0.90 C
1975
4.4 C
-0.16 C
1976
5.4 C
+0.88 C
1977
5.7 C
+1.14 C
1978
3.9 C
-0.57 C
1979
3.1 C
-1.46 C
1980
5.2 C
+0.65 C
1981
6.4 C
+1.85 C
1982
3.4 C
-1.12 C
1983
5.3 C
+0.80 C
1984
5.3 C
+0.75 C
1985
3.7 C
-0.86 C
1986
5.9 C
+1.37 C
1987
7.9 C
+3.38 C
1988
6.4 C
+1.86 C
1990
6.3 C
+1.75 C
1991
6.0 C
+1.44 C
1993
3.2 C
-1.35 C
1994
3.8 C
-0.68 C
1995
3.7 C
-0.86 C
1996
1.7 C
-2.80 C
1997
4.3 C
-0.24 C
1998
5.8 C
+1.29 C
1999
5.4 C
+0.90 C
2000
4.9 C
+0.35 C
2001
5.2 C
+0.67 C
2002
4.2 C
-0.28 C
2003
4.2 C
-0.30 C
2004
4.1 C
-0.43 C
2005
5.3 C
+0.77 C
2006
6.2 C
+1.73 C
2007
4.8 C
+0.27 C
2008
3.4 C
-1.16 C
2009
2.9 C
-1.62 C
2010
4.5 C
+0.00 C
2011
4.5 C
-0.06 C
2014
2.6 C
-1.92 C
2015
5.4 C
+0.87 C
2016
6.0 C
+1.50 C
2017
4.7 C
+0.17 C
2018
3.5 C
-1.00 C
2019
2.4 C
-2.09 C
2020
5.3 C
+0.78 C
2022
3.1 C
-1.44 C
2023
4.7 C
+0.17 C
2024
5.4 C
+0.89 C
2025
5.0 C
+0.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1965 to 2025 is 0.02 C (-0.17 to 0.21) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.04 F (-0.30 to 0.38) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Drake 9 NE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.17 to 0.21) per decade
0.04 F (-0.30 to 0.38) per decade
1965 to 2025
55
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.23 to 0.19) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.42 to 0.34) per decade
1965 to 2025
55
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1965 to 2025
55
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
1964 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Drake 9 NE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
63
Coldest night (TNn)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2021
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
63
Wettest day (Rx1day)
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2021
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
63
Longest dry spell (CDD)
87 days
1965
33 days
63
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Drake 9 NE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2022
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Drake 9 NE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1964
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1968
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1974
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1979
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1983
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1984
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1985
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1986
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1987
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1993
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1994
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1995
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1996
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1997
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1998
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1999
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2000
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2001
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2002
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2003
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2004
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2005
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2006
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2008
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2009
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2010
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2011
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2013
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2014
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2015
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2016
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2017
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2018
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2019
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2020
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2021
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2022
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2023
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2024
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2025
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2026
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Drake 9 NE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1966
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1987
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1989
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1990
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1995
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1996
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1999
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2001
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2002
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2003
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2004
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2005
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2006
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2008
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2011
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2013
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2014
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2015
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2016
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2017
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2018
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2019
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2020
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2021
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2022
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2023
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2024
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2025
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2026
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. The record is 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Drake 9 NE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1966
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1969
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1973
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1977
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1983
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1984
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1986
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1989
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1990
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1991
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1992
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1995
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1996
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1998
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1999
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2000
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2001
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2003
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2005
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2006
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2008
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2011
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2012
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2013
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2014
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2015
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2017
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2018
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2020
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2021
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2022
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2023
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2024
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2025
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2026
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Drake 9 NE, 1964 to 2026. The record is 87 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Drake 9 NE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964
44 days
1965
87 days
1966
61 days
1967
25 days
1968
39 days
1969
42 days
1970
25 days
1971
43 days
1972
33 days
1973
64 days
1974
40 days
1975
34 days
1976
57 days
1977
35 days
1978
35 days
1979
39 days
1980
49 days
1981
28 days
1982
27 days
1983
29 days
1984
28 days
1985
30 days
1986
42 days
1987
47 days
1988
43 days
1989
34 days
1990
70 days
1991
31 days
1992
36 days
1993
30 days
1994
21 days
1995
16 days
1996
20 days
1997
28 days
1998
37 days
1999
56 days
2000
29 days
2001
29 days
2002
33 days
2003
36 days
2004
25 days
2005
52 days
2006
33 days
2007
23 days
2008
30 days
2009
23 days
2010
24 days
2011
23 days
2012
27 days
2013
27 days
2014
22 days
2015
33 days
2016
26 days
2017
27 days
2018
63 days
2019
28 days
2020
39 days
2021
46 days
2022
29 days
2023
65 days
2024
36 days
2025
36 days
2026
33 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
55 years with a frost
Across 55 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Drake 9 NE falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 135 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Drake 9 NE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1993 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
n/a
12 May
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
+2.7 days per decade
Growing days
135 days
n/a
142 days
n/a
+4.2 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
60 years, 1965 to 2025
A day with at least 39.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.4 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Drake 9 NE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
100 years
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1965 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: 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1994; 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 2002; 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 2024.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Drake 9 NE, at 1986 and 1993. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1993 ran 0.6 C (1.2 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Drake 9 NE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1986
+0.3
+0.5
possible
5
1993
-0.6
-1.2
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Climate Twins
2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2008 to 2025, Drake 9 NE had a mean temperature of 4.2 C (39.6 F) and 434.6 mm (17.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Colgate (United States, 218 km away), Devils Lake Kdlr (United States, 107 km away) and Riverdale (United States, 100 km away).
Climate twins of Drake 9 NE: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
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.
Download the Data
Data for Drake 9 NE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Drake 9 NE 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.