Drayton Weather Records (USC00322312)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Drayton (USC00322312), North Dakota, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Drayton

Drayton (USC00322312) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.56 latitude and -97.18 longitude, 244 m (800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1967 to 2000, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Drayton still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.56 latitude, -97.18 longitude.
Elevation: 244 m (800 ft).
Period of record: 1967 to 2000, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Drayton. 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 Drayton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Drayton still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 140.

Standing records at Drayton by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1968	14
1970	8
1971	2
1972	105
1973	63
1974	114
1975	88
1976	82
1977	11
1978	37
1990	17
1991	140
1992	122
1993	106
1994	91
1995	102
1996	131
1997	40
1998	103
1999	69
2000	19

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 114.0 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Drayton. The most was 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 15 August 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Drayton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 January 1996
Feb	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 February 1996
Mar	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 March 1970
Apr	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 April 1971
May	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 May 1996
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 June 1980
Jul	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2 July 1975
Aug	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	15 August 1974
Sep	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 September 1980
Oct	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 October 1980
Nov	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 November 1996
Dec	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 2000

21 years of record at Drayton, 1968 to 2000. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and others.

Days with data per year at Drayton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	30	8%	No
1970	28	8%	No
1971	42	12%	No
1972	320	87%	No
1973	271	74%	No
1974	302	83%	No
1975	303	83%	No
1976	240	66%	No
1977	30	8%	No
1978	180	49%	No
1990	30	8%	No
1991	352	96%	Yes
1992	349	95%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	341	93%	Yes
1997	110	30%	No
1998	303	83%	No
1999	268	73%	No
2000	83	23%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1967 to 2000

Yearly extremes at Drayton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1995	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1996	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	1974	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	1975	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1978	31 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Drayton, 1967 to 2000. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Drayton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1967	n/a
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	n/a
1970	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1990	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Drayton, 1967 to 2000. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Drayton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1967	n/a
1968	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1969	n/a
1970	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1990	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1992	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1993	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1994	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1997	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1998	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1999	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2000	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Drayton, 1967 to 2000. The record is 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Drayton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1972	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1975	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1978	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1982	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1991	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1992	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1993	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1997	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1998	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2000	49.3 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Drayton, 1967 to 2000. The record is 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Drayton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1971	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1976	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1978	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1980	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1981	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1982	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1983	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1984	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1991	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1992	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1994	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1995	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1997	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000	59.2 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Drayton, 1967 to 2000. The record is 67 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Drayton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967	33 days
1968	44 days
1969	39 days
1970	24 days
1971	59 days
1972	37 days
1973	43 days
1974	49 days
1975	20 days
1976	61 days
1977	30 days
1978	67 days
1979	60 days
1980	48 days
1981	26 days
1982	46 days
1983	30 days
1984	17 days
1985	18 days
1990	6 days
1991	20 days
1992	27 days
1993	42 days
1994	24 days
1995	21 days
1996	24 days
1997	14 days
1998	31 days
1999	35 days
2000	12 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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).