Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fessenden (USC00322949), North Dakota, United States, with 102 years of record.
Key Facts for Fessenden
Fessenden (USC00322949) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.65 latitude and -99.62 longitude, 494 m (1,620 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2012, 102 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fessenden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fessenden set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 4 August 2012.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.65 latitude, -99.62 longitude.
Elevation: 494 m (1,620 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2012, 102 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 Fessenden. 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 Fessenden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fessenden still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Fessenden by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1911
8
1912
17
1913
22
1914
25
1915
26
1916
26
1917
41
1918
26
1919
28
1920
13
1921
18
1922
12
1923
14
1924
39
1925
23
1926
14
1927
13
1928
14
1929
22
1930
20
1931
28
1932
10
1933
8
1934
35
1935
26
1936
64
1937
15
1938
8
1939
28
1940
8
1941
12
1942
20
1943
8
1944
8
1945
14
1946
15
1947
15
1948
12
1949
6
1950
22
1951
9
1952
16
1953
16
1954
13
1955
13
1956
13
1957
4
1958
15
1959
10
1960
6
1961
8
1962
14
1963
16
1964
17
1965
8
1966
8
1967
13
1968
13
1969
11
1970
7
1971
2
1972
10
1973
11
1974
4
1975
14
1976
13
1977
25
1978
15
1979
11
1980
14
1981
9
1984
6
1985
17
1986
8
1987
17
1988
25
1989
16
1990
15
1991
28
1992
16
1993
5
1994
9
1995
6
1996
13
1997
8
1998
3
1999
9
2000
11
2001
5
2002
9
2003
11
2004
9
2005
11
2006
7
2007
6
2008
5
2009
9
2010
10
2011
8
2012
21
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Fessenden between 22 August 1947 and 14 June 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Fessenden set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1947-08-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1966-03-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1989-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996-02-01
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000-06-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fessenden. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 June 2000.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fessenden
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
11 January 1975
Feb
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
25 February 1930
Mar
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
4 March 1966
Apr
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
29 April 1940
May
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
27 May 1912
Jun
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
14 June 2000
Jul
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
28 July 1940
Aug
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
20 August 1918
Sep
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 September 1947
Oct
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
8 October 1959
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2 November 2000
Dec
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
5 December 1960
Period of Record Coverage
1911 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
100 years of record at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1951, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Fessenden, 1912 to 2010. 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 1917, at 1.5 C (34.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 6.8 C (44.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fessenden as warming stripes, 1912 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
2.9 C
-1.56 C
1913
4.0 C
-0.51 C
1914
3.8 C
-0.71 C
1915
3.6 C
-0.87 C
1916
1.6 C
-2.91 C
1917
1.5 C
-2.98 C
1918
3.3 C
-1.15 C
1919
2.8 C
-1.67 C
1920
3.4 C
-1.09 C
1921
4.9 C
+0.42 C
1922
3.9 C
-0.58 C
1924
3.2 C
-1.26 C
1925
4.5 C
+0.02 C
1926
4.6 C
+0.16 C
1927
3.3 C
-1.15 C
1928
4.9 C
+0.39 C
1929
3.2 C
-1.32 C
1930
5.0 C
+0.47 C
1931
6.8 C
+2.34 C
1932
3.9 C
-0.60 C
1933
4.4 C
-0.06 C
1934
5.7 C
+1.23 C
1935
3.4 C
-1.13 C
1936
2.9 C
-1.59 C
1937
3.0 C
-1.44 C
1938
4.9 C
+0.44 C
1939
5.2 C
+0.69 C
1940
4.8 C
+0.30 C
1941
5.5 C
+1.00 C
1942
4.8 C
+0.29 C
1943
4.5 C
-0.03 C
1944
4.9 C
+0.43 C
1945
3.6 C
-0.93 C
1946
4.7 C
+0.26 C
1947
4.4 C
-0.04 C
1948
4.2 C
-0.29 C
1949
4.3 C
-0.20 C
1950
1.6 C
-2.88 C
1952
4.9 C
+0.46 C
1953
5.7 C
+1.25 C
1955
4.1 C
-0.40 C
1956
4.3 C
-0.14 C
1957
5.2 C
+0.75 C
1958
5.3 C
+0.84 C
1959
4.9 C
+0.41 C
1960
4.7 C
+0.17 C
1961
5.6 C
+1.11 C
1962
5.1 C
+0.57 C
1963
6.3 C
+1.78 C
1964
4.8 C
+0.36 C
1965
3.7 C
-0.77 C
1966
4.0 C
-0.52 C
1967
4.9 C
+0.46 C
1968
5.0 C
+0.47 C
1969
4.1 C
-0.37 C
1970
4.3 C
-0.15 C
1971
4.5 C
+0.04 C
1972
4.0 C
-0.50 C
1973
6.1 C
+1.58 C
1977
5.6 C
+1.12 C
1978
4.1 C
-0.37 C
1979
3.4 C
-1.08 C
1980
5.7 C
+1.17 C
1986
5.7 C
+1.26 C
1989
4.2 C
-0.27 C
1990
6.5 C
+2.03 C
1991
6.3 C
+1.77 C
1994
4.5 C
+0.01 C
1995
4.5 C
0.00 C
1999
5.8 C
+1.34 C
2002
5.2 C
+0.75 C
2003
4.6 C
+0.14 C
2005
5.5 C
+1.06 C
2006
6.5 C
+2.06 C
2007
5.5 C
+0.97 C
2008
4.0 C
-0.45 C
2009
3.4 C
-1.06 C
2010
5.3 C
+0.80 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1912 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fessenden
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1912 to 2010
78
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1912 to 2010
78
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1912 to 2010
78
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
1911 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Fessenden: 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
37.2 C (99.0 F)
100
Coldest night (TNn)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1936
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
100
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1918
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
99
Longest dry spell (CDD)
63 days
1987
30 days
99
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fessenden by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1911
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 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
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.7 C (-30.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fessenden by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1911
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1912
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1913
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1914
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1915
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1917
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1918
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1919
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1920
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1925
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1926
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1927
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1928
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1930
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1934
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1935
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1937
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1938
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1940
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1941
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1942
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1943
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1944
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1947
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1948
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1951
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1957
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1970
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1978
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1979
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1981
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1987
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1994
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1997
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1998
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2001
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2003
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2004
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2005
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2006
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2008
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2010
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2011
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2012
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fessenden by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1912
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1914
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1915
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1918
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1921
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1923
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1930
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1931
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1944
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1955
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1958
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1962
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1970
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1984
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1985
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1988
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1989
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1996
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2001
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2004
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2005
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2007
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 122.3 mm (4.8 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.4 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fessenden by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1912
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1913
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1914
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1915
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1916
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1919
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1920
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1921
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1923
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1924
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1925
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1928
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1929
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1930
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1932
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1936
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1938
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1941
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1943
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1945
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1958
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1959
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1962
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1965
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1973
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1974
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1979
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1981
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1985
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1987
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1989
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1992
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1994
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1995
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1998
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2000
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2001
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2002
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2005
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2006
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2008
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2009
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2010
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2011
n/a
2012
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 63 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fessenden by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911
24 days
1912
46 days
1913
35 days
1914
24 days
1915
42 days
1916
25 days
1917
35 days
1918
46 days
1919
21 days
1920
56 days
1921
18 days
1922
18 days
1923
25 days
1924
25 days
1925
44 days
1926
19 days
1927
24 days
1928
30 days
1929
24 days
1930
44 days
1931
23 days
1932
28 days
1933
27 days
1934
46 days
1935
21 days
1936
28 days
1937
34 days
1938
30 days
1939
51 days
1940
30 days
1941
20 days
1942
34 days
1943
34 days
1944
36 days
1945
33 days
1946
21 days
1947
25 days
1948
22 days
1949
27 days
1950
20 days
1951
25 days
1952
44 days
1953
26 days
1954
33 days
1955
19 days
1956
24 days
1957
27 days
1958
31 days
1959
27 days
1960
28 days
1961
30 days
1962
21 days
1963
32 days
1964
31 days
1965
30 days
1966
35 days
1967
25 days
1968
27 days
1969
23 days
1970
22 days
1971
27 days
1972
28 days
1973
49 days
1974
41 days
1975
29 days
1976
60 days
1977
35 days
1978
47 days
1979
26 days
1980
60 days
1981
26 days
1984
28 days
1985
23 days
1986
34 days
1987
63 days
1988
49 days
1989
45 days
1990
34 days
1991
30 days
1992
31 days
1993
38 days
1994
21 days
1995
20 days
1996
31 days
1997
30 days
1998
56 days
1999
59 days
2000
32 days
2001
37 days
2002
60 days
2003
29 days
2004
24 days
2005
37 days
2006
40 days
2007
32 days
2008
34 days
2009
32 days
2010
32 days
2011
n/a
2012
19 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
78 years with a frost
Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fessenden falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 121 days between them.
In 1963 to 2010 the median growing season was 135 days. That is 19 days more than in 1912 to 1942.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fessenden
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1912 to 1942)
Recent period (1963 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 May
25 May
16 May
9 days earlier
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 September
18 September
22 September
4 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
121 days
116 days
135 days
19 days more
+3.4 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
84 years, 1912 to 2008
A day with at least 42.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.4 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fessenden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
100 years
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1912 to 2008.
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: 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1918; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1957; 90.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1940.
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.