Forbes 10 NW Weather Records (USC00323064)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Forbes 10 NW (USC00323064), North Dakota, United States, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Forbes 10 NW

Forbes 10 NW (USC00323064) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.03 latitude and -98.94 longitude, 628 m (2,060 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2013, 63 years of record.
0 records set at Forbes 10 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Forbes 10 NW tied a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 17 April 2013.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.03 latitude, -98.94 longitude.
Elevation: 628 m (2,060 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2013, 63 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Forbes 10 NW. 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 Forbes 10 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Forbes 10 NW still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Forbes 10 NW between 26 February 2009 and 26 February 2009. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 123.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forbes 10 NW. The most was 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 25 June 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Forbes 10 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 January 1980
Feb	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 February 1958
Mar	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 March 2004
Apr	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 April 1957
May	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	13 May 1958
Jun	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	25 June 1969
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	7 July 1994
Aug	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1 August 1966
Sep	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 September 1973
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 October 1982
Nov	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Forbes 10 NW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	54 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2013	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2012	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2012	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2012	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2012	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2011	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1951 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Forbes 10 NW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	1969	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	1994	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	79 days	1981	34 days	63

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Forbes 10 NW, 1951 to 2013. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forbes 10 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1959	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1967	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1984	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1991	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1993	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1994	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1997	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1998	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2000	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2001	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2002	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2003	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2004	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2006	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2009	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2010	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2012	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	11.4 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Forbes 10 NW, 1951 to 2013. The record is 193.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forbes 10 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1952	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1963	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1965	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1967	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1969	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1970	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1974	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1977	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1982	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1983	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1985	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1986	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1987	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1989	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1990	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1991	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1994	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1995	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1996	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1997	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1998	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2003	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
2004	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2006	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2007	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2008	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2009	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2012	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Forbes 10 NW, 1951 to 2013. The record is 79 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forbes 10 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	38 days
1952	34 days
1953	28 days
1954	34 days
1955	30 days
1956	31 days
1957	55 days
1958	35 days
1959	43 days
1960	19 days
1961	51 days
1962	38 days
1963	39 days
1964	54 days
1965	37 days
1966	33 days
1967	24 days
1968	24 days
1969	25 days
1970	21 days
1971	48 days
1972	31 days
1973	58 days
1974	38 days
1975	35 days
1976	53 days
1977	26 days
1978	34 days
1979	37 days
1980	69 days
1981	79 days
1982	29 days
1983	57 days
1984	20 days
1985	22 days
1986	43 days
1987	73 days
1988	32 days
1989	37 days
1990	28 days
1991	52 days
1992	42 days
1993	31 days
1994	29 days
1995	23 days
1996	31 days
1997	26 days
1998	31 days
1999	62 days
2000	23 days
2001	36 days
2002	35 days
2003	30 days
2004	24 days
2005	30 days
2006	60 days
2007	30 days
2008	34 days
2009	27 days
2010	25 days
2011	42 days
2012	28 days
2013	30 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

61 years, 1952 to 2012

A day with at least 51.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.5 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Forbes 10 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1952 to 2012.

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: 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1969; 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1958; 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1964.

Download the Data

Data for Forbes 10 NW standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

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