Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hurdsfield 8 SW (USC00324343), North Dakota, United States, with 50 years of record.
Key Facts for Hurdsfield 8 SW
Hurdsfield 8 SW (USC00324343) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.35 latitude and -100.02 longitude, 591 m (1,940 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1997, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hurdsfield 8 SW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hurdsfield 8 SW set a daily record snow depth of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 18 April 1997.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.35 latitude, -100.02 longitude.
Elevation: 591 m (1,940 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1997, 50 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 Hurdsfield 8 SW. 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 Hurdsfield 8 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 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 Hurdsfield 8 SW still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Hurdsfield 8 SW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
21
1963
60
1964
48
1965
50
1966
46
1967
39
1968
46
1969
43
1970
36
1971
25
1972
54
1973
26
1974
30
1975
29
1976
25
1977
9
1978
28
1979
48
1980
48
1981
37
1982
30
1983
53
1984
33
1985
51
1986
39
1987
52
1988
66
1989
64
1990
42
1991
64
1992
64
1993
31
1994
34
1995
27
1996
47
1997
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 97.8 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hurdsfield 8 SW. The most was 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 5 June 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hurdsfield 8 SW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
6 January 1967
Feb
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
19 February 1994
Mar
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
19 March 1968
Apr
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
27 April 1991
May
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
15 May 1968
Jun
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
5 June 1980
Jul
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
23 July 1993
Aug
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
30 August 1951
Sep
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
26 September 1964
Oct
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
17 October 1980
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1 November 1995
Dec
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
29 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 1997
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1962 to 1997. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1963 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.7 C (38.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 1.7 C (35.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 6.2 C (43.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hurdsfield 8 SW as warming stripes, 1963 to 1996
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1963
5.8 C
+2.11 C
1964
4.4 C
+0.69 C
1965
3.1 C
-0.68 C
1966
3.6 C
-0.13 C
1967
4.1 C
+0.39 C
1968
3.9 C
+0.18 C
1969
3.5 C
-0.28 C
1970
3.5 C
-0.19 C
1971
4.3 C
+0.59 C
1974
3.4 C
-0.33 C
1979
2.4 C
-1.35 C
1980
4.3 C
+0.59 C
1981
5.0 C
+1.23 C
1982
2.2 C
-1.55 C
1983
4.2 C
+0.45 C
1984
3.8 C
+0.05 C
1985
2.4 C
-1.36 C
1986
4.2 C
+0.45 C
1987
6.2 C
+2.44 C
1988
4.6 C
+0.88 C
1989
2.8 C
-0.89 C
1991
4.9 C
+1.14 C
1992
3.8 C
+0.06 C
1993
2.2 C
-1.50 C
1994
3.3 C
-0.45 C
1995
3.2 C
-0.49 C
1996
1.7 C
-2.02 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1948 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Hurdsfield 8 SW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1983
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1980
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1980
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
64 days
1973
30 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1948 to 1997. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hurdsfield 8 SW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
16.7 C (62.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1948 to 1997. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hurdsfield 8 SW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1962
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1965
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1981
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1984
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1985
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1986
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1987
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1992
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1993
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1996
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1948 to 1997. The record is 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hurdsfield 8 SW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1949
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1962
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1977
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1978
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1979
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1981
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1989
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1992
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1993
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1994
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1948 to 1997. The record is 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hurdsfield 8 SW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1950
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1951
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1962
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1972
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1975
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1977
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1978
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1980
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1981
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1985
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1987
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1990
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1993
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1994
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hurdsfield 8 SW, 1948 to 1997. The record is 64 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hurdsfield 8 SW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
21 days
1949
23 days
1950
15 days
1951
19 days
1962
49 days
1963
46 days
1964
29 days
1965
38 days
1966
34 days
1967
26 days
1968
25 days
1969
41 days
1970
28 days
1971
37 days
1972
33 days
1973
64 days
1974
40 days
1975
38 days
1976
14 days
1977
28 days
1978
26 days
1979
38 days
1980
55 days
1981
27 days
1982
25 days
1983
23 days
1984
28 days
1985
22 days
1986
43 days
1987
46 days
1988
38 days
1989
31 days
1990
32 days
1991
44 days
1992
42 days
1993
47 days
1994
25 days
1995
21 days
1996
23 days
1997
22 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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hurdsfield 8 SW falls on 18 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 September, which leaves a median of 120 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Hurdsfield 8 SW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1963 to 1996)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 May
n/a
18 May
n/a
-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 September
n/a
16 September
n/a
+4.4 days per decade
Growing days
120 days
n/a
120 days
n/a
+7.6 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.
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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.