Killdeer 8 NW Weather Records (USC00324726)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Killdeer 8 NW (USC00324726), North Dakota, United States, with 104 years of record.

Key Facts for Killdeer 8 NW

Killdeer 8 NW (USC00324726) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.47 latitude and -102.83 longitude, 578 m (1,895 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1996, 104 years of record.
1,464 records set at Killdeer 8 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Killdeer 8 NW set a daily record precipitation of 22.9 mm (0.9 in) on 2 August 1996.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.47 latitude, -102.83 longitude.
Elevation: 578 m (1,895 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1996, 104 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 Killdeer 8 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 Killdeer 8 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Killdeer 8 NW still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 117.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Killdeer 8 NW between 27 April 1984 and 27 April 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Killdeer 8 NW. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 22 May 1903.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Killdeer 8 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 January 1907
Feb	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 February 1951
Mar	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 March 1902
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 April 1975
May	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 May 1903
Jun	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	3 June 1953
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 July 1955
Aug	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 August 1964
Sep	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	5 September 1971
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1982
Nov	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 November 1957
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 December 1906

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1908

16 years of record at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1908. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1907, 1908.

Days with data per year at Killdeer 8 NW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	266	73%	No
1894	350	96%	Yes
1895	350	96%	Yes
1896	340	93%	Yes
1897	354	97%	Yes
1898	287	79%	No
1899	305	84%	No
1900	336	92%	Yes
1901	350	96%	Yes
1902	326	89%	No
1903	358	98%	Yes
1904	351	96%	Yes
1905	345	95%	Yes
1906	357	98%	Yes
1907	300	82%	No
1908	119	33%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Killdeer 8 NW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	97 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	92 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1996	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain (Tie)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1994	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	97 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1994	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Killdeer 8 NW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1893	35.6 C (96.0 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	1899	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	1903	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	1969	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1969	35 days	63

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1996. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Killdeer 8 NW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1996. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.6 C (-28.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Killdeer 8 NW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1894	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1895	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1896	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1897	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1898	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1899	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1900	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1901	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1902	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1904	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1905	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1907	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1908	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1996. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Killdeer 8 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1894	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1895	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1904	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1905	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1907	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1952	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1964	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1976	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1989	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1996	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1996. The record is 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.7 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Killdeer 8 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1894	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1895	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1896	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1897	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1898	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1899	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1900	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1902	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1903	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1904	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1905	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1906	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1907	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1908	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1956	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1962	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1964	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1966	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1967	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1970	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1971	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1974	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1976	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1982	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1985	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1986	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1987	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1988	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1989	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1993	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	55.6 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Killdeer 8 NW, 1893 to 1996. The record is 72 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Killdeer 8 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	24 days
1894	26 days
1895	41 days
1896	21 days
1897	29 days
1898	28 days
1899	47 days
1900	34 days
1901	40 days
1902	15 days
1903	32 days
1904	40 days
1905	26 days
1906	31 days
1907	22 days
1908	18 days
1950	26 days
1951	28 days
1952	65 days
1953	35 days
1954	33 days
1955	45 days
1956	40 days
1957	50 days
1958	45 days
1959	25 days
1960	56 days
1961	69 days
1962	30 days
1963	46 days
1964	43 days
1965	37 days
1966	29 days
1967	28 days
1968	40 days
1969	72 days
1970	58 days
1971	37 days
1972	26 days
1973	38 days
1974	49 days
1975	28 days
1976	30 days
1977	49 days
1978	34 days
1979	39 days
1980	52 days
1981	54 days
1982	27 days
1983	33 days
1984	40 days
1985	34 days
1986	43 days
1987	30 days
1988	42 days
1989	53 days
1990	62 days
1991	35 days
1992	35 days
1993	38 days
1994	30 days
1995	42 days
1996	28 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

55 years, 1895 to 1995

A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.8 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Killdeer 8 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	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1895 to 1995.

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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1903; 96.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1971; 91.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1964.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).