Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minnewaukan (USC00325848), North Dakota, United States, with 33 years of record.
Key Facts for Minnewaukan
Minnewaukan (USC00325848) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.08 latitude and -99.27 longitude, 448 m (1,470 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1992 to 2024, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Minnewaukan still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Minnewaukan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 29 September 2024.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.08 latitude, -99.27 longitude.
Elevation: 448 m (1,470 ft).
Period of record: 1992 to 2024, 33 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
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 Minnewaukan. 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 Minnewaukan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Minnewaukan still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 82.
Standing records at Minnewaukan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1992
50
1993
58
1994
46
1995
53
1996
82
1997
44
1998
45
1999
49
2000
57
2001
44
2002
57
2003
57
2004
50
2005
57
2006
50
2007
40
2008
29
2009
58
2010
31
2011
25
2012
48
2013
52
2014
40
2015
44
2016
42
2017
23
2018
32
2019
14
2020
17
2021
47
2022
35
2023
50
2024
38
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minnewaukan. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 9 June 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minnewaukan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
6 January 1994
Feb
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
26 February 1998
Mar
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
29 March 2007
Apr
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2 April 2003
May
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
30 May 2022
Jun
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
9 June 2002
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2 July 1997
Aug
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 August 2002
Sep
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
6 September 2015
Oct
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 October 1998
Nov
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
7 November 2008
Dec
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
14 December 2022
Period of Record Coverage
1992 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Minnewaukan, 1993 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.2 C (39.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 1.4 C (34.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 6.1 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minnewaukan as warming stripes, 1993 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1993
2.9 C
-1.30 C
1994
3.7 C
-0.46 C
1995
3.3 C
-0.91 C
1996
1.4 C
-2.79 C
1997
4.0 C
-0.19 C
1998
5.6 C
+1.39 C
1999
5.0 C
+0.86 C
2000
4.4 C
+0.26 C
2001
4.9 C
+0.75 C
2002
4.0 C
-0.22 C
2003
3.7 C
-0.49 C
2005
4.8 C
+0.58 C
2006
5.5 C
+1.29 C
2009
2.7 C
-1.46 C
2010
4.6 C
+0.44 C
2011
3.8 C
-0.41 C
2012
5.7 C
+1.55 C
2014
2.9 C
-1.28 C
2015
5.5 C
+1.33 C
2016
6.1 C
+1.89 C
2022
3.2 C
-0.93 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
1992 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Minnewaukan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1996
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2002
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1999
26 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minnewaukan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2013
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2015
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2019
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2023
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2024
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minnewaukan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1992
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1993
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1994
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1996
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1997
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1998
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1999
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2000
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2001
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2002
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2003
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2004
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2005
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2006
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2007
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2008
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2009
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2010
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2012
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2013
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2014
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2015
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2016
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2017
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2018
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2019
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2020
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2021
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2022
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2023
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2024
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minnewaukan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1992
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2000
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2002
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2006
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2009
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2012
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2013
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2014
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2017
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2019
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2020
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2021
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2022
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2024
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. The record is 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minnewaukan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1992
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1993
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1994
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1999
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2002
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2003
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2004
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2005
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2006
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2008
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2010
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2011
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2012
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2013
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
2014
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2016
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2017
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2018
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2019
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2020
5.3 mm (0.21 in)
2021
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2022
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
2024
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Minnewaukan, 1992 to 2024. The record is 59 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minnewaukan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1992
30 days
1993
29 days
1994
35 days
1995
17 days
1996
17 days
1997
24 days
1998
26 days
1999
59 days
2000
29 days
2001
39 days
2002
43 days
2003
32 days
2004
30 days
2005
43 days
2006
41 days
2007
30 days
2008
34 days
2009
25 days
2010
22 days
2011
4 days
2012
17 days
2013
17 days
2014
31 days
2015
26 days
2016
31 days
2017
7 days
2018
10 days
2019
5 days
2020
7 days
2021
7 days
2022
22 days
2023
42 days
2024
26 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minnewaukan falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 140 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Minnewaukan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1993 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
n/a
13 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
23 September
n/a
23 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
140 days
n/a
140 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Minnewaukan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Minnewaukan threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.