Built 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026)

Minot Exp STN Weather Records (USC00325993)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minot Exp STN (USC00325993), North Dakota, United States, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Minot Exp STN

  • Minot Exp STN (USC00325993) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.18 latitude and -101.30 longitude, 539 m (1,769 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1905 to 2026, 122 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Minot Exp STN still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Minot Exp STN set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 7 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.18 latitude, -101.30 longitude.
  • Elevation: 539 m (1,769 ft).
  • Period of record: 1905 to 2026, 122 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Minot Exp STN, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minot Exp STN. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minot Exp STN. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Minot Exp STN, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.0 C (59.0 F)-43.9 C (-47.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
Feb17.8 C (64.0 F)-45.0 C (-49.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Mar26.7 C (80.1 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov25.0 C (77.0 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)n/an/a
Dec18.9 C (66.0 F)-42.2 C (-44.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Minot Exp STN by the year they were set 1,464 records at Minot Exp STN still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 54. 02040601905: 31906: 201907: 101908: 141909: 141910: 341911: 151912: 131913: 91914: 201915: 321916: 261917: 391918: 321919: 351920: 111921: 201922: 201923: 191924: 161925: 141926: 111927: 141928: 121929: 121930: 151931: 331932: 141933: 81934: 261935: 151936: 541937: 241938: 61939: 261940: 131941: 151942: 171943: 71944: 91945: 61946: 91947: 91948: 131949: 91950: 201951: 121952: 61953: 81954: 101955: 121956: 41957: 91958: 91959: 101960: 21961: 71962: 131963: 161964: 161965: 101966: 101967: 71968: 111969: 91970: 21971: 31972: 81973: 31974: 61975: 91976: 21977: 121978: 31979: 121980: 131981: 81982: 71983: 101984: 41985: 151986: 121987: 131988: 161989: 81990: 101991: 201992: 151993: 61994: 111995: 111996: 91997: 111998: 41999: 132000: 112001: 92002: 42003: 112004: 102005: 82006: 52007: 62008: 52009: 112010: 42011: 42012: 162013: 42014: 102015: 72016: 42017: 72018: 52019: 32020: 42021: 112022: 102023: 62024: 72025: 102026: 21905191819311944195719701983199620092022
1,464 records at Minot Exp STN still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Minot Exp STN by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19053
190620
190710
190814
190914
191034
191115
191213
19139
191420
191532
191626
191739
191832
191935
192011
192120
192220
192319
192416
192514
192611
192714
192812
192912
193015
193133
193214
19338
193426
193515
193654
193724
19386
193926
194013
194115
194217
19437
19449
19456
19469
19479
194813
19499
195020
195112
19526
19538
195410
195512
19564
19579
19589
195910
19602
19617
196213
196316
196416
196510
196610
19677
196811
19699
19702
19713
19728
19733
19746
19759
19762
197712
19783
197912
198013
19818
19827
198310
19844
198515
198612
198713
198816
19898
199010
199120
199215
19936
199411
199511
19969
199711
19984
199913
200011
20019
20024
200311
200410
20058
20065
20076
20085
200911
20104
20114
201216
20134
201410
20157
20164
20177
20185
20193
20204
202111
202210
20236
20247
202510
20262

All-Time Record Progression

20 new records
When Minot Exp STN set new all-time records 20 all-time records were set at Minot Exp STN between 15 February 1936 and 25 July 2007. Each dot is a new record. Record snow depthRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall15 February 1936: Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)15 February 1936: Record low minimum temperature -45.0 C (-49.0 F)29 February 1936: Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)6 July 1936: Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)7 February 1939: Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)9 February 1939: Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)13 February 1939: Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)14 March 1939: Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)8 January 1949: Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)12 January 1949: Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)15 January 1949: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)23 January 1949: Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)25 January 1949: Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)11 February 1949: Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)19 February 1949: Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)23 February 1949: Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)24 February 1949: Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)5 September 1971: Record daily precipitation 103.6 mm (4.1 in)27 February 1998: Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)25 July 2007: Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)1940195019601970198019902000
20 all-time records were set at Minot Exp STN between 15 February 1936 and 25 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Minot Exp STN set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1936-02-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1936-02-15Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1936-02-29Record snow depthRecord snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1936-07-06Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1939-02-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1939-02-09Record snow depthRecord snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1939-02-13Record snow depthRecord snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
1939-03-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1949-01-08Record snow depthRecord snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1949-01-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1949-01-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1949-01-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1949-01-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
1949-02-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
1949-02-19Record snow depthRecord snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1949-02-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1949-02-24Record snow depthRecord snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1971-09-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1998-02-27Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
2007-07-25Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minot Exp STN The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minot Exp STN. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 5 September 1971. 050100150 Jan: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 10 January 1916 Jan Feb: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 1 February 1922 Feb Mar: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 16 March 1920 Mar Apr: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 24 April 1953 Apr May: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 28 May 1953 May Jun: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 4 June 1914 Jun Jul: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 21 July 1935 Jul Aug: 88.1 mm (3.5 in), 30 August 1964 Aug Sep: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 5 September 1971 Sep Oct: 44.5 mm (1.8 in), 5 October 1998 Oct Nov: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 5 November 1922 Nov Dec: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 26 December 2016 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minot Exp STN. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 5 September 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minot Exp STN
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan25.4 mm (1.0 in)10 January 1916
Feb30.5 mm (1.2 in)1 February 1922
Mar40.6 mm (1.6 in)16 March 1920
Apr58.9 mm (2.3 in)24 April 1953
May78.7 mm (3.1 in)28 May 1953
Jun94.0 mm (3.7 in)4 June 1914
Jul80.0 mm (3.1 in)21 July 1935
Aug88.1 mm (3.5 in)30 August 1964
Sep103.6 mm (4.1 in)5 September 1971
Oct44.5 mm (1.8 in)5 October 1998
Nov55.9 mm (2.2 in)5 November 1922
Dec38.6 mm (1.5 in)26 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

1905 to 2026
Days with data per year at Minot Exp STN 122 years of record at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1928, 2008, 2026. 1905: 204 of 365 days1906: 361 of 365 days1907: 363 of 365 days1908: 363 of 366 days1909: 360 of 365 days1910: 363 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 360 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 359 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 363 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 359 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 362 of 366 days1925: 356 of 365 days1926: 359 of 365 days1927: 359 of 365 days1928: 217 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 354 of 365 days1932: 360 of 366 days1933: 358 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 362 of 365 days1936: 354 of 366 days1937: 359 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 362 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 362 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 360 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 335 of 366 days1985: 361 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 360 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 334 of 365 days2002: 333 of 365 days2003: 361 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 322 of 366 days2009: 360 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 278 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
122 years of record at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1928, 2008, 2026.
Days with data per year at Minot Exp STN
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190520456%No
190636199%Yes
190736399%Yes
190836399%Yes
190936099%Yes
191036399%Yes
1911364100%Yes
191236098%Yes
191336299%Yes
191435998%Yes
1915364100%Yes
191636499%Yes
191736399%Yes
1918364100%Yes
191935998%Yes
1920365100%Yes
192136399%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
192436299%Yes
192535698%Yes
192635998%Yes
192735998%Yes
192821759%No
192936399%Yes
1930365100%Yes
193135497%Yes
193236098%Yes
193335898%Yes
193435998%Yes
193536299%Yes
193635497%Yes
193735998%Yes
1938365100%Yes
193936299%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194736399%Yes
194836299%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436099%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236299%Yes
198336299%Yes
198433592%Yes
198536199%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199436099%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200036499%Yes
200133492%Yes
200233391%Yes
200336199%Yes
200436399%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200832288%No
200936099%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136399%Yes
201236499%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202627876%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Minot Exp STN
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 September 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min (Provisional)17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max (Tie)37.2 C (99.0 F)tie89 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)60 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie112 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)102 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Minot Exp STN, USdaily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)102 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2025Minot Exp STN, USmonthly high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie13 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)78 years37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)98 years52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)116 years40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)95 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily rain64.8 mm (2.6 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)35 years60 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)119 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2025Minot Exp STN, USdaily high max (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

115 complete years, 1906 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Minot Exp STN as warming stripes, 1906 to 2025 One stripe for each of 115 complete years at Minot Exp STN, 1906 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.3 C (39.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.5 C (34.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 7.4 C (45.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F). 1906: 4.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1907: 2.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1908: 4.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1909: 3.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1910: 5.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1911: 3.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1912: 3.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1913: 4.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1914: 4.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1915: 3.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1916: 2.3 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1917: 1.7 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1918: 3.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1919: 2.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1920: 2.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1921: 4.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1922: 2.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1923: 3.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1924: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1925: 4.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1926: 5.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1927: 3.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1929: 3.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1930: 4.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1931: 7.4 C, +3.1 C from the station mean1932: 4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1933: 4.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1934: 6.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1935: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1936: 3.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1937: 4.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 5.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1939: 5.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1940: 5.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1941: 5.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1942: 4.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 4.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 4.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 3.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1946: 4.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1947: 4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 4.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1950: 1.5 C, -2.8 C from the station mean1951: 2.2 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1952: 5.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1953: 5.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1954: 4.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1955: 3.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1956: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1957: 4.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 4.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 3.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 5.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1962: 4.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 5.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1964: 3.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 3.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1966: 3.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1967: 3.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 3.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 3.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 3.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1972: 2.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1973: 5.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 3.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1975: 3.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 4.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1977: 4.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 3.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 2.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1980: 4.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1981: 6.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1982: 2.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1983: 4.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1985: 3.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1986: 5.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1987: 7.3 C, +3.0 C from the station mean1988: 5.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1989: 3.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 5.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 5.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1992: 5.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1993: 3.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1994: 4.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1996: 2.1 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1997: 4.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1998: 5.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1999: 5.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2000: 4.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 4.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2004: 4.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 5.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2006: 6.7 C, +2.3 C from the station mean2007: 5.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2009: 3.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2010: 4.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2011: 4.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 6.2 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2013: 3.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 3.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2015: 5.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2016: 6.5 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2017: 5.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2018: 3.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2019: 3.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 5.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2021: 6.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2022: 3.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2023: 5.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2024: 5.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2025: 5.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean190619201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 115 complete years at Minot Exp STN, 1906 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.3 C (39.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.5 C (34.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 7.4 C (45.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minot Exp STN as warming stripes, 1906 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19064.0 C-0.30 C
19072.5 C-1.81 C
19084.6 C+0.33 C
19093.5 C-0.85 C
19105.5 C+1.19 C
19113.6 C-0.73 C
19123.6 C-0.68 C
19134.6 C+0.29 C
19144.7 C+0.41 C
19153.8 C-0.56 C
19162.3 C-2.02 C
19171.7 C-2.62 C
19183.2 C-1.09 C
19192.7 C-1.65 C
19202.8 C-1.50 C
19214.1 C-0.23 C
19222.6 C-1.74 C
19233.6 C-0.68 C
19243.7 C-0.62 C
19254.8 C+0.45 C
19265.3 C+1.03 C
19273.3 C-1.02 C
19293.1 C-1.19 C
19304.8 C+0.52 C
19317.4 C+3.12 C
19324.3 C-0.04 C
19334.9 C+0.61 C
19346.3 C+2.03 C
19353.7 C-0.64 C
19363.0 C-1.28 C
19374.5 C+0.16 C
19385.9 C+1.58 C
19395.9 C+1.56 C
19405.3 C+0.95 C
19415.2 C+0.90 C
19424.5 C+0.23 C
19434.0 C-0.27 C
19444.5 C+0.17 C
19453.3 C-1.03 C
19464.7 C+0.36 C
19474.3 C-0.02 C
19484.0 C-0.28 C
19494.3 C-0.05 C
19501.5 C-2.84 C
19512.2 C-2.16 C
19525.2 C+0.90 C
19535.9 C+1.57 C
19544.8 C+0.47 C
19553.2 C-1.16 C
19563.7 C-0.61 C
19574.1 C-0.24 C
19584.3 C-0.06 C
19593.8 C-0.48 C
19604.3 C-0.05 C
19615.1 C+0.79 C
19624.3 C-0.04 C
19635.2 C+0.88 C
19643.8 C-0.48 C
19653.0 C-1.36 C
19663.3 C-1.04 C
19673.8 C-0.48 C
19683.7 C-0.58 C
19693.4 C-0.93 C
19703.3 C-1.03 C
19713.8 C-0.54 C
19722.7 C-1.59 C
19735.1 C+0.77 C
19743.9 C-0.37 C
19753.8 C-0.51 C
19764.9 C+0.55 C
19774.9 C+0.55 C
19783.4 C-0.90 C
19792.8 C-1.50 C
19804.7 C+0.40 C
19816.1 C+1.80 C
19822.7 C-1.58 C
19834.7 C+0.41 C
19853.0 C-1.31 C
19865.4 C+1.11 C
19877.3 C+2.95 C
19885.6 C+1.27 C
19893.9 C-0.41 C
19905.5 C+1.16 C
19915.3 C+0.98 C
19925.0 C+0.68 C
19933.2 C-1.10 C
19944.1 C-0.20 C
19953.7 C-0.60 C
19962.1 C-2.22 C
19974.7 C+0.39 C
19985.6 C+1.32 C
19995.9 C+1.59 C
20004.8 C+0.46 C
20034.5 C+0.23 C
20044.4 C+0.04 C
20055.5 C+1.23 C
20066.7 C+2.34 C
20075.3 C+1.01 C
20093.2 C-1.12 C
20104.4 C+0.06 C
20114.5 C+0.14 C
20126.2 C+1.89 C
20133.0 C-1.30 C
20143.6 C-0.71 C
20155.9 C+1.60 C
20166.5 C+2.18 C
20175.1 C+0.82 C
20183.8 C-0.56 C
20193.0 C-1.33 C
20205.4 C+1.08 C
20216.1 C+1.78 C
20223.7 C-0.61 C
20235.3 C+1.02 C
20245.8 C+1.53 C
20255.0 C+0.71 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade over 1906 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 115 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Minot Exp STN
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1906 to 2025115Rise
Mean daily maximum-0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.01) per decade-0.11 F (-0.23 to 0.02) per decade1906 to 2025115Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1906 to 2025115Rise

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

1905 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Minot Exp STN: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)191036.7 C (98.1 F)122
Coldest night (TNn)-45.0 C (-49.0 F)1936-33.9 C (-29.0 F)122
Wettest day (Rx1day)103.6 mm (4.1 in)197140.6 mm (1.6 in)122
Wettest five days (Rx5day)125.1 mm (4.9 in)194464.3 mm (2.5 in)122
Longest dry spell (CDD)80 days193034 days122

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Minot Exp STN by year The hottest day of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 30354045192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1910
The hottest day of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minot Exp STN by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190534.4 C (93.9 F)
190638.3 C (100.9 F)
190734.4 C (93.9 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190936.7 C (98.1 F)
191042.8 C (109.0 F)
191136.1 C (97.0 F)
191236.7 C (98.1 F)
191336.7 C (98.1 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191540.0 C (104.0 F)
191636.7 C (98.1 F)
191740.6 C (105.1 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191939.4 C (102.9 F)
192038.3 C (100.9 F)
192139.4 C (102.9 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192640.0 C (104.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192837.8 C (100.0 F)
192940.0 C (104.0 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193142.2 C (108.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193642.8 C (109.0 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194038.3 C (100.9 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194333.3 C (91.9 F)
194434.4 C (93.9 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194638.3 C (100.9 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194941.1 C (106.0 F)
195033.9 C (93.0 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195334.4 C (93.9 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195839.4 C (102.9 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196437.8 C (100.0 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196836.7 C (98.1 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197138.3 C (100.9 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197437.8 C (100.0 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198534.4 C (93.9 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199035.0 C (95.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199333.3 C (91.9 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200139.4 C (102.9 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200936.1 C (97.0 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201133.9 C (93.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201432.2 C (90.0 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201839.4 C (102.9 F)
201932.2 C (90.0 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202536.7 C (98.1 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Minot Exp STN by year The coldest night of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F). -50-40-30-20192019401960198020002020Record: -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1936
The coldest night of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minot Exp STN by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1905-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1906-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1907-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1908-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1909-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1910-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1911-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1912-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1913-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1914-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1915-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1917-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1918-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1919-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1920-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1921-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1922-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1923-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1926-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1928-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1929-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1930-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1931-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1934-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1937-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1938-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1939-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1945-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1946-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1947-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1948-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1949-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1951-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1954-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1955-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1956-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1957-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1977-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1981-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1983-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1984-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1987-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1990-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1993-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1994-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1995-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1998-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1999-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2000-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2002-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2003-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2004-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2005-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2006-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2008-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2009-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2010-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2011-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2013-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2014-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2015-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2016-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2017-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2018-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2020-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2021-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2022-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2023-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2024-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2025-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2026-31.7 C (-25.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minot Exp STN by year The wettest day of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in). 0255075100125192019401960198020002020Record: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minot Exp STN by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190550.3 mm (2.0 in)
190637.3 mm (1.5 in)
190720.8 mm (0.8 in)
190832.5 mm (1.3 in)
190923.1 mm (0.9 in)
191022.6 mm (0.9 in)
191138.9 mm (1.5 in)
191238.6 mm (1.5 in)
191340.6 mm (1.6 in)
191494.0 mm (3.7 in)
191543.2 mm (1.7 in)
191654.6 mm (2.1 in)
191724.9 mm (1.0 in)
191840.6 mm (1.6 in)
191958.4 mm (2.3 in)
192040.6 mm (1.6 in)
192128.2 mm (1.1 in)
192255.9 mm (2.2 in)
192342.9 mm (1.7 in)
192453.3 mm (2.1 in)
192526.9 mm (1.1 in)
192626.7 mm (1.1 in)
192738.1 mm (1.5 in)
192820.3 mm (0.8 in)
192943.2 mm (1.7 in)
193033.0 mm (1.3 in)
193141.9 mm (1.6 in)
193245.7 mm (1.8 in)
193350.8 mm (2.0 in)
193418.5 mm (0.7 in)
193580.0 mm (3.1 in)
193634.5 mm (1.4 in)
193734.8 mm (1.4 in)
193824.6 mm (1.0 in)
193938.6 mm (1.5 in)
194043.7 mm (1.7 in)
194137.1 mm (1.5 in)
194236.6 mm (1.4 in)
194340.9 mm (1.6 in)
194487.4 mm (3.4 in)
194523.4 mm (0.9 in)
194622.9 mm (0.9 in)
194755.9 mm (2.2 in)
194861.7 mm (2.4 in)
194938.6 mm (1.5 in)
195053.6 mm (2.1 in)
195150.8 mm (2.0 in)
195260.2 mm (2.4 in)
195378.7 mm (3.1 in)
195449.3 mm (1.9 in)
195533.0 mm (1.3 in)
195622.9 mm (0.9 in)
195749.3 mm (1.9 in)
195862.2 mm (2.4 in)
195951.8 mm (2.0 in)
196026.9 mm (1.1 in)
196117.5 mm (0.7 in)
196236.6 mm (1.4 in)
196363.2 mm (2.5 in)
196488.1 mm (3.5 in)
196557.4 mm (2.3 in)
196632.0 mm (1.3 in)
196733.5 mm (1.3 in)
196860.7 mm (2.4 in)
196955.9 mm (2.2 in)
197077.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971103.6 mm (4.1 in)
197237.6 mm (1.5 in)
197375.9 mm (3.0 in)
197443.4 mm (1.7 in)
197543.9 mm (1.7 in)
197655.6 mm (2.2 in)
197737.8 mm (1.5 in)
197856.4 mm (2.2 in)
197926.4 mm (1.0 in)
198030.2 mm (1.2 in)
198124.4 mm (1.0 in)
198254.1 mm (2.1 in)
198339.9 mm (1.6 in)
198421.3 mm (0.8 in)
198553.8 mm (2.1 in)
198636.8 mm (1.4 in)
198760.2 mm (2.4 in)
198821.3 mm (0.8 in)
198936.8 mm (1.4 in)
199055.6 mm (2.2 in)
199132.8 mm (1.3 in)
199216.8 mm (0.7 in)
199360.5 mm (2.4 in)
199451.3 mm (2.0 in)
199532.0 mm (1.3 in)
199643.7 mm (1.7 in)
199728.4 mm (1.1 in)
199844.5 mm (1.8 in)
199938.6 mm (1.5 in)
200037.3 mm (1.5 in)
200122.4 mm (0.9 in)
200232.0 mm (1.3 in)
200337.3 mm (1.5 in)
200435.6 mm (1.4 in)
200576.7 mm (3.0 in)
200643.9 mm (1.7 in)
200760.2 mm (2.4 in)
200838.1 mm (1.5 in)
200955.9 mm (2.2 in)
201059.7 mm (2.4 in)
201148.8 mm (1.9 in)
201238.1 mm (1.5 in)
201366.8 mm (2.6 in)
201473.4 mm (2.9 in)
201538.6 mm (1.5 in)
201638.6 mm (1.5 in)
201731.5 mm (1.2 in)
201828.2 mm (1.1 in)
201944.7 mm (1.8 in)
202036.8 mm (1.4 in)
202137.6 mm (1.5 in)
202242.4 mm (1.7 in)
202358.9 mm (2.3 in)
202451.1 mm (2.0 in)
202564.8 mm (2.6 in)
202634.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minot Exp STN by year The wettest five days of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1944
The wettest five days of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 125.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minot Exp STN by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190555.7 mm (2.2 in)
190662.5 mm (2.5 in)
190752.1 mm (2.1 in)
190854.1 mm (2.1 in)
190927.7 mm (1.1 in)
191024.6 mm (1.0 in)
191185.9 mm (3.4 in)
191247.1 mm (1.9 in)
191350.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914124.0 mm (4.9 in)
191559.2 mm (2.3 in)
191664.5 mm (2.5 in)
191735.0 mm (1.4 in)
191861.8 mm (2.4 in)
191976.5 mm (3.0 in)
192042.2 mm (1.7 in)
192151.6 mm (2.0 in)
192267.4 mm (2.7 in)
192369.8 mm (2.7 in)
192466.5 mm (2.6 in)
192537.6 mm (1.5 in)
192640.6 mm (1.6 in)
192788.4 mm (3.5 in)
192837.6 mm (1.5 in)
192964.0 mm (2.5 in)
193043.6 mm (1.7 in)
193155.1 mm (2.2 in)
193269.4 mm (2.7 in)
193383.6 mm (3.3 in)
193442.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935101.8 mm (4.0 in)
193636.8 mm (1.4 in)
193786.6 mm (3.4 in)
193845.3 mm (1.8 in)
193956.9 mm (2.2 in)
194056.9 mm (2.2 in)
194180.3 mm (3.2 in)
194245.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1944125.1 mm (4.9 in)
194538.9 mm (1.5 in)
194639.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947114.6 mm (4.5 in)
194873.9 mm (2.9 in)
194972.4 mm (2.9 in)
195077.7 mm (3.1 in)
195160.5 mm (2.4 in)
195272.6 mm (2.9 in)
195394.4 mm (3.7 in)
1954109.0 mm (4.3 in)
195540.6 mm (1.6 in)
195637.9 mm (1.5 in)
195784.6 mm (3.3 in)
195899.8 mm (3.9 in)
1959102.6 mm (4.0 in)
196048.5 mm (1.9 in)
196134.0 mm (1.3 in)
196257.4 mm (2.3 in)
196397.6 mm (3.8 in)
196488.1 mm (3.5 in)
196557.4 mm (2.3 in)
196652.3 mm (2.1 in)
196770.1 mm (2.8 in)
196864.7 mm (2.5 in)
196983.7 mm (3.3 in)
197094.2 mm (3.7 in)
1971121.2 mm (4.8 in)
197238.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973117.6 mm (4.6 in)
197452.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975106.8 mm (4.2 in)
197679.5 mm (3.1 in)
197767.6 mm (2.7 in)
197863.5 mm (2.5 in)
197930.7 mm (1.2 in)
198054.1 mm (2.1 in)
198137.1 mm (1.5 in)
198277.2 mm (3.0 in)
198352.6 mm (2.1 in)
198442.2 mm (1.7 in)
198557.6 mm (2.3 in)
198665.2 mm (2.6 in)
198771.6 mm (2.8 in)
198840.9 mm (1.6 in)
198940.1 mm (1.6 in)
199080.0 mm (3.1 in)
199175.0 mm (3.0 in)
199228.8 mm (1.1 in)
199375.1 mm (3.0 in)
199484.5 mm (3.3 in)
199538.4 mm (1.5 in)
199664.5 mm (2.5 in)
199737.4 mm (1.5 in)
199878.0 mm (3.1 in)
199978.0 mm (3.1 in)
200059.7 mm (2.4 in)
200149.6 mm (2.0 in)
200252.6 mm (2.1 in)
200364.8 mm (2.6 in)
200457.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005113.4 mm (4.5 in)
200643.9 mm (1.7 in)
200798.3 mm (3.9 in)
200851.6 mm (2.0 in)
200995.8 mm (3.8 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
201180.1 mm (3.2 in)
201252.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013100.9 mm (4.0 in)
201490.9 mm (3.6 in)
201566.0 mm (2.6 in)
201649.0 mm (1.9 in)
201741.4 mm (1.6 in)
201849.3 mm (1.9 in)
201970.5 mm (2.8 in)
202074.1 mm (2.9 in)
202171.3 mm (2.8 in)
202267.7 mm (2.7 in)
202390.2 mm (3.6 in)
202458.2 mm (2.3 in)
2025104.4 mm (4.1 in)
202646.8 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minot Exp STN by year The longest dry spell of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 80 days in 1930
The longest dry spell of the year at Minot Exp STN, 1905 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minot Exp STN by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190536 days
190637 days
190743 days
190835 days
190925 days
191043 days
191128 days
191240 days
191342 days
191424 days
191547 days
191622 days
191739 days
191851 days
191938 days
192034 days
192118 days
192251 days
192327 days
192463 days
192534 days
192636 days
192733 days
192841 days
192943 days
193080 days
193140 days
193248 days
193328 days
193450 days
193533 days
193634 days
193755 days
193840 days
193943 days
194027 days
194129 days
194233 days
194337 days
194433 days
194529 days
194621 days
194738 days
194854 days
194937 days
195040 days
195120 days
195255 days
195333 days
195433 days
195530 days
195637 days
195744 days
195834 days
195930 days
196055 days
196156 days
196218 days
196346 days
196444 days
196544 days
196639 days
196735 days
196824 days
196948 days
197033 days
197139 days
197226 days
197325 days
197441 days
197526 days
197651 days
197736 days
197838 days
197925 days
198056 days
198129 days
198226 days
198328 days
198424 days
198534 days
198642 days
198746 days
198835 days
198933 days
199034 days
199126 days
199234 days
199329 days
199420 days
199517 days
199628 days
199737 days
199830 days
199943 days
200028 days
200125 days
200224 days
200329 days
200426 days
200526 days
200628 days
200729 days
200831 days
200937 days
201023 days
201123 days
201227 days
201324 days
201425 days
201533 days
201626 days
201730 days
201827 days
201929 days
202037 days
202141 days
202230 days
202338 days
202431 days
202523 days
202633 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

115 years with a frost

Across 115 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minot Exp STN falls on 17 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 142 days. That is 34 days more than in 1906 to 1936.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Minot Exp STN
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1906 to 1936)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 May28 May13 May15 days earlier-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost20 September10 September1 October21 days later+2.3 days per decade
Growing days126 days108 days142 days34 days more+4.2 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

118 years, 1906 to 2025

A day with at least 42.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.1 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Minot Exp STN: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years42.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years57.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years67.3 mm (2.6 in)
25 years79.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years89.0 mm (3.5 in)
100 years98.1 mm (3.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1906 to 2025.

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: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1971; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1914; 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1964.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Minot Exp STN had a mean temperature of 4.9 C (40.7 F) and 486.8 mm (19.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Edgeley 3WNW (United States, 277 km away), Wilton (United States, 120 km away) and Hebron (United States, 152 km away).

Climate twins of Minot Exp STN: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Edgeley 3WNWUnited States277 km (172 mi)5.1 C (41.1 F)456.9 mm (18.0 in)1.11
WiltonUnited States120 km (75 mi)4.5 C (40.1 F)444.3 mm (17.5 in)1.12
HebronUnited States152 km (94 mi)4.9 C (40.8 F)406.7 mm (16.0 in)1.16

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).