Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minto (USC00326007), North Dakota, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Minto
Minto (USC00326007) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.30 latitude and -97.37 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1928, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Minto still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Minto set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 29 August 1928.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.30 latitude, -97.37 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1928, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Minto. 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 Minto, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Minto still stand. 1900 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Minto by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
43
1894
58
1895
29
1896
47
1897
54
1898
34
1899
39
1900
62
1901
36
1902
41
1903
34
1904
46
1905
43
1906
29
1907
58
1908
45
1909
35
1910
55
1911
43
1912
32
1913
39
1914
62
1915
39
1916
45
1917
49
1918
40
1919
59
1920
24
1921
16
1922
34
1923
47
1924
43
1925
40
1926
38
1927
26
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 89.7 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minto. The most was 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 3 July 1921.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minto
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
5 January 1897
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
12 February 1908
Mar
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
26 March 1902
Apr
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
12 April 1911
May
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1 May 1902
Jun
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
9 June 1914
Jul
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
3 July 1921
Aug
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 August 1921
Sep
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 September 1913
Oct
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
7 October 1903
Nov
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
29 November 1905
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
26 December 1916
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1927
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Minto, 1893 to 1927. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Minto, 1893 to 1926. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 1.0 C (33.7 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 5.1 C (41.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minto as warming stripes, 1893 to 1926
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
1.0 C
-2.38 C
1894
4.6 C
+1.24 C
1896
2.5 C
-0.87 C
1897
2.5 C
-0.90 C
1898
3.6 C
+0.21 C
1901
3.8 C
+0.45 C
1902
3.5 C
+0.15 C
1903
2.6 C
-0.80 C
1905
2.9 C
-0.41 C
1907
1.8 C
-1.57 C
1908
4.4 C
+1.02 C
1909
3.5 C
+0.10 C
1911
3.4 C
+0.07 C
1912
3.4 C
+0.09 C
1914
4.1 C
+0.71 C
1915
4.2 C
+0.81 C
1916
2.1 C
-1.21 C
1917
1.7 C
-1.67 C
1918
4.1 C
+0.77 C
1921
5.1 C
+1.71 C
1922
4.7 C
+1.38 C
1923
4.4 C
+1.02 C
1924
2.9 C
-0.42 C
1925
3.8 C
+0.48 C
1926
3.4 C
+0.08 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
1893 to 1928
Yearly extremes at Minto: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1893
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1921
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1914
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
71 days
1909
34 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Minto, 1893 to 1928. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minto by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1895
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1901
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Minto, 1893 to 1928. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minto by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1894
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1895
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1896
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1897
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1898
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1899
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1900
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1901
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1902
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1903
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1904
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1905
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1906
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1908
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1909
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1910
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1911
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1912
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1913
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1914
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1915
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1917
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1918
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1919
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1921
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1922
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1923
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1927
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1928
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Minto, 1893 to 1928. The record is 89.7 mm (3.5 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minto by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1895
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1896
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1897
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1898
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1899
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1900
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1901
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1902
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1903
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1904
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1908
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1914
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1928
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Minto, 1893 to 1928. The record is 97.6 mm (3.8 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minto by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1895
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1896
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1897
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1898
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1899
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1900
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1901
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1902
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1905
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1907
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1908
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1910
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1912
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1913
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1914
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1915
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1919
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1920
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1922
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1928
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Minto, 1893 to 1928. The record is 71 days in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minto by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
24 days
1894
28 days
1895
37 days
1896
29 days
1897
34 days
1898
33 days
1899
30 days
1900
30 days
1901
32 days
1902
29 days
1903
37 days
1904
62 days
1905
42 days
1906
43 days
1907
52 days
1908
36 days
1909
71 days
1910
31 days
1911
37 days
1912
60 days
1913
37 days
1914
39 days
1915
36 days
1916
26 days
1917
35 days
1918
50 days
1919
38 days
1920
27 days
1921
18 days
1922
34 days
1923
31 days
1924
25 days
1925
39 days
1926
20 days
1927
32 days
1928
17 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
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minto falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 113 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Minto
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1893 to 1926)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 May
n/a
25 May
n/a
-3.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 September
n/a
13 September
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
Growing days
113 days
n/a
113 days
n/a
+2.7 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.