Montpelier Weather Records (USC00326105)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Montpelier (USC00326105), North Dakota, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Montpelier

Montpelier (USC00326105) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.70 latitude and -98.58 longitude, 428 m (1,405 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
750 records set at Montpelier still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Montpelier set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 29 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, 46.70 latitude, -98.58 longitude.
Elevation: 428 m (1,405 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 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 Montpelier. 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 Montpelier, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

750 standing records

750 records at Montpelier still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 250.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Montpelier between 8 June 2021 and 8 June 2021. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 127.8 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Montpelier. The most was 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 8 June 2021.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Montpelier
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 January 1952
Feb	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 February 2000
Mar	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 March 2004
Apr	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 April 2016
May	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 May 2015
Jun	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	8 June 2021
Jul	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 July 1954
Aug	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	13 August 1988
Sep	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 September 1973
Oct	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 October 2021
Nov	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 November 1986
Dec	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2012

9 years of record at Montpelier, 1949 to 2012. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1950, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 2011 and others.

Latest Records

Latest records at Montpelier
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2026	Montpelier, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2026	Montpelier, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2026	Montpelier, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Montpelier, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2025	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2025	Montpelier, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2025	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	23 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2025	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2024	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	17 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2024	Montpelier, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2024	Montpelier, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2024	Montpelier, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2024	Montpelier, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2024	Montpelier, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Montpelier: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2012	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1950	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	2021	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	1973	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	1999	31 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Montpelier, 1948 to 2026. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Montpelier by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1950	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
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	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964	n/a
1965	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1966	n/a
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	n/a
1970	17.8 C (64.0 F)
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
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Montpelier, 1948 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.5 C (9.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Montpelier by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1950	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
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	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964	n/a
1965	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966	n/a
1967	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969	n/a
1970	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
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
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Montpelier, 1948 to 2026. The record is 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Montpelier by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1974	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1988	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1989	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1996	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1997	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1999	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2003	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2004	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2005	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2008	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2009	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2010	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2011	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2012	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2015	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2016	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2017	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2019	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2020	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2021	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2022	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2023	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2024	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2025	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2026	123.2 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Montpelier, 1948 to 2026. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.7 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Montpelier by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1950	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1951	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1954	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1955	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1956	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1962	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1963	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1964	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1967	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1968	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1974	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1975	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1976	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1977	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1978	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1981	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1983	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1984	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1985	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1986	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1992	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1993	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1994	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1995	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1996	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1998	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1999	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2000	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2001	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2002	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2003	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2004	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2005	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2008	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2010	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2012	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2013	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2014	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2015	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2016	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2017	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2018	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2019	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2020	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2021	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2022	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2023	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2024	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2025	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2026	42.2 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Montpelier, 1948 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Montpelier by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	38 days
1949	29 days
1950	30 days
1951	23 days
1952	21 days
1953	25 days
1954	30 days
1955	23 days
1956	28 days
1957	29 days
1958	32 days
1959	48 days
1960	32 days
1961	44 days
1962	43 days
1963	38 days
1964	39 days
1965	36 days
1966	33 days
1967	27 days
1968	54 days
1969	35 days
1970	34 days
1971	49 days
1972	31 days
1973	21 days
1974	40 days
1975	31 days
1976	51 days
1977	35 days
1978	36 days
1979	45 days
1980	46 days
1981	29 days
1982	29 days
1983	25 days
1984	25 days
1985	37 days
1986	43 days
1987	56 days
1988	56 days
1989	34 days
1990	45 days
1991	27 days
1992	27 days
1993	24 days
1994	24 days
1995	17 days
1996	27 days
1997	21 days
1998	35 days
1999	74 days
2000	27 days
2001	37 days
2002	48 days
2003	29 days
2004	36 days
2005	30 days
2006	72 days
2007	30 days
2008	34 days
2009	28 days
2010	24 days
2011	53 days
2012	28 days
2013	42 days
2014	25 days
2015	22 days
2016	25 days
2017	35 days
2018	22 days
2019	27 days
2020	53 days
2021	21 days
2022	36 days
2023	33 days
2024	28 days
2025	29 days
2026	27 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

77 years, 1949 to 2025

A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.6 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Montpelier: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1949 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: 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 2021; 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1954; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1953.

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Data for Montpelier standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Montpelier 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).