New Town 4 W Weather Records (USC00326383)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Town 4 W (USC00326383), North Dakota, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for New Town 4 W

New Town 4 W (USC00326383) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.98 latitude and -102.58 longitude, 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1985, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at New Town 4 W still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.98 latitude, -102.58 longitude.
Elevation: 573 m (1,880 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1985, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 New Town 4 W. 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 New Town 4 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at New Town 4 W still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 87.

Standing records at New Town 4 W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	17
1953	50
1954	87
1955	76
1956	54
1957	60
1958	60
1959	59
1960	47
1961	49
1962	48
1963	63
1964	60
1965	63
1966	67
1967	55
1968	63
1969	47
1970	46
1971	39
1972	60
1973	48
1974	37
1975	1
1977	65
1978	34
1979	37
1980	44
1984	13
1985	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 78.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Town 4 W. The most was 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 6 May 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at New Town 4 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 January 1980
Feb	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 February 1961
Mar	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 March 1985
Apr	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 April 1953
May	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 May 1965
Jun	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 June 1973
Jul	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 July 1969
Aug	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 August 1966
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 September 1971
Oct	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 October 1971
Nov	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 November 1959
Dec	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1985

30 years of record at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1985.

Days with data per year at New Town 4 W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	116	32%	No
1953	357	98%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	360	98%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	360	99%	Yes
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	356	98%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	329	90%	Yes
1970	358	98%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	295	81%	No
1974	292	80%	No
1975	25	7%	No
1977	331	91%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	310	85%	No
1980	355	97%	Yes
1984	63	17%	No
1985	62	17%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1953 to 1980

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at New Town 4 W, 1953 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.0 C (41.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 3.8 C (38.8 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 6.4 C (43.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at New Town 4 W as warming stripes, 1953 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	6.4 C	+1.38 C
1954	5.6 C	+0.59 C
1955	4.2 C	-0.79 C
1956	4.8 C	-0.23 C
1957	5.3 C	+0.26 C
1958	5.5 C	+0.45 C
1959	4.6 C	-0.42 C
1960	4.9 C	-0.07 C
1961	5.9 C	+0.88 C
1962	5.4 C	+0.39 C
1963	6.4 C	+1.42 C
1964	5.1 C	+0.12 C
1965	3.8 C	-1.24 C
1966	4.2 C	-0.79 C
1967	5.0 C	+0.03 C
1968	5.0 C	-0.05 C
1970	4.3 C	-0.68 C
1971	4.9 C	-0.13 C
1972	3.8 C	-1.26 C
1978	4.4 C	-0.59 C
1980	5.6 C	+0.63 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

1952 to 1985

Yearly extremes at New Town 4 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1958	36.4 C (97.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1959	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1965	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	1963	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1985	35 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at New Town 4 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1959	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985	15.6 C (60.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at New Town 4 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1954	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1955	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1956	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1959	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1960	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1969	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1970	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1979	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1980	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. The record is 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.2 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Town 4 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1953	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1962	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1974	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1977	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1980	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. The record is 115.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.6 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Town 4 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1953	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1959	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1962	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1964	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1965	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1966	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1972	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1973	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1980	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1985	70.3 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at New Town 4 W, 1952 to 1985. The record is 69 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Town 4 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	24 days
1953	31 days
1954	35 days
1955	35 days
1956	31 days
1957	26 days
1958	37 days
1959	30 days
1960	38 days
1961	57 days
1962	35 days
1963	46 days
1964	31 days
1965	47 days
1966	37 days
1967	23 days
1968	39 days
1969	47 days
1970	20 days
1971	38 days
1972	27 days
1973	22 days
1974	28 days
1975	10 days
1977	45 days
1978	36 days
1979	47 days
1980	50 days
1984	31 days
1985	69 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 New Town 4 W falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 125 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at New Town 4 W
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1980)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	15 May	n/a	15 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	18 September	n/a	18 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	125 days	n/a	125 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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).