Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oakes (USC00326620), North Dakota, United States, with 98 years of record.
Key Facts for Oakes
Oakes (USC00326620) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.15 latitude and -98.09 longitude, 404 m (1,324 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 2019, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Oakes still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oakes tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 16 August 2019.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.15 latitude, -98.09 longitude.
Elevation: 404 m (1,324 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 2019, 98 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Oakes. 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 Oakes, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Oakes still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Oakes by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1929
21
1930
20
1931
41
1932
20
1933
22
1934
45
1935
32
1936
56
1937
26
1938
7
1939
39
1940
13
1941
26
1942
28
1943
14
1944
12
1945
17
1946
18
1947
31
1948
11
1949
14
1950
25
1951
18
1952
12
1953
23
1954
15
1955
20
1956
18
1957
9
1958
16
1959
16
1960
11
1961
11
1962
21
1963
18
1964
27
1965
14
1966
13
1967
10
1968
16
1969
19
1970
9
1971
10
1972
25
1973
13
1974
12
1976
24
1977
21
1978
15
1979
8
1980
9
1981
11
1982
13
1983
14
1984
11
1985
22
1986
12
1987
17
1988
20
1989
23
1990
22
1991
34
1992
21
1993
8
1994
12
1995
8
1996
21
1997
12
1998
7
1999
7
2000
18
2001
6
2002
15
2003
3
2004
11
2005
6
2006
6
2007
6
2008
1
2009
3
2010
3
2011
7
2012
17
2013
11
2014
10
2015
14
2016
16
2017
11
2018
14
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Oakes between 18 August 1960 and 26 December 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Oakes set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1960-08-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1972-01-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977-11-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2009-12-26
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 161.3 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oakes. The most was 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 18 August 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oakes
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
20 January 1937
Feb
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
24 February 1977
Mar
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
3 March 1966
Apr
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 April 1998
May
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 May 2007
Jun
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
23 June 2002
Jul
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
15 July 1986
Aug
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
18 August 1960
Sep
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1 September 1996
Oct
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
15 October 2009
Nov
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
8 November 1977
Dec
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
26 December 1950
Period of Record Coverage
1922 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
91 years of record at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1938, 1948, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Oakes, 1929 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 2.9 C (37.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Oakes as warming stripes, 1929 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1929
4.4 C
-0.86 C
1930
6.7 C
+1.45 C
1931
8.0 C
+2.69 C
1932
5.7 C
+0.39 C
1933
6.6 C
+1.33 C
1934
7.6 C
+2.36 C
1935
5.6 C
+0.30 C
1936
5.1 C
-0.20 C
1937
4.2 C
-1.13 C
1939
6.1 C
+0.82 C
1940
5.7 C
+0.41 C
1941
6.3 C
+1.02 C
1942
5.3 C
+0.05 C
1944
5.5 C
+0.24 C
1945
4.6 C
-0.69 C
1946
6.0 C
+0.69 C
1947
5.8 C
+0.51 C
1949
5.4 C
+0.12 C
1950
3.0 C
-2.24 C
1951
2.9 C
-2.42 C
1952
5.1 C
-0.15 C
1953
5.9 C
+0.57 C
1954
5.6 C
+0.34 C
1955
4.8 C
-0.48 C
1956
4.6 C
-0.67 C
1957
5.2 C
-0.12 C
1958
5.5 C
+0.17 C
1959
5.3 C
-0.01 C
1960
5.2 C
-0.08 C
1961
5.0 C
-0.26 C
1962
5.0 C
-0.32 C
1963
5.8 C
+0.56 C
1964
5.0 C
-0.25 C
1965
3.9 C
-1.37 C
1966
4.1 C
-1.20 C
1967
4.4 C
-0.93 C
1968
4.8 C
-0.53 C
1969
4.4 C
-0.86 C
1970
4.5 C
-0.83 C
1971
4.7 C
-0.57 C
1972
3.7 C
-1.58 C
1973
6.2 C
+0.96 C
1974
5.1 C
-0.23 C
1977
5.9 C
+0.57 C
1978
4.4 C
-0.86 C
1979
3.8 C
-1.45 C
1980
6.2 C
+0.94 C
1981
7.1 C
+1.81 C
1982
4.6 C
-0.69 C
1984
5.5 C
+0.26 C
1986
5.7 C
+0.45 C
1987
8.2 C
+2.95 C
1989
4.3 C
-0.97 C
1990
6.4 C
+1.13 C
1991
6.1 C
+0.86 C
1992
5.4 C
+0.09 C
1993
3.5 C
-1.81 C
1994
4.6 C
-0.70 C
1995
4.9 C
-0.42 C
1996
3.0 C
-2.29 C
1997
4.8 C
-0.50 C
1998
7.0 C
+1.75 C
2000
5.8 C
+0.52 C
2010
5.5 C
+0.17 C
2014
4.3 C
-1.01 C
2015
6.5 C
+1.20 C
2017
6.1 C
+0.85 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1929 to 2017 is -0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Oakes
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.07) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1929 to 2017
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.22 to 0.05) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1929 to 2017
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade
0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade
1929 to 2017
67
Not clearly different from zero
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
1922 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Oakes: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
91
Coldest night (TNn)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
91
Wettest day (Rx1day)
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1960
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1960
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
90
Longest dry spell (CDD)
69 days
1980
30 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Oakes by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1922
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1977
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Oakes by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1922
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1929
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1934
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1936
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1937
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1938
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1939
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1941
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1944
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1945
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1946
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1947
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1950
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1955
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1957
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1958
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1970
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1976
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1978
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1987
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1988
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1989
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1990
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1995
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1996
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1997
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1998
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1999
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2000
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2001
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2005
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2006
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2007
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2008
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2011
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2012
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2013
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2014
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2015
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2016
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2017
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2018
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2019
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. The record is 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oakes by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1930
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1940
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1947
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1948
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1961
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1967
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1970
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1973
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1985
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1992
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1998
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2002
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2005
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2006
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2009
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2010
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2011
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2012
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2014
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2015
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2017
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2018
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2019
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. The record is 178.3 mm (7.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oakes by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922
n/a
1929
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1930
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1933
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1934
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1935
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1936
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1940
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1941
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1942
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1944
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1945
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1951
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1954
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1961
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1963
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1970
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1972
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1982
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1984
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1988
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1990
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1991
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1992
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1993
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1999
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2000
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2001
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2002
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2003
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2004
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
2006
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2007
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2009
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2010
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2011
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2012
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2014
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2015
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
2016
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2017
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2018
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2019
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Oakes, 1922 to 2019. The record is 69 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oakes by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922
1 day
1929
23 days
1930
31 days
1931
26 days
1932
39 days
1933
41 days
1934
49 days
1935
35 days
1936
31 days
1937
35 days
1938
52 days
1939
65 days
1940
34 days
1941
32 days
1942
46 days
1943
30 days
1944
35 days
1945
68 days
1946
23 days
1947
36 days
1948
22 days
1949
27 days
1950
27 days
1951
20 days
1952
32 days
1953
26 days
1954
30 days
1955
27 days
1956
39 days
1957
37 days
1958
28 days
1959
42 days
1960
28 days
1961
47 days
1962
27 days
1963
26 days
1964
35 days
1965
23 days
1966
25 days
1967
30 days
1968
31 days
1969
25 days
1970
23 days
1971
36 days
1972
26 days
1973
21 days
1974
46 days
1976
43 days
1977
27 days
1978
35 days
1979
37 days
1980
69 days
1981
39 days
1982
29 days
1983
27 days
1984
25 days
1985
37 days
1986
43 days
1987
57 days
1988
46 days
1989
36 days
1990
45 days
1991
48 days
1992
30 days
1993
18 days
1994
24 days
1995
22 days
1996
24 days
1997
31 days
1998
31 days
1999
22 days
2000
31 days
2001
25 days
2002
32 days
2003
19 days
2004
24 days
2005
19 days
2006
55 days
2007
29 days
2008
24 days
2009
41 days
2010
42 days
2011
21 days
2012
15 days
2013
17 days
2014
14 days
2015
15 days
2016
22 days
2017
31 days
2018
12 days
2019
8 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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Oakes falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 128 days between them.
In 1969 to 2017 the median growing season was 141 days. That is 18 days more than in 1929 to 1961.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Oakes
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1929 to 1961)
Recent period (1969 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
18 May
12 May
6 days earlier
-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
20 September
25 September
5 days later
+1.8 days per decade
Growing days
128 days
123 days
141 days
18 days more
+3.7 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
53 years, 1929 to 2017
A day with at least 44.6 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 135.0 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Oakes: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1929 to 2017.
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: 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1960; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1991; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1953.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.