Power Weather Records (USC00327270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Power (USC00327270), North Dakota, United States, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Power

Power (USC00327270) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.62 latitude and -97.27 longitude, 311 m (1,020 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1930, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Power still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Power set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 20 November 1930.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.62 latitude, -97.27 longitude.
Elevation: 311 m (1,020 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1930, 38 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Power. 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 Power, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Power still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Power by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	68
1894	92
1895	48
1896	76
1897	80
1898	58
1899	93
1900	68
1901	71
1902	39
1903	44
1904	38
1905	58
1906	38
1907	64
1908	66
1909	54
1910	82
1911	48
1912	41
1913	60
1914	69
1915	33
1916	36
1919	17
1920	8
1921	9
1922	2
1923	3
1924	1

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 161.5 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Power. The most was 161.5 mm (6.4 in) on 4 July 1901.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Power
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 January 1916
Feb	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 February 1900
Mar	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 March 1894
Apr	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	13 April 1912
May	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2 May 1912
Jun	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 June 1923
Jul	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	4 July 1901
Aug	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 August 1905
Sep	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	10 September 1916
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 October 1902
Nov	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 November 1922
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 December 1927

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1924

30 years of record at Power, 1893 to 1924. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1915 and others.

Days with data per year at Power
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	305	84%	No
1894	336	92%	Yes
1895	327	90%	No
1896	329	90%	No
1897	348	95%	Yes
1898	348	95%	Yes
1899	361	99%	Yes
1900	359	98%	Yes
1901	322	88%	No
1902	334	92%	Yes
1903	326	89%	No
1904	302	83%	No
1905	345	95%	Yes
1906	308	84%	No
1907	361	99%	Yes
1908	360	98%	Yes
1909	333	91%	Yes
1910	359	98%	Yes
1911	354	97%	Yes
1912	352	96%	Yes
1913	336	92%	Yes
1914	346	95%	Yes
1915	236	65%	No
1916	158	43%	No
1919	14	4%	No
1920	11	3%	No
1921	21	6%	No
1922	4	1%	No
1923	3	1%	No
1924	3	1%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Power
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1930	Power, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1930	Power, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1930	Power, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1930	Power, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1930	Power, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1930	Power, US	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Power, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1930	Power, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1929	Power, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1929	Power, US	daily rain (Tie)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Power, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1929	Power, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Power, US	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1929	Power, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Power, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1929	Power, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	8 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1929	Power, US	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1929	Power, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1929	Power, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1929	Power, US	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1896 to 1914

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Power, 1896 to 1914. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.4 C (39.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1899, at 3.1 C (37.7 F), and the warmest was 1901, at 5.5 C (41.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Power as warming stripes, 1896 to 1914
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	3.6 C	-0.81 C
1897	3.9 C	-0.52 C
1898	4.3 C	-0.12 C
1899	3.1 C	-1.26 C
1900	5.2 C	+0.79 C
1901	5.5 C	+1.10 C
1902	5.0 C	+0.56 C
1903	4.0 C	-0.36 C
1905	4.7 C	+0.27 C
1907	3.3 C	-1.12 C
1908	5.2 C	+0.84 C
1910	4.9 C	+0.50 C
1911	4.0 C	-0.41 C
1912	4.1 C	-0.35 C
1913	4.5 C	+0.05 C
1914	5.2 C	+0.81 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 1930

Yearly extremes at Power: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1899	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	1901	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	1897	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	1899	31 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Power, 1893 to 1930. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Power by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1894	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1895	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1901	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1903	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1908	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1915	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918	n/a
1919	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1924	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Power, 1893 to 1930. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.4 C (-33.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Power by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1894	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1895	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1896	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1897	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1898	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1899	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1900	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1901	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1902	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1903	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1904	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1905	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1906	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1907	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1908	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1909	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1910	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1911	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1912	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1913	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1914	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1915	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1916	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918	n/a
1919	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1921	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1922	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Power, 1893 to 1930. The record is 161.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Power by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1895	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1897	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1902	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1903	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1904	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1905	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1907	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1918	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1919	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1920	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1923	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1924	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1925	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Power, 1893 to 1930. The record is 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Power by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1894	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1896	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1897	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1898	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1900	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1901	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1902	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1903	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1904	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1905	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1906	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1907	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1908	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1909	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1910	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1912	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1913	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1914	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1918	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1919	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1920	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1923	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1924	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	73.1 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Power, 1893 to 1930. The record is 61 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Power by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	50 days
1894	39 days
1895	30 days
1896	18 days
1897	58 days
1898	40 days
1899	61 days
1900	30 days
1901	26 days
1902	32 days
1903	41 days
1904	61 days
1905	37 days
1906	19 days
1907	32 days
1908	25 days
1909	22 days
1910	37 days
1911	27 days
1912	27 days
1913	32 days
1914	19 days
1915	33 days
1916	30 days
1918	6 days
1919	31 days
1920	33 days
1921	23 days
1922	30 days
1923	23 days
1924	44 days
1925	24 days
1926	56 days
1927	24 days
1928	29 days
1929	40 days
1930	31 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.

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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).