Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Richardton Abbey (USC00327530), North Dakota, United States, with 111 years of record.
Key Facts for Richardton Abbey
Richardton Abbey (USC00327530) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.89 latitude and -102.32 longitude, 753 m (2,470 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 2026, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Richardton Abbey still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Richardton Abbey set a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.0 C (104.0 F) on 14 July 2026.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.89 latitude, -102.32 longitude.
Elevation: 753 m (2,470 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 2026, 111 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
5 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 Richardton Abbey. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Richardton Abbey, 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)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Richardton Abbey still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Richardton Abbey by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1916
14
1917
28
1918
32
1919
37
1920
14
1921
14
1922
16
1923
9
1924
23
1925
19
1926
17
1927
14
1928
16
1929
29
1930
23
1931
26
1932
14
1933
12
1934
25
1935
12
1936
59
1937
15
1938
3
1939
24
1940
6
1941
14
1942
11
1943
11
1944
10
1945
14
1946
11
1947
13
1948
14
1949
19
1950
22
1951
15
1952
13
1953
10
1954
16
1955
20
1956
8
1957
5
1958
17
1959
12
1960
10
1961
7
1962
12
1963
14
1964
15
1965
25
1966
9
1967
12
1968
9
1969
6
1970
2
1971
3
1972
11
1973
6
1974
9
1975
9
1976
4
1977
13
1978
5
1979
12
1980
13
1981
14
1982
1
1983
10
1984
8
1985
20
1986
10
1987
14
1988
22
1989
17
1990
10
1991
19
1992
30
1993
7
1994
4
1995
12
1996
11
1997
12
1998
11
1999
9
2000
15
2001
14
2002
10
2003
17
2004
6
2005
12
2006
8
2007
12
2008
5
2009
8
2010
2
2011
12
2012
27
2013
3
2014
9
2015
11
2016
11
2017
6
2018
3
2019
4
2020
7
2021
9
2022
9
2023
8
2024
13
2025
12
2026
8
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Richardton Abbey between 14 January 1972 and 5 October 2005. Each dot is a new record.
When Richardton Abbey set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1972-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1989-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2005-10-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.2 cm (17.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Richardton Abbey. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 1 August 1922.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Richardton Abbey
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
18 January 1932
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
15 February 2004
Mar
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
27 March 2004
Apr
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
27 April 1989
May
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
31 May 1963
Jun
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
15 June 1922
Jul
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2 July 1966
Aug
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1 August 1922
Sep
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
6 September 1916
Oct
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
7 October 1994
Nov
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1 November 2000
Dec
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
26 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1916 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
111 years of record at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1921, 1922, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 93 complete years at Richardton Abbey, 1917 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 3.2 C (37.8 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 8.5 C (47.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Richardton Abbey as warming stripes, 1917 to 2016
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
3.4 C
-2.56 C
1918
5.1 C
-0.80 C
1919
3.8 C
-2.13 C
1920
5.1 C
-0.82 C
1923
6.1 C
+0.12 C
1924
4.2 C
-1.77 C
1925
6.1 C
+0.11 C
1926
6.2 C
+0.21 C
1927
4.1 C
-1.82 C
1928
5.8 C
-0.11 C
1929
3.8 C
-2.18 C
1930
5.7 C
-0.24 C
1931
7.5 C
+1.58 C
1932
4.9 C
-1.08 C
1933
5.6 C
-0.30 C
1934
7.4 C
+1.42 C
1935
5.5 C
-0.48 C
1936
5.0 C
-0.94 C
1937
4.9 C
-1.04 C
1938
6.5 C
+0.51 C
1939
6.6 C
+0.70 C
1940
5.9 C
-0.05 C
1941
6.3 C
+0.40 C
1942
5.8 C
-0.16 C
1943
5.4 C
-0.57 C
1944
5.2 C
-0.76 C
1945
5.0 C
-0.99 C
1946
6.4 C
+0.48 C
1948
6.1 C
+0.13 C
1949
5.6 C
-0.39 C
1950
3.2 C
-2.72 C
1951
3.6 C
-2.35 C
1952
6.7 C
+0.73 C
1953
7.4 C
+1.42 C
1954
6.6 C
+0.64 C
1955
5.6 C
-0.38 C
1956
5.9 C
-0.04 C
1957
5.9 C
-0.08 C
1958
6.5 C
+0.56 C
1959
5.6 C
-0.31 C
1961
7.0 C
+1.07 C
1962
6.2 C
+0.30 C
1963
7.0 C
+1.10 C
1964
5.7 C
-0.20 C
1965
4.5 C
-1.42 C
1966
5.0 C
-0.99 C
1967
5.4 C
-0.56 C
1968
5.4 C
-0.50 C
1969
5.1 C
-0.82 C
1970
4.7 C
-1.28 C
1971
5.1 C
-0.87 C
1972
4.3 C
-1.65 C
1973
6.6 C
+0.68 C
1974
6.4 C
+0.44 C
1975
5.5 C
-0.47 C
1976
6.9 C
+0.94 C
1977
6.3 C
+0.32 C
1978
4.5 C
-1.47 C
1980
7.0 C
+1.03 C
1981
7.7 C
+1.78 C
1982
4.4 C
-1.52 C
1983
6.3 C
+0.34 C
1984
6.3 C
+0.40 C
1985
4.9 C
-1.05 C
1986
6.9 C
+0.93 C
1987
8.5 C
+2.53 C
1988
7.7 C
+1.71 C
1989
6.0 C
+0.06 C
1990
7.5 C
+1.56 C
1991
7.3 C
+1.33 C
1992
6.6 C
+0.62 C
1993
5.0 C
-0.92 C
1994
5.9 C
-0.08 C
1995
5.8 C
-0.13 C
1996
3.9 C
-2.04 C
1997
6.3 C
+0.40 C
1998
7.5 C
+1.53 C
1999
7.6 C
+1.68 C
2000
6.5 C
+0.52 C
2001
7.4 C
+1.49 C
2002
6.5 C
+0.59 C
2003
6.6 C
+0.67 C
2004
6.5 C
+0.58 C
2005
7.4 C
+1.43 C
2006
8.1 C
+2.16 C
2007
7.6 C
+1.62 C
2008
6.1 C
+0.18 C
2009
5.0 C
-0.95 C
2010
5.9 C
-0.09 C
2011
5.9 C
-0.08 C
2014
5.2 C
-0.70 C
2015
8.0 C
+2.04 C
2016
8.1 C
+2.13 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1917 to 2016. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 93 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Richardton Abbey
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1917 to 2016
93
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.09 C (0.00 to 0.18) per decade
0.15 F (-0.01 to 0.32) per decade
1917 to 2016
93
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1917 to 2016
93
Rise
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
1916 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Richardton Abbey: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
111
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1917
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
111
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1922
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1927
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
80 days
1934
32 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Richardton Abbey by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1916
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2017
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2018
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2020
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2022
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2023
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2024
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Richardton Abbey by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1916
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1917
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1918
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1919
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1920
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1921
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1922
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1923
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1925
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1926
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1928
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1931
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1934
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1936
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1937
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1938
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1939
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1945
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1948
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1952
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1953
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1972
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1983
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1984
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1993
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1997
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1998
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1999
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2004
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2005
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2006
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2008
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2011
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2014
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2015
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2017
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2018
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2019
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2020
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2021
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2022
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2023
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2024
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2025
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2026
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Richardton Abbey by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1918
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1919
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1920
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1923
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1932
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1933
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1934
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1936
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1939
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1948
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1964
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1975
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1977
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1984
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1990
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1992
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1994
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1997
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2000
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2003
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2004
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2006
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2008
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2009
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2014
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2015
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2016
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2017
5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2018
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2019
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2020
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2021
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2022
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2023
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2025
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2026
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Richardton Abbey by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1917
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1920
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1922
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1923
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1925
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1928
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1930
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1931
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1932
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1933
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1934
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1936
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1938
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1939
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1940
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1941
136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1942
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1943
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1944
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1945
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1953
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1956
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1964
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1965
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1966
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1968
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1970
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1971
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1976
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1980
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1983
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1984
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1985
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1988
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1990
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1991
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1992
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1995
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1997
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1999
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2001
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2005
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2006
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2007
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2009
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2012
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2013
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2014
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2015
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2016
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2017
8.3 mm (0.33 in)
2018
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2020
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2021
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2022
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2023
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2024
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2025
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2026
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Richardton Abbey, 1916 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Richardton Abbey by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916
18 days
1917
32 days
1918
36 days
1919
51 days
1920
35 days
1921
72 days
1922
45 days
1923
42 days
1924
19 days
1925
20 days
1926
18 days
1927
20 days
1928
22 days
1929
24 days
1930
21 days
1931
22 days
1932
29 days
1933
47 days
1934
80 days
1935
37 days
1936
49 days
1937
44 days
1938
29 days
1939
60 days
1940
51 days
1941
42 days
1942
37 days
1943
37 days
1944
36 days
1945
36 days
1946
41 days
1947
29 days
1948
23 days
1949
33 days
1950
23 days
1951
26 days
1952
63 days
1953
40 days
1954
30 days
1955
23 days
1956
29 days
1957
25 days
1958
37 days
1959
26 days
1960
53 days
1961
51 days
1962
26 days
1963
46 days
1964
43 days
1965
43 days
1966
28 days
1967
25 days
1968
25 days
1969
41 days
1970
30 days
1971
24 days
1972
26 days
1973
23 days
1974
29 days
1975
34 days
1976
31 days
1977
28 days
1978
26 days
1979
26 days
1980
49 days
1981
68 days
1982
16 days
1983
39 days
1984
31 days
1985
61 days
1986
42 days
1987
46 days
1988
38 days
1989
27 days
1990
32 days
1991
38 days
1992
21 days
1993
58 days
1994
33 days
1995
37 days
1996
30 days
1997
47 days
1998
29 days
1999
32 days
2000
23 days
2001
40 days
2002
31 days
2003
34 days
2004
50 days
2005
37 days
2006
39 days
2007
43 days
2008
25 days
2009
37 days
2010
30 days
2011
3 days
2012
28 days
2013
39 days
2014
50 days
2015
29 days
2016
47 days
2017
42 days
2018
38 days
2019
30 days
2020
27 days
2021
35 days
2022
18 days
2023
26 days
2024
20 days
2025
16 days
2026
23 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
93 years with a frost
Across 93 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Richardton Abbey falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 135 days between them.
In 1985 to 2016 the median growing season was 140 days. That is 12 days more than in 1917 to 1949.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Richardton Abbey
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1917 to 1949)
Recent period (1985 to 2016)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
17 May
11 May
6 days earlier
-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
23 September
29 September
6 days later
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
135 days
128 days
140 days
12 days more
+1.8 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
88 years, 1917 to 2019
A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.8 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Richardton Abbey: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
100 years
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1917 to 2019.
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: 97.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1963; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1966; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1941.
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.