Shields Weather Records (USC00328065)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Shields (USC00328065), North Dakota, United States, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Shields
- Shields (USC00328065) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.23 latitude and -101.13 longitude, 551 m (1,806 ft) above sea level.
- The station reports from 1950 to 2026, 77 years of record.
- 0 records set at Shields still stand.
- Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
- Shields set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 17 April 2026.
About the Station
- Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.23 latitude, -101.13 longitude.
- Elevation: 551 m (1,806 ft).
- Period of record: 1950 to 2026, 77 years.
- Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record| Month | Highest record high | Lowest record low | 2026 highest maximum | 2026 lowest minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Feb | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Apr | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jun | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jul | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Aug | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sep | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oct | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nov | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dec | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records| Year set | Standing records |
|---|
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records| Date | Kind | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-06 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 113.5 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1997-04-06 | Record daily snowfall | Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in) |
| 2009-12-26 | Record daily snowfall | Record daily snowfall 47.0 cm (18.5 in) |
| 2013-10-05 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 143.5 mm (5.6 in) |
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 143.5 mm (5.6 in)| Month | Record daily precipitation (mm) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 18 January 1996 |
| Feb | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 28 February 1951 |
| Mar | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 9 March 2000 |
| Apr | 113.5 mm (4.5 in) | 6 April 1997 |
| May | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) | 26 May 1972 |
| Jun | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) | 24 June 2023 |
| Jul | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) | 11 July 2000 |
| Aug | 81.5 mm (3.2 in) | 18 August 2007 |
| Sep | 60.5 mm (2.4 in) | 24 September 1977 |
| Oct | 143.5 mm (5.6 in) | 5 October 2013 |
| Nov | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 10 November 2022 |
| Dec | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 26 December 2009 |
Latest Records
20| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2026 | Shields, US | daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 75 years | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 April 2026 | Shields, US | daily snowfall | 38.1 cm (15.0 in) | 27.9 cm (11.0 in) | 27 years | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 April 2026 | Shields, US | daily rain | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 19 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 October 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 28 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 September 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 42 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 June 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 16 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 June 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 12 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 May 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 May 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 43 years | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| 7 February 2025 | Shields, US | daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 8 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 7 February 2025 | Shields, US | daily rain | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 39 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 November 2024 | Shields, US | daily rain | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 68 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 June 2024 | Shields, US | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 60 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 8 April 2024 | Shields, US | daily snow depth | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 49 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 8 April 2024 | Shields, US | daily snowfall (Tie) | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | tie | 42 years | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| 8 December 2023 | Shields, US | daily rain | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 45 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 26 October 2023 | Shields, US | monthly snow depth | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 5.0 cm (2.0 in) | 71 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 October 2023 | Shields, US | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 10.1 cm (4.0 in) | 46 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 October 2023 | Shields, US | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 12 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 October 2023 | Shields, US | daily rain | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 28 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
Extremes by Year
1950 to 2026| Measure | Record | Year of the record | Median year | Years with a value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest day (Rx1day) | 143.5 mm (5.6 in) | 2013 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 77 |
| Wettest five days (Rx5day) | 147.6 mm (5.8 in) | 1993 | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) | 77 |
| Longest dry spell (CDD) | 80 days | 1961 | 36 days | 77 |
Wettest day (Rx1day)
| Year | Wettest day (Rx1day) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1951 | 64.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1952 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1953 | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1954 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1955 | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1956 | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1957 | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1958 | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1959 | 18.8 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1960 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1961 | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1962 | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1963 | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1964 | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1965 | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1966 | 35.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1967 | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1968 | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1969 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1970 | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1971 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1972 | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1973 | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1974 | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1975 | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1976 | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1977 | 60.5 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1978 | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1979 | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1980 | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1981 | 33.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1982 | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1983 | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1984 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1985 | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1986 | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1987 | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1988 | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1989 | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1990 | 43.7 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1991 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1992 | 59.7 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1993 | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1994 | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1995 | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1996 | 49.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1997 | 113.5 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1998 | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1999 | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) |
| 2000 | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 2001 | 54.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| 2002 | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) |
| 2003 | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) |
| 2004 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2005 | 84.6 mm (3.3 in) |
| 2006 | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) |
| 2007 | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 2008 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 2009 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2010 | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 2011 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2012 | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) |
| 2013 | 143.5 mm (5.6 in) |
| 2014 | 42.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 2015 | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) |
| 2016 | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 2017 | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 2018 | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 2019 | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 2020 | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) |
| 2021 | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) |
| 2022 | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) |
| 2023 | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) |
| 2024 | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) |
| 2025 | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) |
| 2026 | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) |
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
| Year | Wettest five days (Rx5day) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1951 | 82.9 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1952 | 72.1 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1953 | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1954 | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1955 | 68.1 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1956 | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1957 | 41.9 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1958 | 36.5 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1959 | 31.4 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1960 | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1961 | 53.8 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1962 | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1963 | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1964 | 74.1 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1965 | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1966 | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1967 | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1968 | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1969 | 104.2 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1970 | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1971 | 58.5 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1972 | 85.6 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1973 | 47.2 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1974 | 29.3 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1975 | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1976 | 60.1 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1977 | 88.4 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1978 | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1979 | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1980 | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1981 | 70.0 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1982 | 80.1 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1983 | 46.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1984 | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1985 | 43.9 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1986 | 105.8 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1987 | 75.7 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1988 | 64.5 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1989 | 78.8 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1990 | 52.1 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1991 | 43.7 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1992 | 89.6 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1993 | 147.6 mm (5.8 in) |
| 1994 | 67.9 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1995 | 82.3 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1996 | 75.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1997 | 113.5 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1998 | 44.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1999 | 71.6 mm (2.8 in) |
| 2000 | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 2001 | 75.7 mm (3.0 in) |
| 2002 | 23.8 mm (0.9 in) |
| 2003 | 46.3 mm (1.8 in) |
| 2004 | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 2005 | 92.0 mm (3.6 in) |
| 2006 | 60.7 mm (2.4 in) |
| 2007 | 89.6 mm (3.5 in) |
| 2008 | 90.2 mm (3.6 in) |
| 2009 | 54.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 2010 | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) |
| 2011 | 54.4 mm (2.1 in) |
| 2012 | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) |
| 2013 | 143.5 mm (5.6 in) |
| 2014 | 77.3 mm (3.0 in) |
| 2015 | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 2016 | 89.0 mm (3.5 in) |
| 2017 | 63.1 mm (2.5 in) |
| 2018 | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 2019 | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 2020 | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2021 | 96.6 mm (3.8 in) |
| 2022 | 59.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 2023 | 117.2 mm (4.6 in) |
| 2024 | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 2025 | 127.8 mm (5.0 in) |
| 2026 | 40.7 mm (1.6 in) |
Longest dry spell (CDD)
| Year | Longest dry spell (CDD) |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 36 days |
| 1951 | 42 days |
| 1952 | 60 days |
| 1953 | 38 days |
| 1954 | 59 days |
| 1955 | 31 days |
| 1956 | 30 days |
| 1957 | 42 days |
| 1958 | 27 days |
| 1959 | 23 days |
| 1960 | 65 days |
| 1961 | 80 days |
| 1962 | 29 days |
| 1963 | 59 days |
| 1964 | 53 days |
| 1965 | 52 days |
| 1966 | 34 days |
| 1967 | 49 days |
| 1968 | 48 days |
| 1969 | 79 days |
| 1970 | 27 days |
| 1971 | 36 days |
| 1972 | 29 days |
| 1973 | 23 days |
| 1974 | 36 days |
| 1975 | 31 days |
| 1976 | 34 days |
| 1977 | 38 days |
| 1978 | 34 days |
| 1979 | 41 days |
| 1980 | 63 days |
| 1981 | 58 days |
| 1982 | 25 days |
| 1983 | 50 days |
| 1984 | 40 days |
| 1985 | 61 days |
| 1986 | 43 days |
| 1987 | 74 days |
| 1988 | 44 days |
| 1989 | 34 days |
| 1990 | 45 days |
| 1991 | 48 days |
| 1992 | 23 days |
| 1993 | 25 days |
| 1994 | 25 days |
| 1995 | 27 days |
| 1996 | 29 days |
| 1997 | 52 days |
| 1998 | 37 days |
| 1999 | 74 days |
| 2000 | 36 days |
| 2001 | 35 days |
| 2002 | 50 days |
| 2003 | 29 days |
| 2004 | 28 days |
| 2005 | 28 days |
| 2006 | 74 days |
| 2007 | 44 days |
| 2008 | 34 days |
| 2009 | 52 days |
| 2010 | 30 days |
| 2011 | 25 days |
| 2012 | 34 days |
| 2013 | 75 days |
| 2014 | 30 days |
| 2015 | 34 days |
| 2016 | 41 days |
| 2017 | 39 days |
| 2018 | 22 days |
| 2019 | 28 days |
| 2020 | 60 days |
| 2021 | 35 days |
| 2022 | 33 days |
| 2023 | 42 days |
| 2024 | 33 days |
| 2025 | 33 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
73 years, 1951 to 2025A day with at least 41.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.0 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
| Expected about once in | A day with at least | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) | |
| 5 years | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) | |
| 10 years | 72.8 mm (2.9 in) | |
| 25 years | 91.7 mm (3.6 in) | |
| 50 years | 107.2 mm (4.2 in) | |
| 100 years | 124.0 mm (4.9 in) | Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1951 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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2013; 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1997; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 2023.
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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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).