Velva Weather Records (USC00328990)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Velva (USC00328990), North Dakota, United States, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Velva

Velva (USC00328990) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.06 latitude and -100.94 longitude, 460 m (1,510 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 2026, 101 years of record.
1,464 records set at Velva still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Velva set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 28 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.06 latitude, -100.94 longitude.
Elevation: 460 m (1,510 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 2026, 101 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Velva. 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 Velva, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Velva still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 59.

Standing records at Velva by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1928	23
1929	26
1930	21
1931	35
1932	20
1933	16
1934	35
1935	17
1936	59
1937	21
1938	11
1939	32
1940	16
1941	13
1942	17
1943	13
1944	16
1945	17
1946	16
1947	10
1948	18
1949	19
1950	22
1951	16
1952	19
1953	10
1954	17
1955	12
1956	6
1957	10
1958	20
1959	21
1960	9
1961	13
1962	18
1963	21
1964	24
1965	19
1966	25
1967	16
1968	17
1969	18
1970	10
1971	11
1972	18
1973	13
1974	16
1975	14
1976	8
1977	29
1978	13
1979	14
1980	21
1981	18
1982	8
1983	26
1984	16
1985	26
1986	13
1988	17
1989	27
1990	15
1991	29
1992	24
1993	14
1994	15
1995	14
1996	21
1997	24
1998	9
1999	12
2000	17
2001	14
2002	25
2003	23
2004	26
2005	14
2006	5
2007	10
2008	16
2009	8
2010	5
2011	2

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Velva between 28 July 1970 and 16 January 2009. Each dot is a new record.

When Velva set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1970-07-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1989-01-08	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1995-03-27	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 52.8 cm (20.8 in)
1996-02-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1997-04-06	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 54.6 cm (21.5 in)
2009-01-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -45.6 C (-50.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Velva. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 28 July 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Velva
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 January 1989
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 February 1958
Mar	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 March 1985
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 April 1976
May	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	6 May 1999
Jun	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	7 June 1999
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 July 1970
Aug	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 August 1927
Sep	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 September 1971
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 October 1991
Nov	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 November 2008
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1928 to 2011

83 years of record at Velva, 1928 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and others.

Days with data per year at Velva
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1928	363	99%	Yes
1929	360	99%	Yes
1930	363	99%	Yes
1931	358	98%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	359	98%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	363	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	362	99%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	328	90%	No
1975	339	93%	Yes
1976	323	88%	No
1977	344	94%	Yes
1978	332	91%	Yes
1979	339	93%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	348	95%	Yes
1982	254	70%	No
1983	258	71%	No
1984	273	75%	No
1985	300	82%	No
1986	205	56%	No
1988	248	68%	No
1989	310	85%	No
1990	340	93%	Yes
1991	356	98%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	358	98%	Yes
1994	358	98%	Yes
1995	350	96%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	349	96%	Yes
2008	358	98%	Yes
2009	212	58%	No
2010	356	98%	Yes
2011	82	22%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Velva
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2026	Velva, US	daily rain (Provisional)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2026	Velva, US	daily rain (Provisional)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026	Velva, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026	Velva, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026	Velva, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026	Velva, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2026	Velva, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2025	Velva, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024	Velva, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2024	Velva, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2024	Velva, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2024	Velva, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2024	Velva, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2023	Velva, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2023	Velva, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

72 complete years, 1928 to 2010

One stripe for each of 72 complete years at Velva, 1928 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.9 C (40.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 2.0 C (35.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 7.7 C (45.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Velva as warming stripes, 1928 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1928	5.1 C	+0.27 C
1929	3.5 C	-1.39 C
1930	5.4 C	+0.51 C
1931	7.7 C	+2.88 C
1932	4.8 C	-0.10 C
1933	5.1 C	+0.27 C
1934	6.6 C	+1.75 C
1935	4.2 C	-0.70 C
1936	3.7 C	-1.11 C
1937	4.1 C	-0.77 C
1938	5.7 C	+0.89 C
1939	5.7 C	+0.89 C
1940	5.3 C	+0.49 C
1941	5.9 C	+1.06 C
1942	5.3 C	+0.40 C
1943	4.7 C	-0.19 C
1944	5.2 C	+0.31 C
1945	3.9 C	-0.94 C
1946	5.3 C	+0.43 C
1947	4.8 C	-0.09 C
1948	4.5 C	-0.35 C
1949	4.6 C	-0.26 C
1950	2.0 C	-2.86 C
1951	2.4 C	-2.41 C
1952	5.3 C	+0.45 C
1953	6.2 C	+1.35 C
1954	5.5 C	+0.60 C
1955	4.1 C	-0.80 C
1956	4.6 C	-0.23 C
1957	4.8 C	-0.06 C
1958	5.4 C	+0.54 C
1959	4.9 C	+0.09 C
1960	5.1 C	+0.29 C
1961	6.0 C	+1.11 C
1962	5.2 C	+0.39 C
1963	6.2 C	+1.35 C
1964	5.0 C	+0.19 C
1965	4.0 C	-0.89 C
1966	4.1 C	-0.76 C
1967	4.8 C	-0.08 C
1968	4.7 C	-0.20 C
1969	4.2 C	-0.65 C
1970	3.9 C	-0.93 C
1971	4.2 C	-0.62 C
1972	3.6 C	-1.28 C
1973	5.9 C	+1.08 C
1975	5.1 C	+0.21 C
1977	6.1 C	+1.22 C
1979	4.1 C	-0.72 C
1980	5.9 C	+1.03 C
1981	7.2 C	+2.39 C
1985	4.3 C	-0.60 C
1990	6.3 C	+1.42 C
1991	5.8 C	+0.90 C
1992	5.4 C	+0.54 C
1993	3.6 C	-1.25 C
1994	4.6 C	-0.21 C
1995	4.3 C	-0.52 C
1996	2.4 C	-2.44 C
1997	5.2 C	+0.37 C
1998	6.5 C	+1.63 C
1999	6.0 C	+1.19 C
2000	4.3 C	-0.51 C
2001	5.0 C	+0.16 C
2002	4.0 C	-0.89 C
2003	3.7 C	-1.16 C
2004	3.9 C	-0.98 C
2005	5.0 C	+0.17 C
2006	6.0 C	+1.17 C
2007	4.6 C	-0.23 C
2008	3.0 C	-1.85 C
2010	4.2 C	-0.63 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1928 to 2010 is -0.05 C (-0.15 to 0.06) 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 72 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Velva
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.05 C (-0.15 to 0.06) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1928 to 2010	72	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.03 C (-0.15 to 0.09) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade	1928 to 2010	72	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.06 C (-0.16 to 0.04) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1928 to 2010	72	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

1926 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Velva: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1936	37.2 C (99.0 F)	83
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	2009	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	83
Wettest day (Rx1day)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	1970	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	1970	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1961	32 days	94

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Velva, 1926 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Velva by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1950	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Velva, 1926 to 2026. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Velva by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1929	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1930	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1931	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1934	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1936	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1937	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1939	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1944	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1945	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1946	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1947	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1948	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1950	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1951	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1952	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1956	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1957	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1959	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1964	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1975	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1977	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1978	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1979	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1981	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1983	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1984	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1985	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1988	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1990	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1993	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1998	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1999	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2000	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2001	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2002	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2003	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2004	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2005	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2006	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2008	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2009	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
2010	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2011	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Velva, 1926 to 2026. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Velva by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1927	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1942	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1985	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1988	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1990	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1993	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1995	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2001	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2005	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2006	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2009	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2010	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2011	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2018	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2019	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2020	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2021	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2023	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2025	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2026	40.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Velva, 1926 to 2026. The record is 133.8 mm (5.3 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Velva by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1927	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1928	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1929	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1932	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1938	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1939	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1941	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1944	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1946	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1949	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1954	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1959	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1962	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1964	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1971	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1973	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1979	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1980	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1981	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1982	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1993	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1994	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1995	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1999	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2000	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
2002	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2003	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2005	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2006	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2008	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2011	n/a
2018	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2019	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2020	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2021	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2022	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2023	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2024	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2026	67.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Velva, 1926 to 2026. The record is 57 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Velva by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	11 days
1927	32 days
1928	44 days
1929	24 days
1930	42 days
1931	32 days
1932	28 days
1933	28 days
1934	43 days
1935	37 days
1936	32 days
1937	54 days
1938	32 days
1939	51 days
1940	26 days
1941	29 days
1942	33 days
1943	38 days
1944	32 days
1945	18 days
1946	19 days
1947	24 days
1948	54 days
1949	24 days
1950	34 days
1951	32 days
1952	49 days
1953	26 days
1954	33 days
1955	22 days
1956	24 days
1957	39 days
1958	26 days
1959	35 days
1960	43 days
1961	57 days
1962	39 days
1963	46 days
1964	43 days
1965	43 days
1966	41 days
1967	25 days
1968	26 days
1969	47 days
1970	19 days
1971	39 days
1972	26 days
1973	28 days
1974	40 days
1975	27 days
1976	36 days
1977	35 days
1978	39 days
1979	28 days
1980	52 days
1981	28 days
1982	27 days
1983	26 days
1984	28 days
1985	23 days
1986	25 days
1988	37 days
1989	57 days
1990	46 days
1991	42 days
1992	39 days
1993	38 days
1994	36 days
1995	23 days
1996	33 days
1997	30 days
1998	35 days
1999	55 days
2000	27 days
2001	38 days
2002	23 days
2003	21 days
2004	27 days
2005	48 days
2006	40 days
2007	28 days
2008	41 days
2009	32 days
2010	25 days
2011	2 days
2018	21 days
2019	29 days
2020	42 days
2021	46 days
2022	19 days
2023	26 days
2024	24 days
2025	16 days
2026	33 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

72 years with a frost

Across 72 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Velva falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 122 days between them.

In 1970 to 2010 the median growing season was 126 days. That is 6 days more than in 1928 to 1957.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Velva
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1928 to 1957)	Recent period (1970 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 May	18 May	14 May	4 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 September	18 September	21 September	3 days later	+0.8 days per decade
Growing days	122 days	120 days	126 days	6 days more	+1.5 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

78 years, 1927 to 2021

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.9 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Velva: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1927 to 2021.

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: 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1970; 90.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1999; 86.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1994.

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.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).