Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Washburn (USC00329195), North Dakota, United States, with 128 years of record.
Key Facts for Washburn
Washburn (USC00329195) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.30 latitude and -101.03 longitude, 535 m (1,755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2020, 128 years of record.
1,464 records set at Washburn still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Washburn set a daily record precipitation of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) on 6 December 2019.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.30 latitude, -101.03 longitude.
Elevation: 535 m (1,755 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2020, 128 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 Washburn. 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 Washburn, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Washburn still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Washburn by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
15
1894
12
1895
20
1896
40
1897
32
1898
19
1899
23
1900
24
1901
18
1902
9
1905
19
1906
11
1907
8
1908
6
1909
12
1910
40
1911
22
1912
12
1913
13
1914
8
1915
16
1917
29
1918
16
1919
17
1920
1
1922
4
1924
11
1928
2
1929
8
1930
11
1931
35
1932
13
1933
9
1934
26
1935
17
1936
52
1937
16
1938
5
1939
19
1940
11
1941
13
1942
13
1943
7
1944
10
1945
11
1946
14
1947
18
1948
22
1949
8
1950
22
1951
13
1952
12
1953
11
1954
15
1955
9
1956
10
1957
5
1958
12
1959
11
1960
4
1961
11
1962
11
1963
16
1964
4
1965
15
1966
6
1967
13
1968
14
1969
8
1970
4
1971
12
1972
12
1973
6
1974
7
1975
9
1976
16
1977
20
1978
8
1979
9
1980
17
1981
15
1982
3
1983
18
1984
16
1985
11
1986
8
1987
15
1988
21
1989
19
1990
10
1991
27
1992
12
1993
5
1996
5
1997
12
1998
5
1999
8
2000
11
2001
11
2002
17
2003
12
2004
17
2005
12
2006
4
2007
9
2008
3
2009
11
2010
4
2011
4
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Washburn between 6 June 1937 and 2 March 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Washburn set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1937-06-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952-06-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1956-07-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979-02-15
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1979-02-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1979-02-20
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1979-02-22
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1979-02-23
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1979-03-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 99.1 cm (39.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 100.3 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Washburn. The most was 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 30 July 1956.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Washburn
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
24 January 1950
Feb
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
28 February 1951
Mar
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
20 March 1894
Apr
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
29 April 1970
May
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
12 May 1985
Jun
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
18 June 1964
Jul
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
30 July 1956
Aug
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
12 August 1999
Sep
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
12 September 1978
Oct
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 October 1998
Nov
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2 November 1956
Dec
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
25 December 1950
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
109 years of record at Washburn, 1893 to 2011. 36 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Washburn, 1896 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1896, at 3.0 C (37.4 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Washburn as warming stripes, 1896 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
3.0 C
-2.69 C
1897
4.1 C
-1.58 C
1900
6.2 C
+0.51 C
1910
5.9 C
+0.22 C
1911
4.2 C
-1.46 C
1912
4.5 C
-1.19 C
1917
3.6 C
-2.06 C
1931
8.1 C
+2.45 C
1932
5.5 C
-0.17 C
1933
6.1 C
+0.41 C
1934
7.1 C
+1.38 C
1935
4.8 C
-0.91 C
1936
4.5 C
-1.22 C
1937
4.4 C
-1.32 C
1938
6.2 C
+0.47 C
1939
6.9 C
+1.22 C
1940
6.3 C
+0.56 C
1941
7.2 C
+1.54 C
1942
6.2 C
+0.52 C
1943
5.7 C
-0.04 C
1944
6.1 C
+0.39 C
1945
5.0 C
-0.67 C
1946
6.3 C
+0.61 C
1947
6.0 C
+0.31 C
1949
5.6 C
-0.10 C
1950
3.2 C
-2.51 C
1951
3.1 C
-2.55 C
1952
5.9 C
+0.18 C
1954
6.4 C
+0.71 C
1955
4.9 C
-0.84 C
1963
6.7 C
+1.05 C
1965
4.2 C
-1.51 C
1968
5.3 C
-0.42 C
1969
4.6 C
-1.10 C
1970
4.7 C
-0.97 C
1971
5.7 C
+0.02 C
1972
4.9 C
-0.75 C
1973
7.0 C
+1.32 C
1974
6.1 C
+0.44 C
1976
7.2 C
+1.51 C
1978
5.2 C
-0.54 C
1979
4.7 C
-1.00 C
1980
6.5 C
+0.85 C
1982
5.0 C
-0.65 C
1983
6.7 C
+1.05 C
1984
6.2 C
+0.49 C
1985
5.2 C
-0.50 C
1986
6.6 C
+0.89 C
1987
7.7 C
+2.03 C
1988
6.4 C
+0.69 C
1989
4.7 C
-0.96 C
1990
6.9 C
+1.19 C
1991
7.5 C
+1.78 C
1992
6.8 C
+1.11 C
1997
6.0 C
+0.29 C
1998
7.2 C
+1.54 C
1999
7.0 C
+1.35 C
2000
5.4 C
-0.29 C
2001
6.4 C
+0.73 C
2002
5.9 C
+0.16 C
2003
5.6 C
-0.08 C
2004
5.7 C
-0.03 C
2005
6.6 C
+0.91 C
2007
6.1 C
+0.38 C
2008
4.8 C
-0.90 C
2009
4.1 C
-1.57 C
2010
5.3 C
-0.39 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade over 1896 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.18 F (0.02 to 0.34) 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 Washburn
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade
0.18 F (0.02 to 0.34) per decade
1896 to 2010
67
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.04 to 0.15) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1896 to 2010
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1896 to 2010
67
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
1893 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Washburn: 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
37.8 C (100.0 F)
109
Coldest night (TNn)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1936
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
109
Wettest day (Rx1day)
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1956
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1964
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
116
Longest dry spell (CDD)
88 days
1895
34 days
116
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Washburn by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1895
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1901
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
n/a
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1929
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Washburn by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1894
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1895
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1896
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1897
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1898
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1899
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1900
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1901
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1902
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1905
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1906
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1911
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1912
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1913
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1914
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1915
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1917
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1918
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1919
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1920
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1922
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1923
n/a
1924
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1930
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1934
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1939
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1944
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1947
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1951
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1952
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1955
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1964
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1967
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1970
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1978
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1985
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1989
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1996
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2001
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2002
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2003
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2004
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2005
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2006
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2007
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2008
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2009
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2010
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2011
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.8 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Washburn by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1894
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1898
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1909
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1910
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1918
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1920
1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1922
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1937
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1953
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1966
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1988
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1991
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1993
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2001
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2004
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2005
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2006
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2007
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2011
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2018
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 154.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Washburn by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1894
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1895
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1896
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1897
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1899
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1900
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1901
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1902
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1910
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1912
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1913
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1915
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1919
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1920
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1922
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1924
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1925
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1926
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1930
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1931
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1933
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1934
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1936
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1938
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1939
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1944
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1945
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1946
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1947
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1949
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1953
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1959
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1965
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1966
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1970
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1971
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1977
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1978
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1984
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1986
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1987
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1988
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2000
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
2001
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2002
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
2005
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2011
3.2 mm (0.13 in)
2017
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2018
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2020
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 88 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Washburn by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
43 days
1894
31 days
1895
88 days
1896
36 days
1897
62 days
1898
34 days
1899
38 days
1900
41 days
1901
60 days
1902
43 days
1905
47 days
1906
43 days
1907
25 days
1908
26 days
1909
25 days
1910
45 days
1911
36 days
1912
47 days
1913
38 days
1914
37 days
1915
30 days
1917
46 days
1918
37 days
1919
31 days
1920
15 days
1922
32 days
1923
26 days
1924
29 days
1925
23 days
1926
26 days
1927
10 days
1928
44 days
1929
19 days
1930
32 days
1931
31 days
1932
28 days
1933
32 days
1934
57 days
1935
56 days
1936
26 days
1937
21 days
1938
25 days
1939
30 days
1940
27 days
1941
35 days
1942
41 days
1943
37 days
1944
33 days
1945
25 days
1946
47 days
1947
36 days
1948
46 days
1949
29 days
1950
30 days
1951
27 days
1952
70 days
1953
26 days
1954
64 days
1955
84 days
1956
33 days
1957
29 days
1958
31 days
1959
25 days
1960
35 days
1961
37 days
1962
42 days
1963
46 days
1964
33 days
1965
43 days
1966
29 days
1967
49 days
1968
39 days
1969
56 days
1970
25 days
1971
36 days
1972
33 days
1973
64 days
1974
28 days
1975
22 days
1976
29 days
1977
27 days
1978
35 days
1979
47 days
1980
49 days
1981
33 days
1982
26 days
1983
44 days
1984
28 days
1985
34 days
1986
43 days
1987
43 days
1988
31 days
1989
23 days
1990
45 days
1991
39 days
1992
34 days
1993
30 days
1996
19 days
1997
38 days
1998
45 days
1999
34 days
2000
28 days
2001
41 days
2002
24 days
2003
34 days
2004
27 days
2005
25 days
2006
30 days
2007
28 days
2008
35 days
2009
44 days
2010
31 days
2011
5 days
2017
3 days
2018
39 days
2019
49 days
2020
n/a
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 Washburn falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
In 1973 to 2010 the median growing season was 136 days. That is 10 days more than in 1896 to 1955.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Washburn
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1955)
Recent period (1973 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
15 May
13 May
2 days earlier
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
22 September
28 September
6 days later
+1.7 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
126 days
136 days
10 days more
+2.9 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
75 years, 1895 to 2019
A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Washburn: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1895 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: 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1956; 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1952; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1965.
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.