Watauga S Dak 8 N Weather Records (USC00329219)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watauga S Dak 8 N (USC00329219), North Dakota, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Watauga S Dak 8 N

Watauga S Dak 8 N (USC00329219) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.02 latitude and -101.57 longitude, 631 m (2,070 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2021, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Watauga S Dak 8 N still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Watauga S Dak 8 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 9 October 2021.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.02 latitude, -101.57 longitude.
Elevation: 631 m (2,070 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2021, 72 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Watauga S Dak 8 N. 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 Watauga S Dak 8 N, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Watauga S Dak 8 N still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Watauga S Dak 8 N between 19 March 1982 and 20 September 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Watauga S Dak 8 N set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-03-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1988-06-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2019-09-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 115.1 mm (4.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 115.1 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watauga S Dak 8 N. The most was 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 20 September 2019.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Watauga S Dak 8 N
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 January 1964
Feb	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 February 2000
Mar	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 March 2000
Apr	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 April 2010
May	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 May 2007
Jun	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 June 1988
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 July 1987
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 August 1990
Sep	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	20 September 2019
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 October 2021
Nov	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1 November 2000
Dec	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 December 1972

Latest Records

Latest records at Watauga S Dak 8 N
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2021	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2019	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2019	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2018	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2018	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2018	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2018	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2018	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2017	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2017	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain (Tie)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2016	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2015	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2015	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2015	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain (Tie)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	tie	49 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Watauga S Dak 8 N: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	2019	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	1964	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	123 days	1952	43 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Watauga S Dak 8 N, 1950 to 2021. The record is 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watauga S Dak 8 N by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1970	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1974	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1986	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1988	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1989	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1990	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1997	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2000	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2001	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2003	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2004	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2006	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2007	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2008	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2009	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2010	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2011	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2012	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2013	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2014	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2015	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2016	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2017	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2018	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2019	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2021	71.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Watauga S Dak 8 N, 1950 to 2021. The record is 128.2 mm (5.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.7 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watauga S Dak 8 N by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1959	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1965	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1970	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1972	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1974	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1979	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1980	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1985	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1988	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1989	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1990	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1996	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1997	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2000	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
2001	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2002	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2003	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2005	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2006	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2007	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2008	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2009	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2010	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2013	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2014	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2016	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2017	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
2018	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2019	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2021	71.1 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Watauga S Dak 8 N, 1950 to 2021. The record is 123 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watauga S Dak 8 N by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	70 days
1951	35 days
1952	123 days
1953	26 days
1954	46 days
1955	47 days
1956	49 days
1957	27 days
1958	56 days
1959	32 days
1960	59 days
1961	51 days
1962	39 days
1963	52 days
1964	53 days
1965	36 days
1966	29 days
1967	49 days
1968	45 days
1969	70 days
1970	41 days
1971	46 days
1972	34 days
1973	30 days
1974	48 days
1975	37 days
1976	39 days
1977	42 days
1978	51 days
1979	50 days
1980	60 days
1981	82 days
1982	26 days
1983	40 days
1984	50 days
1985	60 days
1986	53 days
1987	70 days
1988	50 days
1989	37 days
1990	33 days
1991	66 days
1992	43 days
1993	26 days
1994	31 days
1995	36 days
1996	29 days
1997	47 days
1998	49 days
1999	58 days
2000	46 days
2001	47 days
2002	48 days
2003	34 days
2004	29 days
2005	29 days
2006	76 days
2007	44 days
2008	33 days
2009	37 days
2010	31 days
2011	39 days
2012	42 days
2013	26 days
2014	61 days
2015	34 days
2016	43 days
2017	34 days
2018	36 days
2019	14 days
2021	10 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

60 years, 1951 to 2011

A day with at least 43.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.7 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Watauga S Dak 8 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1951 to 2011.

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: 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1988; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1969; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1987.

Download the Data

Data for Watauga S Dak 8 N standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Watauga S Dak 8 N threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

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