Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wishek (USC00329515), North Dakota, United States, with 117 years of record.
Key Facts for Wishek
Wishek (USC00329515) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 46.26 latitude and -99.56 longitude, 621 m (2,037 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2019, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wishek still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wishek set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 21 October 2019.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 46.26 latitude, -99.56 longitude.
Elevation: 621 m (2,037 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2019, 117 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 Wishek. 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 Wishek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
48.9 C (120.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wishek still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Wishek by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
18
1904
13
1905
18
1906
19
1907
16
1908
13
1909
14
1910
25
1929
14
1930
15
1931
28
1932
13
1933
15
1934
49
1935
26
1936
55
1937
28
1938
15
1939
30
1940
10
1941
23
1942
28
1943
18
1944
13
1945
16
1946
13
1947
17
1948
17
1949
18
1950
23
1951
27
1952
14
1953
11
1954
9
1955
13
1956
14
1957
10
1958
17
1959
21
1960
12
1961
10
1962
17
1963
21
1964
27
1965
12
1966
15
1967
15
1968
17
1969
16
1970
11
1971
18
1972
24
1973
6
1974
10
1975
14
1976
23
1977
21
1978
14
1979
7
1980
11
1981
11
1982
7
1983
19
1984
9
1985
16
1986
12
1987
14
1988
13
1989
17
1990
15
1991
37
1992
28
1993
5
1994
13
1995
11
1996
9
1997
13
1998
12
1999
14
2000
26
2001
4
2005
10
2006
13
2007
4
2008
3
2009
7
2010
4
2011
11
2012
25
2013
5
All-Time Record Progression
11 new records
11 all-time records were set at Wishek between 15 June 1953 and 12 March 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Wishek set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1953-06-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972-01-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1988-12-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
2011-01-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
2011-01-18
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
2011-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
2011-02-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
2011-02-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 96.5 cm (38.0 in)
2011-03-08
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
2011-03-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 109.2 cm (43.0 in)
2011-03-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 116.8 cm (46.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 106.9 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wishek. The most was 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 15 June 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wishek
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
21 January 1932
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
20 February 2011
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
10 March 2009
Apr
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
23 April 1932
May
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
30 May 2007
Jun
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
15 June 1953
Jul
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 July 1977
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
23 August 1978
Sep
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
30 September 2019
Oct
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
12 October 1997
Nov
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
8 November 1944
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
24 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
90 years of record at Wishek, 1903 to 2013. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1929, 1930 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Wishek, 1931 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.6 C (40.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.9 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 7.3 C (45.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wishek as warming stripes, 1931 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1931
6.7 C
+2.01 C
1932
4.4 C
-0.25 C
1933
5.1 C
+0.42 C
1934
6.8 C
+2.10 C
1935
5.2 C
+0.55 C
1936
4.4 C
-0.30 C
1938
5.3 C
+0.64 C
1939
5.4 C
+0.73 C
1940
4.7 C
+0.07 C
1941
5.5 C
+0.81 C
1943
3.7 C
-1.00 C
1944
4.5 C
-0.14 C
1945
3.9 C
-0.72 C
1946
5.1 C
+0.45 C
1947
4.7 C
+0.03 C
1948
4.9 C
+0.21 C
1949
4.2 C
-0.48 C
1950
1.9 C
-2.71 C
1954
5.6 C
+0.98 C
1957
4.1 C
-0.53 C
1958
4.2 C
-0.49 C
1959
4.1 C
-0.55 C
1960
3.8 C
-0.85 C
1961
4.7 C
+0.07 C
1962
4.3 C
-0.33 C
1963
5.3 C
+0.66 C
1964
3.8 C
-0.81 C
1965
2.7 C
-1.96 C
1968
3.7 C
-1.00 C
1969
3.3 C
-1.40 C
1970
3.0 C
-1.68 C
1971
3.2 C
-1.43 C
1972
2.8 C
-1.81 C
1974
4.4 C
-0.28 C
1976
4.7 C
+0.07 C
1978
3.2 C
-1.47 C
1981
5.8 C
+1.12 C
1982
3.5 C
-1.18 C
1983
5.0 C
+0.39 C
1984
4.9 C
+0.29 C
1985
3.6 C
-1.06 C
1986
5.0 C
+0.39 C
1987
6.9 C
+2.24 C
1988
5.6 C
+0.93 C
1989
3.9 C
-0.73 C
1990
5.8 C
+1.19 C
1991
5.9 C
+1.26 C
1992
5.2 C
+0.58 C
1993
3.4 C
-1.22 C
1994
4.4 C
-0.21 C
1995
4.5 C
-0.13 C
1996
3.1 C
-1.57 C
1997
5.0 C
+0.34 C
1998
6.6 C
+1.92 C
1999
6.5 C
+1.88 C
2000
5.5 C
+0.88 C
2006
6.7 C
+2.01 C
2008
4.2 C
-0.42 C
2009
3.6 C
-1.05 C
2010
4.5 C
-0.12 C
2012
7.3 C
+2.64 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1931 to 2012 is 0.05 C (-0.08 to 0.17) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 61 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wishek
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.08 to 0.17) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1931 to 2012
61
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.01) per decade
-0.24 F (-0.49 to 0.02) per decade
1931 to 2012
61
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1931 to 2012
61
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
1903 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Wishek: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
90
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1905
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
90
Wettest day (Rx1day)
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2009
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
91
Longest dry spell (CDD)
76 days
1947
36 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wishek, 1903 to 2019. The record is 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wishek by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1929
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wishek, 1903 to 2019. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.7 C (-30.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wishek by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1904
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1905
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1906
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1907
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1908
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1909
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1910
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1929
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1930
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1931
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1934
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1936
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1937
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1938
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1939
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1944
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1945
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1946
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1947
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1948
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1950
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1954
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1955
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1956
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1959
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1960
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1970
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1971
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1972
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1973
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1978
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1983
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1984
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1985
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1987
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1989
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1990
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1993
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1996
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1998
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2000
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2001
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2005
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2006
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2007
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2008
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2010
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2011
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2019
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wishek, 1903 to 2019. The record is 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wishek by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1904
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1906
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1907
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1929
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1937
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1950
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1954
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1955
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1982
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1990
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1998
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1999
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2005
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2007
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2010
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2011
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2012
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2013
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wishek, 1903 to 2019. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wishek by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1905
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1906
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1908
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1909
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1910
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1930
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1931
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1933
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1934
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1935
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1936
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1938
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1940
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1943
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1946
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1954
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1958
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1963
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1964
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1965
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1971
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1974
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1975
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1978
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1979
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1980
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1981
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1984
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1988
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1994
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1995
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1996
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1998
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1999
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2005
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2006
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2008
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2009
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2010
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2011
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2012
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2019
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wishek, 1903 to 2019. The record is 76 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wishek by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
38 days
1904
60 days
1905
53 days
1906
36 days
1907
65 days
1908
29 days
1909
38 days
1910
41 days
1929
18 days
1930
20 days
1931
21 days
1932
30 days
1933
39 days
1934
54 days
1935
35 days
1936
35 days
1937
25 days
1938
36 days
1939
48 days
1940
30 days
1941
39 days
1942
38 days
1943
50 days
1944
36 days
1945
53 days
1946
45 days
1947
76 days
1948
38 days
1949
24 days
1950
30 days
1951
33 days
1952
63 days
1953
26 days
1954
64 days
1955
43 days
1956
39 days
1957
30 days
1958
31 days
1959
21 days
1960
28 days
1961
49 days
1962
62 days
1963
29 days
1964
45 days
1965
44 days
1966
29 days
1967
33 days
1968
54 days
1969
46 days
1970
39 days
1971
36 days
1972
26 days
1973
42 days
1974
39 days
1975
45 days
1976
39 days
1977
26 days
1978
30 days
1979
26 days
1980
53 days
1981
39 days
1982
22 days
1983
22 days
1984
36 days
1985
19 days
1986
23 days
1987
73 days
1988
37 days
1989
35 days
1990
45 days
1991
39 days
1992
31 days
1993
39 days
1994
24 days
1995
27 days
1996
29 days
1997
28 days
1998
26 days
1999
56 days
2000
26 days
2001
13 days
2005
21 days
2006
40 days
2007
42 days
2008
24 days
2009
27 days
2010
24 days
2011
63 days
2012
50 days
2013
35 days
2019
14 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
61 years with a frost
Across 61 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wishek falls on 22 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.
In 1971 to 2012 the median growing season was 127 days. That is 21 days more than in 1931 to 1969.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wishek
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1931 to 1969)
Recent period (1971 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 May
24 May
17 May
7 days earlier
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 September
10 September
21 September
11 days later
+2.1 days per decade
Growing days
115 days
106 days
127 days
21 days more
+3.3 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
63 years, 1905 to 2012
A day with at least 45.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.6 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wishek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
100 years
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1905 to 2012.
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: 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1953; 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1932; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1991.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Wishek, at 1978. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1978 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Wishek, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1978
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.