Ft Meade Weather Records (USC00393069)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Meade (USC00393069), South Dakota, United States, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Ft Meade

Ft Meade (USC00393069) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 44.41 latitude and -103.48 longitude, 1,008 m (3,308 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2026, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Meade still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Meade set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 10 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

Location: South Dakota, United States, 44.41 latitude, -103.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,008 m (3,308 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2026, 125 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ft Meade. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ft Meade, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ft Meade still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 47.

Standing records at Ft Meade by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1902	13
1903	20
1904	12
1905	47
1906	21
1907	16
1908	37
1909	42
1910	30
1911	2
1912	17
1913	22
1914	25
1915	45
1916	24
1917	26
1918	20
1919	2
1949	8
1950	22
1951	18
1952	17
1953	16
1954	22
1955	15
1956	11
1957	9
1958	10
1959	18
1960	18
1961	10
1962	23
1963	15
1964	11
1965	31
1966	12
1967	8
1968	10
1969	12
1970	5
1971	8
1972	23
1973	15
1974	12
1975	7
1976	10
1977	10
1978	11
1979	7
1980	12
1981	6
1982	5
1983	19
1984	10
1985	34
1986	21
1987	16
1988	24
1989	29
1990	20
1991	19
1992	26
1993	10
1994	11
1995	19
1996	14
1997	16
1998	21
1999	14
2000	8
2001	8
2002	6
2003	13
2004	4
2005	14
2006	10
2007	8
2008	7
2009	16
2010	5
2011	6
2012	18
2013	10
2014	12
2015	13
2016	10
2017	8
2018	10
2019	9
2020	19
2021	12
2022	7
2023	10
2024	11
2025	10
2026	9

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Ft Meade between 14 March 1973 and 28 July 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Ft Meade set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-03-14	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984-04-26	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1989-02-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989-02-03	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2006-07-15	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
2006-07-28	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Meade. The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 13 June 1907.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Meade
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 January 1996
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 February 1904
Mar	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 April 1984
May	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	8 May 1995
Jun	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	13 June 1907
Jul	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	5 July 2019
Aug	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 August 1912
Sep	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 September 2014
Oct	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 October 1982
Nov	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	1 November 2000
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 December 1906

Period of Record Coverage

1902 to 2026

96 years of record at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1918, 1919, 1949, 2026.

Days with data per year at Ft Meade
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1902	314	86%	No
1903	349	96%	Yes
1904	341	93%	Yes
1905	357	98%	Yes
1906	337	92%	Yes
1907	314	86%	No
1908	363	99%	Yes
1909	359	98%	Yes
1910	315	86%	No
1911	90	25%	No
1912	330	90%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	356	98%	Yes
1915	362	99%	Yes
1916	331	90%	Yes
1917	361	99%	Yes
1918	263	72%	No
1919	31	8%	No
1949	180	49%	No
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	362	99%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes
1984	356	97%	Yes
1985	351	96%	Yes
1986	346	95%	Yes
1987	354	97%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	360	99%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	352	96%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	359	98%	Yes
1998	358	98%	Yes
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	359	98%	Yes
2001	356	98%	Yes
2002	355	97%	Yes
2003	358	98%	Yes
2004	356	97%	Yes
2005	360	99%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	363	99%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	356	98%	Yes
2011	352	96%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	364	99%	Yes
2021	364	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	362	99%	Yes
2024	358	98%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes
2026	282	77%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ft Meade
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high min (Provisional)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily rain (Provisional)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	1 year	2 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max (Tie)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	tie	37 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2026	Ft Meade, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Ft Meade, US	monthly high min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	64 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2026	Ft Meade, US	daily high min (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	35 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2025	Ft Meade, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

85 complete years, 1905 to 2025

One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Ft Meade, 1905 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1915, at 6.5 C (43.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.9 C (51.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ft Meade as warming stripes, 1905 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1905	7.0 C	-1.79 C
1906	8.2 C	-0.61 C
1907	7.7 C	-1.11 C
1908	8.9 C	+0.09 C
1909	8.4 C	-0.38 C
1913	8.1 C	-0.71 C
1914	10.1 C	+1.25 C
1915	6.5 C	-2.27 C
1917	7.4 C	-1.45 C
1950	7.2 C	-1.58 C
1951	6.7 C	-2.15 C
1952	9.4 C	+0.59 C
1953	9.8 C	+1.03 C
1954	9.7 C	+0.89 C
1955	8.5 C	-0.32 C
1956	9.1 C	+0.29 C
1957	8.3 C	-0.47 C
1958	9.2 C	+0.38 C
1959	8.6 C	-0.16 C
1960	9.0 C	+0.19 C
1961	9.7 C	+0.86 C
1962	9.0 C	+0.17 C
1963	9.9 C	+1.06 C
1964	8.9 C	+0.07 C
1965	8.3 C	-0.50 C
1966	8.0 C	-0.77 C
1967	8.7 C	-0.11 C
1968	8.7 C	-0.08 C
1969	8.6 C	-0.23 C
1970	8.6 C	-0.23 C
1971	8.4 C	-0.40 C
1972	8.1 C	-0.71 C
1973	9.2 C	+0.40 C
1974	9.6 C	+0.76 C
1975	7.8 C	-0.96 C
1976	9.3 C	+0.48 C
1977	9.0 C	+0.23 C
1978	7.2 C	-1.59 C
1979	8.0 C	-0.81 C
1980	9.4 C	+0.56 C
1981	10.1 C	+1.30 C
1982	7.6 C	-1.18 C
1983	8.9 C	+0.05 C
1984	9.0 C	+0.15 C
1985	8.2 C	-0.65 C
1986	9.4 C	+0.64 C
1987	10.4 C	+1.57 C
1988	10.4 C	+1.58 C
1989	8.5 C	-0.30 C
1990	9.7 C	+0.88 C
1991	9.8 C	+0.95 C
1992	9.2 C	+0.38 C
1993	7.2 C	-1.63 C
1994	9.3 C	+0.52 C
1995	8.7 C	-0.08 C
1996	6.9 C	-1.87 C
1997	8.8 C	+0.03 C
1998	9.6 C	+0.77 C
1999	8.2 C	-0.57 C
2000	8.9 C	+0.14 C
2001	9.4 C	+0.64 C
2002	8.8 C	+0.02 C
2003	9.3 C	+0.53 C
2004	9.5 C	+0.69 C
2005	9.8 C	+1.04 C
2006	10.2 C	+1.39 C
2007	10.1 C	+1.25 C
2008	8.1 C	-0.72 C
2009	7.7 C	-1.07 C
2010	8.6 C	-0.16 C
2011	8.6 C	-0.20 C
2012	10.9 C	+2.06 C
2013	8.2 C	-0.56 C
2014	8.0 C	-0.84 C
2015	9.7 C	+0.93 C
2016	10.3 C	+1.52 C
2017	9.6 C	+0.76 C
2018	7.9 C	-0.95 C
2019	7.0 C	-1.84 C
2020	9.4 C	+0.64 C
2021	9.8 C	+1.01 C
2022	8.6 C	-0.16 C
2023	9.0 C	+0.16 C
2024	9.9 C	+1.05 C
2025	9.3 C	+0.46 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade over 1905 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 85 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ft Meade
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1905 to 2025	85	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.07 C (0.00 to 0.14) per decade	0.13 F (0.00 to 0.25) per decade	1905 to 2025	85	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1905 to 2025	85	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

1902 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Ft Meade: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)	96
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1918	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	96
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	1907	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	1907	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1902	29 days	95

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Meade by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1902	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1903	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1909	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1912	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1915	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1949	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2022	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2023	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2024	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2025	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2026	41.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Meade by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1902	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1904	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1906	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1907	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1908	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1910	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1911	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1914	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1915	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1917	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1918	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1919	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1953	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1957	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1961	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1963	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1967	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1973	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1974	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1981	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1982	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1983	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1990	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1991	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1994	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2007	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2014	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2017	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2018	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2019	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2020	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2021	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2022	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2024	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2025	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2026	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Meade by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1904	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1905	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1912	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1949	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1950	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1955	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1960	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1977	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1980	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1984	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1986	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1989	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1990	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1997	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1999	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2002	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2003	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2006	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2015	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2017	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2018	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2019	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2020	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2021	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2023	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2024	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2026	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. The record is 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Meade by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1906	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1907	266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1908	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1910	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1912	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1916	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1917	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	n/a
1949	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1952	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1955	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1956	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1960	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1962	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1964	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1966	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1967	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1972	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1973	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1976	226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1977	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1980	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1981	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1982	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1983	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1984	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1985	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1987	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1991	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1992	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1994	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1995	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1996	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1997	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1998	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1999	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2000	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2003	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2004	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2006	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2007	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2008	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
2009	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2011	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2012	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2013	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2014	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2015	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2016	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2017	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2018	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2019	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2020	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2021	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2022	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2023	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2024	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2025	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2026	92.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Meade, 1902 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Meade by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	80 days
1903	26 days
1904	40 days
1905	47 days
1906	37 days
1907	50 days
1908	35 days
1909	36 days
1910	26 days
1911	28 days
1912	37 days
1913	31 days
1914	44 days
1915	22 days
1916	28 days
1917	37 days
1918	19 days
1919	n/a
1949	28 days
1950	29 days
1951	57 days
1952	63 days
1953	70 days
1954	33 days
1955	22 days
1956	25 days
1957	33 days
1958	29 days
1959	38 days
1960	37 days
1961	30 days
1962	30 days
1963	29 days
1964	27 days
1965	47 days
1966	24 days
1967	35 days
1968	24 days
1969	31 days
1970	26 days
1971	24 days
1972	19 days
1973	30 days
1974	24 days
1975	57 days
1976	31 days
1977	25 days
1978	23 days
1979	26 days
1980	32 days
1981	40 days
1982	33 days
1983	21 days
1984	28 days
1985	26 days
1986	24 days
1987	28 days
1988	22 days
1989	26 days
1990	37 days
1991	28 days
1992	39 days
1993	18 days
1994	22 days
1995	25 days
1996	27 days
1997	23 days
1998	27 days
1999	45 days
2000	28 days
2001	43 days
2002	27 days
2003	38 days
2004	28 days
2005	28 days
2006	25 days
2007	30 days
2008	29 days
2009	23 days
2010	31 days
2011	22 days
2012	51 days
2013	25 days
2014	28 days
2015	35 days
2016	25 days
2017	33 days
2018	24 days
2019	20 days
2020	64 days
2021	31 days
2022	36 days
2023	30 days
2024	34 days
2025	19 days
2026	28 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

85 years with a frost

Across 85 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Meade falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 143 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 148 days. That is 7 days more than in 1905 to 1970.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ft Meade
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1905 to 1970)	Recent period (1996 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	9 May	9 May	11 May	2 days later	-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	29 September	27 September	4 October	7 days later	+1.3 days per decade
Growing days	143 days	141 days	148 days	7 days more	+2.0 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

88 years, 1902 to 2025

A day with at least 46.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.7 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ft Meade: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1902 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: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1976; 111.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1972; 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1979.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Ft Meade had a mean temperature of 9.1 C (48.3 F) and 519.8 mm (20.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Leroy 5 WSW (United States, 435 km away), Akron 4 E (United States, 474 km away) and Logan Utah St UNIV (United States, 738 km away).

Climate twins of Ft Meade: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	435 km (270 mi)	9.2 C (48.5 F)	433.0 mm (17.0 in)	1.00
Akron 4 E	United States	474 km (295 mi)	9.3 C (48.7 F)	403.0 mm (15.9 in)	1.04
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	738 km (459 mi)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	495.1 mm (19.5 in)	1.13

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).