Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Downing 1 E (USC00472209), Wisconsin, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Downing 1 E
Downing 1 E (USC00472209) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 45.05 latitude and -92.13 longitude, 299 m (981 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 1937, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Downing 1 E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Downing 1 E set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.3 C (91.9 F) on 28 August 1937.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 45.05 latitude, -92.13 longitude.
Elevation: 299 m (981 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 1937, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Downing 1 E. 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 Downing 1 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Downing 1 E still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Downing 1 E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1902
34
1903
49
1904
32
1905
27
1906
28
1907
32
1908
51
1909
52
1910
54
1911
50
1912
48
1913
62
1914
33
1915
43
1916
55
1917
51
1918
37
1919
26
1920
46
1921
33
1922
27
1923
44
1924
34
1925
50
1926
22
1927
34
1928
32
1929
31
1930
53
1931
78
1932
38
1933
40
1934
51
1935
34
1936
32
1937
21
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Downing 1 E between 16 February 1936 and 16 February 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Downing 1 E set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-02-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -45.0 C (-49.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Downing 1 E. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 7 October 1904.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Downing 1 E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
3 January 1906
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 February 1908
Mar
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
29 March 1914
Apr
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
3 April 1934
May
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 May 1906
Jun
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
20 June 1908
Jul
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
15 July 1907
Aug
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
21 August 1905
Sep
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
19 September 1907
Oct
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 October 1904
Nov
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
10 November 1922
Dec
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
17 December 1912
Period of Record Coverage
1902 to 1937
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1906, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1936, 1937.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Downing 1 E, 1903 to 1935. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.6 C (42.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.0 C (37.4 F), and the warmest was 1930, at 7.5 C (45.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Downing 1 E as warming stripes, 1903 to 1935
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
4.6 C
-0.96 C
1904
4.1 C
-1.50 C
1905
4.9 C
-0.72 C
1908
6.6 C
+1.02 C
1911
5.9 C
+0.34 C
1912
4.3 C
-1.34 C
1913
6.0 C
+0.36 C
1914
5.6 C
+0.04 C
1917
3.0 C
-2.61 C
1918
6.0 C
+0.38 C
1919
5.6 C
+0.05 C
1920
5.7 C
+0.09 C
1922
6.5 C
+0.95 C
1923
6.2 C
+0.63 C
1924
4.5 C
-1.07 C
1925
5.7 C
+0.10 C
1926
5.0 C
-0.60 C
1928
6.5 C
+0.93 C
1930
7.5 C
+1.88 C
1932
5.5 C
-0.14 C
1933
6.3 C
+0.67 C
1934
7.1 C
+1.51 C
1935
5.7 C
+0.06 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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 1937
Yearly extremes at Downing 1 E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1936
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1903
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1910
28 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Downing 1 E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1912
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1918
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Downing 1 E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1904
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1905
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1906
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1908
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1909
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1910
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1911
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1912
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1913
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1914
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1915
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1916
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1917
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1919
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1920
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1921
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1924
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1927
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1928
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1929
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1930
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1936
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Downing 1 E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1911
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1935
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. The record is 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Downing 1 E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1904
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1905
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1907
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1908
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1909
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1911
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1912
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1913
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1914
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1915
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1918
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1919
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1921
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1923
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1925
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1927
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1928
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1929
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1930
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1931
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1935
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Downing 1 E, 1902 to 1937. The record is 59 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Downing 1 E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
14 days
1903
22 days
1904
27 days
1905
40 days
1906
26 days
1907
28 days
1908
30 days
1909
25 days
1910
59 days
1911
38 days
1912
30 days
1913
34 days
1914
38 days
1915
44 days
1916
20 days
1917
34 days
1918
27 days
1919
25 days
1920
42 days
1921
26 days
1922
22 days
1923
51 days
1924
33 days
1925
31 days
1926
23 days
1927
32 days
1928
33 days
1929
21 days
1930
31 days
1931
41 days
1932
16 days
1933
25 days
1934
20 days
1935
19 days
1936
15 days
1937
11 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Downing 1 E falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 111 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Downing 1 E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1903 to 1935)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 May
n/a
24 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
13 September
n/a
13 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
111 days
n/a
111 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.