Rice Lake Weather Records (USC00477132)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rice Lake (USC00477132), Wisconsin, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Rice Lake

Rice Lake (USC00477132) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 45.42 latitude and -91.77 longitude, 336 m (1,103 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rice Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rice Lake set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

Location: Wisconsin, United States, 45.42 latitude, -91.77 longitude.
Elevation: 336 m (1,103 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rice Lake. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Rice Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Feb	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rice Lake still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 36.

Standing records at Rice Lake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	21
1953	19
1954	14
1955	19
1956	15
1957	11
1958	17
1959	18
1960	14
1961	13
1962	20
1963	23
1964	28
1965	33
1966	28
1967	29
1968	32
1969	18
1970	12
1971	18
1972	34
1973	14
1974	28
1975	9
1976	36
1977	24
1978	18
1979	13
1980	14
1981	22
1982	14
1983	32
1984	15
1985	27
1986	18
1987	28
1988	33
1989	22
1990	17
1991	28
1992	19
1993	17
1994	15
1995	17
1996	31
1997	13
1998	22
1999	12
2000	22
2001	14
2002	19
2003	19
2004	14
2005	20
2006	21
2007	18
2008	6
2009	16
2010	13
2011	16
2012	29
2013	16
2014	25
2015	15
2016	9
2017	26
2018	24
2019	9
2020	18
2021	21
2022	8
2023	19
2024	21
2025	21
2026	11

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Rice Lake between 20 April 1982 and 1 August 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Rice Lake set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-04-20	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1986-07-05	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1988-07-15	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988-08-02	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1994-01-19	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006-08-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rice Lake. The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 27 August 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rice Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 January 1996
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 February 1967
Mar	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 March 2026
Apr	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 April 1954
May	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 May 2021
Jun	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 June 1951
Jul	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 July 1965
Aug	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	27 August 1960
Sep	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 September 1994
Oct	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	5 October 2005
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 November 2015
Dec	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 2026

75 years of record at Rice Lake, 1952 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1995, 2024, 2026.

Days with data per year at Rice Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	359	98%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	355	97%	Yes
1979	325	89%	No
1980	333	91%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	352	96%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	335	92%	Yes
1987	333	91%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	298	82%	No
1996	363	99%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	335	92%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	335	92%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	357	98%	Yes
2018	354	97%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	364	99%	Yes
2021	360	99%	Yes
2022	333	91%	Yes
2023	331	91%	Yes
2024	284	78%	No
2025	348	95%	Yes
2026	259	71%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Rice Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high min (Provisional)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high max (Provisional)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high max (Provisional)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily low min (Provisional)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026	Rice Lake, US	monthly low min (Provisional)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026	Rice Lake, US	monthly low min (Tie)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	tie	51 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high min (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

63 complete years, 1952 to 2025

One stripe for each of 63 complete years at Rice Lake, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 3.7 C (38.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 8.0 C (46.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rice Lake as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1952	6.2 C	+0.35 C
1953	6.5 C	+0.72 C
1954	6.3 C	+0.44 C
1955	5.9 C	+0.05 C
1956	5.4 C	-0.39 C
1957	5.5 C	-0.33 C
1958	5.7 C	-0.14 C
1959	5.8 C	0.00 C
1960	5.8 C	-0.07 C
1961	6.2 C	+0.38 C
1962	5.6 C	-0.26 C
1964	6.1 C	+0.31 C
1965	4.6 C	-1.18 C
1966	4.8 C	-1.01 C
1967	4.6 C	-1.23 C
1968	5.9 C	+0.03 C
1969	5.4 C	-0.47 C
1970	5.2 C	-0.67 C
1971	4.9 C	-0.92 C
1972	3.9 C	-1.94 C
1973	6.6 C	+0.74 C
1974	5.2 C	-0.65 C
1975	5.6 C	-0.21 C
1976	5.1 C	-0.70 C
1977	6.2 C	+0.36 C
1978	4.8 C	-0.99 C
1981	5.1 C	-0.71 C
1982	5.2 C	-0.66 C
1983	6.5 C	+0.69 C
1984	6.6 C	+0.79 C
1985	5.1 C	-0.68 C
1988	6.8 C	+0.95 C
1989	5.3 C	-0.52 C
1990	7.4 C	+1.54 C
1991	6.6 C	+0.79 C
1992	5.9 C	+0.08 C
1993	4.6 C	-1.22 C
1994	5.6 C	-0.25 C
1996	3.7 C	-2.12 C
1997	5.5 C	-0.34 C
1998	8.0 C	+2.15 C
1999	6.8 C	+1.02 C
2000	5.8 C	-0.01 C
2002	6.3 C	+0.44 C
2003	5.7 C	-0.10 C
2004	5.7 C	-0.13 C
2006	7.5 C	+1.63 C
2007	6.4 C	+0.59 C
2008	4.5 C	-1.29 C
2009	4.9 C	-0.89 C
2010	6.6 C	+0.76 C
2011	6.0 C	+0.16 C
2012	7.8 C	+1.96 C
2013	4.5 C	-1.30 C
2014	3.7 C	-2.10 C
2015	6.7 C	+0.84 C
2016	7.4 C	+1.60 C
2017	6.4 C	+0.59 C
2019	4.9 C	-0.94 C
2020	6.7 C	+0.89 C
2021	7.2 C	+1.41 C
2023	7.4 C	+1.54 C
2025	6.6 C	+0.82 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.00 to 0.22) per decade over 1952 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.20 F (0.00 to 0.40) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 63 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rice Lake
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.11 C (0.00 to 0.22) per decade	0.20 F (0.00 to 0.40) per decade	1952 to 2025	63	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.14) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1952 to 2025	63	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1952 to 2025	63	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

1948 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Rice Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)	75
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1967	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	75
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	1960	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1969	22 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rice Lake, 1948 to 2026. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rice Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1984	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2015	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2016	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2019	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2023	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2025	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2026	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rice Lake, 1948 to 2026. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rice Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1954	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1956	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1962	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1963	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1967	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1971	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1975	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1982	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1983	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1984	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1986	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1988	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1991	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1993	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1995	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1997	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1998	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1999	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2001	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2002	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2004	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2005	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2007	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2008	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2009	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2010	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2012	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2013	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2014	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2015	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2016	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2017	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2018	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2019	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2020	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2021	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2022	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2023	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2024	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2025	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2026	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rice Lake, 1948 to 2026. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rice Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1950	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1952	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1958	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1961	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1969	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1985	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1989	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2000	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2002	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2003	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2004	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2006	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2007	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2013	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2014	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2015	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2016	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2018	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2019	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2020	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2021	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2022	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2024	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2025	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2026	66.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rice Lake, 1948 to 2026. The record is 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rice Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1952	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1954	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1955	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1957	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1958	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1961	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1966	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1969	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1971	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1972	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1978	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1980	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1983	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1985	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1987	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1989	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1990	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1992	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1993	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1994	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1995	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1996	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1997	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1999	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2000	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2001	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2002	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2003	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2004	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2005	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
2006	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
2007	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2008	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
2009	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2010	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2011	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2012	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
2013	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
2014	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2016	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2017	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2018	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
2019	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2020	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2021	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2022	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2023	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2024	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2025	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2026	66.8 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rice Lake, 1948 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rice Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	18 days
1949	22 days
1950	20 days
1951	17 days
1952	46 days
1953	44 days
1954	25 days
1955	20 days
1956	18 days
1957	23 days
1958	25 days
1959	23 days
1960	25 days
1961	27 days
1962	19 days
1963	25 days
1964	19 days
1965	22 days
1966	26 days
1967	29 days
1968	44 days
1969	51 days
1970	21 days
1971	14 days
1972	20 days
1973	22 days
1974	19 days
1975	18 days
1976	34 days
1977	27 days
1978	25 days
1979	24 days
1980	29 days
1981	31 days
1982	14 days
1983	20 days
1984	21 days
1985	17 days
1986	21 days
1987	21 days
1988	28 days
1989	19 days
1990	20 days
1991	17 days
1992	34 days
1993	26 days
1994	19 days
1995	22 days
1996	14 days
1997	20 days
1998	27 days
1999	25 days
2000	20 days
2001	18 days
2002	37 days
2003	28 days
2004	20 days
2005	14 days
2006	26 days
2007	32 days
2008	16 days
2009	22 days
2010	23 days
2011	19 days
2012	26 days
2013	20 days
2014	20 days
2015	20 days
2016	19 days
2017	20 days
2018	24 days
2019	22 days
2020	23 days
2021	16 days
2022	16 days
2023	15 days
2024	26 days
2025	30 days
2026	13 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

63 years with a frost

Across 63 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rice Lake falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 139 days between them.

In 1990 to 2025 the median growing season was 141 days. That is 16 days more than in 1952 to 1984.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rice Lake
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1952 to 1984)	Recent period (1990 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 May	18 May	14 May	4 days earlier	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	26 September	25 September	30 September	5 days later	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	139 days	125 days	141 days	16 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

72 years, 1949 to 2021

A day with at least 56.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.4 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rice Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1949 to 2021.

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: 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1960; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 2005; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1962.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Rice Lake had a mean temperature of 6.1 C (43.0 F) and 820.1 mm (32.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Grand Meadow (United States, 200 km away), Wausau ASOS (United States, 177 km away) and Ottawa Cda (Canada, 1,251 km away).

Climate twins of Rice Lake: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Grand Meadow	United States	200 km (124 mi)	6.4 C (43.4 F)	823.9 mm (32.4 in)	0.68
Wausau ASOS	United States	177 km (110 mi)	6.0 C (42.9 F)	834.1 mm (32.8 in)	0.74
Ottawa Cda	Canada	1,251 km (777 mi)	5.9 C (42.5 F)	864.5 mm (34.0 in)	0.75

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).