Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Devils Lake Kdlr (USW00014912), North Dakota, United States, with 94 years of record.
Key Facts for Devils Lake Kdlr
Devils Lake Kdlr (USW00014912) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 48.11 latitude and -98.87 longitude, 446 m (1,464 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 2014, 94 years of record.
1,464 records set at Devils Lake Kdlr still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Devils Lake Kdlr set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 March 2013.
About the Station
Location: North Dakota, United States, 48.11 latitude, -98.87 longitude.
Elevation: 446 m (1,464 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 2014, 94 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 Devils Lake Kdlr. 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 Devils Lake Kdlr, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Devils Lake Kdlr still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Devils Lake Kdlr by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1921
22
1922
11
1923
21
1924
27
1925
23
1926
22
1927
26
1928
16
1929
15
1930
22
1931
27
1932
23
1933
16
1934
37
1935
22
1936
65
1937
18
1938
16
1939
35
1940
15
1941
18
1942
23
1943
11
1944
11
1945
25
1946
18
1947
15
1948
19
1949
17
1950
34
1951
8
1952
23
1953
18
1954
8
1955
7
1956
19
1957
7
1958
19
1959
18
1960
7
1961
6
1962
10
1963
25
1964
22
1965
9
1966
18
1967
21
1968
22
1969
15
1970
4
1971
9
1972
20
1973
14
1974
9
1975
11
1976
12
1977
13
1979
13
1980
21
1981
7
1982
10
1983
18
1984
9
1985
16
1986
15
1987
20
1988
16
1989
28
1990
21
1991
36
1992
24
1993
7
1994
6
1995
10
1996
14
1997
2
1998
10
1999
8
2000
19
2001
8
2002
10
2003
12
2004
6
2005
7
2006
5
2007
8
2008
6
2011
6
2012
22
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Devils Lake Kdlr between 27 March 1956 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Devils Lake Kdlr set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1956-03-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.0 cm (12.2 in)
1966-03-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 44.5 cm (17.5 in)
1966-03-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1966-03-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1986-11-08
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1996-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 115.1 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Devils Lake Kdlr. The most was 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 25 August 1921.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Devils Lake Kdlr
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
27 January 1956
Feb
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
28 February 1981
Mar
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
27 March 2004
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
26 April 1938
May
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
11 May 1935
Jun
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
8 June 1929
Jul
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
11 July 1929
Aug
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
25 August 1921
Sep
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
3 September 1941
Oct
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
30 October 1924
Nov
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
8 November 1986
Dec
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
5 December 1960
Period of Record Coverage
1921 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
91 years of record at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2013 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.1 C (33.9 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 6.9 C (44.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Devils Lake Kdlr as warming stripes, 1921 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1921
4.4 C
+0.35 C
1922
4.0 C
-0.10 C
1923
4.0 C
-0.06 C
1924
2.6 C
-1.49 C
1925
3.8 C
-0.24 C
1926
3.5 C
-0.55 C
1927
2.6 C
-1.45 C
1928
4.1 C
+0.03 C
1929
2.2 C
-1.90 C
1930
4.2 C
+0.18 C
1931
6.3 C
+2.22 C
1932
3.6 C
-0.45 C
1933
4.0 C
-0.03 C
1934
4.9 C
+0.87 C
1935
2.9 C
-1.20 C
1936
2.5 C
-1.51 C
1937
2.8 C
-1.23 C
1938
4.5 C
+0.49 C
1939
4.5 C
+0.45 C
1940
3.8 C
-0.26 C
1941
4.5 C
+0.47 C
1942
4.0 C
-0.04 C
1943
3.6 C
-0.50 C
1944
4.5 C
+0.44 C
1945
3.0 C
-1.10 C
1946
4.0 C
-0.03 C
1947
4.0 C
-0.09 C
1948
3.5 C
-0.51 C
1949
3.4 C
-0.67 C
1950
1.1 C
-2.98 C
1951
1.7 C
-2.35 C
1952
4.8 C
+0.70 C
1953
5.3 C
+1.23 C
1954
4.3 C
+0.25 C
1955
3.1 C
-0.93 C
1956
2.9 C
-1.13 C
1957
4.0 C
-0.08 C
1958
4.3 C
+0.26 C
1959
3.5 C
-0.51 C
1960
3.5 C
-0.55 C
1961
4.4 C
+0.35 C
1962
3.5 C
-0.54 C
1964
3.7 C
-0.39 C
1965
3.0 C
-1.01 C
1966
3.0 C
-1.09 C
1967
3.9 C
-0.19 C
1968
4.1 C
+0.06 C
1969
3.7 C
-0.34 C
1970
3.6 C
-0.48 C
1971
3.7 C
-0.39 C
1972
2.9 C
-1.16 C
1974
3.7 C
-0.32 C
1975
4.1 C
+0.06 C
1976
4.6 C
+0.58 C
1981
5.5 C
+1.48 C
1982
2.9 C
-1.19 C
1983
4.5 C
+0.44 C
1984
4.6 C
+0.52 C
1985
3.4 C
-0.63 C
1986
5.0 C
+0.98 C
1987
6.9 C
+2.87 C
1988
5.5 C
+1.42 C
1989
3.8 C
-0.25 C
1990
5.7 C
+1.66 C
1991
5.7 C
+1.61 C
1998
6.2 C
+2.11 C
1999
5.7 C
+1.65 C
2001
5.5 C
+1.47 C
2002
4.7 C
+0.66 C
2003
4.4 C
+0.39 C
2005
5.5 C
+1.41 C
2006
6.2 C
+2.14 C
2011
4.1 C
+0.09 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1921 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 73 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Devils Lake Kdlr
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1921 to 2011
73
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1921 to 2011
73
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1921 to 2011
73
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
1921 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Devils Lake Kdlr: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
91
Coldest night (TNn)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
91
Wettest day (Rx1day)
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1921
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1921
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
91
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1976
29 days
92
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Devils Lake Kdlr by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1921
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010
n/a
2011
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013
4.4 C (39.9 F)
2014
25.0 C (77.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Devils Lake Kdlr by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1921
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1922
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1923
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1924
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1926
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1929
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1931
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1934
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1935
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1936
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1937
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1938
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1939
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1942
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1944
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1945
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1946
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1947
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1951
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1957
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1958
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1960
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1965
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1980
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1984
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1996
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2001
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2004
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2005
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2006
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2007
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2010
n/a
2011
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2013
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2014
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. The record is 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Devils Lake Kdlr by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1924
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1925
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1929
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1930
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1936
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1942
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1944
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1954
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1955
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1970
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1973
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1975
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1976
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1980
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1985
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1991
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1993
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1995
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1999
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2004
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2005
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2008
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2011
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. The record is 131.9 mm (5.2 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.6 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Devils Lake Kdlr by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1922
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1923
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1924
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1925
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1926
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1928
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1929
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1930
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1934
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1935
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1936
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1937
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1938
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1939
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1942
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1944
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1946
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1950
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1952
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1954
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1955
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1957
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1960
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1962
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1965
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1968
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1971
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1972
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1983
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1984
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1987
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1990
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1994
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1995
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1996
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1998
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1999
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2000
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2002
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2003
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2005
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2006
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
2007
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2008
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2011
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Devils Lake Kdlr, 1921 to 2014. The record is 72 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Devils Lake Kdlr by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921
18 days
1922
31 days
1923
24 days
1924
24 days
1925
31 days
1926
22 days
1927
29 days
1928
67 days
1929
54 days
1930
52 days
1931
24 days
1932
28 days
1933
31 days
1934
40 days
1935
30 days
1936
29 days
1937
30 days
1938
58 days
1939
43 days
1940
29 days
1941
31 days
1942
34 days
1943
39 days
1944
31 days
1945
29 days
1946
25 days
1947
31 days
1948
25 days
1949
24 days
1950
31 days
1951
28 days
1952
60 days
1953
25 days
1954
33 days
1955
16 days
1956
25 days
1957
19 days
1958
31 days
1959
25 days
1960
22 days
1961
28 days
1962
25 days
1963
33 days
1964
30 days
1965
45 days
1966
25 days
1967
42 days
1968
26 days
1969
41 days
1970
27 days
1971
27 days
1972
27 days
1973
43 days
1974
40 days
1975
20 days
1976
72 days
1977
17 days
1979
24 days
1980
54 days
1981
24 days
1982
30 days
1983
43 days
1984
19 days
1985
28 days
1986
27 days
1987
25 days
1988
34 days
1989
42 days
1990
34 days
1991
35 days
1992
36 days
1993
28 days
1994
37 days
1995
18 days
1996
16 days
1997
20 days
1998
28 days
1999
43 days
2000
25 days
2001
19 days
2002
39 days
2003
18 days
2004
28 days
2005
44 days
2006
28 days
2007
22 days
2008
27 days
2010
13 days
2011
60 days
2012
32 days
2013
24 days
2014
2 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
73 years with a frost
Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Devils Lake Kdlr falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 131 days between them.
In 1965 to 2011 the median growing season was 137 days. That is 10 days more than in 1921 to 1950.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Devils Lake Kdlr
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1921 to 1950)
Recent period (1965 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
16 May
9 May
7 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 September
22 September
25 September
3 days later
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
131 days
127 days
137 days
10 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
82 years, 1921 to 2012
A day with at least 39.2 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.6 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Devils Lake Kdlr: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1921 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: 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1921; 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1941; 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1929.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.