Bemidji Weather Records (USC00210643)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bemidji (USC00210643), Minnesota, United States, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Bemidji

Bemidji (USC00210643) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 47.54 latitude and -94.83 longitude, 415 m (1,360 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2026, 131 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bemidji still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bemidji set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 4 April 2026.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 47.54 latitude, -94.83 longitude.
Elevation: 415 m (1,360 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2026, 131 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bemidji. 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 Bemidji, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bemidji still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 62.

Standing records at Bemidji by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	38
1897	62
1898	4
1899	43
1900	30
1901	19
1902	8
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	11
1924	13
1925	5
1927	12
1928	21
1929	22
1930	36
1931	31
1932	17
1933	21
1934	27
1935	29
1936	46
1937	16
1938	18
1939	35
1940	22
1941	21
1942	26
1943	14
1944	13
1945	28
1946	27
1947	21
1948	22
1949	6
1950	18
1951	16
1952	18
1953	15
1954	12
1955	14
1956	10
1957	7
1958	21
1959	13
1960	6
1961	15
1962	17
1963	11
1964	16
1965	18
1966	16
1967	20
1968	16
1969	10
1970	10
1971	12
1972	16
1973	8
1974	11
1975	8
1976	22
1977	29
1978	10
1979	11
1980	13
1981	10
1982	7
1983	13
1984	23
1985	7
1986	2
1987	2
1988	5
1989	21
1990	5
1991	12
1992	22
1993	16
1994	14
1995	12
1996	10
2001	5
2002	12
2003	3
2004	13
2015	4
2021	2
2023	5

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Bemidji between 30 January 1950 and 14 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.

When Bemidji set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1950-01-30	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1966-01-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972-01-14	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 105.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bemidji. The most was 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 July 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bemidji
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 January 1996
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 February 1897
Mar	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 March 1933
Apr	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 April 1964
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 May 1962
Jun	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 June 1957
Jul	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	22 July 1914
Aug	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	7 August 1942
Sep	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 September 1995
Oct	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	7 October 1901
Nov	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 November 2004
Dec	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 2023

91 years of record at Bemidji, 1896 to 2023. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1906, 1924, 1925 and others.

Days with data per year at Bemidji
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	202	55%	No
1897	267	73%	No
1898	100	27%	No
1899	313	86%	No
1900	355	97%	Yes
1901	359	98%	Yes
1902	304	83%	No
1903	354	97%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	354	97%	Yes
1906	196	54%	No
1924	222	61%	No
1925	76	21%	No
1927	213	58%	No
1928	359	98%	Yes
1929	361	99%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	361	99%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	361	99%	Yes
1937	355	97%	Yes
1938	361	99%	Yes
1939	361	99%	Yes
1940	363	99%	Yes
1941	361	99%	Yes
1942	350	96%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	337	92%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	353	96%	Yes
1949	352	96%	Yes
1950	360	99%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	360	98%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	346	95%	Yes
1958	324	89%	No
1959	356	98%	Yes
1960	353	96%	Yes
1961	331	91%	Yes
1962	316	87%	No
1963	352	96%	Yes
1964	359	98%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	359	98%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	355	97%	Yes
1983	356	98%	Yes
1984	357	98%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	37	10%	No
1987	168	46%	No
1988	332	91%	Yes
1989	330	90%	Yes
1990	260	71%	No
1991	203	56%	No
1992	333	91%	Yes
1993	356	98%	Yes
1994	358	98%	Yes
1995	293	80%	No
1996	55	15%	No
2001	123	34%	No
2002	177	48%	No
2003	75	21%	No
2004	179	49%	No
2011	2	1%	No
2015	30	8%	No
2021	60	16%	No
2023	30	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bemidji
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2026	Bemidji, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Bemidji, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2025	Bemidji, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025	Bemidji, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2025	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2024	Bemidji, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2024	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	93 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2024	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	tie	74 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2023	Bemidji, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2023	Bemidji, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Bemidji, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2023	Bemidji, US	monthly low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2023	Bemidji, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2023	Bemidji, US	daily low max (Tie)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2023	Bemidji, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2023	Bemidji, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2023	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1900 to 1994

One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Bemidji, 1900 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.0 C (33.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 6.5 C (43.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bemidji as warming stripes, 1900 to 1994
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1900	5.7 C	+2.27 C
1901	4.8 C	+1.37 C
1903	4.2 C	+0.77 C
1904	3.7 C	+0.28 C
1905	4.5 C	+1.06 C
1928	4.2 C	+0.82 C
1929	2.4 C	-1.02 C
1930	4.5 C	+1.05 C
1931	6.5 C	+3.11 C
1932	3.6 C	+0.20 C
1933	3.8 C	+0.42 C
1934	4.4 C	+0.94 C
1935	3.4 C	-0.05 C
1936	2.7 C	-0.71 C
1937	2.1 C	-1.29 C
1938	4.0 C	+0.62 C
1939	3.6 C	+0.19 C
1940	3.3 C	-0.14 C
1941	4.8 C	+1.33 C
1943	2.6 C	-0.87 C
1944	3.9 C	+0.52 C
1946	3.5 C	+0.09 C
1947	2.9 C	-0.52 C
1948	3.5 C	+0.11 C
1949	3.2 C	-0.18 C
1950	1.0 C	-2.44 C
1951	1.8 C	-1.64 C
1952	3.9 C	+0.50 C
1953	4.2 C	+0.77 C
1954	3.5 C	+0.03 C
1955	2.8 C	-0.61 C
1956	2.9 C	-0.57 C
1957	2.9 C	-0.52 C
1958	3.6 C	+0.14 C
1959	3.1 C	-0.34 C
1960	3.0 C	-0.47 C
1961	3.9 C	+0.49 C
1962	2.8 C	-0.59 C
1963	4.0 C	+0.55 C
1964	3.1 C	-0.33 C
1965	1.9 C	-1.54 C
1966	2.1 C	-1.29 C
1967	2.3 C	-1.12 C
1968	3.3 C	-0.10 C
1969	3.2 C	-0.23 C
1970	2.5 C	-0.92 C
1971	2.9 C	-0.48 C
1972	1.9 C	-1.50 C
1973	4.5 C	+1.12 C
1974	3.3 C	-0.13 C
1975	3.8 C	+0.40 C
1976	3.6 C	+0.16 C
1977	4.2 C	+0.73 C
1978	3.0 C	-0.39 C
1979	2.3 C	-1.09 C
1980	3.7 C	+0.28 C
1981	5.0 C	+1.61 C
1982	3.1 C	-0.33 C
1983	4.8 C	+1.33 C
1984	4.7 C	+1.23 C
1985	2.9 C	-0.48 C
1988	3.4 C	-0.02 C
1989	2.1 C	-1.35 C
1993	2.1 C	-1.32 C
1994	3.4 C	+0.02 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade over 1900 to 1994. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bemidji
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.14 C (-0.24 to -0.04) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade	1900 to 1994	65	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade	1900 to 1994	65	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.05 C (-0.16 to 0.07) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1900 to 1994	65	Not clearly different from zero

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

1896 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Bemidji: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1936	34.4 C (93.9 F)	91
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1950	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	87
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	1914	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	1975	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	117
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1920	25 days	117

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bemidji by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1899	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1926	n/a
1927	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1987	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996	9.4 C (48.9 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bemidji by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1897	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1898	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1899	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1900	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1901	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1902	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1903	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1904	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1905	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1906	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1925	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1926	n/a
1927	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1931	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1932	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1934	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1935	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1936	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1937	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1938	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1939	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1940	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1941	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1942	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1944	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1945	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1946	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1947	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1948	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1949	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1950	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1954	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1955	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1956	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1957	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1962	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1963	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1966	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1967	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1970	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1971	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1972	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1980	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1982	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1983	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1984	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1987	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1989	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1992	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1993	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1994	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1996	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2001	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2004	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bemidji by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1897	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1915	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1916	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1927	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1928	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1987	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2011	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2012	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2014	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2015	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2016	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2017	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2018	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2020	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2023	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2025	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2026	42.7 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bemidji by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1897	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1898	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1899	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1901	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1902	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1913	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1914	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1916	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1917	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1919	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1920	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1927	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1929	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1930	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1931	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1932	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1933	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1935	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1938	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1939	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1940	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1942	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1945	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1946	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1947	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1948	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1950	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1951	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1957	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1958	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1960	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1963	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1968	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1971	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1973	154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1974	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1980	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1981	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1987	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1988	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1991	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1993	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2002	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2011	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2012	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
2014	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2015	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2016	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
2018	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2019	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2020	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2021	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2022	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2023	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2024	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2025	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2026	65.6 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bemidji, 1896 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bemidji by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	23 days
1897	35 days
1898	24 days
1899	24 days
1900	30 days
1901	33 days
1902	25 days
1903	37 days
1904	33 days
1905	34 days
1906	29 days
1911	29 days
1912	63 days
1913	34 days
1914	48 days
1915	44 days
1916	36 days
1917	32 days
1918	47 days
1919	25 days
1920	68 days
1921	28 days
1922	21 days
1923	27 days
1924	30 days
1925	28 days
1926	24 days
1927	16 days
1928	26 days
1929	18 days
1930	26 days
1931	19 days
1932	19 days
1933	31 days
1934	23 days
1935	33 days
1936	24 days
1937	20 days
1938	39 days
1939	25 days
1940	29 days
1941	35 days
1942	32 days
1943	23 days
1944	37 days
1945	24 days
1946	21 days
1947	24 days
1948	33 days
1949	23 days
1950	27 days
1951	16 days
1952	55 days
1953	25 days
1954	35 days
1955	19 days
1956	35 days
1957	22 days
1958	34 days
1959	48 days
1960	44 days
1961	32 days
1962	45 days
1963	31 days
1964	37 days
1965	28 days
1966	28 days
1967	23 days
1968	34 days
1969	31 days
1970	20 days
1971	23 days
1972	23 days
1973	41 days
1974	40 days
1975	20 days
1976	43 days
1977	14 days
1978	25 days
1979	25 days
1980	62 days
1981	23 days
1982	18 days
1983	19 days
1984	28 days
1985	15 days
1986	20 days
1987	24 days
1988	34 days
1989	28 days
1990	21 days
1991	15 days
1992	36 days
1993	24 days
1994	22 days
1995	22 days
1996	12 days
2001	27 days
2002	32 days
2003	10 days
2004	17 days
2011	27 days
2012	18 days
2013	18 days
2014	25 days
2015	13 days
2016	11 days
2017	11 days
2018	22 days
2019	18 days
2020	32 days
2021	22 days
2022	18 days
2023	18 days
2024	17 days
2025	19 days
2026	20 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

65 years with a frost

Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bemidji falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 119 days between them.

In 1960 to 1994 the median growing season was 123 days. That is 9 days more than in 1900 to 1954.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bemidji
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1900 to 1954)	Recent period (1960 to 1994)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 May	25 May	22 May	3 days earlier	-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	20 September	20 September	22 September	2 days later	+0.9 days per decade
Growing days	119 days	114 days	123 days	9 days more	+2.3 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

82 years, 1900 to 2025

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 108.6 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bemidji: 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	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	108.6 mm (4.3 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 1900 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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1914; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1957; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 2011.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bemidji, at 1975. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bemidji, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1975	+0.3	+0.5	possible	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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).