Luverne Weather Records (USC00214937)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Luverne (USC00214937), Minnesota, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Luverne

Luverne (USC00214937) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 43.67 latitude and -96.20 longitude, 448 m (1,471 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Luverne still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Luverne set a daily record precipitation of 9.9 mm (0.39 in) on 10 December 2025.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 43.67 latitude, -96.20 longitude.
Elevation: 448 m (1,471 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Luverne. 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 Luverne, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Luverne still stand. 1902 holds the most, with 44.

Standing records at Luverne by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	21
1895	31
1896	22
1897	32
1898	24
1899	37
1900	19
1901	23
1902	44
1903	20
1904	19
1905	17
1906	20
1907	26
1908	7
1917	28
1918	27
1919	25
1920	14
1921	25
1922	1
1958	24
1959	31
1960	17
1961	13
1962	44
1963	23
1964	25
1965	33
1966	28
1967	30
1968	22
1969	25
1970	21
1971	20
1972	20
1973	22
1974	35
1975	15
1976	32
1977	27
1978	10
1979	17
1980	16
1981	30
1982	14
1983	41
1984	17
1985	14
1986	10
1987	34
1988	35
1989	23
1990	33
1991	33
1992	21
1993	11
1994	10
1995	14
1996	14
1997	20
1998	25
1999	14
2000	19

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Luverne between 19 January 1970 and 9 July 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Luverne set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1970-01-19	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976-07-09	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 152.7 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Luverne. The most was 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 6 June 1896.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Luverne
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 January 1999
Feb	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 February 1951
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 March 1907
Apr	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2 April 1967
May	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 May 1951
Jun	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	6 June 1896
Jul	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	12 July 1908
Aug	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 August 1902
Sep	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 September 1900
Oct	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 October 1979
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 November 1998
Dec	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 December 1902

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 2000

64 years of record at Luverne, 1894 to 2000. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1908, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1958, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at Luverne
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	274	75%	No
1895	362	99%	Yes
1896	361	99%	Yes
1897	349	96%	Yes
1898	356	98%	Yes
1899	359	98%	Yes
1900	361	99%	Yes
1901	352	96%	Yes
1902	346	95%	Yes
1903	350	96%	Yes
1904	364	99%	Yes
1905	362	99%	Yes
1906	356	98%	Yes
1907	329	90%	Yes
1908	210	57%	No
1917	309	85%	No
1918	328	90%	No
1919	355	97%	Yes
1920	356	97%	Yes
1921	272	75%	No
1922	72	20%	No
1958	301	82%	No
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	348	95%	Yes
1961	350	96%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	335	92%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	335	92%	Yes
1977	334	92%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	330	90%	Yes
1983	332	91%	Yes
1984	361	99%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	356	98%	Yes
1987	333	91%	Yes
1988	360	98%	Yes
1989	358	98%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	356	97%	Yes
1993	355	97%	Yes
1994	346	95%	Yes
1995	355	97%	Yes
1996	331	90%	Yes
1997	323	88%	No
1998	351	96%	Yes
1999	348	95%	Yes
2000	252	69%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Luverne
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2025	Luverne, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2000	Luverne, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	tie	104 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max (Tie)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2000	Luverne, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	100 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2000	Luverne, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2000	Luverne, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2000	Luverne, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	103 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2000	Luverne, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2000	Luverne, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2000	Luverne, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2000	Luverne, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

44 complete years, 1895 to 1999

One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Luverne, 1895 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.1 C (44.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 5.7 C (42.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 9.4 C (49.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Luverne as warming stripes, 1895 to 1999
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	6.3 C	-0.82 C
1896	6.8 C	-0.38 C
1897	6.3 C	-0.83 C
1898	6.8 C	-0.31 C
1899	6.3 C	-0.84 C
1900	7.9 C	+0.79 C
1902	6.0 C	-1.12 C
1903	5.9 C	-1.28 C
1904	5.7 C	-1.42 C
1905	6.4 C	-0.69 C
1906	7.1 C	-0.05 C
1919	7.3 C	+0.16 C
1920	7.7 C	+0.53 C
1959	7.3 C	+0.16 C
1960	6.8 C	-0.38 C
1962	6.9 C	-0.23 C
1963	7.8 C	+0.67 C
1964	7.6 C	+0.49 C
1965	5.9 C	-1.19 C
1966	6.4 C	-0.76 C
1967	6.6 C	-0.52 C
1968	7.4 C	+0.29 C
1969	6.4 C	-0.73 C
1970	6.8 C	-0.35 C
1971	7.1 C	-0.02 C
1974	7.9 C	+0.81 C
1975	7.3 C	+0.15 C
1978	6.9 C	-0.23 C
1979	6.4 C	-0.73 C
1980	8.7 C	+1.55 C
1981	9.0 C	+1.84 C
1984	7.5 C	+0.36 C
1985	6.3 C	-0.87 C
1986	7.6 C	+0.51 C
1988	7.7 C	+0.59 C
1989	7.0 C	-0.17 C
1990	8.4 C	+1.28 C
1991	8.3 C	+1.14 C
1992	7.6 C	+0.51 C
1993	6.0 C	-1.11 C
1994	7.2 C	+0.04 C
1995	6.1 C	-1.02 C
1998	9.4 C	+2.29 C
1999	9.2 C	+2.05 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.04 to 0.18) per decade over 1895 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Luverne
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.11 C (0.04 to 0.18) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1895 to 1999	44	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.14 C (0.05 to 0.22) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1895 to 1999	44	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade	0.15 F (0.01 to 0.29) per decade	1895 to 1999	44	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

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Luverne: 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)	1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)	64
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1970	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	64
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	1896	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	1986	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1962	27 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Luverne, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Luverne by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1897	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Luverne, 1893 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Luverne by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1895	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1896	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1897	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1898	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1900	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1901	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1902	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1904	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1907	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1908	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1918	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1920	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1922	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1958	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1966	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1968	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1975	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1991	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1996	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1997	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1998	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2000	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Luverne, 1893 to 2026. The record is 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Luverne by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1895	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1897	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1917	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1950	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1973	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1976	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1977	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1980	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1986	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1987	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1990	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1991	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1993	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1995	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2024	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2025	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2026	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Luverne, 1893 to 2026. The record is 160.1 mm (6.3 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Luverne by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1896	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1897	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1898	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1899	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1900	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1901	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1903	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1904	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1905	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1906	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1907	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1908	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1917	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1920	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1921	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1922	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1951	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1958	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1961	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1962	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1963	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1964	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1969	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1970	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1972	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1973	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1975	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1976	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1977	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1978	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1980	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1981	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1982	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1983	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1985	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1986	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1987	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1988	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1992	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1993	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1994	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1995	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1996	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1997	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2000	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2024	n/a
2025	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
2026	70.4 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Luverne, 1893 to 2026. The record is 62 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Luverne by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	37 days
1894	23 days
1895	28 days
1896	28 days
1897	29 days
1898	28 days
1899	26 days
1900	25 days
1901	31 days
1902	23 days
1903	28 days
1904	43 days
1905	24 days
1906	24 days
1907	31 days
1908	30 days
1917	29 days
1918	39 days
1919	30 days
1920	21 days
1921	28 days
1922	28 days
1950	24 days
1951	16 days
1958	24 days
1959	29 days
1960	35 days
1961	29 days
1962	62 days
1963	37 days
1964	29 days
1965	22 days
1966	27 days
1967	42 days
1968	27 days
1969	22 days
1970	25 days
1971	26 days
1972	23 days
1973	21 days
1974	31 days
1975	30 days
1976	29 days
1977	24 days
1978	36 days
1979	38 days
1980	30 days
1981	31 days
1982	27 days
1983	25 days
1984	31 days
1985	22 days
1986	24 days
1987	35 days
1988	43 days
1989	34 days
1990	25 days
1991	24 days
1992	22 days
1993	22 days
1994	26 days
1995	19 days
1996	17 days
1997	23 days
1998	38 days
1999	26 days
2000	16 days
2024	3 days
2025	18 days
2026	18 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

44 years with a frost

Across 44 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Luverne falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 25 September, which leaves a median of 141 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Luverne
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1960 to 1999)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 May	n/a	7 May	n/a	-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	25 September	n/a	25 September	n/a	+0.1 days per decade
Growing days	141 days	n/a	141 days	n/a	+0.9 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

52 years, 1895 to 1999

A day with at least 56.6 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.6 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Luverne: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1895 to 1999.

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: 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1992; 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1979; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1994.

Station Changes

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

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Data for Luverne standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).