Wadena 3 S Weather Records (USC00218579)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wadena 3 S (USC00218579), Minnesota, United States, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Wadena 3 S

Wadena 3 S (USC00218579) is a weather station in Minnesota, United States at 46.39 latitude and -95.15 longitude, 418 m (1,372 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2014, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wadena 3 S still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wadena 3 S set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 17 August 2014.

About the Station

Location: Minnesota, United States, 46.39 latitude, -95.15 longitude.
Elevation: 418 m (1,372 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2014, 122 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 Wadena 3 S. 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 Wadena 3 S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wadena 3 S still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49.

Standing records at Wadena 3 S by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	1
1904	14
1905	14
1906	18
1907	14
1919	23
1920	9
1921	13
1922	6
1923	8
1924	24
1925	27
1926	12
1927	13
1928	15
1929	26
1930	15
1931	36
1932	9
1933	10
1934	25
1935	23
1936	49
1937	16
1938	15
1939	23
1940	14
1941	24
1942	20
1943	3
1944	12
1945	11
1946	12
1947	23
1948	14
1949	9
1950	14
1951	11
1952	17
1953	23
1954	11
1955	13
1956	17
1957	4
1958	13
1959	17
1960	8
1961	10
1962	19
1963	16
1964	9
1965	16
1966	13
1967	14
1968	15
1969	14
1970	4
1971	6
1972	26
1973	11
1974	18
1975	12
1976	20
1977	26
1978	7
1979	10
1980	9
1981	12
1982	9
1983	19
1984	10
1985	17
1986	9
1987	16
1988	12
1989	23
1990	11
1991	22
1992	17
1993	14
1994	13
1995	13
1996	22
1997	13
1998	9
1999	10
2000	16
2001	10
2002	12
2003	16
2004	13
2005	14
2006	8
2007	6
2008	9
2009	6
2010	5
2011	13
2012	26
2013	10
2014	6

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Wadena 3 S between 26 August 1955 and 24 January 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Wadena 3 S set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-08-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957-03-15	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
1966-03-05	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1995-08-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1997-01-19	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
1997-01-24	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 96.5 cm (38.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 151.6 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wadena 3 S. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 7 August 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wadena 3 S
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 January 1997
Feb	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 February 2013
Mar	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 March 1957
Apr	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 April 2012
May	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 May 2012
Jun	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 June 1968
Jul	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	11 July 2014
Aug	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	7 August 1995
Sep	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12 September 1980
Oct	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	15 October 1984
Nov	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 November 2005
Dec	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2014

101 years of record at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1904, 1907, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927 and others.

Days with data per year at Wadena 3 S
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	27	7%	No
1904	312	85%	No
1905	360	99%	Yes
1906	360	99%	Yes
1907	176	48%	No
1919	343	94%	Yes
1920	294	80%	No
1921	298	82%	No
1922	165	45%	No
1923	116	32%	No
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	352	96%	Yes
1926	347	95%	Yes
1927	275	75%	No
1928	254	69%	No
1929	243	67%	No
1930	253	69%	No
1931	258	71%	No
1932	169	46%	No
1933	155	42%	No
1934	356	98%	Yes
1935	356	98%	Yes
1936	365	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	360	99%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	334	92%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	360	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	361	99%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	328	90%	No
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	359	98%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	153	42%	No
2010	362	99%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	362	99%	Yes
2014	217	59%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Wadena 3 S
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	108 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily high min (Tie)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	tie	88 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily high min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	85 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	60 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max (Tie)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	tie	17 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	monthly low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	tie	62 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2014	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2013	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2013	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2013	Wadena 3 S, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2013	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2013	Wadena 3 S, US	daily high min (Tie)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

82 complete years, 1905 to 2013

One stripe for each of 82 complete years at Wadena 3 S, 1905 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.6 C (40.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 2.1 C (35.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wadena 3 S as warming stripes, 1905 to 2013
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1905	4.0 C	-0.54 C
1906	4.3 C	-0.27 C
1924	3.0 C	-1.57 C
1925	4.2 C	-0.34 C
1926	3.6 C	-1.03 C
1934	5.0 C	+0.39 C
1935	4.4 C	-0.15 C
1936	3.8 C	-0.83 C
1937	3.9 C	-0.68 C
1938	6.0 C	+1.38 C
1939	6.0 C	+1.43 C
1940	4.9 C	+0.29 C
1941	6.2 C	+1.66 C
1942	5.5 C	+0.89 C
1943	4.7 C	+0.07 C
1944	6.0 C	+1.43 C
1945	4.4 C	-0.23 C
1946	5.1 C	+0.53 C
1947	5.0 C	+0.42 C
1948	4.8 C	+0.21 C
1949	5.2 C	+0.57 C
1950	3.0 C	-1.61 C
1951	3.4 C	-1.16 C
1952	5.9 C	+1.30 C
1953	6.1 C	+1.47 C
1954	5.3 C	+0.74 C
1955	4.9 C	+0.36 C
1956	4.8 C	+0.23 C
1957	5.0 C	+0.39 C
1958	5.4 C	+0.84 C
1959	5.2 C	+0.66 C
1960	5.0 C	+0.46 C
1961	5.7 C	+1.14 C
1962	4.7 C	+0.12 C
1964	5.5 C	+0.94 C
1965	4.1 C	-0.48 C
1966	4.3 C	-0.28 C
1967	4.3 C	-0.27 C
1968	5.3 C	+0.67 C
1969	4.8 C	+0.25 C
1970	4.3 C	-0.24 C
1971	4.3 C	-0.24 C
1972	2.3 C	-2.27 C
1973	5.1 C	+0.49 C
1974	3.6 C	-0.99 C
1975	3.8 C	-0.74 C
1976	4.1 C	-0.48 C
1977	4.3 C	-0.32 C
1978	3.2 C	-1.39 C
1979	2.3 C	-2.31 C
1980	3.9 C	-0.73 C
1981	5.3 C	+0.67 C
1982	3.1 C	-1.52 C
1983	4.7 C	+0.08 C
1984	4.4 C	-0.15 C
1985	2.9 C	-1.65 C
1986	4.5 C	-0.06 C
1988	4.3 C	-0.27 C
1989	2.8 C	-1.79 C
1990	4.9 C	+0.34 C
1991	4.7 C	+0.12 C
1992	4.2 C	-0.37 C
1993	2.8 C	-1.82 C
1994	4.2 C	-0.34 C
1995	3.6 C	-0.94 C
1996	2.1 C	-2.46 C
1997	3.8 C	-0.76 C
1998	6.6 C	+1.98 C
1999	5.8 C	+1.21 C
2000	5.0 C	+0.46 C
2001	5.9 C	+1.28 C
2002	6.2 C	+1.61 C
2003	5.4 C	+0.83 C
2004	4.5 C	-0.05 C
2005	5.4 C	+0.79 C
2006	6.1 C	+1.50 C
2007	5.0 C	+0.45 C
2008	3.2 C	-1.43 C
2010	5.3 C	+0.69 C
2011	4.9 C	+0.33 C
2012	6.7 C	+2.08 C
2013	3.4 C	-1.19 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1905 to 2013 is 0.00 C (-0.09 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.16 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 82 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wadena 3 S
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.00 C (-0.09 to 0.08) per decade	-0.01 F (-0.16 to 0.15) per decade	1905 to 2013	82	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.10 C (-0.19 to -0.01) per decade	-0.18 F (-0.34 to -0.02) per decade	1905 to 2013	82	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.10 C (0.00 to 0.19) per decade	0.17 F (0.01 to 0.33) per decade	1905 to 2013	82	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 2014

Yearly extremes at Wadena 3 S: 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	35.0 C (95.0 F)	101
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1907	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	101
Wettest day (Rx1day)	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	1995	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	1984	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1904	27 days	101

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1924	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1934	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1998	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2009	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2013	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1906	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1907	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1919	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1921	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1922	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1923	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1924	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1925	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1926	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1928	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1934	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1937	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1939	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1940	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1941	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1942	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1947	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1948	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1949	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1950	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1951	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1953	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1954	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1956	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1969	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1979	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1983	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1984	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1985	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1987	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1988	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1989	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1991	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1993	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1995	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1996	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1997	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1998	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2001	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2002	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2006	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2008	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2009	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2012	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2013	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2014	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1904	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1907	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1923	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1924	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1929	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1937	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1956	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1958	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1985	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1986	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1988	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1996	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1997	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2001	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2008	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2009	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2014	122.7 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 187.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1904	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1906	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1907	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1920	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1924	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1925	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1927	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1933	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1934	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1936	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1937	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1938	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1939	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1944	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1945	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1947	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1948	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1950	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1953	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1954	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1955	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1957	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1960	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1964	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1965	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1966	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1969	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1972	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1974	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1976	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1980	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1984	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1985	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1988	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1989	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1993	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1995	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1996	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1999	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
2002	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2003	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2004	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2006	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
2007	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2010	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2012	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2013	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2014	122.7 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wadena 3 S, 1893 to 2014. The record is 63 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wadena 3 S by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	35 days
1904	63 days
1905	35 days
1906	27 days
1907	28 days
1919	40 days
1920	22 days
1921	32 days
1922	15 days
1923	33 days
1924	22 days
1925	39 days
1926	39 days
1927	23 days
1928	30 days
1929	18 days
1930	36 days
1931	25 days
1932	16 days
1933	29 days
1934	33 days
1935	24 days
1936	30 days
1937	31 days
1938	28 days
1939	55 days
1940	25 days
1941	42 days
1942	51 days
1943	23 days
1944	32 days
1945	16 days
1946	23 days
1947	24 days
1948	25 days
1949	25 days
1950	33 days
1951	17 days
1952	33 days
1953	25 days
1954	24 days
1955	25 days
1956	33 days
1957	51 days
1958	31 days
1959	33 days
1960	29 days
1961	30 days
1962	26 days
1963	22 days
1964	38 days
1965	22 days
1966	24 days
1967	24 days
1968	44 days
1969	24 days
1970	19 days
1971	15 days
1972	20 days
1973	40 days
1974	25 days
1975	26 days
1976	37 days
1977	19 days
1978	34 days
1979	26 days
1980	32 days
1981	28 days
1982	26 days
1983	26 days
1984	44 days
1985	27 days
1986	41 days
1987	26 days
1988	28 days
1989	28 days
1990	30 days
1991	18 days
1992	27 days
1993	18 days
1994	20 days
1995	22 days
1996	18 days
1997	23 days
1998	28 days
1999	56 days
2000	21 days
2001	17 days
2002	35 days
2003	30 days
2004	22 days
2005	18 days
2006	40 days
2007	24 days
2008	35 days
2009	15 days
2010	30 days
2011	39 days
2012	25 days
2013	45 days
2014	17 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

82 years with a frost

Across 82 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wadena 3 S falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.

In 1982 to 2013 the median growing season was 143 days. That is 15 days more than in 1905 to 1958.

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

Frost dates and growing season at Wadena 3 S
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1905 to 1958)	Recent period (1982 to 2013)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	12 May	13 May	8 May	5 days earlier	-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	24 September	23 September	25 September	2 days later	+0.8 days per decade
Growing days	137 days	128 days	143 days	15 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

86 years, 1904 to 2013

A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.4 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wadena 3 S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1904 to 2013.

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: 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1995; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1955; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 2002.

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 2026-10-17 (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).