Fessenden Weather Records (USC00322949)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fessenden (USC00322949), North Dakota, United States, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Fessenden

Fessenden (USC00322949) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.65 latitude and -99.62 longitude, 494 m (1,620 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2012, 102 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fessenden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fessenden set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 4 August 2012.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.65 latitude, -99.62 longitude.
Elevation: 494 m (1,620 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2012, 102 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 Fessenden. 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 Fessenden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fessenden still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 64.

Standing records at Fessenden by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1911	8
1912	17
1913	22
1914	25
1915	26
1916	26
1917	41
1918	26
1919	28
1920	13
1921	18
1922	12
1923	14
1924	39
1925	23
1926	14
1927	13
1928	14
1929	22
1930	20
1931	28
1932	10
1933	8
1934	35
1935	26
1936	64
1937	15
1938	8
1939	28
1940	8
1941	12
1942	20
1943	8
1944	8
1945	14
1946	15
1947	15
1948	12
1949	6
1950	22
1951	9
1952	16
1953	16
1954	13
1955	13
1956	13
1957	4
1958	15
1959	10
1960	6
1961	8
1962	14
1963	16
1964	17
1965	8
1966	8
1967	13
1968	13
1969	11
1970	7
1971	2
1972	10
1973	11
1974	4
1975	14
1976	13
1977	25
1978	15
1979	11
1980	14
1981	9
1984	6
1985	17
1986	8
1987	17
1988	25
1989	16
1990	15
1991	28
1992	16
1993	5
1994	9
1995	6
1996	13
1997	8
1998	3
1999	9
2000	11
2001	5
2002	9
2003	11
2004	9
2005	11
2006	7
2007	6
2008	5
2009	9
2010	10
2011	8
2012	21

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Fessenden between 22 August 1947 and 14 June 2000. Each dot is a new record.

When Fessenden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-08-22	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1966-03-04	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1989-02-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996-02-01	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000-06-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fessenden. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 June 2000.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fessenden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 January 1975
Feb	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 February 1930
Mar	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 March 1966
Apr	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 April 1940
May	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 May 1912
Jun	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 June 2000
Jul	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 July 1940
Aug	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	20 August 1918
Sep	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 September 1947
Oct	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 October 1959
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 November 2000
Dec	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 2012

100 years of record at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1951, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993 and others.

Days with data per year at Fessenden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1911	65	18%	No
1912	358	98%	Yes
1913	360	99%	Yes
1914	354	97%	Yes
1915	364	100%	Yes
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	362	99%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	353	97%	Yes
1922	358	98%	Yes
1923	339	93%	Yes
1924	361	99%	Yes
1925	356	98%	Yes
1926	351	96%	Yes
1927	356	98%	Yes
1928	356	97%	Yes
1929	352	96%	Yes
1930	356	98%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	364	99%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	360	99%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	361	99%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	358	98%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	300	82%	No
1952	360	98%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	333	91%	Yes
1955	361	99%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	346	95%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	355	97%	Yes
1974	349	96%	Yes
1975	348	95%	Yes
1976	347	95%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	212	58%	No
1984	117	32%	No
1985	305	84%	No
1986	333	91%	Yes
1987	323	88%	No
1988	337	92%	Yes
1989	339	93%	Yes
1990	341	93%	Yes
1991	329	90%	Yes
1992	273	75%	No
1993	321	88%	No
1994	329	90%	Yes
1995	327	90%	No
1996	303	83%	No
1997	302	83%	No
1998	292	80%	No
1999	288	79%	No
2000	263	72%	No
2001	319	87%	No
2002	341	93%	Yes
2003	342	94%	Yes
2004	291	80%	No
2005	345	95%	Yes
2006	349	96%	Yes
2007	342	94%	Yes
2008	351	96%	Yes
2009	349	96%	Yes
2010	342	94%	Yes
2011	325	89%	No
2012	218	60%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Fessenden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2012	Fessenden, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2012	Fessenden, US	daily rain (Tie)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	37 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Fessenden, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2012	Fessenden, US	daily high min (Tie)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2012	Fessenden, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2012	Fessenden, US	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2012	Fessenden, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

78 complete years, 1912 to 2010

One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Fessenden, 1912 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.5 C (40.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 1.5 C (34.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 6.8 C (44.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fessenden as warming stripes, 1912 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1912	2.9 C	-1.56 C
1913	4.0 C	-0.51 C
1914	3.8 C	-0.71 C
1915	3.6 C	-0.87 C
1916	1.6 C	-2.91 C
1917	1.5 C	-2.98 C
1918	3.3 C	-1.15 C
1919	2.8 C	-1.67 C
1920	3.4 C	-1.09 C
1921	4.9 C	+0.42 C
1922	3.9 C	-0.58 C
1924	3.2 C	-1.26 C
1925	4.5 C	+0.02 C
1926	4.6 C	+0.16 C
1927	3.3 C	-1.15 C
1928	4.9 C	+0.39 C
1929	3.2 C	-1.32 C
1930	5.0 C	+0.47 C
1931	6.8 C	+2.34 C
1932	3.9 C	-0.60 C
1933	4.4 C	-0.06 C
1934	5.7 C	+1.23 C
1935	3.4 C	-1.13 C
1936	2.9 C	-1.59 C
1937	3.0 C	-1.44 C
1938	4.9 C	+0.44 C
1939	5.2 C	+0.69 C
1940	4.8 C	+0.30 C
1941	5.5 C	+1.00 C
1942	4.8 C	+0.29 C
1943	4.5 C	-0.03 C
1944	4.9 C	+0.43 C
1945	3.6 C	-0.93 C
1946	4.7 C	+0.26 C
1947	4.4 C	-0.04 C
1948	4.2 C	-0.29 C
1949	4.3 C	-0.20 C
1950	1.6 C	-2.88 C
1952	4.9 C	+0.46 C
1953	5.7 C	+1.25 C
1955	4.1 C	-0.40 C
1956	4.3 C	-0.14 C
1957	5.2 C	+0.75 C
1958	5.3 C	+0.84 C
1959	4.9 C	+0.41 C
1960	4.7 C	+0.17 C
1961	5.6 C	+1.11 C
1962	5.1 C	+0.57 C
1963	6.3 C	+1.78 C
1964	4.8 C	+0.36 C
1965	3.7 C	-0.77 C
1966	4.0 C	-0.52 C
1967	4.9 C	+0.46 C
1968	5.0 C	+0.47 C
1969	4.1 C	-0.37 C
1970	4.3 C	-0.15 C
1971	4.5 C	+0.04 C
1972	4.0 C	-0.50 C
1973	6.1 C	+1.58 C
1977	5.6 C	+1.12 C
1978	4.1 C	-0.37 C
1979	3.4 C	-1.08 C
1980	5.7 C	+1.17 C
1986	5.7 C	+1.26 C
1989	4.2 C	-0.27 C
1990	6.5 C	+2.03 C
1991	6.3 C	+1.77 C
1994	4.5 C	+0.01 C
1995	4.5 C	0.00 C
1999	5.8 C	+1.34 C
2002	5.2 C	+0.75 C
2003	4.6 C	+0.14 C
2005	5.5 C	+1.06 C
2006	6.5 C	+2.06 C
2007	5.5 C	+0.97 C
2008	4.0 C	-0.45 C
2009	3.4 C	-1.06 C
2010	5.3 C	+0.80 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1912 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fessenden
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1912 to 2010	78	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1912 to 2010	78	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade	1912 to 2010	78	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

1911 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Fessenden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1936	37.2 C (99.0 F)	100
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	1936	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	100
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2000	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	1918	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	99
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1987	30 days	99

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fessenden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1912	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1937	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.7 C (-30.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fessenden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1912	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1913	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1914	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1915	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1917	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1918	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1919	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1920	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1922	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1925	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1926	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1927	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1928	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1930	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1934	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1935	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1937	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1938	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1940	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1941	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1942	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1943	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1944	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1947	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1948	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1951	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1957	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1960	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1965	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1970	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1978	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1979	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1981	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1987	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1992	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1994	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1997	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1998	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2001	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2003	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2004	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2005	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2006	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2008	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2010	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2011	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2012	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fessenden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1912	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1914	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1915	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1918	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1921	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1923	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1930	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1931	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1944	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1955	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1962	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1984	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1988	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1989	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1996	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1999	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2001	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2004	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2005	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2007	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012	25.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 122.3 mm (4.8 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.4 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fessenden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1912	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1913	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1914	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1915	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1916	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1919	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1920	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1921	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1923	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1924	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1925	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1928	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1929	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1932	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1936	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1938	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1941	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1943	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1945	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1958	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1959	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1962	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1965	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1973	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1974	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1979	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1985	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1987	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1989	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1992	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1994	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1995	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1998	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2000	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2001	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2002	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2005	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2006	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2008	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2009	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2010	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2011	n/a
2012	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fessenden, 1911 to 2012. The record is 63 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fessenden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	24 days
1912	46 days
1913	35 days
1914	24 days
1915	42 days
1916	25 days
1917	35 days
1918	46 days
1919	21 days
1920	56 days
1921	18 days
1922	18 days
1923	25 days
1924	25 days
1925	44 days
1926	19 days
1927	24 days
1928	30 days
1929	24 days
1930	44 days
1931	23 days
1932	28 days
1933	27 days
1934	46 days
1935	21 days
1936	28 days
1937	34 days
1938	30 days
1939	51 days
1940	30 days
1941	20 days
1942	34 days
1943	34 days
1944	36 days
1945	33 days
1946	21 days
1947	25 days
1948	22 days
1949	27 days
1950	20 days
1951	25 days
1952	44 days
1953	26 days
1954	33 days
1955	19 days
1956	24 days
1957	27 days
1958	31 days
1959	27 days
1960	28 days
1961	30 days
1962	21 days
1963	32 days
1964	31 days
1965	30 days
1966	35 days
1967	25 days
1968	27 days
1969	23 days
1970	22 days
1971	27 days
1972	28 days
1973	49 days
1974	41 days
1975	29 days
1976	60 days
1977	35 days
1978	47 days
1979	26 days
1980	60 days
1981	26 days
1984	28 days
1985	23 days
1986	34 days
1987	63 days
1988	49 days
1989	45 days
1990	34 days
1991	30 days
1992	31 days
1993	38 days
1994	21 days
1995	20 days
1996	31 days
1997	30 days
1998	56 days
1999	59 days
2000	32 days
2001	37 days
2002	60 days
2003	29 days
2004	24 days
2005	37 days
2006	40 days
2007	32 days
2008	34 days
2009	32 days
2010	32 days
2011	n/a
2012	19 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

78 years with a frost

Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fessenden falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 121 days between them.

In 1963 to 2010 the median growing season was 135 days. That is 19 days more than in 1912 to 1942.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fessenden
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1912 to 1942)	Recent period (1963 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 May	25 May	16 May	9 days earlier	-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 September	18 September	22 September	4 days later	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	121 days	116 days	135 days	19 days more	+3.4 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

84 years, 1912 to 2008

A day with at least 42.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.4 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fessenden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1912 to 2008.

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: 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1918; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1957; 90.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1940.

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).