Washburn Weather Records (USC00329195)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Washburn (USC00329195), North Dakota, United States, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Washburn

Washburn (USC00329195) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.30 latitude and -101.03 longitude, 535 m (1,755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2020, 128 years of record.
1,464 records set at Washburn still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Washburn set a daily record precipitation of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) on 6 December 2019.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.30 latitude, -101.03 longitude.
Elevation: 535 m (1,755 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2020, 128 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 Washburn. 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 Washburn, 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)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.1 C (115.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Washburn still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 52.

Standing records at Washburn by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	15
1894	12
1895	20
1896	40
1897	32
1898	19
1899	23
1900	24
1901	18
1902	9
1905	19
1906	11
1907	8
1908	6
1909	12
1910	40
1911	22
1912	12
1913	13
1914	8
1915	16
1917	29
1918	16
1919	17
1920	1
1922	4
1924	11
1928	2
1929	8
1930	11
1931	35
1932	13
1933	9
1934	26
1935	17
1936	52
1937	16
1938	5
1939	19
1940	11
1941	13
1942	13
1943	7
1944	10
1945	11
1946	14
1947	18
1948	22
1949	8
1950	22
1951	13
1952	12
1953	11
1954	15
1955	9
1956	10
1957	5
1958	12
1959	11
1960	4
1961	11
1962	11
1963	16
1964	4
1965	15
1966	6
1967	13
1968	14
1969	8
1970	4
1971	12
1972	12
1973	6
1974	7
1975	9
1976	16
1977	20
1978	8
1979	9
1980	17
1981	15
1982	3
1983	18
1984	16
1985	11
1986	8
1987	15
1988	21
1989	19
1990	10
1991	27
1992	12
1993	5
1996	5
1997	12
1998	5
1999	8
2000	11
2001	11
2002	17
2003	12
2004	17
2005	12
2006	4
2007	9
2008	3
2009	11
2010	4
2011	4

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records

9 all-time records were set at Washburn between 6 June 1937 and 2 March 1979. Each dot is a new record.

When Washburn set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1937-06-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952-06-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1956-07-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979-02-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1979-02-17	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1979-02-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1979-02-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1979-02-23	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1979-03-02	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 99.1 cm (39.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 100.3 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Washburn. The most was 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 30 July 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Washburn
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 January 1950
Feb	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 February 1951
Mar	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 March 1894
Apr	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 April 1970
May	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 May 1985
Jun	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 July 1956
Aug	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 August 1999
Sep	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	12 September 1978
Oct	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 October 1998
Nov	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 November 1956
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2011

109 years of record at Washburn, 1893 to 2011. 36 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906 and others.

Days with data per year at Washburn
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	137	38%	No
1894	108	30%	No
1895	363	99%	Yes
1896	348	95%	Yes
1897	356	98%	Yes
1898	303	83%	No
1899	200	55%	No
1900	360	99%	Yes
1901	283	78%	No
1902	165	45%	No
1905	260	71%	No
1906	166	45%	No
1907	96	26%	No
1908	126	34%	No
1909	207	57%	No
1910	359	98%	Yes
1911	350	96%	Yes
1912	363	99%	Yes
1913	349	96%	Yes
1914	259	71%	No
1915	230	63%	No
1917	347	95%	Yes
1918	267	73%	No
1919	241	66%	No
1920	55	15%	No
1922	4	1%	No
1924	164	45%	No
1928	3	1%	No
1929	66	18%	No
1930	249	68%	No
1931	361	99%	Yes
1932	345	94%	Yes
1933	326	89%	No
1934	329	90%	Yes
1935	364	100%	Yes
1936	364	99%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	362	99%	Yes
1939	364	100%	Yes
1940	362	99%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	363	99%	Yes
1947	361	99%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	361	99%	Yes
1952	357	98%	Yes
1953	336	92%	Yes
1954	359	98%	Yes
1955	349	96%	Yes
1956	356	97%	Yes
1957	315	86%	No
1958	192	53%	No
1959	239	65%	No
1960	326	89%	No
1961	323	88%	No
1962	292	80%	No
1963	356	98%	Yes
1964	288	79%	No
1965	359	98%	Yes
1966	325	89%	No
1967	322	88%	No
1968	355	97%	Yes
1969	354	97%	Yes
1970	342	94%	Yes
1971	346	95%	Yes
1972	341	93%	Yes
1973	361	99%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	333	91%	Yes
1976	352	96%	Yes
1977	350	96%	Yes
1978	358	98%	Yes
1979	339	93%	Yes
1980	337	92%	Yes
1981	323	88%	No
1982	351	96%	Yes
1983	343	94%	Yes
1984	305	83%	No
1985	332	91%	Yes
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	360	99%	Yes
1991	357	98%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	292	80%	No
1996	234	64%	No
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	357	98%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	362	99%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	362	99%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	362	99%	Yes
2011	207	57%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Washburn
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2019	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2019	Washburn, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2018	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2018	Washburn, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	tie	29 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2018	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2018	Washburn, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

67 complete years, 1896 to 2010

One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Washburn, 1896 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1896, at 3.0 C (37.4 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Washburn as warming stripes, 1896 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	3.0 C	-2.69 C
1897	4.1 C	-1.58 C
1900	6.2 C	+0.51 C
1910	5.9 C	+0.22 C
1911	4.2 C	-1.46 C
1912	4.5 C	-1.19 C
1917	3.6 C	-2.06 C
1931	8.1 C	+2.45 C
1932	5.5 C	-0.17 C
1933	6.1 C	+0.41 C
1934	7.1 C	+1.38 C
1935	4.8 C	-0.91 C
1936	4.5 C	-1.22 C
1937	4.4 C	-1.32 C
1938	6.2 C	+0.47 C
1939	6.9 C	+1.22 C
1940	6.3 C	+0.56 C
1941	7.2 C	+1.54 C
1942	6.2 C	+0.52 C
1943	5.7 C	-0.04 C
1944	6.1 C	+0.39 C
1945	5.0 C	-0.67 C
1946	6.3 C	+0.61 C
1947	6.0 C	+0.31 C
1949	5.6 C	-0.10 C
1950	3.2 C	-2.51 C
1951	3.1 C	-2.55 C
1952	5.9 C	+0.18 C
1954	6.4 C	+0.71 C
1955	4.9 C	-0.84 C
1963	6.7 C	+1.05 C
1965	4.2 C	-1.51 C
1968	5.3 C	-0.42 C
1969	4.6 C	-1.10 C
1970	4.7 C	-0.97 C
1971	5.7 C	+0.02 C
1972	4.9 C	-0.75 C
1973	7.0 C	+1.32 C
1974	6.1 C	+0.44 C
1976	7.2 C	+1.51 C
1978	5.2 C	-0.54 C
1979	4.7 C	-1.00 C
1980	6.5 C	+0.85 C
1982	5.0 C	-0.65 C
1983	6.7 C	+1.05 C
1984	6.2 C	+0.49 C
1985	5.2 C	-0.50 C
1986	6.6 C	+0.89 C
1987	7.7 C	+2.03 C
1988	6.4 C	+0.69 C
1989	4.7 C	-0.96 C
1990	6.9 C	+1.19 C
1991	7.5 C	+1.78 C
1992	6.8 C	+1.11 C
1997	6.0 C	+0.29 C
1998	7.2 C	+1.54 C
1999	7.0 C	+1.35 C
2000	5.4 C	-0.29 C
2001	6.4 C	+0.73 C
2002	5.9 C	+0.16 C
2003	5.6 C	-0.08 C
2004	5.7 C	-0.03 C
2005	6.6 C	+0.91 C
2007	6.1 C	+0.38 C
2008	4.8 C	-0.90 C
2009	4.1 C	-1.57 C
2010	5.3 C	-0.39 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade over 1896 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.18 F (0.02 to 0.34) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Washburn
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade	0.18 F (0.02 to 0.34) per decade	1896 to 2010	67	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.06 C (-0.04 to 0.15) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1896 to 2010	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1896 to 2010	67	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 2020

Yearly extremes at Washburn: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1936	37.8 C (100.0 F)	109
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1936	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	109
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1956	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	1964	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	116
Longest dry spell (CDD)	88 days	1895	34 days	116

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Washburn by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1895	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1901	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1911	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1922	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923	n/a
1924	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1929	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1942	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Washburn by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1894	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1895	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1896	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1897	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1898	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1899	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1900	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1901	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1902	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1905	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1906	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1911	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1912	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1913	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1914	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1915	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1917	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1918	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1919	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1920	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1922	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1923	n/a
1924	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1930	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1934	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1937	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1939	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1940	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1942	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1944	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1947	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1951	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1952	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1955	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1956	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1967	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1978	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1984	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1985	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1989	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1993	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1996	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1998	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2001	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2002	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2003	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2004	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2005	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2006	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2007	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2008	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2009	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
2010	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2011	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Washburn by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1894	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1909	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1910	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1918	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1920	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1922	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1937	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1953	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1966	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1986	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1988	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1991	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1993	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2001	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2004	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2005	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2006	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2007	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2011	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2018	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 154.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Washburn by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1894	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1895	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1896	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1897	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1899	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1900	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1901	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1902	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1910	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1912	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1913	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1915	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1919	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1920	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1922	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1924	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1925	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1926	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1930	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1931	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1933	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1934	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1936	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1938	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1944	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1945	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1946	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1947	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1949	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1953	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1959	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1965	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1970	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1971	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1977	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1984	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1986	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1987	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1988	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2000	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
2001	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2002	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
2005	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2011	3.2 mm (0.13 in)
2017	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2018	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2020	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Washburn, 1893 to 2020. The record is 88 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Washburn by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	43 days
1894	31 days
1895	88 days
1896	36 days
1897	62 days
1898	34 days
1899	38 days
1900	41 days
1901	60 days
1902	43 days
1905	47 days
1906	43 days
1907	25 days
1908	26 days
1909	25 days
1910	45 days
1911	36 days
1912	47 days
1913	38 days
1914	37 days
1915	30 days
1917	46 days
1918	37 days
1919	31 days
1920	15 days
1922	32 days
1923	26 days
1924	29 days
1925	23 days
1926	26 days
1927	10 days
1928	44 days
1929	19 days
1930	32 days
1931	31 days
1932	28 days
1933	32 days
1934	57 days
1935	56 days
1936	26 days
1937	21 days
1938	25 days
1939	30 days
1940	27 days
1941	35 days
1942	41 days
1943	37 days
1944	33 days
1945	25 days
1946	47 days
1947	36 days
1948	46 days
1949	29 days
1950	30 days
1951	27 days
1952	70 days
1953	26 days
1954	64 days
1955	84 days
1956	33 days
1957	29 days
1958	31 days
1959	25 days
1960	35 days
1961	37 days
1962	42 days
1963	46 days
1964	33 days
1965	43 days
1966	29 days
1967	49 days
1968	39 days
1969	56 days
1970	25 days
1971	36 days
1972	33 days
1973	64 days
1974	28 days
1975	22 days
1976	29 days
1977	27 days
1978	35 days
1979	47 days
1980	49 days
1981	33 days
1982	26 days
1983	44 days
1984	28 days
1985	34 days
1986	43 days
1987	43 days
1988	31 days
1989	23 days
1990	45 days
1991	39 days
1992	34 days
1993	30 days
1996	19 days
1997	38 days
1998	45 days
1999	34 days
2000	28 days
2001	41 days
2002	24 days
2003	34 days
2004	27 days
2005	25 days
2006	30 days
2007	28 days
2008	35 days
2009	44 days
2010	31 days
2011	5 days
2017	3 days
2018	39 days
2019	49 days
2020	n/a

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

67 years with a frost

Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Washburn falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.

In 1973 to 2010 the median growing season was 136 days. That is 10 days more than in 1896 to 1955.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Washburn
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1896 to 1955)	Recent period (1973 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	15 May	15 May	13 May	2 days earlier	-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	24 September	22 September	28 September	6 days later	+1.7 days per decade
Growing days	133 days	126 days	136 days	10 days more	+2.9 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

75 years, 1895 to 2019

A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Washburn: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1895 to 2019.

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: 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1956; 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1952; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1965.

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).