All-time weather records — Benson, MN

Record high
104.0°F
June 24, 1988
Record low
-35.0°F
January 9, 1977
Wettest day
5.57 in
August 18, 1990

Climate change signal in Benson

19.4%

of Benson's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (71 of 366 records since 2015).

10.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (40 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1950s
30
42
1960s
61
83
1970s
37
63
1980s
66
44
1990s
40
40
2000s
40
33
2010s
35
38
2020s
57
23

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1953, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1952-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 63.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 -35.0°F — Jan 9, 1977 1.00 in — Jan 18, 1996
February 61.0°F — Feb 28, 2016 -35.0°F — Feb 1, 1996 1.74 in — Feb 24, 1977
March 80.1°F — Mar 19, 2012 -27.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 3.06 in — Mar 3, 1985
April 97.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 0.0°F — Apr 1, 1975 3.43 in — Apr 23, 2001
May 99.0°F — May 29, 2006 19.9°F — May 1, 1961 3.55 in — May 16, 1969
June 104.0°F — Jun 24, 1988 34.0°F — Jun 2, 1964 3.50 in — Jun 3, 2024
July 102.9°F — Jul 10, 1966 41.0°F — Jul 30, 1971 5.26 in — Jul 5, 1994
August 102.9°F — Aug 1, 2006 36.0°F — Aug 21, 2004 5.57 in — Aug 18, 1990
September 100.9°F — Sep 4, 2023 21.0°F — Sep 26, 1965 3.53 in — Sep 8, 1991
October 93.0°F — Oct 2, 2023 10.0°F — Oct 27, 2020 3.12 in — Oct 16, 1971
November 81.0°F — Nov 8, 1999 -20.9°F — Nov 30, 1964 2.22 in — Nov 9, 1977
December 60.1°F — Dec 1, 1962 -27.9°F — Dec 18, 2016 1.37 in — Dec 12, 1965

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Benson.