All-time weather records — Rothsay, MN

Record high
105.1°F
August 19, 1976
Record low
-38.9°F
January 16, 1977
Wettest day
5.20 in
July 18, 1985

Climate change signal in Rothsay

15%

of Rothsay's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (55 of 366 records since 2015).

7.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (27 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
4
5
1960s
67
95
1970s
67
94
1980s
74
47
1990s
40
42
2000s
35
42
2010s
42
22
2020s
37
19

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 1959, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1959-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 55.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 -38.9°F — Jan 16, 1977 4.00 in — Jan 29, 1987
February 55.9°F — Feb 19, 2017 -36.9°F — Feb 2, 1996 2.02 in — Feb 11, 2013
March 81.0°F — Mar 31, 1963 -26.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 1.71 in — Mar 24, 1975
April 98.1°F — Apr 21, 1980 -5.1°F — Apr 1, 1975 2.25 in — Apr 24, 1993
May 97.0°F — May 27, 1969 18.0°F — May 1, 1961 3.27 in — May 23, 2007
June 100.0°F — Jun 19, 2022 30.9°F — Jun 19, 1987 3.63 in — Jun 14, 1967
July 102.0°F — Jul 26, 1976 39.9°F — Jul 3, 1972 5.20 in — Jul 18, 1985
August 105.1°F — Aug 19, 1976 35.1°F — Aug 27, 1982 3.50 in — Aug 24, 1981
September 99.0°F — Sep 8, 1959 19.9°F — Sep 26, 1965 2.91 in — Sep 10, 1961
October 95.0°F — Oct 5, 1963 10.0°F — Oct 18, 1972 2.38 in — Oct 15, 2013
November 77.0°F — Nov 8, 1978 -20.9°F — Nov 29, 1985 1.77 in — Nov 29, 2005
December 57.9°F — Dec 7, 2023 -34.1°F — Dec 30, 1976 5.00 in — Dec 29, 2000

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