All-time weather records — Windom, MN
Climate change signal in Windom
of Windom's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (61 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (10 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 40 | ||
| 1910s | 23 | 81 | ||
| 1930s | 23 | 13 | ||
| 1940s | 48 | 41 | ||
| 1950s | 37 | 54 | ||
| 1960s | 23 | 25 | ||
| 1970s | 31 | 34 | ||
| 1980s | 43 | 28 | ||
| 1990s | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2000s | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2010s | 22 | 18 | ||
| 2020s | 55 | 3 |
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 1905, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1905-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64.9°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -36.0°F — Jan 7, 1988 | 3.00 in — Jan 31, 2002 |
| February | 66.9°F — Feb 27, 2024 | -32.1°F — Feb 2, 1917 | 1.52 in — Mar 1, 2012 |
| March | 84.9°F — Mar 29, 2025 | -29.9°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 2.62 in — Mar 4, 1985 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 28, 1910 | 6.1°F — Apr 3, 1975 | 2.70 in — Apr 2, 1967 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 28, 2018 | 19.9°F — May 3, 1967 | 3.89 in — May 29, 1980 |
| June | 102.9°F — Jun 22, 1988 | 30.0°F — Jun 9, 1915 | 4.52 in — Jun 21, 2024 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 24, 1941 | 41.0°F — Jul 1, 1918 | 4.68 in — Jul 17, 2016 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 1, 1988 | 30.0°F — Aug 20, 1908 | 5.96 in — Aug 24, 1940 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 6, 1976 | 18.0°F — Sep 22, 1913 | 8.84 in — Sep 23, 2010 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 2, 2023 | 6.1°F — Oct 21, 1913 | 3.50 in — Oct 3, 2017 |
| November | 81.0°F — Nov 5, 2020 | -17.0°F — Nov 26, 1977 | 2.39 in — Nov 9, 1977 |
| December | 66.9°F — Dec 9, 1939 | -29.9°F — Dec 26, 1914 | 1.16 in — Dec 2, 2018 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Windom.