How extreme does Northfield's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Northfield has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Faribault station 19 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Northfield has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

104°F Aug 1, 1988

That is about 24°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Northfield (typical high near 80°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Aug 1, 1988

2 102°F Jun 9, 1985

3 102°F Jun 22, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-51°F Jan 22, 2003

About 56°F colder than a normal January night in Northfield (typical low near 5°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -51°F Jan 22, 2003

2 -40°F Jan 9, 1977

3 -38°F Jan 10, 1977

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.45 in Sep 22, 2016

More rain in a single day than Northfield usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.45 in Sep 22, 2016

2 4.36 in Sep 11, 1986

3 4.13 in Aug 25, 1983

⛄ Most snow in one day

15.0 in Jan 23, 1982

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Northfield averages about 9 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 15.0 in Jan 23, 1982

2 13.0 in Mar 16, 1983

3 13.0 in Jan 20, 1988

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Northfield's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 104°F is about 24°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Northfield's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-0s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −51°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 15 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Farmington 3nw (NOAA GHCN station USC00212737), about 23 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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