Barrow Island Threshold Days by Year (ASN00005058)
13 fixed thresholds counted per year at Barrow Island (ASN00005058): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Barrow Island Thresholds
- Barrow Island: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 24 years, most in 1973 with 19.
- Barrow Island: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 23 years, most in 1973 with 9.
- Barrow Island: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 22 years, most in 1980 with 215.
- Barrow Island: days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 22 years, most in 1972 with 84.
- 13 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Barrow Island.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
22 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 168 | 183 |
| 1969 | 198 | 183 |
| 1970 | 166 | 183.3 |
| 1971 | 160 | 183.3 |
| 1972 | 208 | 183.3 |
| 1973 | 193 | 183.3 |
| 1974 | 155 | 183.3 |
| 1976 | 191 | 183.3 |
| 1977 | 197 | 183.3 |
| 1978 | 192 | 183.3 |
| 1979 | 188 | 183.3 |
| 1980 | 215 | 187.6 |
| 1981 | 189 | 187.6 |
| 1982 | 214 | 187.6 |
| 1983 | 201 | 187.6 |
| 1984 | 192 | 187.6 |
| 1985 | 164 | 187.6 |
| 1986 | 170 | 187.6 |
| 1987 | 154 | 187.6 |
| 1988 | 197 | 187.6 |
| 1989 | 180 | 187.6 |
| 1990 | 199 | 199 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1968-01-01 | 1968-12-31 |
| 1969 | 1969-01-01 | 1969-12-31 |
| 1970 | 1970-01-01 | 1970-12-31 |
| 1971 | 1971-01-02 | 1971-12-27 |
| 1972 | 1972-01-02 | 1972-12-31 |
| 1973 | 1973-01-01 | 1973-12-30 |
| 1974 | 1974-01-01 | 1974-12-31 |
| 1976 | 1976-01-01 | 1976-12-31 |
| 1977 | 1977-01-01 | 1977-12-31 |
| 1978 | 1978-01-01 | 1978-12-31 |
| 1979 | 1979-01-01 | 1979-12-31 |
| 1980 | 1980-01-01 | 1980-12-31 |
| 1981 | 1981-01-01 | 1981-12-31 |
| 1982 | 1982-01-01 | 1982-12-30 |
| 1983 | 1983-01-01 | 1983-12-31 |
| 1984 | 1984-01-01 | 1984-12-30 |
| 1985 | 1985-01-03 | 1985-12-31 |
| 1986 | 1986-01-01 | 1986-12-31 |
| 1987 | 1987-01-01 | 1987-12-31 |
| 1988 | 1988-01-01 | 1988-12-27 |
| 1989 | 1989-01-01 | 1989-12-31 |
| 1990 | 1990-01-01 | 1990-12-31 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 22 | 215 | 1980 | 199 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 22 | 84 | 1972 | 59 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 21 | 12 | 1973 | 5 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 22 | 160 | 1972 | 137 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 22 | 39 | 1972 | 12 |
| 110 F (43.3 C): Days | 7 | 2 | 1980 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 20 | 280 | 1988 | 225 |
| 25 C (77 F): Days with min | 20 | 122 | 1988 | 120 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 24 | 19 | 1973 | 7 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 23 | 9 | 1973 | 3 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 14 | 4 | 1986 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 7 | 1 | 1969 | 1 |
| 200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1968.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).