Desert Fringe Threshold Days by Year
3 fixed thresholds counted per year at Desert Fringe (ASN00010900): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Desert Fringe Thresholds
- Desert Fringe: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 26 years, most in 1992 with 15.
- Desert Fringe: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 22 years, most in 1978 with 3.
- Desert Fringe: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 7 years, most in 1978 with 2.
- 3 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Desert Fringe.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
26 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | 7.7 |
| 1978 | 10 | 7.7 |
| 1979 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 1980 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 1982 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1990 | 6 | 9 |
| 1991 | 6 | 9 |
| 1992 | 15 | 9 |
| 1993 | 13 | 9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 9 |
| 1995 | 7 | 9 |
| 1996 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 6 | 9 |
| 1998 | 6 | 9 |
| 1999 | 13 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9.9 |
| 2003 | 13 | 9.9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9.9 |
| 2006 | 15 | 9.9 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1977-05-15 | 1977-12-29 |
| 1978 | 1978-02-14 | 1978-10-02 |
| 1979 | 1979-01-13 | 1979-11-08 |
| 1980 | 1980-02-22 | 1980-12-31 |
| 1981 | 1981-01-13 | 1981-06-07 |
| 1982 | 1982-01-16 | 1982-11-28 |
| 1983 | 1983-01-07 | 1983-12-31 |
| 1984 | 1984-02-22 | 1984-09-06 |
| 1989 | 1989-02-26 | 1989-08-18 |
| 1990 | 1990-01-22 | 1990-10-10 |
| 1991 | 1991-01-16 | 1991-12-25 |
| 1992 | 1992-02-03 | 1992-11-19 |
| 1993 | 1993-02-02 | 1993-11-16 |
| 1994 | 1994-05-30 | 1994-12-16 |
| 1995 | 1995-02-25 | 1995-10-18 |
| 1996 | 1996-02-08 | 1996-09-28 |
| 1997 | 1997-02-20 | 1997-09-10 |
| 1998 | 1998-04-10 | 1998-08-28 |
| 1999 | 1999-01-05 | 1999-11-28 |
| 2000 | 2000-01-15 | 2000-07-11 |
| 2001 | 2001-02-24 | 2001-12-01 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-18 | 2002-12-30 |
| 2003 | 2003-02-17 | 2003-09-30 |
| 2004 | 2004-01-06 | 2004-11-25 |
| 2005 | 2005-04-01 | 2005-11-02 |
| 2006 | 2006-01-03 | 2006-09-08 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 26 | 15 | 1992 | 15 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 22 | 3 | 1978 | 1 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 7 | 2 | 1978 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1977.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).