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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Horseshoe Bend. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Horseshoe Bend, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Horseshoe Bend still stand.
Standing records at Horseshoe Bend by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 196.6 mm (7.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Horseshoe Bend. The most was 196.6 mm (7.7 in) on 15 December 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Horseshoe Bend
Yearly extremes at Horseshoe Bend: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1975
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
380.4 mm (15.0 in)
1975
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
185 days
2002
77 days
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Horseshoe Bend, 1974 to 2013. The record is 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Horseshoe Bend by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1974
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1975
196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1976
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1977
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1978
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980
14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1981
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1982
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1985
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1988
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1992
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1994
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996
9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1997
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1998
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2000
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
2001
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2002
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
2003
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2004
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2006
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2012
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2013
9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Horseshoe Bend, 1974 to 2013. The record is 380.4 mm (15.0 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.0 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Horseshoe Bend by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1974
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1975
380.4 mm (15.0 in)
1976
296.0 mm (11.7 in)
1977
287.3 mm (11.3 in)
1978
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1981
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1982
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1983
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1984
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1985
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1988
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1989
126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1990
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1992
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1994
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1996
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1997
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1998
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2000
187.4 mm (7.4 in)
2001
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2002
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
2003
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2004
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2012
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2013
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Horseshoe Bend, 1974 to 2013. The record is 185 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Horseshoe Bend by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1974
118 days
1975
129 days
1976
108 days
1977
112 days
1978
52 days
1979
45 days
1980
75 days
1981
109 days
1982
162 days
1983
112 days
1984
46 days
1985
96 days
1986
121 days
1987
74 days
1988
109 days
1989
75 days
1990
98 days
1991
97 days
1992
81 days
1993
84 days
1994
160 days
1995
66 days
1996
72 days
1997
80 days
1998
63 days
1999
75 days
2000
77 days
2001
54 days
2002
185 days
2003
49 days
2004
49 days
2005
57 days
2006
77 days
2012
31 days
2013
64 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Data for Horseshoe Bend standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.