Esmeralda Station Threshold Days by Year

5 fixed thresholds counted per year at Esmeralda Station (ASN00029016): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Esmeralda Station Thresholds

Esmeralda Station: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 69 years, most in 1973 with 38.
Esmeralda Station: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 68 years, most in 2009 with 20.
Esmeralda Station: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 64 years, most in 2009 with 8.
Esmeralda Station: days with 100 mm (3.94 in) or more of precipitation in 21 years, most in 1972 with 3.
5 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Esmeralda Station.

Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation

69 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Esmeralda Station with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation, with the decade average as a line. The most was 38 in 1973.

Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation per year at Esmeralda Station
Year	Days	Decade average
1933	24	16.7
1934	12	16.7
1935	8	16.7
1936	24	16.7
1937	13	16.7
1938	12	16.7
1939	24	16.7
1940	22	19.7
1941	24	19.7
1942	19	19.7
1943	17	19.7
1944	24	19.7
1945	14	19.7
1946	16	19.7
1947	23	19.7
1948	17	19.7
1949	21	19.7
1950	33	20.8
1951	18	20.8
1952	7	20.8
1953	19	20.8
1954	25	20.8
1955	25	20.8
1957	21	20.8
1958	20	20.8
1959	19	20.8
1960	24	18.4
1961	15	18.4
1962	22	18.4
1963	22	18.4
1964	25	18.4
1965	12	18.4
1966	14	18.4
1967	16	18.4
1968	19	18.4
1969	15	18.4
1970	20	24
1971	24	24
1972	19	24
1973	38	24
1975	29	24
1976	23	24
1977	15	24
1990	15	22.1
1991	28	22.1
1992	19	22.1
1993	23	22.1
1994	14	22.1
1995	26	22.1
1996	14	22.1
1997	30	22.1
1998	28	22.1
1999	24	22.1
2000	35	21.1
2001	14	21.1
2002	19	21.1
2003	15	21.1
2004	21	21.1
2005	12	21.1
2006	28	21.1
2007	20	21.1
2008	17	21.1
2009	30	21.1
2010	30	18.3
2013	13	18.3
2014	13	18.3
2015	17	18.3
2023	26	21.5
2026	17	21.5

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Esmeralda Station meeting 10 mm (0.39 in).

First to last qualifying date each year at Esmeralda Station
Year	First date	Last date
1933	1933-01-13	1933-12-31
1934	1934-01-01	1934-02-26
1935	1935-01-05	1935-12-21
1936	1936-01-05	1936-12-31
1937	1937-01-14	1937-12-28
1938	1938-01-20	1938-11-16
1939	1939-01-03	1939-12-23
1940	1940-01-13	1940-12-28
1941	1941-01-02	1941-11-22
1942	1942-01-05	1942-12-31
1943	1943-01-15	1943-12-27
1944	1944-01-04	1944-12-20
1945	1945-01-17	1945-12-22
1946	1946-01-05	1946-02-25
1947	1947-01-02	1947-12-24
1948	1948-01-10	1948-12-30
1949	1949-01-24	1949-12-24
1950	1950-01-03	1950-12-31
1951	1951-01-01	1951-11-29
1952	1952-01-22	1952-12-28
1953	1953-01-09	1953-12-29
1954	1954-01-02	1954-12-08
1955	1955-01-05	1955-12-19
1957	1957-01-05	1957-12-30
1958	1958-01-01	1958-12-29
1959	1959-01-07	1959-12-27
1960	1960-01-11	1960-12-29
1961	1961-01-01	1961-12-22
1962	1962-01-06	1962-12-28
1963	1963-01-16	1963-12-18
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-30
1965	1965-01-25	1965-12-21
1966	1966-01-06	1966-12-06
1967	1967-01-14	1967-12-05
1968	1968-01-04	1968-12-18
1969	1969-01-03	1969-12-24
1970	1970-01-14	1970-12-21
1971	1971-01-16	1971-12-12
1972	1972-01-04	1972-12-29
1973	1973-01-08	1973-12-31
1975	1975-01-02	1975-12-31
1976	1976-01-02	1976-12-21
1977	1977-01-22	1977-12-23
1990	1990-01-21	1990-12-13
1991	1991-01-03	1991-12-31
1992	1992-01-01	1992-12-30
1993	1993-01-05	1993-12-17
1994	1994-01-24	1994-12-13
1995	1995-01-10	1995-12-31
1996	1996-01-01	1996-12-19
1997	1997-01-05	1997-12-31
1998	1998-01-04	1998-12-31
1999	1999-01-01	1999-12-27
2000	2000-01-04	2000-12-28
2001	2001-01-01	2001-12-15
2002	2002-01-03	2002-08-19
2003	2003-01-17	2003-12-16
2004	2004-01-09	2004-12-27
2005	2005-01-10	2005-12-26
2006	2006-01-09	2006-12-19
2007	2007-01-08	2007-12-28
2008	2008-01-05	2008-12-29
2009	2009-01-04	2009-12-31
2010	2010-01-03	2010-12-29
2013	2013-01-10	2013-12-26
2014	2014-01-25	2014-12-12
2015	2015-01-01	2015-12-30
2023	2023-01-03	2023-11-28
2026	2026-01-04	2026-04-17

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Esmeralda Station
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	69	38	1973	17
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	68	20	2009	11
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	64	8	2009	4
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	21	3	1972	1
200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain	2	1	1964	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1933.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Esmeralda Station Threshold Days by Year

Key Facts for Esmeralda Station Thresholds

Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation

Every Fixed Threshold

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