Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bowie. 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 Bowie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Bowie still stand.
Standing records at Bowie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 168.1 mm (6.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowie. The most was 168.1 mm (6.6 in) on 12 February 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowie
Yearly extremes at Bowie: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1942
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1913
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
215 days
1925
100 days
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bowie, 1913 to 1953. The record is 168.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1914
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1915
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1916
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1918
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1921
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1926
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1930
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1931
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1932
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1941
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1943
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bowie, 1913 to 1953. The record is 201.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.6 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1914
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1915
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1916
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1917
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1918
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1919
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1921
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1922
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1925
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1926
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1928
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1930
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1931
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1940
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1941
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942
187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1943
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1945
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1946
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1947
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1948
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949
174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1950
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1951
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1952
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bowie, 1913 to 1953. The record is 215 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
124 days
1914
77 days
1915
58 days
1916
64 days
1917
93 days
1918
114 days
1919
98 days
1920
76 days
1921
112 days
1922
145 days
1923
119 days
1924
80 days
1925
215 days
1926
140 days
1927
115 days
1928
198 days
1929
19 days
1930
113 days
1931
210 days
1932
44 days
1933
22 days
1937
16 days
1938
146 days
1939
81 days
1940
77 days
1941
134 days
1942
66 days
1943
94 days
1944
100 days
1945
99 days
1946
181 days
1947
82 days
1948
116 days
1949
137 days
1950
59 days
1951
197 days
1952
133 days
1953
7 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 Bowie standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bowie threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.