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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Balaam Hill. 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 Balaam Hill, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Balaam Hill still stand.
Standing records at Balaam Hill by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balaam Hill. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 7 July 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Balaam Hill
Yearly extremes at Balaam Hill: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1973
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1974
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
100 days
1992
43 days
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Balaam Hill, 1961 to 1999. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balaam Hill by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1966
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1969
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1974
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1975
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1977
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1978
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1979
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1986
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1990
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1992
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1994
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1995
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1996
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1998
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Balaam Hill, 1961 to 1999. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.2 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balaam Hill by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965
213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1966
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1967
169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1968
273.8 mm (10.8 in)
1969
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1971
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973
239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1974
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1975
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1976
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1979
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1980
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1981
221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1982
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1983
203.6 mm (8.0 in)
1984
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1985
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1987
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1988
219.6 mm (8.6 in)
1989
200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1990
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1991
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1992
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1995
136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1996
296.8 mm (11.7 in)
1998
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Balaam Hill, 1961 to 1999. The record is 100 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balaam Hill by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961
21 days
1962
29 days
1963
31 days
1964
18 days
1965
62 days
1966
33 days
1967
54 days
1968
35 days
1969
25 days
1970
35 days
1971
45 days
1972
44 days
1973
45 days
1974
31 days
1975
37 days
1976
20 days
1977
42 days
1978
35 days
1979
37 days
1980
58 days
1981
43 days
1982
47 days
1983
26 days
1984
69 days
1985
41 days
1986
54 days
1987
46 days
1988
63 days
1989
48 days
1990
62 days
1991
93 days
1992
100 days
1994
93 days
1995
91 days
1996
94 days
1998
16 days
1999
16 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 Balaam Hill 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.