Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Highcroft. 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 Highcroft, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Highcroft still stand.
Standing records at Highcroft by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 151.1 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Highcroft. The most was 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 1 December 1934.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Highcroft
Yearly extremes at Highcroft: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1934
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1934
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1947
15 days
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Highcroft, 1917 to 1953. The record is 151.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.5 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Highcroft by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1918
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1928
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1930
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1931
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1933
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1935
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1938
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1948
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Highcroft, 1917 to 1953. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.4 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Highcroft by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1918
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1919
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1920
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1921
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1924
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1925
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1927
175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1928
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1929
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1930
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1931
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1932
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1933
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1934
235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1935
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1936
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1937
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1939
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1940
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941
170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1942
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1943
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1945
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1947
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1948
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1949
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1950
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1953
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Highcroft, 1917 to 1953. The record is 30 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Highcroft by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917
7 days
1918
10 days
1919
13 days
1920
16 days
1921
25 days
1922
16 days
1923
11 days
1924
15 days
1925
10 days
1926
9 days
1927
12 days
1928
11 days
1929
12 days
1930
13 days
1931
19 days
1932
13 days
1933
22 days
1934
13 days
1935
16 days
1936
17 days
1937
16 days
1938
12 days
1939
15 days
1940
14 days
1941
21 days
1942
13 days
1943
19 days
1944
19 days
1945
13 days
1946
17 days
1947
30 days
1948
19 days
1949
11 days
1950
15 days
1951
16 days
1953
21 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 Highcroft standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Highcroft 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.