Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rycroft. 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 Rycroft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Rycroft still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 97.
Standing records at Rycroft by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1931
53
1932
59
1933
52
1934
76
1935
88
1936
97
1937
2
1950
49
1951
58
1952
37
1953
32
1956
63
1957
40
1958
35
1959
54
1960
12
1961
62
1962
35
1963
45
1964
31
1965
56
1966
44
1967
42
1968
44
1969
41
1970
40
1971
23
1972
40
1973
24
1974
27
1975
26
1976
38
1977
39
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 77.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rycroft. The most was 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 27 June 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rycroft
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
22 January 1974
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
22 February 1932
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
12 March 1933
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
20 April 1932
May
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
11 May 1977
Jun
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
27 June 1964
Jul
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1 July 1935
Aug
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
16 August 1973
Sep
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
12 September 1936
Oct
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
4 October 1957
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
22 November 1957
Dec
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
29 December 1975
Period of Record Coverage
1931 to 1978
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Rycroft, 1932 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.7 C (33.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at -0.6 C (31.0 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 2.0 C (35.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rycroft as warming stripes, 1932 to 1974
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1932
0.0 C
-0.68 C
1935
0.0 C
-0.75 C
1950
-0.5 C
-1.24 C
1952
1.8 C
+1.06 C
1953
2.0 C
+1.24 C
1957
1.2 C
+0.52 C
1958
1.7 C
+0.94 C
1959
1.0 C
+0.24 C
1962
1.2 C
+0.49 C
1963
1.3 C
+0.56 C
1964
0.6 C
-0.17 C
1965
-0.5 C
-1.21 C
1967
1.2 C
+0.48 C
1968
0.8 C
+0.07 C
1969
-0.6 C
-1.28 C
1970
1.0 C
+0.31 C
1972
-0.5 C
-1.26 C
1974
1.4 C
+0.71 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1931 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Rycroft: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
30.9 C (87.5 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1934
-44.1 C (-47.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1935
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1965
26 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.9 C (87.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rycroft by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1931
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1932
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1933
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1934
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1937
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978
3.5 C (38.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. The record is -49.4 C (-56.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -44.1 C (-47.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rycroft by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1931
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1932
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1933
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1934
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1935
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1936
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1937
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1950
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1952
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1953
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1956
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1957
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1958
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1959
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1960
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1961
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1962
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1963
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1964
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1965
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1966
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1967
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1970
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1971
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1972
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1975
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1977
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1978
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. The record is 77.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.1 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rycroft by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1959
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1960
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1961
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1962
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1964
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1968
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1971
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1977
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. The record is 110.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.1 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rycroft by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1932
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1934
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1936
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1937
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1950
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1951
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1958
20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1959
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1960
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1964
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1965
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1966
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1968
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1972
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1974
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1975
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1978
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Rycroft, 1931 to 1978. The record is 51 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rycroft by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931
37 days
1932
20 days
1933
26 days
1934
19 days
1935
24 days
1936
16 days
1937
9 days
1950
28 days
1951
22 days
1952
38 days
1953
41 days
1956
37 days
1957
22 days
1958
35 days
1959
32 days
1960
16 days
1961
19 days
1962
30 days
1963
18 days
1964
23 days
1965
51 days
1966
21 days
1967
26 days
1968
19 days
1969
30 days
1970
49 days
1971
40 days
1972
51 days
1973
24 days
1974
33 days
1975
22 days
1976
28 days
1977
45 days
1978
n/a
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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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). Records are computed by this site and are not official.