Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Davidson. 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 Davidson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.4 C (48.9 F)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.0 C (100.4 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Davidson still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Davidson by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1922
23
1923
22
1924
32
1925
20
1926
26
1927
20
1928
23
1929
14
1930
34
1931
47
1932
23
1933
22
1934
49
1935
31
1936
55
1937
32
1938
15
1939
46
1940
24
1941
22
1942
31
1943
27
1944
17
1945
21
1946
22
1947
17
1948
17
1949
27
1950
37
1951
31
1952
19
1953
14
1954
47
1955
15
1956
19
1957
19
1958
20
1959
16
1960
6
1961
17
1962
29
1963
24
1964
14
1965
22
1966
18
1967
25
1968
25
1969
20
1970
14
1971
15
1972
26
1973
16
1974
33
1975
14
1976
10
1977
36
1978
22
1979
11
1980
18
1981
18
1982
14
1983
21
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Davidson between 28 April 1970 and 28 April 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Davidson set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-04-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Davidson. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 5 August 1922.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Davidson
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
3 January 1962
Feb
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
22 February 1942
Mar
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
26 March 1945
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
28 April 1970
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
6 May 1936
Jun
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
17 June 1928
Jul
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
3 July 1938
Aug
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
5 August 1922
Sep
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 September 1959
Oct
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2 October 1969
Nov
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
16 November 1966
Dec
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
21 December 1961
Period of Record Coverage
1922 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
62 years of record at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1951, 1957, 1960.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Davidson, 1923 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.0 C (35.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.1 C (32.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 4.9 C (40.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Davidson as warming stripes, 1923 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1923
2.1 C
+0.13 C
1924
1.9 C
-0.03 C
1926
2.6 C
+0.66 C
1927
0.4 C
-1.55 C
1930
3.1 C
+1.10 C
1931
4.9 C
+2.97 C
1932
2.0 C
+0.00 C
1933
1.7 C
-0.25 C
1934
3.0 C
+1.07 C
1935
0.3 C
-1.71 C
1936
0.3 C
-1.63 C
1937
1.4 C
-0.58 C
1938
3.3 C
+1.34 C
1939
3.2 C
+1.22 C
1940
2.5 C
+0.50 C
1941
3.2 C
+1.21 C
1942
2.9 C
+0.95 C
1943
2.7 C
+0.76 C
1944
2.8 C
+0.87 C
1945
1.3 C
-0.70 C
1946
1.8 C
-0.19 C
1947
1.4 C
-0.60 C
1948
1.4 C
-0.59 C
1949
1.6 C
-0.37 C
1952
2.3 C
+0.36 C
1954
2.0 C
+0.06 C
1955
0.2 C
-1.72 C
1956
0.9 C
-1.07 C
1958
2.8 C
+0.82 C
1961
2.7 C
+0.71 C
1962
2.4 C
+0.43 C
1963
3.2 C
+1.27 C
1964
2.5 C
+0.57 C
1965
0.6 C
-1.39 C
1966
0.8 C
-1.21 C
1967
1.5 C
-0.43 C
1968
2.7 C
+0.77 C
1969
1.2 C
-0.74 C
1970
1.1 C
-0.91 C
1971
1.4 C
-0.53 C
1972
0.5 C
-1.50 C
1973
2.3 C
+0.37 C
1974
1.4 C
-0.57 C
1975
1.3 C
-0.71 C
1976
2.7 C
+0.75 C
1977
2.7 C
+0.70 C
1978
1.0 C
-0.94 C
1979
1.0 C
-0.95 C
1980
2.5 C
+0.51 C
1981
4.0 C
+2.03 C
1982
0.1 C
-1.85 C
1983
2.3 C
+0.35 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1923 to 1983 is -0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Davidson
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1923 to 1983
52
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
1923 to 1983
52
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1923 to 1983
52
Not clearly different from zero
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
1922 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Davidson: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1941
35.8 C (96.4 F)
62
Coldest night (TNn)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1943
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
62
Wettest day (Rx1day)
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1922
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1922
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
62
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1927
35 days
62
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.8 C (96.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Davidson by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1979
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1982
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983
37.0 C (98.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.3 C (-36.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Davidson by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1922
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1923
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1926
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1927
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1928
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1929
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1931
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1933
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1934
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1935
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1936
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1937
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1938
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1939
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1940
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1941
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1942
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1943
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1944
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1945
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1946
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1947
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1948
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1949
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1950
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1951
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1954
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1955
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1956
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1959
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1962
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1967
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1970
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1971
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1972
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1973
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1975
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1979
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1980
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Davidson by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1923
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1925
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1930
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1931
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1933
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1934
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1935
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1938
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1941
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1942
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1957
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1961
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1978
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1981
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.9 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Davidson by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1927
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1928
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1929
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1930
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1931
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1932
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1935
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1938
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1939
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1940
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1942
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1946
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1947
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1949
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1951
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1953
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1956
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1958
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1959
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1960
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1961
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1965
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1970
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1974
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1979
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1980
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1981
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1983
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Davidson, 1922 to 1983. The record is 72 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Davidson by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922
22 days
1923
34 days
1924
36 days
1925
38 days
1926
31 days
1927
72 days
1928
51 days
1929
47 days
1930
49 days
1931
44 days
1932
48 days
1933
27 days
1934
46 days
1935
71 days
1936
40 days
1937
26 days
1938
34 days
1939
41 days
1940
28 days
1941
40 days
1942
43 days
1943
39 days
1944
52 days
1945
45 days
1946
37 days
1947
37 days
1948
35 days
1949
30 days
1950
22 days
1951
26 days
1952
42 days
1953
35 days
1954
21 days
1955
31 days
1956
36 days
1957
34 days
1958
30 days
1959
32 days
1960
19 days
1961
38 days
1962
34 days
1963
26 days
1964
30 days
1965
53 days
1966
30 days
1967
37 days
1968
41 days
1969
21 days
1970
20 days
1971
24 days
1972
27 days
1973
37 days
1974
38 days
1975
27 days
1976
55 days
1977
31 days
1978
31 days
1979
31 days
1980
47 days
1981
27 days
1982
33 days
1983
45 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Davidson falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 110 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Davidson
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1948 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 May
n/a
24 May
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 September
n/a
13 September
n/a
-1.3 days per decade
Growing days
110 days
n/a
109 days
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
54 years, 1923 to 1983
A day with at least 31.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 68.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Davidson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
50 years
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
100 years
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
Longer than the 54 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 54 years of values from 1923 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 62.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1969; 57.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1935; 57.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1959.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Davidson, at 1973. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1973 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Davidson, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1973
-0.2
-0.4
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Davidson 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.