Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oxbow. 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 Oxbow, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
7.2 C (45.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.5 C (99.5 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.0 C (100.4 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.0 C (102.2 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Oxbow still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Oxbow by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
27
1950
45
1951
65
1952
40
1953
36
1954
59
1955
42
1956
39
1957
39
1958
50
1959
53
1960
29
1961
45
1962
48
1963
49
1964
54
1965
29
1966
49
1967
39
1968
49
1969
39
1970
20
1971
26
1972
55
1973
45
1974
37
1975
20
1976
34
1977
45
1978
27
1979
37
1980
40
1981
48
1982
34
1983
71
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Oxbow between 6 July 1981 and 23 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Oxbow set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1981-07-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -41.5 C (-42.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oxbow. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 14 July 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oxbow
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
14 January 1952
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
25 February 1969
Mar
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
20 March 1953
Apr
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
28 April 1970
May
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
29 May 1962
Jun
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
7 June 1954
Jul
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
14 July 1970
Aug
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
11 August 1957
Sep
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
18 September 1975
Oct
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
20 October 1958
Nov
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
23 November 1958
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
6 December 1963
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Oxbow, 1950 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.0 C (35.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -0.4 C (31.4 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 3.7 C (38.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Oxbow as warming stripes, 1950 to 1979
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
-0.4 C
-2.38 C
1951
-0.2 C
-2.26 C
1952
2.7 C
+0.71 C
1953
3.7 C
+1.66 C
1954
2.6 C
+0.58 C
1956
1.7 C
-0.36 C
1957
2.0 C
-0.06 C
1958
3.0 C
+0.95 C
1960
1.6 C
-0.40 C
1961
3.1 C
+1.06 C
1962
2.7 C
+0.65 C
1963
3.5 C
+1.49 C
1964
2.1 C
+0.06 C
1966
0.9 C
-1.16 C
1967
1.8 C
-0.26 C
1968
2.2 C
+0.20 C
1969
1.6 C
-0.45 C
1970
1.5 C
-0.57 C
1971
2.0 C
-0.03 C
1972
0.9 C
-1.12 C
1973
3.3 C
+1.27 C
1976
2.7 C
+0.66 C
1977
2.9 C
+0.91 C
1979
0.9 C
-1.10 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
1949 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Oxbow: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1983
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1970
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1970
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1960
32 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Oxbow by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1979
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1980
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1981
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
39.0 C (102.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. The record is -41.5 C (-42.7 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.5 C (-35.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Oxbow by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1949
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1950
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1951
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1952
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1953
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1954
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1955
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1956
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1957
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1958
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1961
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1962
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1967
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1969
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1970
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1973
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1980
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1981
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1982
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1983
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oxbow by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1958
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1971
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1982
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. The record is 134.8 mm (5.3 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oxbow by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1950
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1951
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1952
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1954
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1955
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1963
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1969
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1971
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1973
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1975
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1976
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Oxbow, 1949 to 1983. The record is 66 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oxbow by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949
23 days
1950
36 days
1951
20 days
1952
47 days
1953
25 days
1954
36 days
1955
31 days
1956
22 days
1957
31 days
1958
38 days
1959
29 days
1960
66 days
1961
41 days
1962
37 days
1963
25 days
1964
31 days
1965
44 days
1966
32 days
1967
31 days
1968
47 days
1969
42 days
1970
21 days
1971
41 days
1972
28 days
1973
34 days
1974
61 days
1975
32 days
1976
36 days
1977
25 days
1978
39 days
1979
22 days
1980
47 days
1981
22 days
1982
23 days
1983
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Oxbow falls on 29 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 109 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Oxbow
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1950 to 1979)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 May
n/a
29 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
14 September
n/a
14 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
109 days
n/a
109 days
n/a
n/a
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
32 years, 1950 to 1983
A day with at least 38.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Oxbow: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1950 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: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1970; 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1957; 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1954.
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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.