Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Choiceland. 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 Choiceland, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.1 C (43.0 F)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Choiceland still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Choiceland by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
2
1949
67
1950
73
1951
75
1952
38
1953
58
1954
80
1955
48
1956
48
1957
38
1958
35
1959
45
1960
25
1961
46
1962
25
1963
11
1964
26
1965
52
1966
49
1967
37
1968
50
1969
36
1970
27
1971
14
1972
36
1973
30
1974
28
1975
25
1976
43
1977
64
1978
31
1979
19
1980
51
1981
59
1982
36
1983
37
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 80.5 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Choiceland. The most was 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 3 June 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Choiceland
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
5 January 1954
Feb
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
26 February 1958
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
25 March 1956
Apr
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
27 April 1975
May
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
13 May 1957
Jun
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
3 June 1973
Jul
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
7 July 1955
Aug
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 August 1960
Sep
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
12 September 1973
Oct
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
3 October 1967
Nov
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
19 November 1977
Dec
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
17 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Choiceland, 1949 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.1 C (32.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -2.4 C (27.7 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.2 C (37.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Choiceland as warming stripes, 1949 to 1982
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
0.4 C
+0.30 C
1950
-2.4 C
-2.47 C
1951
-2.0 C
-2.10 C
1952
1.3 C
+1.20 C
1953
1.6 C
+1.52 C
1954
0.5 C
+0.42 C
1955
-1.2 C
-1.22 C
1956
-0.2 C
-0.24 C
1957
0.5 C
+0.39 C
1958
0.7 C
+0.67 C
1959
-0.2 C
-0.23 C
1960
0.1 C
+0.07 C
1965
-1.4 C
-1.47 C
1966
-1.8 C
-1.89 C
1968
0.6 C
+0.55 C
1973
0.9 C
+0.79 C
1975
0.5 C
+0.47 C
1977
1.4 C
+1.35 C
1978
-0.5 C
-0.54 C
1979
0.6 C
+0.50 C
1981
3.2 C
+3.11 C
1982
-1.2 C
-1.25 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
1948 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Choiceland: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1950
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1973
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
1950
32 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Choiceland by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. The record is -47.8 C (-54.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.0 C (-40.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Choiceland by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1949
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1950
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1951
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1953
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1954
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1955
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1956
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1957
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1959
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1960
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1962
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1963
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1964
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1966
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1967
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1969
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1970
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1974
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1976
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1977
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1980
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1981
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1982
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1983
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. The record is 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.8 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Choiceland by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1949
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1951
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1957
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1960
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1963
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1969
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1977
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1980
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. The record is 149.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.7 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Choiceland by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
4.7 mm (0.19 in)
1949
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1956
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1957
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1962
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1964
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1966
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1969
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1971
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1972
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1974
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Choiceland, 1948 to 1983. The record is 47 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Choiceland by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
16 days
1949
44 days
1950
47 days
1951
34 days
1952
45 days
1953
36 days
1954
32 days
1955
23 days
1956
31 days
1957
21 days
1958
27 days
1959
25 days
1960
27 days
1961
30 days
1962
17 days
1963
42 days
1964
44 days
1965
44 days
1966
33 days
1967
20 days
1968
33 days
1969
24 days
1970
25 days
1971
31 days
1972
32 days
1973
39 days
1974
31 days
1975
29 days
1976
46 days
1977
26 days
1978
47 days
1979
23 days
1980
40 days
1981
46 days
1982
40 days
1983
24 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Choiceland falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 September, which leaves a median of 97 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Choiceland
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1949 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
n/a
30 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
7 September
n/a
7 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
97 days
n/a
97 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
31 years, 1949 to 1982
A day with at least 32.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.5 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Choiceland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1949 to 1982.
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: 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1973; 68.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1960; 51.1 mm (2.0 in) in 1955.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.