Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ruel. 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 Ruel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ruel still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 85.
Standing records at Ruel by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
14
1916
61
1917
26
1918
81
1919
85
1920
53
1921
45
1922
29
1923
42
1924
33
1925
31
1926
30
1929
40
1930
49
1931
46
1932
29
1933
45
1934
36
1935
20
1936
44
1937
13
1938
39
1939
29
1940
25
1941
27
1942
36
1943
33
1944
19
1945
33
1946
52
1947
35
1948
15
1949
24
1950
36
1951
34
1952
21
1953
26
1954
23
1955
25
1956
36
1957
21
1958
20
1959
3
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Ruel between 1 July 1953 and 1 July 1953. Each dot is a new record.
When Ruel set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1953-07-01
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ruel. The most was 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 1 July 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ruel
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
18 January 1953
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
23 February 1922
Mar
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
23 March 1938
Apr
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 April 1947
May
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
31 May 1917
Jun
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
26 June 1930
Jul
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1 July 1953
Aug
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
18 August 1946
Sep
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
21 September 1954
Oct
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
23 November 1916
Dec
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
8 December 1946
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 1959
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Ruel, 1917 to 1956. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.8 C (35.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 0.1 C (32.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 4.7 C (40.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ruel as warming stripes, 1917 to 1956
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
2.1 C
+0.34 C
1918
4.7 C
+2.93 C
1920
1.2 C
-0.58 C
1921
2.9 C
+1.12 C
1922
1.7 C
-0.10 C
1923
1.0 C
-0.76 C
1924
0.1 C
-1.73 C
1925
1.1 C
-0.73 C
1926
0.2 C
-1.62 C
1929
0.9 C
-0.94 C
1930
3.0 C
+1.23 C
1931
4.7 C
+2.93 C
1933
1.1 C
-0.72 C
1934
0.5 C
-1.29 C
1935
0.9 C
-0.95 C
1936
0.9 C
-0.89 C
1937
2.1 C
+0.32 C
1938
2.0 C
+0.21 C
1939
1.4 C
-0.36 C
1940
1.0 C
-0.76 C
1942
1.7 C
-0.09 C
1943
1.0 C
-0.78 C
1944
3.1 C
+1.27 C
1945
2.2 C
+0.37 C
1946
2.6 C
+0.84 C
1953
3.2 C
+1.37 C
1955
2.0 C
+0.22 C
1956
0.9 C
-0.94 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
1915 to 1959
Yearly extremes at Ruel: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
32.8 C (91.0 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1942
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1957
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
41 days
1918
17 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ruel by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. The record is -48.9 C (-56.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.8 C (-45.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ruel by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1916
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1917
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1920
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1921
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1922
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1923
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1924
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1925
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1926
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1929
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1930
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1931
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1932
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1933
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1934
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1935
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1936
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1937
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1938
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1939
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1940
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1941
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1942
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1943
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1944
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1945
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1946
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1947
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1948
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1949
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1950
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1952
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1953
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1954
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1955
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1956
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1957
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1958
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1959
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ruel by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1916
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1929
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ruel by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1916
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1917
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1918
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1924
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1930
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1931
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1933
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1936
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1938
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1940
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1944
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1948
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1950
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1953
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1954
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1955
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1956
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1957
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1958
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1959
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ruel, 1915 to 1959. The record is 41 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ruel by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
7 days
1916
12 days
1917
20 days
1918
41 days
1919
14 days
1920
24 days
1921
14 days
1922
14 days
1923
16 days
1924
29 days
1925
14 days
1926
23 days
1929
14 days
1930
24 days
1931
18 days
1932
28 days
1933
13 days
1934
14 days
1935
23 days
1936
19 days
1937
18 days
1938
18 days
1939
19 days
1940
16 days
1941
19 days
1942
17 days
1943
19 days
1944
23 days
1945
20 days
1946
12 days
1947
17 days
1948
15 days
1949
19 days
1950
10 days
1951
11 days
1952
20 days
1953
18 days
1954
10 days
1955
12 days
1956
18 days
1957
16 days
1958
12 days
1959
10 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ruel falls on 19 June and the median first autumn frost on 16 July, which leaves a median of 28 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -12.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ruel
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1917 to 1956)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 June
n/a
19 June
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 July
n/a
16 July
n/a
-10.3 days per decade
Growing days
28 days
n/a
28 days
n/a
-12.1 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
37 years, 1916 to 1956
A day with at least 41.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.9 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ruel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1916 to 1956.
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: 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1953; 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1941; 68.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1930.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.