Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Smoky Falls. 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 Smoky Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
7.8 C (46.0 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.0 C (55.4 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 Smoky Falls still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Smoky Falls by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1933
38
1934
41
1935
35
1936
40
1937
38
1938
32
1939
29
1940
25
1941
29
1942
42
1943
30
1944
37
1945
36
1946
38
1947
54
1948
45
1949
33
1950
31
1951
28
1952
17
1953
31
1954
21
1955
23
1956
38
1957
27
1958
28
1959
26
1960
22
1961
19
1962
23
1963
16
1964
40
1965
26
1966
25
1967
23
1968
21
1969
17
1970
21
1971
29
1972
28
1973
16
1974
24
1975
22
1976
27
1977
20
1978
16
1979
37
1980
21
1981
33
1982
23
1983
23
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Smoky Falls. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 18 June 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Smoky Falls
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
4 January 1936
Feb
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1 February 1963
Mar
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
8 March 1950
Apr
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
15 April 1973
May
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 May 1952
Jun
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
18 June 1954
Jul
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
11 July 1982
Aug
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
11 August 1964
Sep
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
4 September 1962
Oct
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
8 October 1967
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
8 November 1957
Dec
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
8 December 1947
Period of Record Coverage
1933 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1952, 1954, 1963, 1975, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 39 complete years at Smoky Falls, 1934 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.0 C (32.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -1.9 C (28.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 2.4 C (36.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Smoky Falls as warming stripes, 1934 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1934
-1.5 C
-1.53 C
1935
-1.3 C
-1.31 C
1936
-1.6 C
-1.62 C
1937
0.5 C
+0.49 C
1938
0.7 C
+0.67 C
1939
-0.7 C
-0.73 C
1940
-0.2 C
-0.23 C
1941
0.2 C
+0.16 C
1942
0.2 C
+0.16 C
1943
-0.9 C
-0.89 C
1944
0.6 C
+0.61 C
1945
-0.2 C
-0.25 C
1946
0.1 C
+0.09 C
1947
0.0 C
-0.01 C
1948
0.7 C
+0.62 C
1949
0.1 C
+0.03 C
1950
-1.9 C
-1.98 C
1951
0.4 C
+0.39 C
1953
1.3 C
+1.28 C
1955
1.2 C
+1.20 C
1956
-0.9 C
-0.97 C
1957
-0.3 C
-0.31 C
1958
0.0 C
-0.01 C
1959
-0.5 C
-0.53 C
1960
-0.2 C
-0.21 C
1967
-0.6 C
-0.64 C
1968
1.0 C
+0.97 C
1969
0.8 C
+0.74 C
1970
0.6 C
+0.56 C
1971
0.9 C
+0.91 C
1972
-1.1 C
-1.18 C
1973
1.5 C
+1.50 C
1974
-0.4 C
-0.47 C
1977
0.8 C
+0.76 C
1978
-1.2 C
-1.26 C
1980
-0.4 C
-0.39 C
1981
2.4 C
+2.40 C
1982
0.3 C
+0.29 C
1983
0.9 C
+0.88 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.21 C (0.02 to 0.40) per decade over 1934 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.38 F (0.03 to 0.73) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 39 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Smoky Falls
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.21 C (0.02 to 0.40) per decade
0.38 F (0.03 to 0.73) per decade
1934 to 1983
39
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.14 C (-0.03 to 0.31) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1934 to 1983
39
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.28 C (0.05 to 0.52) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.9) per decade
1934 to 1983
39
Rise
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
1933 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Smoky Falls: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
32.2 C (90.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1935
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1954
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1935
17 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Smoky Falls by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1933
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1934
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1941
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1979
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1980
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983
33.0 C (91.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.1 C (-42.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Smoky Falls by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1933
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1934
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1935
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1936
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1937
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1939
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1940
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1941
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1942
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1943
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1944
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1945
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1946
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1947
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1948
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1949
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1950
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1951
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1952
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1954
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1955
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1956
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1957
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1958
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1959
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1960
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1961
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1962
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1965
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1966
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1968
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1970
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1971
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1974
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1975
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1979
-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1980
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1981
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1982
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1983
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Smoky Falls by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1934
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1943
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1946
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1973
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1975
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1978
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1982
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1983
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. The record is 143.1 mm (5.6 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Smoky Falls by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1938
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1939
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1945
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1946
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1947
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1949
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1951
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1953
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1955
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1958
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1963
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1965
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1966
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1968
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1969
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1972
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1973
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1974
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1978
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1980
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1981
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1983
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Smoky Falls, 1933 to 1983. The record is 36 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Smoky Falls by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933
5 days
1934
13 days
1935
36 days
1936
14 days
1937
20 days
1938
24 days
1939
19 days
1940
17 days
1941
17 days
1942
25 days
1943
16 days
1944
22 days
1945
15 days
1946
14 days
1947
22 days
1948
18 days
1949
25 days
1950
18 days
1951
17 days
1952
14 days
1953
19 days
1954
12 days
1955
10 days
1956
17 days
1957
16 days
1958
14 days
1959
16 days
1960
19 days
1961
27 days
1962
14 days
1963
19 days
1964
17 days
1965
25 days
1966
15 days
1967
19 days
1968
14 days
1969
23 days
1970
12 days
1971
17 days
1972
30 days
1973
30 days
1974
11 days
1975
20 days
1976
13 days
1977
17 days
1978
23 days
1979
16 days
1980
16 days
1981
14 days
1982
12 days
1983
13 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
39 years with a frost
Across 39 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Smoky Falls falls on 5 June and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 108 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Smoky Falls
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1943 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 June
n/a
6 June
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 September
n/a
17 September
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
108 days
n/a
105 days
n/a
-0.6 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
49 years, 1934 to 1983
A day with at least 36.1 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Smoky Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1934 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: 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1954; 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1962; 63.6 mm (2.5 in) in 1982.
Download the Data
Data for Smoky Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Smoky Falls 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.