Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Chenaux. 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 Chenaux, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.5 C (95.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.0 C (84.2 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.0 C (60.8 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Chenaux still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Chenaux by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1950
13
1951
29
1952
22
1953
56
1954
39
1955
58
1956
38
1957
53
1958
57
1959
67
1960
22
1961
44
1962
32
1963
42
1964
49
1965
58
1966
43
1967
45
1968
52
1969
30
1970
47
1971
42
1972
38
1973
36
1974
49
1975
39
1976
67
1977
40
1978
30
1979
52
1980
41
1981
46
1982
52
1983
36
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Chenaux between 3 January 1981 and 3 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.
When Chenaux set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1981-01-03
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1981-01-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -39.0 C (-38.2 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 69.1 mm (2.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chenaux. The most was 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 15 October 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chenaux
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
31 January 1982
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
7 February 1965
Mar
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
21 March 1980
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
3 April 1975
May
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
11 May 1976
Jun
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
26 June 1954
Jul
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
20 July 1970
Aug
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
23 August 1956
Sep
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2 September 1959
Oct
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
15 October 1955
Nov
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
20 November 1974
Dec
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
15 December 1972
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Chenaux, 1951 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1952.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Chenaux, 1953 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.6 C (40.2 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 7.8 C (46.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Chenaux as warming stripes, 1953 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1953
7.8 C
+2.12 C
1954
5.8 C
+0.13 C
1955
6.6 C
+0.86 C
1956
5.4 C
-0.34 C
1957
6.4 C
+0.68 C
1958
5.4 C
-0.29 C
1959
6.1 C
+0.36 C
1960
6.0 C
+0.29 C
1961
5.9 C
+0.16 C
1962
5.4 C
-0.34 C
1963
4.9 C
-0.81 C
1964
5.9 C
+0.20 C
1965
4.9 C
-0.80 C
1966
5.7 C
-0.04 C
1967
5.2 C
-0.49 C
1968
5.6 C
-0.07 C
1969
6.0 C
+0.33 C
1970
5.1 C
-0.60 C
1971
5.7 C
+0.02 C
1972
4.6 C
-1.14 C
1973
6.5 C
+0.78 C
1974
5.1 C
-0.58 C
1975
6.3 C
+0.57 C
1976
4.7 C
-0.97 C
1978
5.2 C
-0.54 C
1979
6.0 C
+0.30 C
1980
5.1 C
-0.58 C
1981
6.4 C
+0.66 C
1982
5.4 C
-0.29 C
1983
6.2 C
+0.54 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1953 to 1983 is -0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.4 F (-0.9 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chenaux
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.9 to 0.1) per decade
1953 to 1983
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.22 C (-0.49 to 0.04) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.9 to 0.1) per decade
1953 to 1983
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.9 to 0.2) per decade
1953 to 1983
30
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
1950 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Chenaux: 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)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1981
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1967
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1961
17 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Chenaux, 1950 to 1983. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Chenaux by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1950
n/a
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1979
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
33.5 C (92.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Chenaux, 1950 to 1983. The record is -39.0 C (-38.2 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.9 C (-29.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Chenaux by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1950
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1955
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1958
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1959
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1962
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1971
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1974
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1976
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1979
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1980
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1981
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1982
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1983
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Chenaux, 1950 to 1983. The record is 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chenaux by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1956
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1959
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1961
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1979
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1980
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Chenaux, 1950 to 1983. The record is 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chenaux by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1951
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1952
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1953
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1955
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1956
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1957
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1961
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1966
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1967
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1968
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1971
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1975
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1977
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1980
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1983
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Chenaux, 1950 to 1983. The record is 42 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chenaux by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950
20 days
1951
20 days
1952
22 days
1953
18 days
1954
13 days
1955
14 days
1956
19 days
1957
18 days
1958
20 days
1959
15 days
1960
18 days
1961
42 days
1962
15 days
1963
15 days
1964
15 days
1965
19 days
1966
13 days
1967
21 days
1968
12 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
13 days
1972
25 days
1973
15 days
1974
14 days
1975
16 days
1976
17 days
1977
17 days
1978
24 days
1979
18 days
1980
14 days
1981
10 days
1982
14 days
1983
9 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Chenaux falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 138 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Chenaux
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
n/a
15 May
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
138 days
n/a
138 days
n/a
+0.9 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
32 years, 1952 to 1983
A day with at least 41.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Chenaux: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
78.7 mm (3.1 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 1952 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: 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1955; 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1970; 60.2 mm (2.4 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.