La Escalera Weather Records (MXN00007091)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Escalera (MXN00007091), Mexico, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for La Escalera

La Escalera (MXN00007091) is a weather station in Mexico at 16.52 latitude and -92.98 longitude, 700 m (2,296 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2007, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Escalera still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Escalera set a daily record low minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 28 October 2007.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 16.52 latitude, -92.98 longitude.
Elevation: 700 m (2,296 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2007, 55 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Escalera. 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 La Escalera, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Escalera still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at La Escalera by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	36
1954	23
1955	37
1956	39
1957	42
1958	32
1959	41
1960	47
1961	35
1962	35
1963	23
1964	14
1965	28
1966	30
1967	30
1968	31
1969	39
1970	33
1971	18
1972	42
1973	35
1974	28
1975	22
1976	23
1977	31
1978	18
1979	27
1980	23
1981	12
1982	22
1983	19
1984	23
1985	10
1986	10
1987	40
1988	14
1989	29
1990	7
1991	16
1992	9
1993	9
1994	7
1995	9
1996	12
1997	17
1998	109
1999	52
2000	46
2001	23
2002	15
2003	29
2004	17
2005	14
2006	19
2007	13

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 119.9 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Escalera. The most was 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 12 June 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Escalera
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 January 1967
Feb	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 February 1983
Mar	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 March 1983
Apr	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 April 1981
May	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 May 1974
Jun	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	12 June 1971
Jul	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	6 July 1976
Aug	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	6 August 1995
Sep	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 September 1975
Oct	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 October 2005
Nov	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 November 1998
Dec	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2007

55 years of record at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2007.

Days with data per year at La Escalera
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	118	32%	No
1954	338	93%	Yes
1955	359	98%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	353	96%	Yes
1993	334	92%	Yes
1994	333	91%	Yes
1995	285	78%	No
1996	350	96%	Yes
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	298	82%	No
1999	332	91%	Yes
2000	315	86%	No
2001	356	98%	Yes
2002	339	93%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	361	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	303	83%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at La Escalera
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min (Tie)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min (Tie)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	tie	50 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	tie	48 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily high max (Tie)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2007	La Escalera, MX	daily low min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1954 to 2006

One stripe for each of 42 complete years at La Escalera, 1954 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.8 C (78.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 25.2 C (77.3 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 26.7 C (80.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Escalera as warming stripes, 1954 to 2006
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	25.3 C	-0.53 C
1955	25.6 C	-0.27 C
1956	25.3 C	-0.49 C
1957	26.0 C	+0.19 C
1958	26.2 C	+0.41 C
1959	26.0 C	+0.16 C
1960	25.2 C	-0.64 C
1961	25.6 C	-0.23 C
1962	25.7 C	-0.17 C
1963	25.7 C	-0.16 C
1964	25.7 C	-0.13 C
1965	25.7 C	-0.13 C
1967	25.5 C	-0.29 C
1968	25.8 C	-0.01 C
1969	26.5 C	+0.66 C
1970	25.6 C	-0.21 C
1971	25.8 C	-0.03 C
1972	26.7 C	+0.84 C
1973	26.0 C	+0.19 C
1974	25.6 C	-0.19 C
1975	25.9 C	+0.10 C
1976	25.4 C	-0.41 C
1977	25.8 C	-0.02 C
1978	25.7 C	-0.09 C
1979	25.9 C	+0.06 C
1980	25.7 C	-0.09 C
1981	25.6 C	-0.21 C
1982	26.1 C	+0.31 C
1983	25.8 C	-0.02 C
1984	25.2 C	-0.61 C
1985	25.7 C	-0.09 C
1986	25.7 C	-0.09 C
1987	25.7 C	-0.10 C
1988	26.1 C	+0.29 C
1989	25.7 C	-0.12 C
1990	26.4 C	+0.52 C
1991	26.7 C	+0.87 C
2001	26.1 C	+0.22 C
2003	25.9 C	+0.07 C
2004	25.9 C	+0.10 C
2005	26.2 C	+0.40 C
2006	25.9 C	+0.03 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.01 to 0.15) per decade over 1954 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.14 F (0.01 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at La Escalera
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.08 C (0.01 to 0.15) per decade	0.14 F (0.01 to 0.27) per decade	1954 to 2006	42	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.10 C (-0.02 to 0.21) per decade	0.17 F (-0.03 to 0.37) per decade	1954 to 2006	42	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.06 C (-0.05 to 0.17) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1954 to 2006	42	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

1953 to 2007

Yearly extremes at La Escalera: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)	55
Coldest night (TNn)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1960	8.9 C (48.0 F)	55
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	1971	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	1971	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	136 days	1971	94 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Escalera by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1988	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1992	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2005	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2006	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. The record is 5.6 C (42.1 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.9 C (48.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Escalera by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1954	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1955	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1956	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1957	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1958	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1959	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1960	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1961	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1962	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1963	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1964	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1965	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1966	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1967	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1968	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1969	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1970	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1971	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1972	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1973	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1974	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1975	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1976	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1977	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1978	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1979	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1983	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1984	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1985	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1986	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1987	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1988	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1989	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1990	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1991	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1992	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1993	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1994	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1995	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1996	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1997	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1998	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1999	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2000	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2001	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2002	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2003	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2004	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2005	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2006	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2007	9.4 C (48.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. The record is 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Escalera by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1958	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1959	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1961	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1971	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1972	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1973	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1979	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1980	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1986	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1988	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1989	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1992	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1995	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1996	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1998	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2001	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2002	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2003	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2004	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2006	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2007	69.3 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 133.9 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Escalera by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1955	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1956	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1957	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1958	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1959	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1960	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1961	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1962	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1963	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1964	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1965	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1966	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1967	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1969	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1970	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1971	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1972	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1973	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1975	203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1976	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1977	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1978	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1979	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1980	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1981	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1983	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1984	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1985	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1986	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1987	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1988	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
1989	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1990	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1991	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1992	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1993	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1994	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1995	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1996	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1997	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1998	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1999	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2000	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
2002	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2004	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2005	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
2006	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
2007	118.6 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Escalera, 1953 to 2007. The record is 136 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Escalera by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	87 days
1954	63 days
1955	51 days
1956	118 days
1957	74 days
1958	116 days
1959	62 days
1960	108 days
1961	55 days
1962	105 days
1963	52 days
1964	99 days
1965	123 days
1966	59 days
1967	55 days
1968	97 days
1969	93 days
1970	110 days
1971	136 days
1972	117 days
1973	95 days
1974	93 days
1975	96 days
1976	114 days
1977	118 days
1978	113 days
1979	87 days
1980	74 days
1981	104 days
1982	69 days
1983	71 days
1984	128 days
1985	68 days
1986	114 days
1987	94 days
1988	111 days
1989	105 days
1990	51 days
1991	96 days
1992	52 days
1993	107 days
1994	94 days
1995	65 days
1996	89 days
1997	92 days
1998	87 days
1999	76 days
2000	105 days
2001	86 days
2002	64 days
2003	112 days
2004	89 days
2005	122 days
2006	113 days
2007	89 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

50 years, 1954 to 2006

A day with at least 71.5 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Escalera: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1954 to 2006.

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: 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1971; 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1994; 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1958.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).