Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardonal. 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 Cardonal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cardonal still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 166.
Standing records at Cardonal by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1977
12
1978
54
1979
10
1980
25
1981
40
1982
16
1983
22
1984
166
1985
45
1986
41
1987
13
1988
23
1989
56
1990
57
1991
79
1992
60
1993
75
1994
75
1995
59
1996
21
1997
24
1998
47
1999
33
2000
19
2001
21
2002
36
2003
37
2004
43
2005
17
2006
45
2007
26
2008
51
2009
25
2010
42
2011
43
2012
6
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 66.3 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardonal. The most was 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 4 October 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardonal
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
17 January 1981
Feb
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
3 February 2010
Mar
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
23 March 1996
Apr
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
21 April 2006
May
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
10 May 2006
Jun
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
18 June 1981
Jul
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
7 July 1993
Aug
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
25 August 2006
Sep
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
3 September 2011
Oct
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
4 October 2005
Nov
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1 November 2004
Dec
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
7 December 1989
Period of Record Coverage
1977 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Cardonal, 1978 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.3 C (63.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1995, at 21.7 C (71.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.4 C (7.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cardonal as warming stripes, 1978 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1978
15.9 C
-1.43 C
1984
14.8 C
-2.55 C
1985
15.5 C
-1.79 C
1986
15.9 C
-1.43 C
1988
17.6 C
+0.29 C
1991
21.0 C
+3.74 C
1992
20.4 C
+3.09 C
1993
21.0 C
+3.72 C
1994
21.3 C
+3.95 C
1995
21.7 C
+4.37 C
1996
17.5 C
+0.17 C
1997
16.1 C
-1.18 C
1998
17.2 C
-0.15 C
1999
15.8 C
-1.50 C
2000
17.1 C
-0.21 C
2001
16.7 C
-0.56 C
2002
16.9 C
-0.42 C
2003
17.7 C
+0.36 C
2004
16.7 C
-0.59 C
2005
16.2 C
-1.07 C
2006
15.8 C
-1.53 C
2007
15.7 C
-1.63 C
2008
15.7 C
-1.64 C
2009
16.2 C
-1.07 C
2011
16.3 C
-1.05 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
1977 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Cardonal: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1981
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
121 days
1998
55 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cardonal by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1977
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1991
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1992
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1994
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1995
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cardonal by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1977
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1978
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1984
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1986
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1987
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1988
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1996
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1997
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1998
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1999
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2004
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2005
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2007
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2008
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2011
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2012
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. The record is 66.3 mm (2.6 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.1 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardonal by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1977
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1981
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1983
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1984
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1986
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1987
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1988
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1989
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1990
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1992
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1993
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1995
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1996
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1997
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1998
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1999
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2000
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2001
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2004
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2005
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2006
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2007
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2008
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2009
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2010
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2011
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2012
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. The record is 140.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.8 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardonal by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1977
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1978
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1981
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1982
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1983
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1984
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1985
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1988
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1990
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1992
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1994
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1995
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1997
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1998
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2001
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2002
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2004
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2005
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
2006
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2007
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2008
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2009
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2011
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
2012
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cardonal, 1977 to 2012. The record is 121 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardonal by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1977
20 days
1978
29 days
1979
54 days
1980
89 days
1981
55 days
1982
55 days
1983
54 days
1984
59 days
1985
34 days
1986
102 days
1987
48 days
1988
90 days
1989
46 days
1990
44 days
1991
49 days
1992
46 days
1993
42 days
1994
45 days
1995
35 days
1996
82 days
1997
77 days
1998
121 days
1999
63 days
2000
57 days
2001
57 days
2002
82 days
2003
96 days
2004
43 days
2005
64 days
2006
41 days
2007
28 days
2008
63 days
2009
82 days
2010
44 days
2011
56 days
2012
27 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.
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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.