Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Palomas. 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 Palomas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Palomas still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Palomas by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
5
1967
87
1968
65
1969
33
1970
16
1971
22
1972
48
1973
40
1974
26
1975
26
1976
32
1977
32
1978
29
1979
31
1980
28
1981
22
1982
53
1983
36
1984
16
1985
19
1986
15
1987
48
1988
25
1989
27
1990
24
1991
19
1992
33
1993
27
1994
30
1995
28
1996
45
1997
78
1998
57
1999
56
2000
48
2003
37
2004
51
2007
35
2009
28
2010
52
2011
19
2012
16
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Palomas between 12 August 2002 and 3 February 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Palomas set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2002-08-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2010-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 7.2 C (45.0 F)
2010-02-03
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 6.7 C (44.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palomas. The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 12 August 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Palomas
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
9 January 1992
Feb
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2 February 2010
Mar
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
4 March 1968
Apr
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
13 April 1997
May
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
15 May 1967
Jun
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
12 June 1984
Jul
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1 July 1990
Aug
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
12 August 2002
Sep
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2 September 2011
Oct
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
14 October 1967
Nov
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
21 November 1980
Dec
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
3 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2004.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Palomas, 1967 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 13.3 C (55.9 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 17.8 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Palomas as warming stripes, 1967 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1967
16.7 C
+0.70 C
1968
16.7 C
+0.69 C
1969
16.6 C
+0.60 C
1971
14.8 C
-1.19 C
1972
17.8 C
+1.82 C
1973
17.1 C
+1.09 C
1974
17.1 C
+1.12 C
1975
17.1 C
+1.08 C
1976
17.0 C
+1.02 C
1977
17.3 C
+1.27 C
1978
17.4 C
+1.36 C
1979
17.4 C
+1.35 C
1983
16.9 C
+0.93 C
1984
17.0 C
+1.00 C
1985
17.3 C
+1.31 C
1987
16.7 C
+0.68 C
1990
17.5 C
+1.45 C
1991
17.2 C
+1.23 C
1992
16.9 C
+0.92 C
1993
17.4 C
+1.38 C
1994
17.5 C
+1.44 C
1995
16.9 C
+0.87 C
1996
13.5 C
-2.47 C
1997
13.3 C
-2.74 C
1998
13.9 C
-2.11 C
1999
13.3 C
-2.67 C
2000
13.8 C
-2.24 C
2007
13.5 C
-2.50 C
2009
14.3 C
-1.72 C
2010
13.4 C
-2.62 C
2011
14.6 C
-1.45 C
2012
14.4 C
-1.62 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.8 C (0.5 to 1.1) per decade over 1967 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 1.4 F (0.8 to 2.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Palomas
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.8 C (-1.1 to -0.5) per decade
-1.4 F (-2.0 to -0.8) per decade
1967 to 2012
32
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.7 C (-1.0 to -0.4) per decade
-1.3 F (-1.7 to -0.8) per decade
1967 to 2012
32
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.9 C (-1.3 to -0.5) per decade
-1.6 F (-2.3 to -0.8) per decade
1967 to 2012
32
Fall
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
1966 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Palomas: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
2002
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
141 days
1995
86 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Palomas by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1997
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2007
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Palomas by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1971
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1976
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1977
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1978
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1979
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1980
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1983
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1985
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1986
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1989
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1990
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1991
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1994
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1995
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1996
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1997
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1998
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.1 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palomas by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1969
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1982
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1986
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1988
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1991
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1996
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2000
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2001
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2002
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2003
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2004
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2009
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2012
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. The record is 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palomas by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1967
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1969
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1970
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1971
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1975
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1976
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1977
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1978
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1979
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1980
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1983
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1987
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1989
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1991
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1992
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1995
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
2000
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2001
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2002
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
2003
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2004
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2009
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2010
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2011
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2012
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Palomas, 1966 to 2012. The record is 141 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palomas by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
46 days
1967
64 days
1968
35 days
1969
99 days
1970
70 days
1971
132 days
1972
77 days
1973
84 days
1974
60 days
1975
114 days
1976
92 days
1977
85 days
1978
80 days
1979
101 days
1980
51 days
1981
31 days
1982
110 days
1983
125 days
1984
95 days
1985
61 days
1986
90 days
1987
75 days
1988
63 days
1989
112 days
1990
82 days
1991
125 days
1992
40 days
1993
102 days
1994
87 days
1995
141 days
1996
93 days
1997
50 days
1998
113 days
1999
137 days
2000
59 days
2001
60 days
2002
58 days
2003
111 days
2004
36 days
2007
108 days
2009
84 days
2010
109 days
2011
122 days
2012
92 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Palomas falls on 30 March and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 228 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -11.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Palomas
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1967 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 March
n/a
30 March
n/a
+6.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
n/a
13 November
n/a
-5.8 days per decade
Growing days
228 days
n/a
228 days
n/a
-11.9 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
37 years, 1967 to 2012
A day with at least 45.3 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.4 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Palomas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
50 years
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years
83.4 mm (3.3 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 1967 to 2012.
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: 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2002; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 2011; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1995.
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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.