Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pastoria. 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 Pastoria, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pastoria still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 117.
Standing records at Pastoria by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1978
22
1979
56
1980
38
1981
26
1982
56
1983
44
1984
52
1985
55
1986
12
1987
61
1988
60
1989
95
1990
63
1991
28
1992
52
1993
29
1994
46
1995
29
1996
26
1997
65
1998
29
1999
28
2000
15
2001
10
2002
12
2003
45
2004
54
2006
117
2007
18
2009
49
2010
46
2011
74
2012
52
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Pastoria between 12 June 2012 and 12 June 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Pastoria set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2012-06-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 82.8 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pastoria. The most was 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 27 July 1991.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pastoria
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
12 January 1987
Feb
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2 February 2010
Mar
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2 March 2001
Apr
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
3 April 1997
May
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
30 May 2000
Jun
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
29 June 1988
Jul
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
27 July 1991
Aug
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
13 August 1990
Sep
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
4 September 1996
Oct
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
7 October 1989
Nov
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
30 November 2009
Dec
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
5 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1978 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Pastoria, 1979 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 15.5 C (60.0 F), and the warmest was 1995, at 17.4 C (63.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pastoria as warming stripes, 1979 to 2009
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1979
15.8 C
-0.67 C
1983
15.8 C
-0.74 C
1984
15.5 C
-0.98 C
1985
16.4 C
-0.12 C
1989
16.4 C
-0.15 C
1992
16.4 C
-0.12 C
1995
17.4 C
+0.90 C
1996
17.0 C
+0.49 C
1997
16.6 C
+0.10 C
1999
17.0 C
+0.50 C
2009
17.3 C
+0.74 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
1978 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Pastoria: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1989
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
165 days
1989
101 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pastoria by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pastoria by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1978
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1980
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1984
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1986
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1987
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1988
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1990
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1996
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2004
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2006
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2009
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2011
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. The record is 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pastoria by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1986
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1989
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1990
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1997
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2002
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2003
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2004
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2006
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2007
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2009
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2010
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. The record is 187.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pastoria by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982
142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1983
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1985
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1988
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1989
187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1990
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1991
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1992
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1993
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1996
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1997
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1998
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1999
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
2000
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2001
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2003
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
2004
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2006
8.7 mm (0.34 in)
2007
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2009
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2011
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2012
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pastoria, 1978 to 2012. The record is 165 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pastoria by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978
55 days
1979
102 days
1980
60 days
1981
36 days
1982
141 days
1983
124 days
1984
101 days
1985
153 days
1986
59 days
1987
94 days
1988
60 days
1989
165 days
1990
67 days
1991
159 days
1992
59 days
1993
103 days
1994
74 days
1995
163 days
1996
106 days
1997
36 days
1998
105 days
1999
156 days
2000
58 days
2001
59 days
2002
40 days
2003
51 days
2004
28 days
2006
136 days
2007
123 days
2009
129 days
2010
119 days
2011
122 days
2012
79 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.