Ashville 4 W Weather Records (USC00010377)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ashville 4 W (USC00010377), Alabama, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Ashville 4 W

Ashville 4 W (USC00010377) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 33.85 latitude and -86.33 longitude, 180 m (591 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 1973, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ashville 4 W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ashville 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 January 1973.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 33.85 latitude, -86.33 longitude.
Elevation: 180 m (591 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 1973, 79 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Ashville 4 W. 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 Ashville 4 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ashville 4 W still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 119.

Standing records at Ashville 4 W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	119
1896	7
1897	90
1898	71
1899	82
1900	62
1901	66
1902	66
1903	65
1904	41
1905	47
1906	61
1907	66
1908	56
1909	53
1910	54
1911	64
1912	47
1913	47
1914	67
1915	35
1916	61
1917	34
1918	47
1919	55
1920	1

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 268.0 mm (10.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ashville 4 W. The most was 268.0 mm (10.6 in) on 28 December 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ashville 4 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	5 January 1949
Feb	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	17 February 1942
Mar	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	13 March 1950
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 April 1900
May	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	14 May 1903
Jun	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 June 1964
Jul	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	9 July 1958
Aug	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 August 1966
Sep	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 September 1913
Oct	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 October 1902
Nov	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 November 1948
Dec	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	28 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 1920

26 years of record at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1920. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1920.

Days with data per year at Ashville 4 W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	269	74%	No
1896	31	8%	No
1897	363	99%	Yes
1898	362	99%	Yes
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	363	99%	Yes
1901	353	97%	Yes
1902	354	97%	Yes
1903	357	98%	Yes
1904	364	99%	Yes
1905	361	99%	Yes
1906	358	98%	Yes
1907	360	99%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	359	98%	Yes
1910	331	91%	Yes
1911	357	98%	Yes
1912	322	88%	No
1913	342	94%	Yes
1914	349	96%	Yes
1915	201	55%	No
1916	352	96%	Yes
1917	113	31%	No
1918	264	72%	No
1919	339	93%	Yes
1920	16	4%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ashville 4 W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1973	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1973	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1972	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1970	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1970	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1969	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1969	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1969	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1969	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1969	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1897 to 1919

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Ashville 4 W, 1897 to 1919. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1901, at 14.9 C (58.8 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ashville 4 W as warming stripes, 1897 to 1919
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1897	17.0 C	+0.66 C
1898	16.4 C	+0.10 C
1899	16.5 C	+0.11 C
1900	16.5 C	+0.11 C
1901	14.9 C	-1.47 C
1902	16.2 C	-0.11 C
1903	15.5 C	-0.84 C
1904	15.5 C	-0.84 C
1905	15.6 C	-0.73 C
1906	16.1 C	-0.23 C
1907	16.6 C	+0.23 C
1908	16.9 C	+0.53 C
1909	16.6 C	+0.25 C
1911	17.5 C	+1.18 C
1913	16.3 C	-0.08 C
1914	15.9 C	-0.47 C
1916	17.1 C	+0.76 C
1919	17.1 C	+0.78 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

1895 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Ashville 4 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1899	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1899	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	1942	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	1961	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	1916	20 days	59

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1973. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ashville 4 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1897	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1900	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1901	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1910	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1973. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ashville 4 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1896	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1897	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1898	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1899	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1902	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1903	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1904	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1906	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1907	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1908	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1909	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1911	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1913	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1914	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1915	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1917	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1918	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1919	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1920	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1973. The record is 268.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ashville 4 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1896	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1898	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1899	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1900	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1901	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1902	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1904	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1905	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1906	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1907	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1908	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1909	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1910	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1911	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1912	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1913	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1916	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1920	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1943	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1949	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1950	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1959	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1960	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1961	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1962	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1968	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1971	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1972	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973	78.5 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1973. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 130.0 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ashville 4 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1896	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1897	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1898	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1899	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1900	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1901	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1902	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1903	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1904	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1905	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1906	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1907	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1908	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1909	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1910	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1911	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1912	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1913	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1914	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1915	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1916	271.7 mm (10.7 in)
1917	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1918	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1919	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1942	287.1 mm (11.3 in)
1943	278.2 mm (11.0 in)
1944	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1945	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946	191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1947	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1948	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1949	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1950	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1951	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1953	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1954	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1955	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1956	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1957	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1958	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1959	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1960	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1961	300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1962	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1963	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1964	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1965	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1967	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1968	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1969	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1971	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	131.1 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ashville 4 W, 1895 to 1973. The record is 42 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ashville 4 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	19 days
1896	23 days
1897	25 days
1898	14 days
1899	25 days
1900	18 days
1901	19 days
1902	21 days
1903	20 days
1904	26 days
1905	10 days
1906	17 days
1907	18 days
1908	18 days
1909	20 days
1910	19 days
1911	21 days
1912	18 days
1913	17 days
1914	23 days
1915	24 days
1916	42 days
1917	31 days
1918	16 days
1919	38 days
1920	10 days
1941	19 days
1942	24 days
1943	25 days
1944	26 days
1945	14 days
1946	17 days
1947	20 days
1948	22 days
1949	13 days
1950	20 days
1951	23 days
1952	30 days
1953	29 days
1954	22 days
1955	36 days
1956	18 days
1957	16 days
1958	28 days
1959	19 days
1960	19 days
1961	22 days
1962	22 days
1963	33 days
1964	33 days
1965	19 days
1966	15 days
1967	18 days
1968	20 days
1969	14 days
1970	20 days
1971	28 days
1972	24 days
1973	14 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

38 years, 1896 to 1970

A day with at least 80.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.7 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ashville 4 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	222.7 mm (8.8 in)	Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1896 to 1970.

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: 268.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1942; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1950; 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1949.

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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.

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