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Ft Payne Weather Records (USC00013043)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Payne (USC00013043), Alabama, United States, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Ft Payne

  • Ft Payne (USC00013043) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 34.44 latitude and -85.72 longitude, 280 m (917 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1935 to 2026, 92 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ft Payne still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ft Payne set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 27 October 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Alabama, United States, 34.44 latitude, -85.72 longitude.
  • Elevation: 280 m (917 ft).
  • Period of record: 1935 to 2026, 92 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

64 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ft Payne, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ft Payne. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 64 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ft Payne. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 64 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ft Payne, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan24.4 C (75.9 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Mar30.6 C (87.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
May34.4 C (93.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Oct38.9 C (102.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov31.7 C (89.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Dec25.0 C (77.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ft Payne by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ft Payne still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 77. 0204060802001: 442002: 632003: 512004: 572005: 472006: 742007: 642008: 512009: 512010: 672011: 542012: 642013: 502014: 402015: 642016: 752017: 732018: 682019: 652020: 582021: 502022: 662023: 482024: 432025: 77200120042007201020132016201920222025
1,464 records at Ft Payne still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Ft Payne by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
200144
200263
200351
200457
200547
200674
200764
200851
200951
201067
201154
201264
201350
201440
201564
201675
201773
201868
201965
202058
202150
202266
202348
202443
202577

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Ft Payne set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Ft Payne between 4 March 1966 and 20 June 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation4 March 1966: Record daily precipitation 134.9 mm (5.3 in)4 March 1979: Record daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)25 July 1985: Record daily precipitation 157.2 mm (6.2 in)16 February 1990: Record daily precipitation 194.3 mm (7.6 in)20 June 2021: Record daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)197019801990200020102020
5 all-time records were set at Ft Payne between 4 March 1966 and 20 June 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Ft Payne set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1966-03-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1979-03-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1985-07-25Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1990-02-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2021-06-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Payne The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Payne. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 20 June 2021. 0100200300 Jan: 115.1 mm (4.5 in), 5 January 1949 Jan Feb: 194.3 mm (7.6 in), 16 February 1990 Feb Mar: 136.4 mm (5.4 in), 4 March 1979 Mar Apr: 193.0 mm (7.6 in), 13 April 2020 Apr May: 130.3 mm (5.1 in), 7 May 2003 May Jun: 215.9 mm (8.5 in), 20 June 2021 Jun Jul: 157.2 mm (6.2 in), 25 July 1985 Jul Aug: 107.2 mm (4.2 in), 26 August 2008 Aug Sep: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 6 September 2011 Sep Oct: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 14 October 2014 Oct Nov: 116.8 mm (4.6 in), 28 November 2011 Nov Dec: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 12 December 1961 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Payne. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 20 June 2021.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Payne
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan115.1 mm (4.5 in)5 January 1949
Feb194.3 mm (7.6 in)16 February 1990
Mar136.4 mm (5.4 in)4 March 1979
Apr193.0 mm (7.6 in)13 April 2020
May130.3 mm (5.1 in)7 May 2003
Jun215.9 mm (8.5 in)20 June 2021
Jul157.2 mm (6.2 in)25 July 1985
Aug107.2 mm (4.2 in)26 August 2008
Sep177.8 mm (7.0 in)6 September 2011
Oct76.2 mm (3.0 in)14 October 2014
Nov116.8 mm (4.6 in)28 November 2011
Dec103.6 mm (4.1 in)12 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

2001 to 2025
Days with data per year at Ft Payne 25 years of record at Ft Payne, 2001 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others. 2001: 198 of 365 days2002: 297 of 365 days2003: 309 of 365 days2004: 331 of 366 days2005: 306 of 365 days2006: 330 of 365 days2007: 324 of 365 days2008: 327 of 366 days2009: 272 of 365 days2010: 272 of 365 days2011: 285 of 365 days2012: 294 of 366 days2013: 312 of 365 days2014: 311 of 365 days2015: 306 of 365 days2016: 330 of 366 days2017: 340 of 365 days2018: 354 of 365 days2019: 355 of 365 days2020: 353 of 366 days2021: 339 of 365 days2022: 356 of 365 days2023: 357 of 365 days2024: 339 of 366 days2025: 357 of 365 days20052010201520202025
25 years of record at Ft Payne, 2001 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Days with data per year at Ft Payne
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
200119854%No
200229781%No
200330985%No
200433190%Yes
200530684%No
200633090%Yes
200732489%No
200832789%No
200927275%No
201027275%No
201128578%No
201229480%No
201331285%No
201431185%No
201530684%No
201633090%Yes
201734093%Yes
201835497%Yes
201935597%Yes
202035396%Yes
202133993%Yes
202235698%Yes
202335798%Yes
202433993%Yes
202535798%Yes

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Ft Payne
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 2025Ft Payne, USdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2025Ft Payne, USdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2025Ft Payne, USdaily rain94.0 mm (3.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2025Ft Payne, USdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)80 years45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2025Ft Payne, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)89 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2025Ft Payne, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2024Ft Payne, USdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)13 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2024Ft Payne, USdaily rain (Tie)40.6 mm (1.6 in)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2024Ft Payne, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)71 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2024Ft Payne, USdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)76 years36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2024Ft Payne, USdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)57.7 mm (2.3 in)70 years67 of 100 (Major)
6 December 2022Ft Payne, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)11 years28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2022Ft Payne, USdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)27.1 mm (1.1 in)12 years27 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2022Ft Payne, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)37 years31 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2022Ft Payne, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2022Ft Payne, USdaily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)85 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2022Ft Payne, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2022Ft Payne, USdaily snowfall (Tie)0.5 cm (0.2 in)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2022Ft Payne, USdaily rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)50 years29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2021Ft Payne, USdaily rain63.8 mm (2.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 2002 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Ft Payne as warming stripes, 2002 to 2025 One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Ft Payne, 2002 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 18.1 C (64.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 2002: 16.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2003: 16.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2004: 16.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2006: 16.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2007: 17.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 18.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 16.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 15.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2015: 17.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2016: 18.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 17.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 16.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2019: 17.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 17.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 17.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2022: 17.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 17.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2024: 17.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2025: 17.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222024
One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Ft Payne, 2002 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 18.1 C (64.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ft Payne as warming stripes, 2002 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
200216.8 C-0.30 C
200316.0 C-1.05 C
200416.3 C-0.79 C
200616.8 C-0.30 C
200717.2 C+0.14 C
201218.0 C+0.86 C
201316.3 C-0.79 C
201415.7 C-1.35 C
201517.3 C+0.24 C
201618.1 C+0.96 C
201717.6 C+0.48 C
201816.9 C-0.20 C
201917.8 C+0.72 C
202017.4 C+0.27 C
202117.3 C+0.23 C
202217.0 C-0.09 C
202317.6 C+0.52 C
202417.4 C+0.29 C
202517.3 C+0.24 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

1935 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ft Payne: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)201237.0 C (98.5 F)26
Coldest night (TNn)-17.2 C (1.0 F)2018-10.6 C (12.9 F)26
Wettest day (Rx1day)215.9 mm (8.5 in)202183.8 mm (3.3 in)85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)281.4 mm (11.1 in)1985132.3 mm (5.2 in)85
Longest dry spell (CDD)54 days193819 days85

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Payne by year The hottest day of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F). 323436384019401960198020002020Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2012
The hottest day of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Payne by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
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1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1998n/a
1999n/a
2000n/a
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200836.7 C (98.1 F)
200936.1 C (97.0 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201240.0 C (104.0 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201435.6 C (96.1 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201938.9 C (102.0 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202135.6 C (96.1 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202638.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Payne by year The coldest night of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F). -20-15-10-519401960198020002020Record: -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 2018
The coldest night of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Payne by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
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1989n/a
1990n/a
1998n/a
1999n/a
2000n/a
2001-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2005-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2008-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2009-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2013-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2015-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2016-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2017-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2021-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2022-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2023-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2024-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2025-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026-14.4 C (6.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Payne by year The wettest day of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in). 05010015020025019401960198020002020Record: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 2021
The wettest day of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Payne by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193566.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936120.7 mm (4.8 in)
193761.2 mm (2.4 in)
193890.7 mm (3.6 in)
193957.2 mm (2.3 in)
194054.6 mm (2.1 in)
194153.3 mm (2.1 in)
194276.7 mm (3.0 in)
194389.4 mm (3.5 in)
194483.6 mm (3.3 in)
194564.8 mm (2.6 in)
194687.9 mm (3.5 in)
194763.8 mm (2.5 in)
194890.9 mm (3.6 in)
1949115.1 mm (4.5 in)
195099.1 mm (3.9 in)
1951131.1 mm (5.2 in)
195267.8 mm (2.7 in)
195367.3 mm (2.6 in)
195476.2 mm (3.0 in)
195559.9 mm (2.4 in)
195679.0 mm (3.1 in)
195786.9 mm (3.4 in)
195897.0 mm (3.8 in)
195942.7 mm (1.7 in)
196086.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1963121.7 mm (4.8 in)
196479.2 mm (3.1 in)
196569.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966134.9 mm (5.3 in)
196791.7 mm (3.6 in)
196854.4 mm (2.1 in)
196955.9 mm (2.2 in)
197070.4 mm (2.8 in)
197198.3 mm (3.9 in)
197266.3 mm (2.6 in)
197383.8 mm (3.3 in)
197447.5 mm (1.9 in)
197571.1 mm (2.8 in)
197686.9 mm (3.4 in)
197787.1 mm (3.4 in)
197871.4 mm (2.8 in)
1979136.4 mm (5.4 in)
198075.7 mm (3.0 in)
198196.0 mm (3.8 in)
198298.6 mm (3.9 in)
198394.5 mm (3.7 in)
198496.3 mm (3.8 in)
1985157.2 mm (6.2 in)
198671.4 mm (2.8 in)
198758.4 mm (2.3 in)
198892.7 mm (3.6 in)
198977.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990194.3 mm (7.6 in)
199852.8 mm (2.1 in)
199991.9 mm (3.6 in)
200048.0 mm (1.9 in)
200159.7 mm (2.4 in)
200292.5 mm (3.6 in)
2003130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004167.9 mm (6.6 in)
200540.6 mm (1.6 in)
200659.2 mm (2.3 in)
2007114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2008107.2 mm (4.2 in)
200979.2 mm (3.1 in)
201076.2 mm (3.0 in)
2011177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2012106.7 mm (4.2 in)
201373.7 mm (2.9 in)
2014102.6 mm (4.0 in)
201577.0 mm (3.0 in)
201687.9 mm (3.5 in)
201787.6 mm (3.4 in)
201885.9 mm (3.4 in)
201964.8 mm (2.6 in)
2020193.0 mm (7.6 in)
2021215.9 mm (8.5 in)
202270.1 mm (2.8 in)
202350.8 mm (2.0 in)
202482.6 mm (3.3 in)
202594.0 mm (3.7 in)
202647.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Payne by year The wettest five days of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 281.4 mm (11.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.3 mm (5.2 in). 010020030019401960198020002020Record: 281.4 mm (11.1 in) in 1985
The wettest five days of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 281.4 mm (11.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.3 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Payne by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1935132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1936148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1937146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1938110.3 mm (4.3 in)
193994.1 mm (3.7 in)
194076.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1942148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1943135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1944120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1945108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1946203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1947140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1948149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1949158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1950120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1951173.8 mm (6.8 in)
195275.8 mm (3.0 in)
195398.5 mm (3.9 in)
1954105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955110.5 mm (4.4 in)
195699.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1958149.6 mm (5.9 in)
195969.1 mm (2.7 in)
196094.3 mm (3.7 in)
1961159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1962179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1963207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1964144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1966164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1967178.2 mm (7.0 in)
196883.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1970108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1971108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1972119.7 mm (4.7 in)
197398.6 mm (3.9 in)
197480.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1976131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1977149.6 mm (5.9 in)
197883.1 mm (3.3 in)
1979142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1980178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1981127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1982168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1983149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1984215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1985281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1986108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1987101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1988117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1989146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1990213.8 mm (8.4 in)
199884.9 mm (3.3 in)
1999138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2000124.5 mm (4.9 in)
200175.7 mm (3.0 in)
2002153.8 mm (6.1 in)
2003186.1 mm (7.3 in)
2004167.9 mm (6.6 in)
200560.8 mm (2.4 in)
2006114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2007114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2008126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2009148.6 mm (5.9 in)
201097.1 mm (3.8 in)
2011237.4 mm (9.3 in)
201298.1 mm (3.9 in)
2013145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2014119.1 mm (4.7 in)
201599.4 mm (3.9 in)
2016120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2017145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2018117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2019165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2020203.9 mm (8.0 in)
2021142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2022143.0 mm (5.6 in)
202394.8 mm (3.7 in)
2024101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2025132.4 mm (5.2 in)
202680.8 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Payne by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 54 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 020406019401960198020002020Record: 54 days in 1938
The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Payne, 1935 to 2026. The record is 54 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Payne by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193539 days
193629 days
193720 days
193854 days
193925 days
194024 days
194121 days
194218 days
194339 days
194426 days
194529 days
194626 days
194717 days
194822 days
194915 days
195016 days
195124 days
195230 days
195329 days
195428 days
195524 days
195619 days
195714 days
195817 days
195920 days
196012 days
196121 days
196213 days
196319 days
196417 days
196518 days
196615 days
196731 days
196825 days
196913 days
197020 days
197120 days
197214 days
197318 days
197419 days
197511 days
197618 days
197718 days
197837 days
197912 days
198025 days
198123 days
198221 days
198321 days
198426 days
198516 days
198620 days
198719 days
198825 days
198920 days
199010 days
199834 days
199924 days
200021 days
200127 days
200212 days
200315 days
200415 days
200515 days
200617 days
200713 days
200811 days
200911 days
201013 days
201113 days
20129 days
201314 days
201410 days
201514 days
201623 days
201712 days
201812 days
201920 days
202012 days
202114 days
202219 days
202328 days
202430 days
202518 days
202618 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

68 years, 1936 to 2025

A day with at least 81.4 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 205.2 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ft Payne: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years81.4 mm (3.2 in)
5 years109.1 mm (4.3 in)
10 years129.4 mm (5.1 in)
25 years157.6 mm (6.2 in)
50 years180.6 mm (7.1 in)
100 years205.2 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1936 to 2025.

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: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 2021; 193.0 mm (7.6 in) in 2020; 167.9 mm (6.6 in) in 2004.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ft Payne standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ft Payne threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).