Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Goodwater (USC00013399), Alabama, United States, with 60 years of record.
Key Facts for Goodwater
Goodwater (USC00013399) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 33.07 latitude and -86.05 longitude, 308 m (1,010 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 1954, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Goodwater still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Goodwater set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 21 May 1954.
About the Station
Location: Alabama, United States, 33.07 latitude, -86.05 longitude.
Elevation: 308 m (1,010 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 1954, 60 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Goodwater. 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 Goodwater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Goodwater still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Goodwater by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
3
1896
38
1897
30
1898
40
1899
58
1900
29
1901
37
1902
25
1903
22
1904
15
1905
17
1906
21
1907
34
1908
47
1909
15
1910
28
1911
36
1912
20
1913
30
1914
30
1915
20
1916
21
1917
22
1918
29
1919
26
1920
16
1921
15
1922
22
1923
26
1924
26
1925
54
1926
14
1927
43
1928
26
1929
22
1930
32
1931
30
1932
23
1933
20
1934
23
1935
23
1936
20
1937
25
1938
11
1939
11
1940
33
1941
10
1942
14
1943
19
1944
16
1945
23
1946
17
1947
31
1948
26
1949
13
1950
31
1951
23
1952
20
1953
6
1954
7
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 204.5 mm (8.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Goodwater. The most was 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 7 July 1916.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Goodwater
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
29 January 1912
Feb
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
27 February 1903
Mar
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
19 March 1906
Apr
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
8 April 1938
May
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
12 May 1945
Jun
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
29 June 1904
Jul
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
7 July 1916
Aug
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
7 August 1917
Sep
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
5 September 1915
Oct
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
6 October 1934
Nov
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
12 November 1929
Dec
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
29 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
60 years of record at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1897, 1905, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1926, 1933 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Goodwater, 1896 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.4 C (63.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1901, at 15.6 C (60.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 19.2 C (66.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Goodwater as warming stripes, 1896 to 1953
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
18.1 C
+0.67 C
1898
17.4 C
-0.02 C
1900
17.0 C
-0.40 C
1901
15.6 C
-1.82 C
1902
17.0 C
-0.37 C
1903
15.9 C
-1.47 C
1904
16.4 C
-0.99 C
1906
17.8 C
+0.38 C
1907
18.1 C
+0.68 C
1908
18.8 C
+1.43 C
1910
16.6 C
-0.79 C
1912
16.1 C
-1.27 C
1915
17.7 C
+0.32 C
1916
17.2 C
-0.18 C
1918
16.6 C
-0.82 C
1919
17.4 C
+0.02 C
1920
16.8 C
-0.62 C
1921
19.2 C
+1.79 C
1922
18.7 C
+1.32 C
1924
17.1 C
-0.32 C
1925
18.7 C
+1.32 C
1927
18.8 C
+1.36 C
1928
16.7 C
-0.72 C
1931
17.8 C
+0.35 C
1932
17.7 C
+0.25 C
1934
17.0 C
-0.46 C
1935
17.1 C
-0.29 C
1936
17.7 C
+0.33 C
1937
17.0 C
-0.43 C
1938
17.8 C
+0.37 C
1939
17.6 C
+0.17 C
1941
17.5 C
+0.07 C
1942
17.0 C
-0.41 C
1943
17.7 C
+0.33 C
1944
17.8 C
+0.39 C
1945
17.9 C
+0.50 C
1946
17.9 C
+0.48 C
1947
17.1 C
-0.36 C
1948
17.3 C
-0.12 C
1949
17.6 C
+0.22 C
1950
16.9 C
-0.49 C
1951
17.2 C
-0.17 C
1952
17.0 C
-0.37 C
1953
17.6 C
+0.21 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 1953 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Goodwater
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1896 to 1953
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.01 C (-0.15 to 0.18) per decade
0.02 F (-0.27 to 0.32) per decade
1896 to 1953
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (-0.03 to 0.25) per decade
0.20 F (-0.05 to 0.45) per decade
1896 to 1953
44
Not clearly different from zero
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 1954
Yearly extremes at Goodwater: 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)
1925
37.5 C (99.5 F)
60
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899
-10.8 C (12.5 F)
60
Wettest day (Rx1day)
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1916
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
348.5 mm (13.7 in)
1916
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
1897
22 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Goodwater by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1896
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1897
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.8 C (12.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Goodwater by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1896
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1897
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1898
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1899
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1900
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1902
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1903
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1904
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1905
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1908
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1909
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1911
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1913
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1914
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1915
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1916
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1917
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1919
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1920
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1921
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1922
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1924
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1928
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1929
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1930
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1931
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1932
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1933
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1934
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1935
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1936
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1943
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Goodwater by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1896
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1899
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1900
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1901
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1902
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1904
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1905
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1906
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1907
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1913
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1917
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1918
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1923
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1926
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1927
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1929
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1930
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1931
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1934
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1937
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1939
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1946
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1947
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1949
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1952
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1953
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. The record is 348.5 mm (13.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.3 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Goodwater by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1896
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1897
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1899
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1900
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1901
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1902
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1903
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1904
243.4 mm (9.6 in)
1905
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1906
177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1907
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1908
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1909
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1910
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1911
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1912
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1913
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1914
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1915
156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1916
348.5 mm (13.7 in)
1917
281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1918
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1919
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1920
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1921
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1922
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1923
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1926
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1927
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1928
151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1929
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1930
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1931
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1933
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1934
178.9 mm (7.0 in)
1935
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1936
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1937
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1938
263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1939
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1940
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1941
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1942
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1943
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1944
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1945
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1946
212.7 mm (8.4 in)
1947
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1948
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1949
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1950
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1951
136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1952
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1954
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Goodwater, 1895 to 1954. The record is 47 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Goodwater by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
11 days
1896
22 days
1897
47 days
1898
19 days
1899
23 days
1900
17 days
1901
22 days
1902
31 days
1903
20 days
1904
30 days
1905
15 days
1906
27 days
1907
24 days
1908
25 days
1909
32 days
1910
25 days
1911
21 days
1912
17 days
1913
18 days
1914
19 days
1915
21 days
1916
27 days
1917
26 days
1918
16 days
1919
14 days
1920
38 days
1921
23 days
1922
13 days
1923
19 days
1924
26 days
1925
22 days
1926
18 days
1927
24 days
1928
15 days
1929
11 days
1930
24 days
1931
40 days
1932
15 days
1933
18 days
1934
17 days
1935
29 days
1936
23 days
1937
19 days
1938
18 days
1939
25 days
1940
24 days
1941
17 days
1942
27 days
1943
20 days
1944
33 days
1945
14 days
1946
18 days
1947
20 days
1948
20 days
1949
23 days
1950
19 days
1951
25 days
1952
30 days
1953
25 days
1954
16 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Goodwater falls on 2 April and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 222 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Goodwater
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1918 to 1953)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 April
n/a
4 April
n/a
+2.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 November
n/a
9 November
n/a
+0.8 days per decade
Growing days
222 days
n/a
221 days
n/a
-1.7 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
49 years, 1900 to 1953
A day with at least 79.9 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 220.5 mm (8.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Goodwater: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
10 years
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
25 years
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
50 years
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
220.5 mm (8.7 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1900 to 1953.
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: 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1916; 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1917; 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1903.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Goodwater standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Goodwater 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.