Milstead Weather Records (USC00015439)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Milstead (USC00015439), Alabama, United States, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Milstead

Milstead (USC00015439) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 32.44 latitude and -85.89 longitude, 66 m (215 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2016, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Milstead still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Milstead set a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 1 February 2014.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 32.44 latitude, -85.89 longitude.
Elevation: 66 m (215 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2016, 115 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Milstead. 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 Milstead, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Milstead still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 64.

Standing records at Milstead by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	13
1980	54
1981	54
1982	54
1983	22
1984	33
1985	37
1986	51
1987	30
1988	46
1989	64
1990	42
1991	43
1992	40
1993	32
1994	40
1995	51
1996	55
1997	49
1998	48
1999	46
2000	59
2001	48
2002	48
2003	27
2004	37
2005	21
2006	35
2007	44
2008	41
2009	29
2010	52
2011	42
2012	22
2013	43
2014	12

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Milstead between 20 March 1933 and 31 August 1961. Each dot is a new record.

When Milstead set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1933-03-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1944-03-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1948-11-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1961-08-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 278.9 mm (11.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 278.9 mm (11.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Milstead. The most was 278.9 mm (11.0 in) on 31 August 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Milstead
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	16 January 1925
Feb	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	25 February 1961
Mar	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	17 March 1990
Apr	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	8 April 1964
May	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	4 May 1978
Jun	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	5 June 1928
Jul	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	8 July 1996
Aug	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	31 August 1961
Sep	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	25 September 1956
Oct	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	5 October 1995
Nov	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	27 November 1948
Dec	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	4 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2014

36 years of record at Milstead, 1979 to 2014. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2002 and others.

Days with data per year at Milstead
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	56	15%	No
1980	349	95%	Yes
1981	339	93%	Yes
1982	325	89%	No
1983	251	69%	No
1984	171	47%	No
1985	164	45%	No
1986	339	93%	Yes
1987	257	70%	No
1988	320	87%	No
1989	356	98%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	358	98%	Yes
1994	358	98%	Yes
1995	331	91%	Yes
1996	357	98%	Yes
1997	356	98%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	361	99%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	302	83%	No
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	356	98%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	325	89%	No
2008	299	82%	No
2009	244	67%	No
2010	337	92%	Yes
2011	343	94%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	59	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Milstead
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max (Tie)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2014	Milstead, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2013	Milstead, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	2 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2013	Milstead, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2013	Milstead, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2013	Milstead, US	daily low min (Tie)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2013	Milstead, US	monthly high max (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	31 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2013	Milstead, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2013	Milstead, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1980 to 2013

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Milstead, 1980 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 16.9 C (62.4 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 18.9 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Milstead as warming stripes, 1980 to 2013
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	17.7 C	-0.01 C
1981	16.9 C	-0.82 C
1982	18.3 C	+0.64 C
1986	18.8 C	+1.07 C
1989	17.5 C	-0.21 C
1990	18.9 C	+1.16 C
1991	18.1 C	+0.39 C
1992	16.9 C	-0.75 C
1993	17.3 C	-0.44 C
1994	17.7 C	-0.04 C
1996	17.0 C	-0.70 C
1997	17.1 C	-0.55 C
1998	18.8 C	+1.08 C
1999	17.9 C	+0.16 C
2000	17.8 C	+0.06 C
2001	17.5 C	-0.24 C
2003	17.3 C	-0.44 C
2004	17.5 C	-0.15 C
2005	17.5 C	-0.21 C
2006	18.0 C	+0.29 C
2012	18.1 C	+0.38 C
2013	16.9 C	-0.76 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

1902 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Milstead: 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)	2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1985	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	1961	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	1995	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1904	22 days	114

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Milstead, 1902 to 2016. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Milstead by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
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
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2016	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Milstead, 1902 to 2016. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Milstead by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
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
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1980	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1984	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1990	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1991	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1993	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1997	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2006	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2009	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2012	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2016	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Milstead, 1902 to 2016. The record is 278.9 mm (11.0 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.1 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Milstead by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1904	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1907	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1909	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1910	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1913	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1916	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1919	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1920	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1922	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1923	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1924	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1930	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1931	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1934	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1936	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1937	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1938	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1939	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1940	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1944	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1945	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1949	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1957	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1959	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1962	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1965	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1966	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1971	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1975	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1976	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1977	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1978	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1979	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1982	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1983	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1985	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1986	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1988	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1990	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1994	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1995	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1996	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1997	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1998	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2000	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2001	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2002	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2003	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2006	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2007	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2008	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2010	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2012	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2013	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2014	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2016	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Milstead, 1902 to 2016. The record is 312.4 mm (12.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.0 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Milstead by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1903	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1904	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1905	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1906	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1907	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1908	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1909	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1910	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1911	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1912	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1913	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1914	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1916	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1917	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1918	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1919	200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1920	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1921	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1922	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1923	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1924	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1926	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1927	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1928	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1929	218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1930	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1931	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1932	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1934	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1935	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1937	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1938	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1939	239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1940	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1942	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1943	222.7 mm (8.8 in)
1944	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1945	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1946	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1948	284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1949	237.3 mm (9.3 in)
1950	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1951	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1952	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1954	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1957	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1958	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1959	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1961	296.2 mm (11.7 in)
1962	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1963	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1964	271.2 mm (10.7 in)
1965	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1966	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1967	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1969	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1971	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1973	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1974	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1975	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1976	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1978	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1979	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1981	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1982	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1983	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1984	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1985	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1986	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1987	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1988	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1989	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1990	255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1991	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1992	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1993	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1995	312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1996	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1997	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1998	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1999	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2000	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2001	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2002	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2003	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2004	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2005	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
2006	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2007	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2008	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
2009	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
2010	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2011	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2012	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2014	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2016	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Milstead, 1902 to 2016. The record is 55 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Milstead by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	15 days
1903	22 days
1904	55 days
1905	17 days
1906	26 days
1907	33 days
1908	28 days
1909	20 days
1910	20 days
1911	23 days
1912	20 days
1913	22 days
1914	24 days
1915	30 days
1916	20 days
1917	20 days
1918	13 days
1919	13 days
1920	26 days
1921	16 days
1922	15 days
1923	19 days
1924	28 days
1925	25 days
1926	21 days
1927	29 days
1928	18 days
1929	17 days
1930	31 days
1931	39 days
1932	19 days
1933	17 days
1934	18 days
1935	26 days
1936	14 days
1937	20 days
1938	23 days
1939	15 days
1940	26 days
1941	28 days
1942	21 days
1943	22 days
1944	33 days
1945	14 days
1946	18 days
1947	20 days
1948	22 days
1949	21 days
1950	20 days
1951	23 days
1952	19 days
1953	24 days
1954	19 days
1955	22 days
1956	18 days
1957	12 days
1958	26 days
1959	21 days
1960	25 days
1961	23 days
1962	32 days
1963	34 days
1964	27 days
1965	36 days
1966	17 days
1967	19 days
1968	27 days
1969	22 days
1970	23 days
1971	29 days
1972	21 days
1973	29 days
1974	25 days
1975	14 days
1976	19 days
1977	17 days
1978	28 days
1979	15 days
1980	26 days
1981	21 days
1982	19 days
1983	22 days
1984	23 days
1985	12 days
1986	22 days
1987	16 days
1988	31 days
1989	15 days
1990	18 days
1991	24 days
1992	13 days
1993	24 days
1994	14 days
1995	22 days
1996	16 days
1997	17 days
1998	31 days
1999	18 days
2000	31 days
2001	37 days
2002	16 days
2003	15 days
2004	23 days
2005	24 days
2006	18 days
2007	32 days
2008	27 days
2009	20 days
2010	28 days
2011	24 days
2012	21 days
2013	13 days
2014	14 days
2016	31 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Milstead falls on 23 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 229 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Milstead
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1980 to 2013)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 March	n/a	23 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	4 November	n/a	4 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	229 days	n/a	229 days	n/a	n/a

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

96 years, 1903 to 2013

A day with at least 87.6 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.5 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Milstead: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
25 years	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
50 years	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
100 years	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1903 to 2013.

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: 278.9 mm (11.0 in) in 1961; 237.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1948; 167.6 mm (6.6 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 2026-10-14 (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).