Orrville Weather Records (USC00016161)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orrville (USC00016161), Alabama, United States, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Orrville

Orrville (USC00016161) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 32.30 latitude and -87.23 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1973, 83 years of record.
682 records set at Orrville still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orrville set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 7 April 1973.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 32.30 latitude, -87.23 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1973, 83 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 Orrville. 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 Orrville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

682 standing records

682 records at Orrville still stand. 1891 holds the most, with 682.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 176.8 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orrville. The most was 176.8 mm (7.0 in) on 6 April 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Orrville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	23 January 1965
Feb	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	25 February 1961
Mar	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 March 1946
Apr	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	6 April 1964
May	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 May 1949
Jun	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	21 June 1961
Jul	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	26 July 1942
Aug	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	15 August 1944
Sep	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 September 1960
Oct	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 October 1967
Nov	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 November 1948
Dec	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	28 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1891 to 1891

1 years of record at Orrville, 1891 to 1891. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891.

Latest Records

Latest records at Orrville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1973	Orrville, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain (Tie)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1972	Orrville, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1971	Orrville, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Orrville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1891	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1891	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	1964	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	346.3 mm (13.6 in)	1961	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1941	27 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Orrville, 1891 to 1973. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Orrville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1891	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 Orrville, 1891 to 1973. The record is -5.6 C (21.9 F) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Orrville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1891	-5.6 C (21.9 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 Orrville, 1891 to 1973. The record is 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.9 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orrville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1945	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1947	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1954	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1955	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1962	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1965	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1969	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1973	82.6 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Orrville, 1891 to 1973. The record is 346.3 mm (13.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 148.3 mm (5.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orrville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1942	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1943	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1944	191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1945	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1946	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1947	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1948	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1949	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1950	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1951	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1952	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1954	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1955	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1956	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1957	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1958	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1961	346.3 mm (13.6 in)
1962	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1964	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1965	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1966	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1967	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1968	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1969	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1971	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1972	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1973	149.9 mm (5.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Orrville, 1891 to 1973. The record is 39 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orrville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	11 days
1941	39 days
1942	32 days
1943	23 days
1944	14 days
1945	31 days
1946	27 days
1947	22 days
1948	21 days
1949	24 days
1950	27 days
1951	29 days
1952	31 days
1953	34 days
1954	22 days
1955	36 days
1956	24 days
1957	25 days
1958	27 days
1959	27 days
1960	22 days
1961	31 days
1962	31 days
1963	33 days
1964	35 days
1965	35 days
1966	13 days
1967	19 days
1968	27 days
1969	17 days
1970	21 days
1971	26 days
1972	25 days
1973	15 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.

Download the Data

Data for Orrville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Orrville 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).