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Valley Head Weather Records (USC00018469)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valley Head (USC00018469), Alabama, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Valley Head

  • Valley Head (USC00018469) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 34.57 latitude and -85.61 longitude, 342 m (1,121 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Valley Head still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Valley Head set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 28 April 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Alabama, United States, 34.57 latitude, -85.61 longitude.
  • Elevation: 342 m (1,121 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Valley Head, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Valley Head. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Valley Head. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Valley Head, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May37.8 C (100.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Valley Head by the year they were set 1,464 records at Valley Head still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 30. 01020301893: 161894: 271895: 211896: 271897: 231898: 261899: 121900: 51901: 121902: 251903: 111904: 51905: 111906: 61907: 191908: 131909: 41910: 111911: 241912: 121913: 141914: 221915: 111916: 71917: 141918: 121919: 171920: 21921: 101922: 21923: 81924: 101925: 301926: 81927: 271928: 61929: 121930: 181931: 171932: 141933: 101934: 141935: 131936: 81937: 101938: 21939: 31940: 111941: 211942: 81943: 141944: 171945: 101946: 31947: 71948: 51949: 51950: 201951: 131952: 141953: 21954: 131955: 91956: 131957: 101958: 101959: 61960: 151961: 151962: 141963: 151964: 131965: 101966: 111967: 291968: 121969: 71970: 151971: 111972: 61973: 81974: 121975: 61976: 121977: 141978: 81979: 111980: 141981: 111982: 91983: 221984: 171985: 151986: 101987: 111988: 51989: 151990: 21991: 101992: 81993: 111994: 41995: 31996: 131997: 121998: 121999: 22000: 62001: 82002: 62003: 62004: 72005: 42006: 52007: 82008: 22009: 52010: 112011: 42012: 62013: 72014: 82015: 112016: 102017: 82018: 92019: 112020: 62021: 52022: 22023: 52024: 32025: 62026: 31893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Valley Head still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 30.
Standing records at Valley Head by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189316
189427
189521
189627
189723
189826
189912
19005
190112
190225
190311
19045
190511
19066
190719
190813
19094
191011
191124
191212
191314
191422
191511
19167
191714
191812
191917
19202
192110
19222
19238
192410
192530
19268
192727
19286
192912
193018
193117
193214
193310
193414
193513
19368
193710
19382
19393
194011
194121
19428
194314
194417
194510
19463
19477
19485
19495
195020
195113
195214
19532
195413
19559
195613
195710
195810
19596
196015
196115
196214
196315
196413
196510
196611
196729
196812
19697
197015
197111
19726
19738
197412
19756
197612
197714
19788
197911
198014
198111
19829
198322
198417
198515
198610
198711
19885
198915
19902
199110
19928
199311
19944
19953
199613
199712
199812
19992
20006
20018
20026
20036
20047
20054
20065
20078
20082
20095
201011
20114
20126
20137
20148
201511
201610
20178
20189
201911
20206
20215
20222
20235
20243
20256
20263

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Valley Head set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Valley Head between 2 January 1928 and 17 September 2004. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth2 January 1928: Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)29 July 1930: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)29 August 1936: Record daily precipitation 204.5 mm (8.1 in)26 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)13 March 1993: Record daily snowfall 37.6 cm (14.8 in)14 March 1993: Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)17 September 2004: Record daily precipitation 204.7 mm (8.1 in)19301940195019601970198019902000
8 all-time records were set at Valley Head between 2 January 1928 and 17 September 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Valley Head set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1928-01-02Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930-07-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936-08-29Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1983-12-26Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993-03-13Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 37.6 cm (14.8 in)
1993-03-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
2004-09-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 204.7 mm (8.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 204.7 mm (8.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Valley Head The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valley Head. The most was 204.7 mm (8.1 in) on 17 September 2004. 0100200300 Jan: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 19 January 1922 Jan Feb: 187.7 mm (7.4 in), 16 February 1990 Feb Mar: 121.4 mm (4.8 in), 4 March 1979 Mar Apr: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 15 April 1921 Apr May: 106.4 mm (4.2 in), 3 May 1997 May Jun: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 1 June 1922 Jun Jul: 114.8 mm (4.5 in), 5 July 1976 Jul Aug: 204.5 mm (8.1 in), 29 August 1936 Aug Sep: 204.7 mm (8.1 in), 17 September 2004 Sep Oct: 152.9 mm (6.0 in), 5 October 1995 Oct Nov: 119.9 mm (4.7 in), 4 November 2004 Nov Dec: 108.7 mm (4.3 in), 12 December 1961 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valley Head. The most was 204.7 mm (8.1 in) on 17 September 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Valley Head
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan127.0 mm (5.0 in)19 January 1922
Feb187.7 mm (7.4 in)16 February 1990
Mar121.4 mm (4.8 in)4 March 1979
Apr130.8 mm (5.1 in)15 April 1921
May106.4 mm (4.2 in)3 May 1997
Jun91.4 mm (3.6 in)1 June 1922
Jul114.8 mm (4.5 in)5 July 1976
Aug204.5 mm (8.1 in)29 August 1936
Sep204.7 mm (8.1 in)17 September 2004
Oct152.9 mm (6.0 in)5 October 1995
Nov119.9 mm (4.7 in)4 November 2004
Dec108.7 mm (4.3 in)12 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Valley Head 134 years of record at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1909, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935 and others. 1893: 358 of 365 days1894: 358 of 365 days1895: 349 of 365 days1896: 360 of 366 days1897: 350 of 365 days1898: 362 of 365 days1899: 361 of 365 days1900: 362 of 365 days1901: 365 of 365 days1902: 357 of 365 days1903: 354 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 360 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 360 of 365 days1908: 326 of 366 days1909: 279 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 354 of 365 days1912: 361 of 366 days1913: 346 of 365 days1914: 363 of 365 days1915: 361 of 365 days1916: 357 of 366 days1917: 358 of 365 days1918: 353 of 365 days1919: 347 of 365 days1920: 191 of 366 days1921: 354 of 365 days1922: 359 of 365 days1923: 356 of 365 days1924: 357 of 366 days1925: 329 of 365 days1926: 357 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 357 of 366 days1929: 327 of 365 days1930: 327 of 365 days1931: 261 of 365 days1932: 363 of 366 days1933: 309 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 277 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 360 of 365 days1939: 358 of 365 days1940: 272 of 366 days1941: 335 of 365 days1942: 341 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 358 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 351 of 365 days1952: 362 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 359 of 365 days1955: 312 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 350 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 360 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 349 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 361 of 365 days2011: 356 of 365 days2012: 361 of 366 days2013: 263 of 365 days2014: 355 of 365 days2015: 339 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 356 of 365 days2018: 338 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 357 of 366 days2021: 318 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 360 of 365 days2024: 354 of 366 days2025: 332 of 365 days2026: 243 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1909, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935 and others.
Days with data per year at Valley Head
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189335898%Yes
189435898%Yes
189534996%Yes
189636098%Yes
189735096%Yes
189836299%Yes
189936199%Yes
190036299%Yes
1901365100%Yes
190235798%Yes
190335497%Yes
1904365100%Yes
190536099%Yes
1906364100%Yes
190736099%Yes
190832689%No
190927976%No
1910364100%Yes
191135497%Yes
191236199%Yes
191334695%Yes
191436399%Yes
191536199%Yes
191635798%Yes
191735898%Yes
191835397%Yes
191934795%Yes
192019152%No
192135497%Yes
192235998%Yes
192335698%Yes
192435798%Yes
192532990%Yes
192635798%Yes
1927364100%Yes
192835798%Yes
192932790%No
193032790%No
193126172%No
193236399%Yes
193330985%No
193436299%Yes
193527776%No
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
193836099%Yes
193935898%Yes
194027274%No
194133592%Yes
194234193%Yes
194336299%Yes
194436499%Yes
194536299%Yes
194636399%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194835898%Yes
194936199%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195135196%Yes
195236299%Yes
195336399%Yes
195435998%Yes
195531285%No
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195835096%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196036098%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196534996%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036199%Yes
201135698%Yes
201236199%Yes
201326372%No
201435597%Yes
201533993%Yes
2016365100%Yes
201735698%Yes
201833893%Yes
2019364100%Yes
202035798%Yes
202131887%No
2022365100%Yes
202336099%Yes
202435497%Yes
202533291%Yes
202624367%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Valley Head
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 April 2026Valley Head, USdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Valley Head, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)85 years39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2026Valley Head, USdaily low max (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie124 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Valley Head, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Valley Head, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie99 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Valley Head, USdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie44 years5 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026Valley Head, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)80 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 2025Valley Head, USdaily low max2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)56 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2025Valley Head, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)59 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2025Valley Head, USdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)36 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2025Valley Head, USdaily low max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2025Valley Head, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)2 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2025Valley Head, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)120 years55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2025Valley Head, USdaily low max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie64 years7 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2025Valley Head, USdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)88 years48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2025Valley Head, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2025Valley Head, USdaily high min (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2025Valley Head, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)120 years44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2025Valley Head, USdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)102 years44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2025Valley Head, USdaily high max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie6 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

108 complete years, 1893 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Valley Head as warming stripes, 1893 to 2024 One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Valley Head, 1893 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 12.6 C (54.6 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 17.0 C (62.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1893: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1894: 15.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1895: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1896: 16.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1897: 15.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1899: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1900: 15.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1901: 14.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1902: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1907: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1910: 15.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1911: 17.0 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1912: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1913: 16.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1914: 15.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1915: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1916: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1917: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1918: 16.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1919: 16.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1921: 16.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1922: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1923: 14.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1924: 13.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1926: 15.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 15.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1928: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1932: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1936: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1937: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1938: 16.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1939: 16.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1943: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 16.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1945: 15.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1946: 15.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1947: 14.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1950: 15.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 15.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1954: 15.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1956: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1957: 15.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1959: 15.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 13.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1961: 13.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1962: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 13.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1964: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1965: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1967: 13.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1968: 12.6 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1969: 13.0 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1970: 13.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1971: 14.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 14.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 12.9 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1977: 13.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1978: 13.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1979: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1980: 13.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1981: 13.0 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1982: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1983: 13.2 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1984: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1985: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1986: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: 13.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1988: 13.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1989: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1990: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1993: 13.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1994: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 14.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1996: 13.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1998: 15.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2001: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2002: 14.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2004: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2007: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 14.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2011: 15.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2012: 16.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2014: 14.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2015: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2016: 16.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2017: 15.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2019: 15.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 14.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2023: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 15.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Valley Head, 1893 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 12.6 C (54.6 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 17.0 C (62.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Valley Head as warming stripes, 1893 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189314.6 C-0.12 C
189415.4 C+0.65 C
189514.4 C-0.30 C
189616.2 C+1.43 C
189715.9 C+1.14 C
189915.5 C+0.77 C
190015.8 C+1.02 C
190114.1 C-0.67 C
190215.8 C+1.10 C
190715.1 C+0.40 C
191015.2 C+0.43 C
191117.0 C+2.21 C
191215.1 C+0.39 C
191316.2 C+1.43 C
191415.8 C+1.03 C
191515.6 C+0.87 C
191615.7 C+0.95 C
191714.4 C-0.33 C
191816.0 C+1.26 C
191916.1 C+1.40 C
192116.3 C+1.56 C
192215.7 C+1.00 C
192314.9 C+0.13 C
192413.9 C-0.86 C
192615.0 C+0.22 C
192715.9 C+1.20 C
192814.6 C-0.13 C
193215.5 C+0.77 C
193615.7 C+0.97 C
193715.5 C+0.79 C
193816.3 C+1.55 C
193916.1 C+1.38 C
194315.2 C+0.45 C
194416.0 C+1.27 C
194515.4 C+0.62 C
194615.9 C+1.12 C
194714.8 C+0.03 C
194815.1 C+0.37 C
194915.7 C+0.97 C
195015.1 C+0.33 C
195315.4 C+0.64 C
195415.5 C+0.74 C
195615.3 C+0.58 C
195715.5 C+0.71 C
195813.7 C-1.03 C
195915.2 C+0.41 C
196013.9 C-0.86 C
196113.7 C-1.08 C
196213.9 C-0.83 C
196313.2 C-1.55 C
196414.0 C-0.72 C
196514.6 C-0.10 C
196613.5 C-1.21 C
196713.2 C-1.54 C
196812.6 C-2.18 C
196913.0 C-1.75 C
197013.7 C-1.07 C
197114.2 C-0.57 C
197214.2 C-0.51 C
197314.3 C-0.42 C
197414.2 C-0.57 C
197514.4 C-0.35 C
197612.9 C-1.85 C
197713.8 C-0.98 C
197813.6 C-1.19 C
197913.5 C-1.24 C
198013.6 C-1.19 C
198113.0 C-1.73 C
198213.8 C-0.90 C
198313.2 C-1.59 C
198413.7 C-1.02 C
198513.7 C-1.05 C
198614.6 C-0.11 C
198713.9 C-0.88 C
198813.3 C-1.47 C
198913.5 C-1.24 C
199014.9 C+0.18 C
199114.8 C+0.07 C
199213.8 C-0.92 C
199313.9 C-0.86 C
199414.4 C-0.35 C
199514.2 C-0.59 C
199613.4 C-1.36 C
199713.7 C-1.02 C
199815.6 C+0.82 C
199914.9 C+0.16 C
200014.2 C-0.51 C
200114.2 C-0.50 C
200214.6 C-0.18 C
200314.0 C-0.75 C
200414.5 C-0.21 C
200514.4 C-0.33 C
200614.8 C+0.07 C
200715.3 C+0.59 C
200814.4 C-0.30 C
200914.8 C+0.02 C
201014.4 C-0.33 C
201115.3 C+0.54 C
201216.1 C+1.36 C
201414.4 C-0.36 C
201515.7 C+0.96 C
201616.2 C+1.48 C
201715.7 C+0.94 C
201915.7 C+0.91 C
202015.1 C+0.35 C
202214.6 C-0.18 C
202315.0 C+0.30 C
202415.2 C+0.42 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.09 C (0.05 to 0.14) per decade over 1893 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 108 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Valley Head
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.09 C (-0.14 to -0.05) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1893 to 2024108Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.1 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1893 to 2024108Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.09 C (-0.14 to -0.03) per decade-0.15 F (-0.26 to -0.05) per decade1893 to 2024108Fall

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Valley Head: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)193036.1 C (97.0 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)1905-13.9 C (7.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)204.7 mm (8.1 in)200476.9 mm (3.0 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)246.9 mm (9.7 in)2009121.4 mm (4.8 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)53 days192420 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Valley Head by year The hottest day of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 3032.53537.54042.51900192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930
The hottest day of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Valley Head by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189335.0 C (95.0 F)
189435.6 C (96.1 F)
189534.4 C (93.9 F)
189636.1 C (97.0 F)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189837.2 C (99.0 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190037.2 C (99.0 F)
190137.8 C (100.0 F)
190240.6 C (105.1 F)
190336.1 C (97.0 F)
190436.7 C (98.1 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190737.8 C (100.0 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190935.0 C (95.0 F)
191035.0 C (95.0 F)
191138.3 C (100.9 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191338.9 C (102.0 F)
191440.0 C (104.0 F)
191538.3 C (100.9 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192138.3 C (100.9 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192438.9 C (102.0 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193236.7 C (98.1 F)
193337.8 C (100.0 F)
193438.9 C (102.0 F)
193540.0 C (104.0 F)
193638.9 C (102.0 F)
193735.0 C (95.0 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193934.4 C (93.9 F)
194036.1 C (97.0 F)
194136.1 C (97.0 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194637.2 C (99.0 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195240.6 C (105.1 F)
195337.2 C (99.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195638.3 C (100.9 F)
195738.3 C (100.9 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196236.1 C (97.0 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196534.4 C (93.9 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197134.4 C (93.9 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197933.9 C (93.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198233.3 C (91.9 F)
198340.0 C (104.0 F)
198435.0 C (95.0 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198636.7 C (98.1 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198837.8 C (100.0 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199233.9 C (93.0 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199836.7 C (98.1 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200132.2 C (90.0 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200332.2 C (90.0 F)
200432.8 C (91.0 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201237.8 C (100.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201732.2 C (90.0 F)
201832.2 C (90.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202032.2 C (90.0 F)
202132.2 C (90.0 F)
202233.9 C (93.0 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202434.4 C (93.9 F)
202533.3 C (91.9 F)
202634.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Valley Head by year The coldest night of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F). -30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1905
The coldest night of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Valley Head by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1894-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1895-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1897-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1899-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1900-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1901-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1903-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1904-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1908-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1910-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1911-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1913-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1914-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1917-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1919-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1922-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1924-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1926-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1929-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1930-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1931-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1933-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1934-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1936-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1943-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1948-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1983-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1989-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1996-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1997-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1998-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2005-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2015-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2016-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2017-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2018-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2019-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2022-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2023-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2026-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valley Head by year The wettest day of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 2004
The wettest day of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valley Head by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189362.2 mm (2.4 in)
189461.0 mm (2.4 in)
189573.7 mm (2.9 in)
189669.1 mm (2.7 in)
189791.4 mm (3.6 in)
189879.5 mm (3.1 in)
189978.7 mm (3.1 in)
1900114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1901101.6 mm (4.0 in)
190271.1 mm (2.8 in)
190376.2 mm (3.0 in)
190450.8 mm (2.0 in)
190550.8 mm (2.0 in)
190671.1 mm (2.8 in)
190750.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908105.7 mm (4.2 in)
190990.7 mm (3.6 in)
191050.8 mm (2.0 in)
191171.4 mm (2.8 in)
191288.9 mm (3.5 in)
191361.0 mm (2.4 in)
191450.8 mm (2.0 in)
191578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191781.3 mm (3.2 in)
191863.5 mm (2.5 in)
191963.5 mm (2.5 in)
192088.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1922127.0 mm (5.0 in)
192376.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924114.3 mm (4.5 in)
192580.0 mm (3.1 in)
192683.8 mm (3.3 in)
192763.5 mm (2.5 in)
192863.5 mm (2.5 in)
192982.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193172.4 mm (2.9 in)
193297.8 mm (3.9 in)
193353.3 mm (2.1 in)
193466.3 mm (2.6 in)
193550.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936204.5 mm (8.1 in)
193758.4 mm (2.3 in)
193897.8 mm (3.9 in)
193977.2 mm (3.0 in)
194053.3 mm (2.1 in)
194150.8 mm (2.0 in)
194269.9 mm (2.8 in)
194361.0 mm (2.4 in)
194451.6 mm (2.0 in)
194571.6 mm (2.8 in)
194691.9 mm (3.6 in)
194765.0 mm (2.6 in)
194873.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1951116.3 mm (4.6 in)
195258.9 mm (2.3 in)
195363.5 mm (2.5 in)
195485.9 mm (3.4 in)
195570.6 mm (2.8 in)
195668.1 mm (2.7 in)
195786.9 mm (3.4 in)
195898.3 mm (3.9 in)
195959.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1961108.7 mm (4.3 in)
196278.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1964111.0 mm (4.4 in)
196568.8 mm (2.7 in)
196683.3 mm (3.3 in)
196764.0 mm (2.5 in)
196854.9 mm (2.2 in)
196988.1 mm (3.5 in)
197068.8 mm (2.7 in)
197152.8 mm (2.1 in)
197273.7 mm (2.9 in)
197384.1 mm (3.3 in)
197450.3 mm (2.0 in)
197572.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1977105.4 mm (4.1 in)
197863.8 mm (2.5 in)
1979121.4 mm (4.8 in)
198094.5 mm (3.7 in)
198179.8 mm (3.1 in)
198284.8 mm (3.3 in)
198387.9 mm (3.5 in)
198491.7 mm (3.6 in)
198577.5 mm (3.1 in)
198658.7 mm (2.3 in)
198763.0 mm (2.5 in)
198863.8 mm (2.5 in)
198967.3 mm (2.6 in)
1990187.7 mm (7.4 in)
199174.2 mm (2.9 in)
199255.4 mm (2.2 in)
199341.1 mm (1.6 in)
199476.5 mm (3.0 in)
1995152.9 mm (6.0 in)
199693.2 mm (3.7 in)
1997106.4 mm (4.2 in)
199869.3 mm (2.7 in)
199987.9 mm (3.5 in)
200076.5 mm (3.0 in)
200156.6 mm (2.2 in)
200268.8 mm (2.7 in)
200380.3 mm (3.2 in)
2004204.7 mm (8.1 in)
200565.3 mm (2.6 in)
200657.4 mm (2.3 in)
200794.0 mm (3.7 in)
2008103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2009183.1 mm (7.2 in)
201099.3 mm (3.9 in)
2011168.9 mm (6.6 in)
201293.0 mm (3.7 in)
201391.7 mm (3.6 in)
2014130.3 mm (5.1 in)
201595.0 mm (3.7 in)
201687.6 mm (3.4 in)
201798.0 mm (3.9 in)
201872.1 mm (2.8 in)
201957.9 mm (2.3 in)
2020100.3 mm (3.9 in)
202181.8 mm (3.2 in)
202255.9 mm (2.2 in)
202352.1 mm (2.1 in)
202470.4 mm (2.8 in)
202573.7 mm (2.9 in)
202642.7 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valley Head by year The wettest five days of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 246.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in). 501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 246.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2009
The wettest five days of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 246.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valley Head by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189388.3 mm (3.5 in)
189475.4 mm (3.0 in)
1895107.5 mm (4.2 in)
189687.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1898112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1899144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1900182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1901182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1902101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903162.7 mm (6.4 in)
190478.8 mm (3.1 in)
1905100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1906128.5 mm (5.1 in)
190772.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1909176.5 mm (6.9 in)
191099.1 mm (3.9 in)
1911155.5 mm (6.1 in)
191294.5 mm (3.7 in)
191361.7 mm (2.4 in)
191494.2 mm (3.7 in)
1915121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1916224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1917130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1918120.7 mm (4.8 in)
191988.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1921146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1922194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1923118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1924114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1925118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1926139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1927111.0 mm (4.4 in)
192886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1930101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193176.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932144.3 mm (5.7 in)
193396.5 mm (3.8 in)
193498.3 mm (3.9 in)
193579.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1937146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1938118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1939118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1940100.3 mm (3.9 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942123.2 mm (4.9 in)
194375.5 mm (3.0 in)
1944110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1945109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1946219.9 mm (8.7 in)
1947171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1948133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1949135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1950136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1951154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1952122.1 mm (4.8 in)
195369.4 mm (2.7 in)
195487.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1957200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1958203.2 mm (8.0 in)
195991.6 mm (3.6 in)
1960137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1961168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1962151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1963219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1964114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1965126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1966112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1967174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1968120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1969155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1970105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1971106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1972117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1974106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1975146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1976207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1977173.6 mm (6.8 in)
197888.4 mm (3.5 in)
1979150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1980144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1981116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1982158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1983148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1984192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1985118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1987110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1988128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1989122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1990220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1991101.8 mm (4.0 in)
199291.8 mm (3.6 in)
199382.1 mm (3.2 in)
1994133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1995199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1996141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1997128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1998108.5 mm (4.3 in)
199988.9 mm (3.5 in)
2000142.5 mm (5.6 in)
200199.1 mm (3.9 in)
2002105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2003145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2004211.8 mm (8.3 in)
2005143.9 mm (5.7 in)
2006104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2007127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2008163.1 mm (6.4 in)
2009246.9 mm (9.7 in)
2010118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2011223.0 mm (8.8 in)
201293.0 mm (3.7 in)
2013158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2014176.9 mm (7.0 in)
2015155.5 mm (6.1 in)
2016128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017161.1 mm (6.3 in)
2018112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2019142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2020177.5 mm (7.0 in)
2021142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2022103.0 mm (4.1 in)
202371.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024111.7 mm (4.4 in)
2025110.7 mm (4.4 in)
202680.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valley Head by year The longest dry spell of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 53 days in 1924
The longest dry spell of the year at Valley Head, 1893 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valley Head by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189322 days
189416 days
189520 days
189617 days
189725 days
189818 days
189922 days
190022 days
190137 days
190224 days
190323 days
190428 days
190516 days
190626 days
190722 days
190822 days
190919 days
191034 days
191118 days
191221 days
191318 days
191425 days
191524 days
191621 days
191720 days
191829 days
191935 days
192038 days
192124 days
192213 days
192320 days
192453 days
192518 days
192612 days
192720 days
192826 days
192926 days
193027 days
193123 days
193214 days
193314 days
193423 days
193539 days
193633 days
193721 days
193829 days
193926 days
194024 days
194130 days
194221 days
194325 days
194431 days
194517 days
194621 days
194720 days
194823 days
194914 days
195028 days
195130 days
195231 days
195344 days
195440 days
195524 days
195618 days
195715 days
195817 days
195920 days
196018 days
196122 days
196215 days
196322 days
196419 days
196518 days
196615 days
196731 days
196817 days
196910 days
197015 days
197116 days
197214 days
197326 days
197418 days
19759 days
197615 days
197718 days
197823 days
197912 days
198023 days
198115 days
198221 days
198315 days
198418 days
198517 days
198619 days
198722 days
198824 days
198918 days
199016 days
199118 days
199215 days
199317 days
199414 days
199521 days
199616 days
199719 days
199834 days
199921 days
200019 days
200129 days
200217 days
200316 days
200420 days
200534 days
200618 days
200720 days
200822 days
200915 days
201020 days
201123 days
201219 days
201315 days
201415 days
201516 days
201634 days
201722 days
201822 days
201920 days
202015 days
202115 days
202216 days
202319 days
202418 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

108 years with a frost

Across 108 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Valley Head falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.

In 1992 to 2024 the median growing season was 200 days. That is 7 days more than in 1893 to 1937.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Valley Head
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1937)Recent period (1992 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost16 April12 April13 April1 day later+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost21 October23 October27 October4 days later0.0 days per decade
Growing days188 days193 days200 days7 days more-0.1 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

110 years, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 78.5 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 202.1 mm (8.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Valley Head: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.5 mm (3.1 in)
5 years104.2 mm (4.1 in)
10 years123.8 mm (4.9 in)
25 years152.1 mm (6.0 in)
50 years175.8 mm (6.9 in)
100 years202.1 mm (8.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1895 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: 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 2004; 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1936; 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1990.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Valley Head, at 1980, 2009 and 2019. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1980 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2009 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2019 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Valley Head, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1980-0.3-0.5likely5
2009+0.2+0.4possible5
2019-0.5-0.9possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2024, Valley Head had a mean temperature of 15.2 C (59.3 F) and 1,408.6 mm (55.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Pinson (United States, 139 km away), Rainbow Lake (United States, 338 km away) and Gainesville (United States, 163 km away).

Climate twins of Valley Head: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PinsonUnited States139 km (86 mi)15.4 C (59.8 F)1,427.1 mm (56.2 in)0.39
Rainbow LakeUnited States338 km (210 mi)15.2 C (59.3 F)1,371.0 mm (54.0 in)0.41
GainesvilleUnited States163 km (101 mi)15.0 C (59.0 F)1,451.1 mm (57.1 in)0.43

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Valley Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Valley Head 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 (2026-10-12).