Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowie (USC00020958), Arizona, United States, with 114 years of record.
Key Facts for Bowie
Bowie (USC00020958) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 32.33 latitude and -109.49 longitude, 1,151 m (3,777 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 2012, 114 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bowie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bowie tied a monthly record high minimum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 30 June 2012.
About the Station
Location: Arizona, United States, 32.33 latitude, -109.49 longitude.
Elevation: 1,151 m (3,777 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 2012, 114 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Bowie. 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 Bowie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bowie still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Bowie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1902
4
1903
16
1904
50
1905
83
1906
36
1907
15
1908
14
1909
15
1910
26
1911
28
1912
26
1913
14
1914
3
1915
21
1916
35
1917
1
1918
4
1919
19
1920
17
1921
41
1922
41
1923
68
1924
46
1925
23
1926
16
1927
12
1928
25
1929
23
1930
15
1931
26
1932
15
1933
23
1934
11
1935
8
1936
32
1937
13
1938
13
1939
4
1951
11
1952
10
1953
13
1954
11
1955
14
1956
19
1957
16
1958
13
1959
4
1960
9
1961
12
1962
14
1963
8
1964
24
1965
7
1969
7
1970
8
1971
14
1972
7
1973
5
1974
6
1975
15
1976
7
1977
4
1978
11
1979
11
1980
12
1981
4
1982
7
1983
20
1984
5
1985
6
1986
15
1987
15
1988
8
1989
9
1990
13
1991
12
1992
6
1993
9
1994
9
1995
7
1996
12
1997
6
1998
6
1999
9
2000
17
2001
4
2002
10
2003
4
2004
10
2005
5
2006
13
2007
17
2008
3
2009
3
2010
12
2011
5
2012
9
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Bowie between 20 July 1936 and 4 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Bowie set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-07-20
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1951-10-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953-12-24
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1962-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1978-12-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
2011-02-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)
2011-02-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowie. The most was 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 30 October 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowie
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
20 January 1965
Feb
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
28 February 1911
Mar
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
10 March 1912
Apr
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
16 April 1958
May
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
18 May 1992
Jun
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
19 June 2000
Jul
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
30 July 1981
Aug
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
3 August 1989
Sep
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2 September 2005
Oct
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 October 1951
Nov
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
11 November 1914
Dec
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
18 December 1987
Period of Record Coverage
1902 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
98 years of record at Bowie, 1902 to 2012. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1905, 1911, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Bowie, 1906 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 1936, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bowie as warming stripes, 1906 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1906
17.5 C
-0.27 C
1907
17.5 C
-0.24 C
1908
17.1 C
-0.59 C
1909
17.2 C
-0.51 C
1912
16.3 C
-1.44 C
1913
17.5 C
-0.25 C
1914
18.6 C
+0.84 C
1915
18.0 C
+0.25 C
1921
18.4 C
+0.69 C
1924
17.8 C
+0.03 C
1926
18.5 C
+0.82 C
1927
19.3 C
+1.54 C
1928
18.8 C
+1.06 C
1929
17.9 C
+0.13 C
1930
17.7 C
-0.05 C
1932
18.4 C
+0.69 C
1933
18.2 C
+0.44 C
1934
19.0 C
+1.29 C
1935
18.3 C
+0.57 C
1936
19.3 C
+1.61 C
1937
18.9 C
+1.20 C
1938
18.3 C
+0.62 C
1952
16.8 C
-0.97 C
1953
17.1 C
-0.63 C
1954
17.9 C
+0.16 C
1955
17.0 C
-0.72 C
1956
18.1 C
+0.36 C
1957
18.0 C
+0.25 C
1958
18.1 C
+0.38 C
1959
18.1 C
+0.35 C
1960
17.2 C
-0.52 C
1961
17.1 C
-0.62 C
1962
17.4 C
-0.29 C
1963
17.1 C
-0.66 C
1964
15.7 C
-1.99 C
1970
17.5 C
-0.25 C
1971
17.4 C
-0.35 C
1972
17.7 C
-0.02 C
1973
16.9 C
-0.86 C
1974
17.5 C
-0.27 C
1975
16.8 C
-0.94 C
1976
16.9 C
-0.79 C
1977
17.7 C
-0.04 C
1978
17.5 C
-0.22 C
1979
16.9 C
-0.80 C
1980
17.7 C
-0.03 C
1981
18.5 C
+0.82 C
1982
17.6 C
-0.17 C
1983
16.8 C
-0.90 C
1984
17.5 C
-0.18 C
1985
17.6 C
-0.13 C
1986
17.9 C
+0.21 C
1987
17.0 C
-0.70 C
1988
17.7 C
-0.02 C
1989
18.6 C
+0.83 C
1990
17.8 C
+0.07 C
1991
17.1 C
-0.64 C
1992
17.1 C
-0.58 C
1993
17.8 C
+0.03 C
1994
18.5 C
+0.76 C
1996
18.8 C
+1.09 C
1997
18.0 C
+0.26 C
1998
17.4 C
-0.28 C
1999
17.9 C
+0.15 C
2002
17.9 C
+0.20 C
2003
18.4 C
+0.63 C
2004
17.2 C
-0.56 C
2005
18.0 C
+0.31 C
2006
18.1 C
+0.40 C
2010
17.0 C
-0.77 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1906 to 2010 is -0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.06 F (-0.16 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bowie
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.02) per decade
-0.06 F (-0.16 to 0.04) per decade
1906 to 2010
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.10 C (-0.16 to -0.03) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1906 to 2010
70
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1906 to 2010
70
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
1899 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Bowie: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
98
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
98
Wettest day (Rx1day)
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1983
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
199 days
1925
64 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bowie, 1899 to 2012. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bowie by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1903
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1904
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1905
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1906
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1907
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1909
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1910
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1916
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1917
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1920
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1921
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1922
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1923
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1924
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1925
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1928
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1929
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1930
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1931
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1939
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1956
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1957
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1958
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1959
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1960
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1962
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1982
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1993
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1994
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2008
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2010
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2011
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bowie, 1899 to 2012. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bowie by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1903
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1904
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1906
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1907
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1908
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1909
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1910
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1911
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1912
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1915
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1917
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1918
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1919
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1923
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1925
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1926
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1928
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1929
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1931
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1934
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1935
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1936
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1937
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1938
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1952
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1958
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1959
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1960
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1964
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1972
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1978
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1983
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1985
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1988
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1990
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1995
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1996
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1997
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1998
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2009
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2010
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2012
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bowie, 1899 to 2012. The record is 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1901
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1902
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1904
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1905
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1911
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1916
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1918
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1919
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1922
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1923
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1930
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1933
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1940
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1949
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1956
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1957
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1959
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1961
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1969
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1977
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1978
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1979
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1988
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1990
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1997
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1999
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2000
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2002
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2006
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2008
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2009
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2010
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2011
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
2012
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bowie, 1899 to 2012. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1900
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1902
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1904
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1905
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1907
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1908
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1910
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1917
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1918
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1924
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1926
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1927
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1933
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1934
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1935
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1943
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1950
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1951
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1952
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956
13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1957
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1959
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1960
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1963
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1965
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1969
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1970
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1976
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1979
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1983
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1986
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1989
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1991
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1992
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1993
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1997
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1998
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1999
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2000
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2002
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
2003
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2008
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2009
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2010
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2011
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2012
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bowie, 1899 to 2012. The record is 199 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
159 days
1900
113 days
1901
49 days
1902
41 days
1903
94 days
1904
48 days
1905
47 days
1906
64 days
1907
49 days
1908
79 days
1909
94 days
1910
83 days
1911
69 days
1912
49 days
1913
51 days
1914
54 days
1915
75 days
1916
67 days
1917
92 days
1918
84 days
1919
42 days
1920
62 days
1921
68 days
1922
55 days
1923
149 days
1924
128 days
1925
199 days
1926
44 days
1927
71 days
1928
75 days
1929
118 days
1930
97 days
1931
63 days
1932
98 days
1933
110 days
1934
89 days
1935
74 days
1936
109 days
1937
71 days
1938
116 days
1939
47 days
1940
60 days
1941
64 days
1942
68 days
1943
50 days
1944
80 days
1945
106 days
1947
136 days
1948
82 days
1949
75 days
1950
91 days
1951
62 days
1952
41 days
1953
54 days
1954
87 days
1955
58 days
1956
47 days
1957
52 days
1958
44 days
1959
72 days
1960
70 days
1961
91 days
1962
64 days
1963
70 days
1964
97 days
1965
27 days
1968
15 days
1969
38 days
1970
83 days
1971
50 days
1972
133 days
1973
59 days
1974
96 days
1975
40 days
1976
41 days
1977
48 days
1978
51 days
1979
52 days
1980
65 days
1981
37 days
1982
57 days
1983
82 days
1984
91 days
1985
38 days
1986
72 days
1987
41 days
1988
54 days
1989
71 days
1990
43 days
1991
63 days
1992
31 days
1993
54 days
1994
30 days
1995
72 days
1996
77 days
1997
29 days
1998
68 days
1999
98 days
2000
87 days
2001
50 days
2002
153 days
2003
61 days
2004
72 days
2005
56 days
2006
64 days
2007
50 days
2008
97 days
2009
5 days
2010
62 days
2011
27 days
2012
54 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
70 years with a frost
Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bowie falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.
In 1975 to 2010 the median growing season was 221 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1906 to 1959.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bowie
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1906 to 1959)
Recent period (1975 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
30 March
2 April
3 days later
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 November
8 November
6 November
2 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
221 days
224 days
221 days
3 days fewer
-0.2 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
98 years, 1899 to 2010
A day with at least 32.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 61.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bowie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
100 years
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1899 to 2010.
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: 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1951; 68.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1989; 57.2 mm (2.3 in) in 2008.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.