Cave Creek Weather Records (USC00021361)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cave Creek (USC00021361), Arizona, United States, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Cave Creek

Cave Creek (USC00021361) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 33.83 latitude and -111.95 longitude, 647 m (2,123 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1961, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cave Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Arizona, United States, 33.83 latitude, -111.95 longitude.
Elevation: 647 m (2,123 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1961, 55 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Cave Creek. 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 Cave Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.6 C (114.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.6 C (114.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.1 C (115.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.0 C (113.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.0 C (113.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cave Creek still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 124.

Standing records at Cave Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1907	13
1908	107
1909	124
1910	115
1911	112
1912	50
1913	38
1914	71
1915	51
1950	67
1951	70
1952	71
1953	59
1954	63
1955	91
1956	58
1957	78
1958	65
1959	76
1960	64
1961	21

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 72.4 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cave Creek. The most was 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 1 September 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cave Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 January 1951
Feb	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 February 1911
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 March 1952
Apr	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 April 1952
May	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 May 1953
Jun	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 July 1911
Aug	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 August 1951
Sep	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 September 1913
Oct	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 October 1959
Nov	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 November 1952
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1907 to 1961

21 years of record at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1950, 1961.

Days with data per year at Cave Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1907	60	16%	No
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	357	98%	Yes
1912	152	42%	No
1913	224	61%	No
1914	297	81%	No
1915	169	46%	No
1950	305	84%	No
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	355	97%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	335	92%	Yes
1961	181	50%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1908 to 1959

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Cave Creek, 1908 to 1959. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.0 C (68.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1911, at 18.7 C (65.7 F), and the warmest was 1908, at 21.0 C (69.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cave Creek as warming stripes, 1908 to 1959
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1908	21.0 C	+1.02 C
1909	19.0 C	-0.98 C
1910	20.6 C	+0.58 C
1911	18.7 C	-1.27 C
1951	19.6 C	-0.40 C
1952	19.4 C	-0.63 C
1953	19.8 C	-0.17 C
1954	20.7 C	+0.73 C
1955	19.3 C	-0.69 C
1956	20.4 C	+0.36 C
1957	20.1 C	+0.14 C
1958	20.7 C	+0.67 C
1959	20.6 C	+0.61 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

1907 to 1961

Yearly extremes at Cave Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1958	44.4 C (111.9 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1912	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1913	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1956	63 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 C (111.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cave Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1907	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1908	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1909	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1910	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1911	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1912	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1913	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1914	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1915	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1950	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1951	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1956	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1957	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1958	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1959	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1961	43.3 C (109.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cave Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1907	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1908	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1909	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1910	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1912	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1913	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1914	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1915	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1950	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1951	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1953	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1956	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1960	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961	-3.9 C (25.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. The record is 72.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cave Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1908	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1913	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1954	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	21.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. The record is 174.6 mm (6.9 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cave Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1908	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1909	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1912	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1913	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1914	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1951	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1952	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1953	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1958	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	23.3 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cave Creek, 1907 to 1961. The record is 153 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cave Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	44 days
1908	47 days
1909	86 days
1910	75 days
1911	87 days
1912	60 days
1913	66 days
1914	39 days
1915	63 days
1950	63 days
1951	63 days
1952	45 days
1953	79 days
1954	90 days
1955	55 days
1956	153 days
1957	43 days
1958	44 days
1959	51 days
1960	91 days
1961	35 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 Cave Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cave Creek 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).