Fritz Rch Weather Records (USC00023258)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fritz Rch (USC00023258), Arizona, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Fritz Rch

Fritz Rch (USC00023258) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 33.33 latitude and -109.18 longitude, 1,318 m (4,324 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1980, 33 years of record.
482 records set at Fritz Rch still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fritz Rch set a daily record precipitation of 12.7 mm (0.5 in) on 28 March 1980.

About the Station

Location: Arizona, United States, 33.33 latitude, -109.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,318 m (4,324 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1980, 33 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Fritz Rch. 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 Fritz Rch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

482 standing records

482 records at Fritz Rch still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 207.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fritz Rch. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 19 October 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fritz Rch
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 January 1949
Feb	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 February 1976
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 March 1954
Apr	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 April 1958
May	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 May 1969
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 June 1952
Jul	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 July 1964
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 August 1967
Sep	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 September 1962
Oct	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 October 1972
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 November 1961
Dec	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 1979

5 years of record at Fritz Rch, 1964 to 1979. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1979.

Latest Records

Latest records at Fritz Rch
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1980	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1980	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1979	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain (Tie)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1978	Fritz Rch, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Fritz Rch: 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)	1964	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1979	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1972	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	150 days	1972	61 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fritz Rch, 1948 to 1980. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 C (72.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fritz Rch by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1980	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fritz Rch, 1948 to 1980. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fritz Rch by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fritz Rch, 1948 to 1980. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fritz Rch by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1969	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1975	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1976	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980	27.9 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fritz Rch, 1948 to 1980. The record is 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fritz Rch by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1958	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1959	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1961	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1962	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1973	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1974	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1978	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1979	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980	27.9 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fritz Rch, 1948 to 1980. The record is 150 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fritz Rch by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	53 days
1949	60 days
1950	123 days
1951	61 days
1952	32 days
1953	87 days
1954	97 days
1955	70 days
1956	92 days
1957	35 days
1958	49 days
1959	72 days
1960	63 days
1961	77 days
1962	60 days
1963	67 days
1964	94 days
1965	43 days
1966	45 days
1967	49 days
1968	45 days
1969	49 days
1970	71 days
1971	65 days
1972	150 days
1973	89 days
1974	55 days
1975	81 days
1976	47 days
1977	60 days
1978	61 days
1979	35 days
1980	64 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 Fritz Rch standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).