Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gila Bend 2SE (USC00023393), Arizona, United States, with 135 years of record.
Key Facts for Gila Bend 2SE
Gila Bend 2SE (USC00023393) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 32.94 latitude and -112.68 longitude, 242 m (794 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2026, 135 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gila Bend 2SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gila Bend 2SE set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 10 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Arizona, United States, 32.94 latitude, -112.68 longitude.
Elevation: 242 m (794 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2026, 135 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
14 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 Gila Bend 2SE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Gila Bend 2SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Mar
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
Apr
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
May
46.7 C (116.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
Jun
50.0 C (122.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
50.0 C (122.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
48.9 C (120.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
45.6 C (114.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gila Bend 2SE still stand. 1912 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Gila Bend 2SE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
3
1893
5
1895
5
1896
12
1903
7
1904
4
1905
7
1906
9
1907
5
1908
8
1909
11
1910
4
1911
14
1912
52
1913
18
1914
7
1915
14
1916
32
1917
12
1918
8
1919
16
1920
8
1921
22
1922
16
1923
3
1924
10
1925
18
1926
14
1927
6
1928
8
1929
6
1930
17
1931
16
1932
19
1933
24
1934
44
1935
12
1936
14
1937
7
1938
13
1939
10
1940
13
1941
50
1942
5
1943
13
1944
5
1945
6
1946
5
1947
15
1948
16
1949
19
1950
15
1951
10
1952
9
1953
14
1954
13
1955
22
1956
15
1957
13
1958
10
1959
10
1960
6
1961
8
1962
14
1963
20
1964
7
1965
13
1966
6
1967
12
1968
11
1969
13
1970
4
1971
24
1972
12
1973
12
1974
8
1975
19
1976
8
1977
11
1978
8
1979
8
1980
15
1981
7
1982
8
1983
11
1984
8
1985
14
1986
10
1987
17
1988
9
1989
8
1990
19
1991
12
1992
11
1993
9
1994
5
1995
6
1996
13
1997
8
1998
8
1999
10
2000
8
2001
10
2002
5
2003
16
2004
7
2005
7
2006
18
2007
11
2008
10
2009
7
2010
4
2011
8
2012
8
2013
9
2014
3
2020
11
2021
10
2022
7
2023
9
2024
18
2025
7
2026
21
All-Time Record Progression
11 new records
11 all-time records were set at Gila Bend 2SE between 20 July 1936 and 2 September 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Gila Bend 2SE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-07-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)
1937-01-21
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 5.1 cm (2.0 in)
1937-07-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946-09-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951-08-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967-12-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 6.4 cm (2.5 in)
1975-07-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990-06-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 50.0 C (122.0 F)
2001-07-03
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004-09-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 66.3 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gila Bend 2SE. The most was 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 August 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gila Bend 2SE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
22 January 1962
Feb
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
4 February 1998
Mar
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
6 March 2000
Apr
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
12 April 1941
May
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
30 May 1984
Jun
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
11 June 1898
Jul
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
22 July 1984
Aug
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
28 August 1951
Sep
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
18 September 1946
Oct
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
12 October 2025
Nov
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
25 November 1988
Dec
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
30 December 1915
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
123 years of record at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. 39 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Gila Bend 2SE, 1908 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.8 C (73.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1915, at 21.1 C (69.9 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 24.1 C (75.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gila Bend 2SE as warming stripes, 1908 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1908
22.1 C
-0.73 C
1914
22.7 C
-0.17 C
1915
21.1 C
-1.77 C
1916
21.1 C
-1.77 C
1917
21.8 C
-1.02 C
1919
21.8 C
-1.00 C
1920
21.8 C
-1.03 C
1921
22.8 C
0.00 C
1922
22.1 C
-0.71 C
1933
21.8 C
-1.02 C
1935
22.5 C
-0.30 C
1939
22.8 C
-0.04 C
1940
23.8 C
+0.93 C
1946
22.6 C
-0.23 C
1947
22.2 C
-0.67 C
1948
22.0 C
-0.88 C
1949
22.1 C
-0.73 C
1951
22.0 C
-0.83 C
1952
22.2 C
-0.67 C
1953
22.2 C
-0.67 C
1954
23.2 C
+0.36 C
1955
21.6 C
-1.23 C
1956
22.3 C
-0.57 C
1957
22.6 C
-0.24 C
1958
23.0 C
+0.15 C
1960
22.3 C
-0.53 C
1962
22.4 C
-0.45 C
1965
21.9 C
-0.93 C
1967
21.9 C
-0.99 C
1968
21.2 C
-1.65 C
1969
22.5 C
-0.36 C
1970
22.5 C
-0.32 C
1971
21.5 C
-1.36 C
1972
22.5 C
-0.36 C
1973
22.4 C
-0.42 C
1974
22.8 C
-0.01 C
1975
21.9 C
-0.93 C
1976
22.8 C
-0.09 C
1977
23.5 C
+0.61 C
1978
23.5 C
+0.65 C
1979
23.0 C
+0.14 C
1980
23.8 C
+0.93 C
1981
24.0 C
+1.17 C
1982
22.5 C
-0.33 C
1983
23.3 C
+0.42 C
1984
22.9 C
+0.06 C
1985
23.8 C
+0.96 C
1986
24.0 C
+1.18 C
1987
23.8 C
+0.96 C
1988
23.2 C
+0.35 C
1989
23.4 C
+0.57 C
1990
23.0 C
+0.14 C
1991
23.2 C
+0.31 C
1992
23.6 C
+0.72 C
1993
23.1 C
+0.26 C
1995
23.7 C
+0.85 C
1996
23.8 C
+1.00 C
1997
23.6 C
+0.73 C
1998
22.3 C
-0.55 C
1999
22.8 C
0.00 C
2000
23.4 C
+0.53 C
2002
23.5 C
+0.70 C
2003
24.0 C
+1.11 C
2004
23.4 C
+0.55 C
2005
23.4 C
+0.52 C
2006
23.7 C
+0.83 C
2007
23.9 C
+1.05 C
2008
23.7 C
+0.87 C
2009
23.8 C
+0.98 C
2010
23.4 C
+0.58 C
2011
23.3 C
+0.49 C
2012
24.1 C
+1.22 C
2021
23.7 C
+0.82 C
2022
23.4 C
+0.60 C
2023
23.2 C
+0.36 C
2024
24.0 C
+1.14 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1908 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 76 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gila Bend 2SE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1908 to 2024
76
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade
0.08 F (-0.01 to 0.17) per decade
1908 to 2024
76
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade
1908 to 2024
76
Rise
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
1892 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Gila Bend 2SE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1990
47.2 C (117.0 F)
123
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
123
Wettest day (Rx1day)
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1951
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
127
Longest dry spell (CDD)
246 days
1900
96 days
127
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. The record is 50.0 C (122.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 C (117.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gila Bend 2SE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1893
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1895
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1896
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1903
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1904
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1905
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1906
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1907
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1908
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1909
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1910
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1911
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1912
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1913
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1914
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1915
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1916
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1917
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1918
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1919
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1920
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1921
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1922
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1925
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1926
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1927
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1928
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1929
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1930
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1931
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1932
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1933
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1934
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1935
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1936
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1937
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1938
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1939
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1940
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1941
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1942
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1943
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1944
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1945
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1946
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1947
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1948
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1949
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1950
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1951
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1952
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1953
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1954
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1955
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1956
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1957
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1958
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1959
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1960
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1961
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1962
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1963
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1964
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1965
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1966
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1967
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1968
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1969
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1970
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1971
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1972
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1973
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1974
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1975
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1976
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1977
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1978
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1979
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1980
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1981
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1982
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1983
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1984
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1985
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1986
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1987
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1988
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1989
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1990
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1991
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1992
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1993
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1994
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1995
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1996
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1997
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1998
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1999
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2000
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2001
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2002
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2003
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2004
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2005
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2006
49.4 C (120.9 F)
2007
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2008
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2009
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2010
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2011
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2012
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2013
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2014
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2020
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2021
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2022
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2023
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2024
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2025
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2026
45.0 C (113.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gila Bend 2SE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1893
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1895
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1896
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1903
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1904
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1905
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1906
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1907
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1908
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1909
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1910
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1911
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1912
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1913
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1914
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1917
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1918
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1919
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1924
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1925
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1926
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1927
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1928
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1929
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1930
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1931
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1932
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1934
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1935
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1936
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1937
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1938
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1939
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1941
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1942
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1944
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1945
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1946
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1951
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1953
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1955
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1956
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1957
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1958
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1959
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1960
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1963
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1971
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1974
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1979
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1981
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1982
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1984
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1985
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1990
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1991
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1992
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1993
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1996
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1997
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1998
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2000
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2001
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2002
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2006
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2008
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2009
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2011
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2012
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2013
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2020
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2021
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2022
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2023
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2024
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2025
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2026
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. The record is 66.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gila Bend 2SE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1898
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1899
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1901
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1903
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1904
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1905
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910
4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1911
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1913
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1915
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1916
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1921
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1927
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1929
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1930
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1936
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1939
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1943
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1948
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1949
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1951
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1954
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1955
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1957
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1961
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1966
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1970
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1974
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1980
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1981
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1988
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1996
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1997
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1998
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2002
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2003
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2006
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2007
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2009
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2010
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2011
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2012
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2013
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2014
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2020
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2021
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2022
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2023
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2024
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2025
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2026
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. The record is 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.4 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gila Bend 2SE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1899
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1903
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1904
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1905
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1906
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1907
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1908
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910
8.3 mm (0.33 in)
1911
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1916
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1917
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1918
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1919
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1927
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1929
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1931
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1932
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1937
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1939
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1943
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1944
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1948
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1949
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1954
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1956
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1957
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1964
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1969
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1978
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1980
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1983
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1988
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1989
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1992
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1996
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1998
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1999
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2002
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2004
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2006
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2007
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2009
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2010
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2011
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2012
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2013
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2014
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2020
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2021
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2022
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2023
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2024
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2025
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2026
8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gila Bend 2SE, 1892 to 2026. The record is 246 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gila Bend 2SE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
31 days
1893
61 days
1895
38 days
1896
53 days
1898
107 days
1899
156 days
1900
246 days
1901
111 days
1903
87 days
1904
119 days
1905
117 days
1906
85 days
1907
140 days
1908
84 days
1909
98 days
1910
51 days
1911
92 days
1912
62 days
1913
102 days
1914
62 days
1915
52 days
1916
109 days
1917
98 days
1918
89 days
1919
56 days
1920
114 days
1921
79 days
1922
88 days
1923
57 days
1924
86 days
1925
97 days
1926
61 days
1927
61 days
1928
160 days
1929
113 days
1930
145 days
1931
85 days
1932
92 days
1933
87 days
1934
145 days
1935
157 days
1936
109 days
1937
94 days
1938
118 days
1939
167 days
1940
67 days
1941
66 days
1942
82 days
1943
116 days
1944
73 days
1945
106 days
1946
95 days
1947
130 days
1948
125 days
1949
77 days
1950
122 days
1951
84 days
1952
110 days
1953
125 days
1954
111 days
1955
177 days
1956
153 days
1957
57 days
1958
78 days
1959
136 days
1960
152 days
1961
47 days
1962
97 days
1963
140 days
1964
136 days
1965
76 days
1966
166 days
1967
91 days
1968
116 days
1969
88 days
1970
115 days
1971
146 days
1972
157 days
1973
97 days
1974
109 days
1975
90 days
1976
64 days
1977
90 days
1978
105 days
1979
71 days
1980
80 days
1981
55 days
1982
57 days
1983
133 days
1984
92 days
1985
78 days
1986
99 days
1987
61 days
1988
79 days
1989
106 days
1990
80 days
1991
123 days
1992
102 days
1993
107 days
1994
53 days
1995
87 days
1996
122 days
1997
56 days
1998
97 days
1999
99 days
2000
106 days
2001
89 days
2002
165 days
2003
98 days
2004
96 days
2005
96 days
2006
109 days
2007
69 days
2008
96 days
2009
89 days
2010
120 days
2011
45 days
2012
54 days
2013
22 days
2014
9 days
2020
169 days
2021
102 days
2022
87 days
2023
154 days
2024
143 days
2025
65 days
2026
66 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
58 years with a frost
Across 58 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gila Bend 2SE falls on 9 February and the median first autumn frost on 30 November, which leaves a median of 296 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gila Bend 2SE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1968 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 February
n/a
3 February
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 November
n/a
5 December
n/a
+1.8 days per decade
Growing days
296 days
n/a
310 days
n/a
+4.4 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
106 years, 1899 to 2025
A day with at least 25.9 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 66.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gila Bend 2SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
100 years
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1899 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: 66.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1951; 64.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1946; 61.2 mm (2.4 in) in 2025.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Gila Bend 2SE, at 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Gila Bend 2SE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1988
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
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
2002 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2002 to 2024, Gila Bend 2SE had a mean temperature of 23.6 C (74.5 F) and 134.5 mm (5.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Parker Rsvr (United States, 204 km away), Iron Mtn (United States, 263 km away) and Blythe ASOS (United States, 204 km away).
Climate twins of Gila Bend 2SE: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2024 climate
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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.