Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oak Creek Canyon (USC00026037), Arizona, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Oak Creek Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon (USC00026037) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 34.96 latitude and -111.76 longitude, 1,560 m (5,118 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1982 to 2015, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Oak Creek Canyon still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oak Creek Canyon set a daily record low maximum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 14 December 2015.
About the Station
Location: Arizona, United States, 34.96 latitude, -111.76 longitude.
Elevation: 1,560 m (5,118 ft).
Period of record: 1982 to 2015, 34 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 Oak Creek Canyon. 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 Oak Creek Canyon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 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 Oak Creek Canyon still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Oak Creek Canyon by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1982
27
1983
50
1984
48
1985
78
1986
75
1987
51
1988
42
1989
57
1990
71
1991
50
1992
26
1993
30
1994
32
1995
50
1996
60
1997
26
1998
44
1999
30
2000
49
2001
26
2002
44
2003
53
2004
36
2005
24
2006
33
2007
41
2008
36
2009
37
2010
42
2011
42
2012
33
2013
43
2014
30
2015
48
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oak Creek Canyon. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 29 December 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oak Creek Canyon
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
21 January 2010
Feb
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
14 February 1995
Mar
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1 March 1991
Apr
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
21 April 1985
May
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
30 May 1992
Jun
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2 June 1999
Jul
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
6 July 1998
Aug
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
22 August 1992
Sep
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
26 September 1997
Oct
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
28 October 2004
Nov
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
30 November 1982
Dec
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
29 December 2004
Period of Record Coverage
1982 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Oak Creek Canyon, 1983 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.6 C (56.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 12.2 C (53.9 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 14.9 C (58.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Oak Creek Canyon as warming stripes, 1983 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1983
12.7 C
-0.85 C
1984
13.3 C
-0.31 C
1985
13.0 C
-0.58 C
1986
13.2 C
-0.36 C
1988
13.3 C
-0.25 C
1989
14.3 C
+0.70 C
1990
13.1 C
-0.52 C
1991
13.3 C
-0.29 C
1992
13.2 C
-0.37 C
1993
13.2 C
-0.40 C
1994
13.2 C
-0.38 C
1995
13.5 C
-0.08 C
1996
14.0 C
+0.47 C
1997
13.2 C
-0.38 C
1998
12.2 C
-1.38 C
1999
13.4 C
-0.15 C
2000
14.1 C
+0.48 C
2003
14.9 C
+1.29 C
2004
13.8 C
+0.23 C
2005
14.3 C
+0.68 C
2008
14.0 C
+0.42 C
2011
13.8 C
+0.24 C
2012
14.8 C
+1.24 C
2013
14.0 C
+0.47 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
1982 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Oak Creek Canyon: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985
-10.3 C (13.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2004
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
2010
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
99 days
1999
49 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Oak Creek Canyon by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.3 C (13.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Oak Creek Canyon by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1982
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1983
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1984
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1989
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1995
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2000
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2008
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2009
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2011
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2012
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2014
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2015
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oak Creek Canyon by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1982
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1987
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1997
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1998
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1999
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2012
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2013
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2014
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2015
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. The record is 200.9 mm (7.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oak Creek Canyon by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1982
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1983
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1984
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1985
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1986
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1988
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1989
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1991
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1992
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1993
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1994
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1996
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1997
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1998
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1999
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2000
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2001
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2002
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2003
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2004
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
2006
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2007
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
2008
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2009
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2010
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
2011
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2012
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013
134.0 mm (5.3 in)
2014
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2015
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Oak Creek Canyon, 1982 to 2015. The record is 99 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oak Creek Canyon by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1982
27 days
1983
67 days
1984
38 days
1985
32 days
1986
37 days
1987
43 days
1988
46 days
1989
68 days
1990
30 days
1991
63 days
1992
58 days
1993
57 days
1994
24 days
1995
35 days
1996
81 days
1997
41 days
1998
46 days
1999
99 days
2000
77 days
2001
49 days
2002
86 days
2003
89 days
2004
94 days
2005
49 days
2006
47 days
2007
74 days
2008
51 days
2009
52 days
2010
59 days
2011
19 days
2012
40 days
2013
41 days
2014
55 days
2015
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Oak Creek Canyon falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 November, which leaves a median of 192 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Oak Creek Canyon
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1983 to 2013)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 April
n/a
21 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
2 November
n/a
2 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
192 days
n/a
192 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.