Painted Rock Dam Weather Records (USC00026194)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Painted Rock Dam (USC00026194), Arizona, United States, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Painted Rock Dam

Painted Rock Dam (USC00026194) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 33.08 latitude and -113.03 longitude, 173 m (568 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2026, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Painted Rock Dam 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, 33.08 latitude, -113.03 longitude.
Elevation: 173 m (568 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2026, 67 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

17 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Painted Rock Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Painted Rock Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Apr	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
May	44.4 C (111.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Jun	49.4 C (120.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)
Jul	48.9 C (120.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48.3 C (118.9 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)
Aug	47.8 C (118.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	47.2 C (117.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Oct	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Painted Rock Dam still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 95.

Standing records at Painted Rock Dam by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
2003	65
2004	95
2005	64
2006	68
2007	68
2008	63
2009	77
2010	67
2011	86
2012	54
2013	69
2014	62
2015	66
2016	63
2017	75
2018	63
2019	65
2020	67
2021	78
2022	66
2023	55
2025	28

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 68.8 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Painted Rock Dam. The most was 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 25 July 2017.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Painted Rock Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 January 2008
Feb	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 February 2019
Mar	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 March 2006
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 April 2011
May	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 May 2015
Jun	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 June 2018
Jul	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 July 2017
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 August 2005
Sep	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 September 2016
Oct	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 October 2018
Nov	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 November 2013
Dec	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

2003 to 2025

22 years of record at Painted Rock Dam, 2003 to 2025. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2003, 2008, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025.

Days with data per year at Painted Rock Dam
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2003	244	67%	No
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	361	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	337	92%	Yes
2008	321	88%	No
2009	330	90%	Yes
2010	358	98%	Yes
2011	353	97%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	359	98%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	360	99%	Yes
2016	352	96%	Yes
2017	361	99%	Yes
2018	362	99%	Yes
2019	275	75%	No
2020	215	59%	No
2021	357	98%	Yes
2022	361	99%	Yes
2023	295	81%	No
2025	148	41%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 2004 to 2022

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Painted Rock Dam, 2004 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.6 C (74.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 22.9 C (73.2 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 24.4 C (75.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Painted Rock Dam as warming stripes, 2004 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2004	23.0 C	-0.59 C
2005	23.4 C	-0.21 C
2006	23.1 C	-0.50 C
2010	23.2 C	-0.45 C
2011	22.9 C	-0.69 C
2012	23.6 C	-0.02 C
2013	23.1 C	-0.54 C
2014	23.8 C	+0.17 C
2015	24.0 C	+0.36 C
2016	24.2 C	+0.64 C
2017	24.4 C	+0.75 C
2018	23.9 C	+0.34 C
2021	24.1 C	+0.51 C
2022	23.8 C	+0.16 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

1960 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Painted Rock Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	49.4 C (120.9 F)	2016	47.2 C (117.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2007	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2017	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2017	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	188 days	2020	98 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Painted Rock Dam, 1960 to 2026. The record is 49.4 C (120.9 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 C (117.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Painted Rock Dam by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
2003	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2004	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2005	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2006	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2007	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2008	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2009	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2010	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2011	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2012	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2013	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2014	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2015	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2016	49.4 C (120.9 F)
2017	49.4 C (120.9 F)
2018	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2019	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2020	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2021	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2022	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2023	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2025	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Painted Rock Dam, 1960 to 2026. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Painted Rock Dam by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
2003	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2009	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2013	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2014	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2015	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2016	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2017	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2018	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2019	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2020	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2021	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2022	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2023	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2025	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Painted Rock Dam, 1960 to 2026. The record is 68.8 mm (2.7 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Painted Rock Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2003	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2005	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2008	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2009	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2011	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2012	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2015	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2016	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2017	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2020	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2021	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2023	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2025	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Painted Rock Dam, 1960 to 2026. The record is 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Painted Rock Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2003	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2005	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2006	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2008	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
2011	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2012	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2015	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2017	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2018	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2019	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
2020	2.6 mm (0.10 in)
2021	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2022	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2023	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2025	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Painted Rock Dam, 1960 to 2026. The record is 188 days in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Painted Rock Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	31 days
1961	176 days
1962	21 days
2003	75 days
2004	101 days
2005	89 days
2006	110 days
2007	107 days
2008	75 days
2009	98 days
2010	142 days
2011	51 days
2012	93 days
2013	123 days
2014	125 days
2015	59 days
2016	70 days
2017	113 days
2018	156 days
2019	97 days
2020	188 days
2021	114 days
2022	149 days
2023	76 days
2025	72 days
2026	n/a

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 Painted Rock Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Painted Rock Dam 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).