Payson Rs Weather Records (USC00026320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Payson Rs (USC00026320), Arizona, United States, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Payson Rs

Payson Rs (USC00026320) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 34.23 latitude and -111.33 longitude, 1,479 m (4,852 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1974, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Payson Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Payson Rs set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 16 January 1974.

About the Station

Location: Arizona, United States, 34.23 latitude, -111.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,479 m (4,852 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1974, 82 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Payson Rs. 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 Payson Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Payson Rs still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Payson Rs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1909	33
1910	55
1911	42
1912	26
1913	39
1914	37
1915	21
1916	28
1917	4
1918	20
1919	20
1920	13
1921	12
1922	11
1923	32
1924	14
1925	31
1926	16
1927	20
1928	16
1929	19
1930	17
1931	18
1932	13
1933	11
1934	11
1935	25
1936	14
1937	29
1938	32
1939	33
1940	22
1941	18
1942	14
1943	14
1944	19
1945	32
1946	15
1947	17
1948	16
1949	40
1950	28
1951	22
1952	13
1953	30
1954	22
1955	32
1956	34
1957	28
1958	25
1959	21
1960	38
1961	20
1962	24
1963	19
1964	18
1965	33
1966	12
1967	17
1968	16
1969	19
1970	21
1971	31
1972	14
1973	7
1974	1

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Payson Rs between 3 January 1949 and 5 September 1970. Each dot is a new record.

When Payson Rs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-01-03	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)
1958-07-10	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958-07-11	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959-10-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970-09-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Payson Rs. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 5 September 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Payson Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	15 January 1897
Feb	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 February 1919
Mar	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 March 1912
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 April 1965
May	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 May 1967
Jun	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 June 1972
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 July 1896
Aug	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 August 1963
Sep	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	5 September 1970
Oct	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 October 1959
Nov	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	27 November 1919
Dec	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1909 to 1974

66 years of record at Payson Rs, 1909 to 1974. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and others.

Days with data per year at Payson Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1909	284	78%	No
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	327	89%	No
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	354	97%	Yes
1915	363	99%	Yes
1916	364	99%	Yes
1917	120	33%	No
1918	149	41%	No
1919	222	61%	No
1920	192	52%	No
1921	90	25%	No
1922	108	30%	No
1923	292	80%	No
1924	198	54%	No
1925	283	78%	No
1926	279	76%	No
1927	252	69%	No
1928	272	74%	No
1929	274	75%	No
1930	271	74%	No
1931	229	63%	No
1932	184	50%	No
1933	181	50%	No
1934	211	58%	No
1935	202	55%	No
1936	273	75%	No
1937	329	90%	Yes
1938	354	97%	Yes
1939	345	95%	Yes
1940	316	86%	No
1941	328	90%	No
1942	333	91%	Yes
1943	294	81%	No
1944	361	99%	Yes
1945	356	98%	Yes
1946	361	99%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	351	96%	Yes
1949	270	74%	No
1950	283	78%	No
1951	265	73%	No
1952	319	87%	No
1953	262	72%	No
1954	321	88%	No
1955	341	93%	Yes
1956	357	98%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	353	97%	Yes
1960	360	98%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	350	96%	Yes
1963	324	89%	No
1964	348	95%	Yes
1965	349	96%	Yes
1966	342	94%	Yes
1967	319	87%	No
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	358	98%	Yes
1970	360	99%	Yes
1971	355	97%	Yes
1972	338	92%	Yes
1973	357	98%	Yes
1974	54	15%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Payson Rs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1974	Payson Rs, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1974	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low max (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high max (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	63 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high max (Tie)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high max (Tie)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	23 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1973	Payson Rs, US	monthly high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	12 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low max (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	38 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high max (Tie)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily high min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	62 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1973	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

29 complete years, 1910 to 1973

One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Payson Rs, 1910 to 1973. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.8 C (53.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 10.9 C (51.6 F), and the warmest was 1910, at 14.1 C (57.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Payson Rs as warming stripes, 1910 to 1973
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1910	14.1 C	+2.28 C
1911	12.6 C	+0.73 C
1913	11.6 C	-0.22 C
1914	13.5 C	+1.61 C
1915	11.8 C	-0.08 C
1916	11.2 C	-0.69 C
1938	11.2 C	-0.67 C
1944	11.1 C	-0.75 C
1945	11.2 C	-0.68 C
1946	11.8 C	+0.00 C
1947	11.6 C	-0.25 C
1948	11.3 C	-0.55 C
1955	11.0 C	-0.88 C
1956	11.9 C	+0.04 C
1957	12.0 C	+0.18 C
1958	12.6 C	+0.71 C
1959	12.4 C	+0.57 C
1960	12.6 C	+0.78 C
1961	12.4 C	+0.52 C
1962	12.5 C	+0.64 C
1964	11.1 C	-0.79 C
1965	11.3 C	-0.51 C
1966	11.6 C	-0.20 C
1968	11.4 C	-0.43 C
1969	12.2 C	+0.32 C
1970	11.6 C	-0.25 C
1971	10.9 C	-0.95 C
1972	11.7 C	-0.11 C
1973	11.4 C	-0.48 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

1893 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Payson Rs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)	66
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1913	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	66
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1970	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	1959	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	151 days	1972	52 days	72

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Payson Rs, 1893 to 1974. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Payson Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1909	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1918	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1923	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	20.0 C (68.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Payson Rs, 1893 to 1974. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Payson Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1909	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1911	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1913	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1915	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1917	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1918	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1921	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1923	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1927	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1928	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1929	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1932	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1933	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1934	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1938	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1939	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1941	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1944	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974	-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Payson Rs, 1893 to 1974. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Payson Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1896	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1920	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1921	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1925	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1948	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1951	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1971	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1972	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1973	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Payson Rs, 1893 to 1974. The record is 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.4 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Payson Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1896	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1897	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1898	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1912	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1913	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1914	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1915	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1916	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1918	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1920	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1921	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1922	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1926	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1927	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1928	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1929	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1930	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1931	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1932	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1934	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1941	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1942	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1943	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1944	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1945	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1946	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1947	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1955	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1956	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1962	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1966	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1970	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1971	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	68.9 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Payson Rs, 1893 to 1974. The record is 151 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Payson Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	58 days
1894	34 days
1895	50 days
1896	67 days
1897	37 days
1898	19 days
1909	86 days
1910	74 days
1911	73 days
1912	54 days
1913	73 days
1914	26 days
1915	43 days
1916	72 days
1917	48 days
1918	41 days
1919	30 days
1920	49 days
1921	36 days
1922	27 days
1923	52 days
1924	65 days
1925	57 days
1926	37 days
1927	41 days
1928	62 days
1929	48 days
1930	44 days
1931	56 days
1932	48 days
1933	52 days
1934	56 days
1935	29 days
1936	61 days
1937	54 days
1938	90 days
1939	62 days
1940	27 days
1941	28 days
1942	76 days
1943	80 days
1944	35 days
1945	57 days
1946	65 days
1947	56 days
1948	44 days
1949	28 days
1950	53 days
1951	59 days
1952	44 days
1953	80 days
1954	56 days
1955	41 days
1956	44 days
1957	39 days
1958	40 days
1959	47 days
1960	75 days
1961	75 days
1962	42 days
1963	65 days
1964	71 days
1965	31 days
1966	82 days
1967	47 days
1968	27 days
1969	61 days
1970	52 days
1971	69 days
1972	151 days
1973	75 days
1974	23 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

29 years with a frost

Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Payson Rs falls on 1 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Payson Rs
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1910 to 1973)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	1 June	n/a	1 June	n/a	+1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	8 October	n/a	8 October	n/a	-2.1 days per decade
Growing days	133 days	n/a	133 days	n/a	-3.7 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

56 years, 1893 to 1973

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.3 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Payson Rs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	138.3 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 56 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 56 years of values from 1893 to 1973.

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: 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1970; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1959; 96.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1972.

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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).