Rucker Canyon Weather Records (USC00027334)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rucker Canyon (USC00027334), Arizona, United States, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Rucker Canyon

Rucker Canyon (USC00027334) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 31.76 latitude and -109.41 longitude, 1,637 m (5,370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2015, 123 years of record.
0 records set at Rucker Canyon still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rucker Canyon set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 3 July 2012.

About the Station

Location: Arizona, United States, 31.76 latitude, -109.41 longitude.
Elevation: 1,637 m (5,370 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2015, 123 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 Rucker 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 Rucker Canyon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rucker Canyon still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Rucker Canyon between 16 August 1943 and 21 July 2002. Each dot is a new record.

When Rucker Canyon set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1943-08-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951-01-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1951-01-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1971-08-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978-12-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
2002-07-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rucker Canyon. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 21 July 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rucker Canyon
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 January 1960
Feb	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 February 1931
Mar	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 March 1968
Apr	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 April 1919
May	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 May 1917
Jun	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 June 1996
Jul	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	21 July 2002
Aug	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	12 August 1971
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 September 1963
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 October 1945
Nov	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 November 1994
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 December 1967

Latest Records

Latest records at Rucker Canyon
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2012	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2012	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2011	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2010	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2009	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2009	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2009	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain (Tie)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	71 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2009	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 2008	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2008	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2008	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2008	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2007	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2006	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2006	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Rucker Canyon: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2002	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	104
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	2002	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	104
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	2002	61 days	104

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rucker Canyon, 1893 to 2015. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rucker Canyon by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1895	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1897	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1921	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1935	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1939	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1943	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1963	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1972	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1979	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1981	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1982	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1985	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1987	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1990	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1994	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1997	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2000	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2002	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2003	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2005	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2007	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2008	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2010	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2011	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2012	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2013	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2014	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2015	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rucker Canyon, 1893 to 2015. The record is 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rucker Canyon by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1895	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1896	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1897	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1918	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1920	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1921	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1922	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1923	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1924	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1925	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1926	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1927	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1930	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1931	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1932	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1933	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1935	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1938	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1939	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1940	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1941	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1943	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1945	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1946	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1949	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1950	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1955	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1962	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1964	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1965	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1966	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1968	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1972	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1973	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1985	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1987	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1991	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1992	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1996	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1997	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1999	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2002	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2003	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2004	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2005	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2006	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2008	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2009	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2010	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2011	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2012	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2013	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2014	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rucker Canyon, 1893 to 2015. The record is 159 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rucker Canyon by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	61 days
1894	99 days
1895	61 days
1896	36 days
1897	71 days
1917	88 days
1918	43 days
1919	29 days
1920	46 days
1921	39 days
1922	29 days
1923	67 days
1924	38 days
1925	35 days
1926	41 days
1927	30 days
1928	74 days
1929	66 days
1930	39 days
1931	38 days
1932	59 days
1933	110 days
1934	43 days
1935	55 days
1936	64 days
1937	49 days
1938	54 days
1939	60 days
1940	42 days
1941	26 days
1942	76 days
1943	75 days
1944	69 days
1945	83 days
1946	68 days
1947	53 days
1948	92 days
1949	76 days
1950	87 days
1951	51 days
1952	41 days
1953	91 days
1954	61 days
1955	113 days
1956	131 days
1957	29 days
1958	96 days
1959	73 days
1960	104 days
1961	137 days
1962	95 days
1963	73 days
1964	93 days
1965	69 days
1966	60 days
1967	48 days
1968	73 days
1969	62 days
1970	85 days
1971	58 days
1972	148 days
1973	81 days
1974	91 days
1975	57 days
1976	62 days
1977	54 days
1978	56 days
1979	52 days
1980	69 days
1981	56 days
1982	50 days
1983	45 days
1984	89 days
1985	38 days
1986	39 days
1987	41 days
1988	42 days
1989	66 days
1990	53 days
1991	65 days
1992	51 days
1993	45 days
1994	35 days
1995	85 days
1996	114 days
1997	29 days
1998	56 days
1999	101 days
2000	67 days
2001	36 days
2002	159 days
2003	72 days
2004	52 days
2005	63 days
2006	65 days
2007	34 days
2008	47 days
2009	26 days
2010	61 days
2011	89 days
2012	31 days
2013	61 days
2014	22 days
2015	50 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

91 years, 1893 to 2011

A day with at least 43.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rucker Canyon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1893 to 2011.

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: 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 2002; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1971; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for Rucker Canyon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rucker Canyon 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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