Superstition Mtn Weather Records (USC00028356)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Superstition Mtn (USC00028356), Arizona, United States, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Superstition Mtn

Superstition Mtn (USC00028356) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 33.37 latitude and -111.43 longitude, 598 m (1,962 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1962, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Superstition Mtn 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, 33.37 latitude, -111.43 longitude.
Elevation: 598 m (1,962 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1962, 62 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Superstition Mtn. 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 Superstition Mtn, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	46.7 C (116.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	44.4 C (111.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	46.1 C (115.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Superstition Mtn still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 173.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 125.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Superstition Mtn. The most was 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 19 August 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Superstition Mtn
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10 January 1905
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 February 1905
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 March 1954
Apr	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 April 1905
May	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 May 1957
Jun	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 June 1955
Jul	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 July 1948
Aug	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	19 August 1954
Sep	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 September 1902
Oct	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 October 1959
Nov	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 November 1952
Dec	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 December 1902

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1962

15 years of record at Superstition Mtn, 1948 to 1962. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1958, 1961, 1962.

Days with data per year at Superstition Mtn
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	184	50%	No
1949	357	98%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	362	99%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	349	96%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	180	49%	No
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	260	71%	No
1962	127	35%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1949 to 1960

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Superstition Mtn, 1949 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.6 C (72.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1949, at 22.0 C (71.7 F), and the warmest was 1950, at 23.5 C (74.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Superstition Mtn as warming stripes, 1949 to 1960
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	22.0 C	-0.58 C
1950	23.5 C	+0.91 C
1951	22.4 C	-0.23 C
1952	22.3 C	-0.31 C
1953	22.6 C	-0.02 C
1954	23.5 C	+0.85 C
1955	22.1 C	-0.54 C
1956	23.0 C	+0.43 C
1957	22.3 C	-0.33 C
1959	22.6 C	-0.04 C
1960	22.4 C	-0.18 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

1901 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Superstition Mtn: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1960	44.4 C (111.9 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1962	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1954	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	1954	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	143 days	1960	60 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Superstition Mtn, 1901 to 1962. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 C (111.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Superstition Mtn by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1948	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1949	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1950	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1951	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1952	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1953	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1956	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1958	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1960	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1961	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Superstition Mtn, 1901 to 1962. The record is -6.1 C (21.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Superstition Mtn by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1948	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1949	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1951	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1952	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1953	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1954	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1957	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1958	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1960	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1962	-6.1 C (21.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Superstition Mtn, 1901 to 1962. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.9 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Superstition Mtn by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1903	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1904	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1955	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	10.7 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Superstition Mtn, 1901 to 1962. The record is 136.6 mm (5.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Superstition Mtn by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1902	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1903	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1905	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1948	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1952	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1954	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1955	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1957	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1958	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1959	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	13.7 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Superstition Mtn, 1901 to 1962. The record is 143 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Superstition Mtn by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	48 days
1902	53 days
1903	70 days
1904	78 days
1905	29 days
1948	44 days
1949	45 days
1950	53 days
1951	59 days
1952	47 days
1953	71 days
1954	76 days
1955	113 days
1956	61 days
1957	46 days
1958	44 days
1959	123 days
1960	143 days
1961	124 days
1962	70 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.

Download the Data

Data for Superstition Mtn standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Superstition Mtn 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).