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Tombstone Weather Records (USC00028619)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tombstone (USC00028619), Arizona, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Tombstone

  • Tombstone (USC00028619) is a weather station in Arizona, United States at 31.71 latitude and -110.07 longitude, 1,420 m (4,659 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Tombstone still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tombstone set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 30 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Arizona, United States, 31.71 latitude, -110.07 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,420 m (4,659 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Tombstone, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tombstone. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tombstone. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Tombstone, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan30.0 C (86.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Feb35.6 C (96.1 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Apr37.2 C (99.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
May40.0 C (104.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jun43.3 C (109.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)
Jul44.4 C (111.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct37.8 C (100.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Dec28.9 C (84.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Tombstone by the year they were set 1,464 records at Tombstone still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 46. 02040601893: 41897: 141898: 111899: 131900: 51901: 141902: 101903: 61904: 111905: 101906: 231907: 71908: 151909: 141910: 111911: 151912: 181913: 161914: 51915: 221916: 161917: 321918: 121919: 111920: 151921: 151922: 71923: 101924: 41925: 191926: 61927: 141928: 101929: 91930: 141931: 61932: 171933: 161934: 51935: 41936: 21937: 71938: 91939: 51940: 71941: 61942: 71943: 161944: 61945: 151946: 161947: 121948: 91949: 341950: 461951: 101953: 141954: 101955: 131956: 71957: 121958: 141959: 21960: 71961: 61962: 141963: 201964: 71965: 101966: 21967: 61968: 31969: 101970: 61971: 161972: 71973: 61974: 61975: 61976: 91977: 41978: 131979: 151980: 31981: 21982: 81983: 71984: 41985: 111986: 81987: 61988: 31989: 261990: 131991: 31992: 81993: 81994: 31995: 71996: 101997: 81998: 51999: 62000: 172001: 102002: 12003: 72004: 82005: 102006: 112007: 72008: 82009: 102010: 92011: 142012: 102013: 92014: 122015: 92016: 182017: 272018: 222019: 152020: 432021: 202022: 62023: 152024: 112025: 242026: 241893190919221935194819621975198820012014
1,464 records at Tombstone still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Tombstone by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18934
189714
189811
189913
19005
190114
190210
19036
190411
190510
190623
19077
190815
190914
191011
191115
191218
191316
19145
191522
191616
191732
191812
191911
192015
192115
19227
192310
19244
192519
19266
192714
192810
19299
193014
19316
193217
193316
19345
19354
19362
19377
19389
19395
19407
19416
19427
194316
19446
194515
194616
194712
19489
194934
195046
195110
195314
195410
195513
19567
195712
195814
19592
19607
19616
196214
196320
19647
196510
19662
19676
19683
196910
19706
197116
19727
19736
19746
19756
19769
19774
197813
197915
19803
19812
19828
19837
19844
198511
19868
19876
19883
198926
199013
19913
19928
19938
19943
19957
199610
19978
19985
19996
200017
200110
20021
20037
20048
200510
200611
20077
20088
200910
20109
201114
201210
20139
201412
20159
201618
201727
201822
201915
202043
202120
20226
202315
202411
202524
202624

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Tombstone set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Tombstone between 22 June 1929 and 21 February 2013. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation22 June 1929: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)25 June 1929: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)6 January 1946: Record snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)28 January 1948: Record low maximum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)11 January 1962: Record low minimum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)10 July 1971: Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)6 December 1978: Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)8 December 1978: Record low minimum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)4 July 1989: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)7 January 1997: Record snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)4 February 2011: Record low maximum temperature -3.3 C (26.1 F)21 February 2013: Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)193519501965198019952010
12 all-time records were set at Tombstone between 22 June 1929 and 21 February 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Tombstone set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1929-06-22Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1929-06-25Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946-01-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
1948-01-28Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)
1962-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1971-07-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1978-12-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1978-12-08Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-07-04Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1997-01-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
2011-02-04Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -3.3 C (26.1 F)
2013-02-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tombstone The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tombstone. The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 21 February 2013. 020406080 Jan: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 19 January 1916 Jan Feb: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 21 February 2013 Feb Mar: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 19 March 2015 Mar Apr: 39.1 mm (1.5 in), 5 April 2004 Apr May: 31.5 mm (1.2 in), 28 May 1907 May Jun: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 30 June 1996 Jun Jul: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 9 July 1949 Jul Aug: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 29 August 1910 Aug Sep: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 11 September 1938 Sep Oct: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 12 October 2000 Oct Nov: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 22 November 1919 Nov Dec: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 18 December 1987 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tombstone. The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 21 February 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tombstone
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan76.2 mm (3.0 in)19 January 1916
Feb78.7 mm (3.1 in)21 February 2013
Mar76.2 mm (3.0 in)19 March 2015
Apr39.1 mm (1.5 in)5 April 2004
May31.5 mm (1.2 in)28 May 1907
Jun58.4 mm (2.3 in)30 June 1996
Jul67.3 mm (2.6 in)9 July 1949
Aug64.3 mm (2.5 in)29 August 1910
Sep75.2 mm (3.0 in)11 September 1938
Oct53.3 mm (2.1 in)12 October 2000
Nov67.1 mm (2.6 in)22 November 1919
Dec45.7 mm (1.8 in)18 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Tombstone 131 years of record at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1917 and others. 1893: 61 of 365 days1897: 309 of 365 days1898: 364 of 365 days1899: 270 of 365 days1900: 184 of 365 days1901: 358 of 365 days1902: 302 of 365 days1903: 248 of 365 days1904: 296 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 302 of 365 days1918: 306 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 335 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 361 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 360 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 334 of 365 days1940: 335 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 350 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 358 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 293 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 272 of 365 days1950: 330 of 365 days1951: 213 of 365 days1952: 62 of 366 days1953: 303 of 365 days1954: 348 of 365 days1955: 346 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 351 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 361 of 365 days1966: 361 of 365 days1967: 361 of 365 days1968: 181 of 366 days1969: 306 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 358 of 365 days1983: 359 of 365 days1984: 361 of 366 days1985: 358 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 355 of 365 days1988: 359 of 366 days1989: 360 of 365 days1990: 360 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 362 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 360 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 363 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 336 of 365 days2002: 355 of 365 days2003: 345 of 365 days2004: 356 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 304 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 360 of 366 days2009: 303 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 360 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 354 of 365 days2015: 347 of 365 days2016: 340 of 366 days2017: 320 of 365 days2018: 361 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 347 of 366 days2021: 359 of 365 days2022: 322 of 365 days2023: 360 of 365 days2024: 354 of 366 days2025: 348 of 365 days2026: 257 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
131 years of record at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1917 and others.
Days with data per year at Tombstone
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18936117%No
189730985%No
1898364100%Yes
189927074%No
190018450%No
190135898%Yes
190230283%No
190324868%No
190429681%No
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
191730283%No
191830684%No
1919364100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
192633592%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193236199%Yes
1933365100%Yes
193435998%Yes
1935364100%Yes
193636098%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
193933492%Yes
194033592%Yes
194136399%Yes
194235096%Yes
194336399%Yes
194435898%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194729380%No
1948365100%Yes
194927275%No
195033090%Yes
195121358%No
19526217%No
195330383%No
195434895%Yes
195534695%Yes
195636399%Yes
195736399%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
196236399%Yes
196335196%Yes
196436199%Yes
196536199%Yes
196636199%Yes
196736199%Yes
196818149%No
196930684%No
1970364100%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198235898%Yes
198335998%Yes
198436199%Yes
198535898%Yes
198636399%Yes
198735597%Yes
198835998%Yes
198936099%Yes
199036099%Yes
199135898%Yes
199236299%Yes
199336199%Yes
199436099%Yes
199536299%Yes
199636499%Yes
199736199%Yes
199836199%Yes
199936399%Yes
200036299%Yes
200133692%Yes
200235597%Yes
200334595%Yes
200435697%Yes
200536399%Yes
200630483%No
200736399%Yes
200836098%Yes
200930383%No
2010365100%Yes
201136099%Yes
201236499%Yes
201336099%Yes
201435497%Yes
201534795%Yes
201634093%Yes
201732088%No
201836199%Yes
201936199%Yes
202034795%Yes
202135998%Yes
202232288%No
202336099%Yes
202435497%Yes
202534895%Yes
202625770%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Tombstone
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 September 2026Tombstone, USdaily rain (Provisional)29.7 mm (1.2 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)9 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Tombstone, USdaily rain (Provisional)33.0 mm (1.3 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)108 years42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie40 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie76 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie108 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie5 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie125 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie0 years2 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie40 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie11 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)108 years44 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Tombstone, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

102 complete years, 1898 to 2023
Annual mean temperature at Tombstone as warming stripes, 1898 to 2023 One stripe for each of 102 complete years at Tombstone, 1898 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.6 C (63.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F). 1898: 16.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1901: 17.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1905: 15.7 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1906: 16.2 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1907: 16.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1908: 17.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1909: 16.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1910: 17.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1911: 17.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1912: 16.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1913: 16.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1914: 17.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1915: 17.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1916: 17.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1919: 16.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1921: 18.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1922: 17.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1923: 16.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1924: 17.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1925: 17.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 17.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 17.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: 17.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1930: 16.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1931: 16.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1932: 17.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 17.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1934: 18.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1935: 17.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1936: 17.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 17.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1938: 17.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1941: 17.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1942: 18.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1943: 18.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 16.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1945: 17.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 17.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 17.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1954: 18.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1956: 17.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1957: 17.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 17.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 17.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 17.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 17.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 17.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1963: 18.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1964: 16.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1965: 17.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1966: 17.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 17.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: 17.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 17.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 18.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 17.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 17.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 16.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 16.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1977: 17.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 17.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1979: 17.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1980: 18.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 17.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 17.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1983: 17.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1984: 17.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 17.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 18.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1987: 17.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 17.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 18.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1990: 17.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1991: 17.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1992: 16.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1993: 18.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1994: 17.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 18.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 18.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1997: 18.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1998: 17.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1999: 18.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 18.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2001: 18.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2002: 17.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 18.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 17.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2005: 17.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 17.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2008: 17.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2010: 18.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2011: 18.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2012: 19.4 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2013: 18.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2014: 19.5 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2015: 18.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2016: 19.6 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2018: 19.5 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2019: 18.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 19.7 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2021: 19.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2023: 18.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1898191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 102 complete years at Tombstone, 1898 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.6 C (63.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tombstone as warming stripes, 1898 to 2023
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189816.6 C-1.08 C
190117.3 C-0.34 C
190515.7 C-1.90 C
190616.2 C-1.41 C
190716.4 C-1.24 C
190817.1 C-0.51 C
190916.9 C-0.71 C
191017.8 C+0.12 C
191117.1 C-0.54 C
191216.3 C-1.35 C
191316.8 C-0.80 C
191417.5 C-0.10 C
191517.0 C-0.62 C
191617.8 C+0.12 C
191916.6 C-1.08 C
192118.0 C+0.32 C
192217.4 C-0.21 C
192316.6 C-1.02 C
192417.4 C-0.21 C
192517.2 C-0.43 C
192717.8 C+0.13 C
192817.6 C-0.02 C
192917.0 C-0.62 C
193016.8 C-0.83 C
193116.9 C-0.77 C
193217.0 C-0.64 C
193317.1 C-0.52 C
193418.4 C+0.76 C
193517.3 C-0.38 C
193617.8 C+0.16 C
193717.5 C-0.18 C
193817.6 C-0.04 C
194117.2 C-0.41 C
194218.1 C+0.48 C
194318.2 C+0.55 C
194416.7 C-0.98 C
194517.3 C-0.37 C
194617.5 C-0.17 C
194817.7 C+0.01 C
195418.7 C+1.04 C
195617.9 C+0.28 C
195717.7 C+0.01 C
195817.6 C-0.08 C
195917.7 C+0.05 C
196017.5 C-0.17 C
196117.5 C-0.10 C
196217.9 C+0.28 C
196318.0 C+0.32 C
196416.8 C-0.88 C
196517.5 C-0.18 C
196617.3 C-0.37 C
196717.3 C-0.32 C
197017.4 C-0.20 C
197117.7 C+0.07 C
197218.1 C+0.42 C
197317.5 C-0.14 C
197417.6 C-0.08 C
197516.9 C-0.75 C
197616.4 C-1.28 C
197717.6 C-0.04 C
197817.7 C+0.05 C
197917.0 C-0.67 C
198018.0 C+0.35 C
198117.6 C-0.08 C
198217.6 C-0.03 C
198317.2 C-0.48 C
198417.3 C-0.32 C
198517.4 C-0.25 C
198618.2 C+0.54 C
198717.3 C-0.34 C
198817.7 C+0.01 C
198918.8 C+1.14 C
199017.2 C-0.40 C
199117.2 C-0.41 C
199216.9 C-0.71 C
199318.1 C+0.47 C
199417.9 C+0.29 C
199518.1 C+0.50 C
199618.8 C+1.14 C
199718.4 C+0.78 C
199817.8 C+0.15 C
199918.3 C+0.68 C
200018.6 C+0.98 C
200118.1 C+0.49 C
200217.9 C+0.26 C
200318.2 C+0.52 C
200417.0 C-0.68 C
200517.8 C+0.19 C
200717.6 C-0.02 C
200817.8 C+0.17 C
201018.0 C+0.39 C
201118.2 C+0.53 C
201219.4 C+1.76 C
201318.3 C+0.70 C
201419.5 C+1.89 C
201518.9 C+1.22 C
201619.6 C+1.94 C
201819.5 C+1.85 C
201918.3 C+0.70 C
202019.7 C+2.06 C
202119.2 C+1.55 C
202318.0 C+0.37 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1898 to 2023. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 102 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tombstone
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1898 to 2023102Rise
Mean daily maximum0.10 C (0.05 to 0.15) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1898 to 2023102Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1898 to 2023102Rise

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 2026
Yearly extremes at Tombstone: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)198940.0 C (104.0 F)131
Coldest night (TNn)-16.1 C (3.0 F)1978-6.7 C (19.9 F)131
Wettest day (Rx1day)78.7 mm (3.1 in)201337.1 mm (1.5 in)131
Wettest five days (Rx5day)176.4 mm (6.9 in)200855.7 mm (2.2 in)131
Longest dry spell (CDD)153 days200262 days131

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Tombstone by year The hottest day of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1989
The hottest day of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tombstone by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189339.4 C (102.9 F)
189737.8 C (100.0 F)
189837.2 C (99.0 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190038.3 C (100.9 F)
190139.4 C (102.9 F)
190239.4 C (102.9 F)
190338.3 C (100.9 F)
190437.8 C (100.0 F)
190539.4 C (102.9 F)
190638.3 C (100.9 F)
190738.3 C (100.9 F)
190839.4 C (102.9 F)
190939.4 C (102.9 F)
191037.2 C (99.0 F)
191140.0 C (104.0 F)
191241.1 C (106.0 F)
191341.7 C (107.1 F)
191439.4 C (102.9 F)
191541.1 C (106.0 F)
191641.7 C (107.1 F)
191741.1 C (106.0 F)
191837.2 C (99.0 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192040.6 C (105.1 F)
192140.0 C (104.0 F)
192239.4 C (102.9 F)
192340.6 C (105.1 F)
192440.6 C (105.1 F)
192538.3 C (100.9 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192837.8 C (100.0 F)
192943.3 C (109.9 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193241.1 C (106.0 F)
193340.6 C (105.1 F)
193441.1 C (106.0 F)
193540.0 C (104.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194040.0 C (104.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194240.0 C (104.0 F)
194339.4 C (102.9 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194540.6 C (105.1 F)
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194841.1 C (106.0 F)
194938.9 C (102.0 F)
195040.0 C (104.0 F)
195139.4 C (102.9 F)
195223.3 C (73.9 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195739.4 C (102.9 F)
195841.1 C (106.0 F)
195939.4 C (102.9 F)
196042.2 C (108.0 F)
196140.0 C (104.0 F)
196240.0 C (104.0 F)
196340.0 C (104.0 F)
196439.4 C (102.9 F)
196538.9 C (102.0 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196840.6 C (105.1 F)
196940.0 C (104.0 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197238.9 C (102.0 F)
197341.7 C (107.1 F)
197441.1 C (106.0 F)
197538.3 C (100.9 F)
197640.0 C (104.0 F)
197740.6 C (105.1 F)
197842.2 C (108.0 F)
197941.1 C (106.0 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198139.4 C (102.9 F)
198239.4 C (102.9 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198437.2 C (99.0 F)
198540.6 C (105.1 F)
198640.6 C (105.1 F)
198739.4 C (102.9 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198944.4 C (111.9 F)
199043.3 C (109.9 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199241.1 C (106.0 F)
199342.2 C (108.0 F)
199441.7 C (107.1 F)
199541.7 C (107.1 F)
199641.1 C (106.0 F)
199742.2 C (108.0 F)
199841.7 C (107.1 F)
199941.1 C (106.0 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200140.0 C (104.0 F)
200240.0 C (104.0 F)
200340.6 C (105.1 F)
200437.8 C (100.0 F)
200540.0 C (104.0 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)
200938.3 C (100.9 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201141.1 C (106.0 F)
201240.0 C (104.0 F)
201339.4 C (102.9 F)
201440.0 C (104.0 F)
201540.0 C (104.0 F)
201643.3 C (109.9 F)
201743.3 C (109.9 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201940.0 C (104.0 F)
202041.7 C (107.1 F)
202142.8 C (109.0 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202340.0 C (104.0 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202541.1 C (106.0 F)
202639.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Tombstone by year The coldest night of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F). -20-10010201900192019401960198020002020Record: -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1978
The coldest night of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tombstone by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
189312.8 C (55.0 F)
1897-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1898-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1899-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1900-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1901-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1902-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1903-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1904-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1905-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1906-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1907-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1908-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1909-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1910-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1911-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1912-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1913-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1915-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1917-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1918-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1919-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1920-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1921-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1922-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1923-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1925-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1926-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1928-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1929-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1930-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1932-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1933-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1934-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1935-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1936-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1937-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1939-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1941-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1943-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1944-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1945-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1946-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1948-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1949-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1952-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1953-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1958-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1971-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1974-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1978-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1980-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1981-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1983-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1984-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1989-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1990-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1991-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1992-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1994-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1995-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1996-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1997-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2001-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2004-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2007-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2009-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2013-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2015-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2017-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2018-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2019-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2021-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2022-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2023-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2024-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2025-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2026-1.7 C (28.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tombstone by year The wettest day of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in). 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013
The wettest day of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tombstone by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189334.3 mm (1.4 in)
189751.3 mm (2.0 in)
189825.4 mm (1.0 in)
189920.3 mm (0.8 in)
190030.7 mm (1.2 in)
190133.8 mm (1.3 in)
190223.6 mm (0.9 in)
190342.4 mm (1.7 in)
190434.0 mm (1.3 in)
190554.6 mm (2.1 in)
190636.8 mm (1.4 in)
190739.9 mm (1.6 in)
190831.0 mm (1.2 in)
190930.5 mm (1.2 in)
191066.0 mm (2.6 in)
191142.7 mm (1.7 in)
191237.6 mm (1.5 in)
191339.6 mm (1.6 in)
191449.5 mm (1.9 in)
191527.9 mm (1.1 in)
191676.2 mm (3.0 in)
191738.1 mm (1.5 in)
191822.9 mm (0.9 in)
191967.1 mm (2.6 in)
192039.4 mm (1.6 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192230.5 mm (1.2 in)
192335.6 mm (1.4 in)
192427.9 mm (1.1 in)
192540.1 mm (1.6 in)
192659.7 mm (2.4 in)
192766.5 mm (2.6 in)
192838.9 mm (1.5 in)
192926.4 mm (1.0 in)
193044.7 mm (1.8 in)
193148.3 mm (1.9 in)
193230.0 mm (1.2 in)
193325.9 mm (1.0 in)
193430.7 mm (1.2 in)
193539.9 mm (1.6 in)
193629.7 mm (1.2 in)
193727.9 mm (1.1 in)
193875.2 mm (3.0 in)
193946.5 mm (1.8 in)
194026.7 mm (1.1 in)
194124.1 mm (0.9 in)
194235.1 mm (1.4 in)
194335.8 mm (1.4 in)
194444.7 mm (1.8 in)
194542.9 mm (1.7 in)
194662.2 mm (2.4 in)
194712.7 mm (0.5 in)
194858.9 mm (2.3 in)
194967.3 mm (2.6 in)
195058.7 mm (2.3 in)
195124.6 mm (1.0 in)
195223.4 mm (0.9 in)
195327.7 mm (1.1 in)
195451.3 mm (2.0 in)
195563.5 mm (2.5 in)
195620.3 mm (0.8 in)
195748.3 mm (1.9 in)
195837.6 mm (1.5 in)
195926.7 mm (1.1 in)
196020.3 mm (0.8 in)
196126.9 mm (1.1 in)
196230.0 mm (1.2 in)
196332.0 mm (1.3 in)
196430.5 mm (1.2 in)
196533.3 mm (1.3 in)
196623.1 mm (0.9 in)
196719.8 mm (0.8 in)
196820.3 mm (0.8 in)
196931.2 mm (1.2 in)
197031.8 mm (1.3 in)
197138.4 mm (1.5 in)
197229.5 mm (1.2 in)
197328.7 mm (1.1 in)
197441.1 mm (1.6 in)
197551.3 mm (2.0 in)
197621.6 mm (0.9 in)
197749.5 mm (1.9 in)
197822.4 mm (0.9 in)
197930.0 mm (1.2 in)
198040.6 mm (1.6 in)
198124.1 mm (0.9 in)
198226.7 mm (1.1 in)
198341.9 mm (1.6 in)
198431.2 mm (1.2 in)
198530.5 mm (1.2 in)
198639.4 mm (1.6 in)
198745.7 mm (1.8 in)
198837.1 mm (1.5 in)
198935.6 mm (1.4 in)
199033.0 mm (1.3 in)
199123.4 mm (0.9 in)
199238.9 mm (1.5 in)
199328.7 mm (1.1 in)
199454.6 mm (2.1 in)
199539.4 mm (1.6 in)
199658.4 mm (2.3 in)
199755.9 mm (2.2 in)
199850.0 mm (2.0 in)
199948.3 mm (1.9 in)
200053.3 mm (2.1 in)
200130.2 mm (1.2 in)
200239.1 mm (1.5 in)
200329.5 mm (1.2 in)
200439.1 mm (1.5 in)
200549.3 mm (1.9 in)
200629.2 mm (1.1 in)
200736.3 mm (1.4 in)
200860.5 mm (2.4 in)
200924.4 mm (1.0 in)
201035.6 mm (1.4 in)
201144.4 mm (1.7 in)
201245.7 mm (1.8 in)
201378.7 mm (3.1 in)
201452.1 mm (2.1 in)
201576.2 mm (3.0 in)
201649.5 mm (1.9 in)
201747.8 mm (1.9 in)
201822.1 mm (0.9 in)
201946.2 mm (1.8 in)
202045.5 mm (1.8 in)
202137.1 mm (1.5 in)
202257.2 mm (2.3 in)
202321.8 mm (0.9 in)
202439.6 mm (1.6 in)
202523.6 mm (0.9 in)
202633.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tombstone by year The wettest five days of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 176.4 mm (6.9 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.7 mm (2.2 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 176.4 mm (6.9 in) in 2008
The wettest five days of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 176.4 mm (6.9 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.7 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tombstone by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189367.3 mm (2.6 in)
189766.7 mm (2.6 in)
189849.1 mm (1.9 in)
189939.3 mm (1.5 in)
190041.9 mm (1.6 in)
190184.4 mm (3.3 in)
190257.7 mm (2.3 in)
190347.8 mm (1.9 in)
190451.3 mm (2.0 in)
190558.4 mm (2.3 in)
190642.7 mm (1.7 in)
190752.8 mm (2.1 in)
190850.3 mm (2.0 in)
190955.5 mm (2.2 in)
191077.3 mm (3.0 in)
191157.9 mm (2.3 in)
191262.8 mm (2.5 in)
191351.5 mm (2.0 in)
191485.1 mm (3.4 in)
191545.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916106.7 mm (4.2 in)
191752.6 mm (2.1 in)
191838.1 mm (1.5 in)
191984.3 mm (3.3 in)
192041.2 mm (1.6 in)
1921100.3 mm (3.9 in)
192255.7 mm (2.2 in)
192347.8 mm (1.9 in)
192441.7 mm (1.6 in)
192570.1 mm (2.8 in)
192695.3 mm (3.8 in)
1927124.4 mm (4.9 in)
192861.2 mm (2.4 in)
192984.3 mm (3.3 in)
193081.0 mm (3.2 in)
193179.6 mm (3.1 in)
193297.4 mm (3.8 in)
193354.2 mm (2.1 in)
193440.9 mm (1.6 in)
193559.5 mm (2.3 in)
193645.9 mm (1.8 in)
193739.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938101.7 mm (4.0 in)
193964.5 mm (2.5 in)
194048.3 mm (1.9 in)
194143.4 mm (1.7 in)
194236.9 mm (1.5 in)
194351.3 mm (2.0 in)
194473.6 mm (2.9 in)
194566.8 mm (2.6 in)
194686.3 mm (3.4 in)
194728.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948112.5 mm (4.4 in)
194983.9 mm (3.3 in)
195069.6 mm (2.7 in)
195134.3 mm (1.4 in)
195233.1 mm (1.3 in)
195345.9 mm (1.8 in)
195470.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955130.5 mm (5.1 in)
195645.8 mm (1.8 in)
195765.8 mm (2.6 in)
195872.6 mm (2.9 in)
195951.3 mm (2.0 in)
196035.3 mm (1.4 in)
196148.3 mm (1.9 in)
196275.4 mm (3.0 in)
196352.7 mm (2.1 in)
196456.2 mm (2.2 in)
196554.1 mm (2.1 in)
196660.9 mm (2.4 in)
196728.2 mm (1.1 in)
196836.9 mm (1.5 in)
196983.7 mm (3.3 in)
197041.7 mm (1.6 in)
197179.1 mm (3.1 in)
197249.1 mm (1.9 in)
197345.7 mm (1.8 in)
197465.3 mm (2.6 in)
197558.9 mm (2.3 in)
197625.5 mm (1.0 in)
197779.2 mm (3.1 in)
197856.7 mm (2.2 in)
197941.3 mm (1.6 in)
198049.8 mm (2.0 in)
198145.9 mm (1.8 in)
198251.1 mm (2.0 in)
198395.2 mm (3.7 in)
198442.5 mm (1.7 in)
198544.4 mm (1.7 in)
198650.9 mm (2.0 in)
198750.0 mm (2.0 in)
198855.7 mm (2.2 in)
198941.9 mm (1.6 in)
199055.4 mm (2.2 in)
199131.0 mm (1.2 in)
199241.9 mm (1.6 in)
199362.3 mm (2.5 in)
199459.6 mm (2.3 in)
199561.0 mm (2.4 in)
199659.7 mm (2.4 in)
199761.0 mm (2.4 in)
199862.5 mm (2.5 in)
199962.8 mm (2.5 in)
200078.7 mm (3.1 in)
200137.3 mm (1.5 in)
200246.0 mm (1.8 in)
200338.6 mm (1.5 in)
200443.7 mm (1.7 in)
200559.5 mm (2.3 in)
200643.7 mm (1.7 in)
200748.3 mm (1.9 in)
2008176.4 mm (6.9 in)
200942.7 mm (1.7 in)
201089.1 mm (3.5 in)
201169.7 mm (2.7 in)
201261.4 mm (2.4 in)
201378.7 mm (3.1 in)
201488.1 mm (3.5 in)
2015116.9 mm (4.6 in)
201670.3 mm (2.8 in)
201752.7 mm (2.1 in)
201848.8 mm (1.9 in)
201961.5 mm (2.4 in)
202062.3 mm (2.5 in)
202156.4 mm (2.2 in)
202265.0 mm (2.6 in)
202340.2 mm (1.6 in)
202449.8 mm (2.0 in)
202540.1 mm (1.6 in)
202641.2 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tombstone by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 153 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days. 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 153 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Tombstone, 1893 to 2026. The record is 153 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tombstone by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189312 days
1897101 days
189875 days
189975 days
190054 days
190146 days
190254 days
190369 days
190465 days
190540 days
190644 days
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198745 days
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199690 days
199738 days
199871 days
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200086 days
200162 days
2002153 days
2003117 days
200490 days
200595 days
200678 days
200758 days
200846 days
200933 days
201069 days
201156 days
201255 days
201394 days
201456 days
201523 days
201634 days
201776 days
2018105 days
201954 days
202056 days
202156 days
202229 days
2023130 days
202480 days
202566 days
202628 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

102 years with a frost

Across 102 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tombstone falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 19 November, which leaves a median of 233 days between them.

In 1990 to 2023 the median growing season was 256 days. That is 25 days more than in 1898 to 1936.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Tombstone
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1898 to 1936)Recent period (1990 to 2023)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost28 March2 April15 March18 days earlier-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost19 November14 November24 November10 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days233 days231 days256 days25 days more+2.6 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

112 years, 1898 to 2025

A day with at least 37.9 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 84.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tombstone: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.9 mm (1.5 in)
5 years50.4 mm (2.0 in)
10 years58.7 mm (2.3 in)
25 years69.1 mm (2.7 in)
50 years76.9 mm (3.0 in)
100 years84.6 mm (3.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1898 to 2025.

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: 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1916; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2015.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Tombstone, at 2002 and 2012. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2002 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2012 ran 0.9 C (1.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Tombstone, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2002-0.6-1.0likely5
2012+0.9+1.6possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2005 to 2023 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2005 to 2023, Tombstone had a mean temperature of 18.7 C (65.6 F) and 345.7 mm (13.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Colonia Morelos (Mexico, 128 km away), Anvil Rch (United States, 128 km away) and Colonia Oaxaca (Mexico, 147 km away).

Climate twins of Tombstone: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2005 to 2023 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Colonia MorelosMexico128 km (80 mi)18.8 C (65.8 F)331.7 mm (13.1 in)0.82
Anvil RchUnited States128 km (80 mi)19.0 C (66.2 F)318.0 mm (12.5 in)0.92
Colonia OaxacaMexico147 km (91 mi)19.1 C (66.4 F)336.1 mm (13.2 in)0.97

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Tombstone standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Tombstone 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).