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Story Weather Records (USC00036890)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Story (USC00036890), Arkansas, United States, with 46 years of record.

Key Facts for Story

  • Story (USC00036890) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 34.70 latitude and -93.52 longitude, 198 m (650 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1925 to 1970, 46 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Story still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Story set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 29 December 1969.

About the Station

  • Location: Arkansas, United States, 34.70 latitude, -93.52 longitude.
  • Elevation: 198 m (650 ft).
  • Period of record: 1925 to 1970, 46 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Story, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Story. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Story. 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 Story, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Story by the year they were set 0 records at Story still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Story still stand.
Standing records at Story by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 289.6 mm (11.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Story The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Story. The most was 289.6 mm (11.4 in) on 21 April 1927. 0100200300 Jan: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 30 January 1969 Jan Feb: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 21 February 1945 Feb Mar: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 9 March 1964 Mar Apr: 289.6 mm (11.4 in), 21 April 1927 Apr May: 119.9 mm (4.7 in), 1 May 1949 May Jun: 85.3 mm (3.4 in), 5 June 1927 Jun Jul: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 2 July 1936 Jul Aug: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 19 August 1966 Aug Sep: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 23 September 1965 Sep Oct: 98.6 mm (3.9 in), 6 October 1930 Oct Nov: 118.4 mm (4.7 in), 22 November 1940 Nov Dec: 138.7 mm (5.5 in), 21 December 1926 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Story. The most was 289.6 mm (11.4 in) on 21 April 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Story
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan132.1 mm (5.2 in)30 January 1969
Feb88.4 mm (3.5 in)21 February 1945
Mar92.2 mm (3.6 in)9 March 1964
Apr289.6 mm (11.4 in)21 April 1927
May119.9 mm (4.7 in)1 May 1949
Jun85.3 mm (3.4 in)5 June 1927
Jul128.3 mm (5.1 in)2 July 1936
Aug85.1 mm (3.4 in)19 August 1966
Sep109.2 mm (4.3 in)23 September 1965
Oct98.6 mm (3.9 in)6 October 1930
Nov118.4 mm (4.7 in)22 November 1940
Dec138.7 mm (5.5 in)21 December 1926

Latest Records

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Latest records at Story
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 1969Story, USdaily rain70.6 mm (2.8 in)43.7 mm (1.7 in)23 years30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1969Story, USdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1969Story, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1969Story, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1969Story, USdaily rain120.7 mm (4.8 in)95.3 mm (3.8 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969Story, USdaily rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)8 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1969Story, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1969Story, USdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1969Story, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1969Story, USdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1969Story, USdaily rain69.6 mm (2.7 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1969Story, USmonthly rain132.1 mm (5.2 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)37 years40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1969Story, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)32 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1968Story, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1968Story, USdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)80.0 mm (3.1 in)6 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1968Story, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1968Story, USdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1968Story, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1968Story, USdaily rain102.9 mm (4.1 in)58.4 mm (2.3 in)35 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968Story, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1970
Yearly extremes at Story: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)289.6 mm (11.4 in)192790.1 mm (3.5 in)38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)307.4 mm (12.1 in)1927134.3 mm (5.3 in)38
Longest dry spell (CDD)41 days196123 days38

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Story by year The wettest day of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 289.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.1 mm (3.5 in). 010020030019301940195019601970Record: 289.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1927
The wettest day of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 289.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.1 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Story by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192553.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1927289.6 mm (11.4 in)
192897.8 mm (3.9 in)
192958.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930102.1 mm (4.0 in)
193178.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932104.6 mm (4.1 in)
193352.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193569.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936128.3 mm (5.1 in)
193781.8 mm (3.2 in)
193886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1940118.4 mm (4.7 in)
194190.2 mm (3.6 in)
194285.1 mm (3.4 in)
194376.5 mm (3.0 in)
194495.3 mm (3.8 in)
194590.9 mm (3.6 in)
194671.4 mm (2.8 in)
194761.0 mm (2.4 in)
194889.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949119.9 mm (4.7 in)
195067.8 mm (2.7 in)
195955.9 mm (2.2 in)
196091.4 mm (3.6 in)
196177.0 mm (3.0 in)
196281.3 mm (3.2 in)
196362.5 mm (2.5 in)
196492.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965109.2 mm (4.3 in)
196685.1 mm (3.4 in)
196793.5 mm (3.7 in)
1968102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969132.1 mm (5.2 in)
197035.3 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Story by year The wettest five days of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 307.4 mm (12.1 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.3 mm (5.3 in). 010020030040019301940195019601970Record: 307.4 mm (12.1 in) in 1927
The wettest five days of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 307.4 mm (12.1 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.3 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Story by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1925151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1926151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1927307.4 mm (12.1 in)
1928147.0 mm (5.8 in)
192972.8 mm (2.9 in)
1930122.9 mm (4.8 in)
193185.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1933122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1934116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1935186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1936135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1937114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1938210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1939198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1940144.5 mm (5.7 in)
194190.2 mm (3.6 in)
1942119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1943149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1944158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1945190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1946177.9 mm (7.0 in)
194777.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1949119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195992.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1961114.3 mm (4.5 in)
196281.3 mm (3.2 in)
196384.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1965120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1966246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1967107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1969197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1970121.9 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Story by year The longest dry spell of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 41 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 102030405019301940195019601970Record: 41 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Story, 1925 to 1970. The record is 41 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Story by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192531 days
192617 days
192720 days
192816 days
192928 days
193018 days
193119 days
193221 days
193319 days
193427 days
193522 days
193626 days
193722 days
193820 days
193928 days
194023 days
194120 days
194225 days
194328 days
194420 days
194515 days
194616 days
194715 days
194827 days
194920 days
195016 days
195928 days
196026 days
196141 days
196227 days
196329 days
196430 days
196521 days
196636 days
196729 days
196823 days
196933 days
197025 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

32 years, 1925 to 1969

A day with at least 87.5 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 233.2 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Story: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years87.5 mm (3.4 in)
5 years114.5 mm (4.5 in)
10 years136.4 mm (5.4 in)
25 years169.7 mm (6.7 in)
50 years199.2 mm (7.8 in)Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years233.2 mm (9.2 in)Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1925 to 1969.

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: 289.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1927; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1969; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1936.

Download the Data

  • Data for Story standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Story 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).