Benton Inspection STN Weather Records (USC00040684)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benton Inspection STN (USC00040684), California, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Benton Inspection STN

Benton Inspection STN (USC00040684) is a weather station in California, United States at 37.84 latitude and -118.48 longitude, 1,664 m (5,460 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2003, 40 years of record.
436 records set at Benton Inspection STN still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Benton Inspection STN set a daily record precipitation of 7.9 mm (0.31 in) on 15 March 2003.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 37.84 latitude, -118.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,664 m (5,460 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2003, 40 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 Benton Inspection STN. 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 Benton Inspection STN, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

436 standing records

436 records at Benton Inspection STN still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 312.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 131.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benton Inspection STN. The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 24 February 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Benton Inspection STN
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 January 1969
Feb	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	24 February 1969
Mar	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 March 1995
Apr	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 April 1982
May	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 June 1969
Jul	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 July 1976
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 August 1989
Sep	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 September 1998
Oct	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 October 1996
Nov	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 November 2002
Dec	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 1970

2 years of record at Benton Inspection STN, 1969 to 1970. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1970.

Latest Records

Latest records at Benton Inspection STN
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2003	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2003	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain (Tie)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2002	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2001	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2001	Benton Inspection STN, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1964 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Benton Inspection STN: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1970	33.1 C (91.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1970	-10.5 C (13.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	1969	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	1969	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1981	71 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Benton Inspection STN, 1964 to 2003. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.1 C (91.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Benton Inspection STN by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Benton Inspection STN, 1964 to 2003. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.5 C (13.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Benton Inspection STN by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Benton Inspection STN, 1964 to 2003. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benton Inspection STN by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1965	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1969	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1970	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1976	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1989	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1991	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1997	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1998	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1999	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2000	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2001	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003	21.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Benton Inspection STN, 1964 to 2003. The record is 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benton Inspection STN by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1967	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1969	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1970	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1971	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1976	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1980	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1984	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1986	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1987	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1989	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1995	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1996	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1997	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1999	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
2000	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
2001	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2002	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2003	22.1 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Benton Inspection STN, 1964 to 2003. The record is 153 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benton Inspection STN by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	31 days
1965	88 days
1966	128 days
1967	56 days
1968	62 days
1969	61 days
1970	89 days
1971	65 days
1972	111 days
1973	76 days
1974	65 days
1975	62 days
1976	90 days
1977	117 days
1978	98 days
1979	56 days
1980	47 days
1981	153 days
1982	52 days
1983	53 days
1984	67 days
1985	64 days
1986	114 days
1987	127 days
1988	63 days
1989	66 days
1990	73 days
1991	70 days
1992	69 days
1993	127 days
1994	67 days
1995	110 days
1996	95 days
1997	133 days
1998	40 days
1999	100 days
2000	105 days
2001	91 days
2002	72 days
2003	43 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

38 years, 1965 to 2002

A day with at least 32.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.4 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Benton Inspection STN: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1965 to 2002.

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: 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1969; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1965; 70.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1971.

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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).