Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Creek Ph 1 (USC00040755), California, United States, with 97 years of record.
Key Facts for Big Creek Ph 1
Big Creek Ph 1 (USC00040755) is a weather station in California, United States at 37.21 latitude and -119.24 longitude, 1,487 m (4,878 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 2011, 97 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Creek Ph 1 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Big Creek Ph 1 set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 30 June 2011.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 37.21 latitude, -119.24 longitude.
Elevation: 1,487 m (4,878 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 2011, 97 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Big Creek Ph 1. 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 Big Creek Ph 1, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Big Creek Ph 1 still stand. 1922 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Big Creek Ph 1 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
31
1916
50
1917
40
1918
33
1919
26
1920
36
1921
42
1922
53
1923
33
1924
46
1925
24
1926
16
1927
22
1928
31
1929
30
1930
27
1931
27
1932
29
1933
21
1934
46
1935
21
1936
25
1937
28
1938
10
1939
16
1940
14
1941
26
1942
7
1943
7
1944
16
1945
12
1946
7
1947
30
1948
23
1949
35
1950
22
1951
25
1952
18
1953
22
1954
26
1955
23
1956
22
1957
15
1958
20
1959
16
1960
16
1961
30
1962
22
1999
17
2000
25
2001
40
2002
30
2003
24
2004
16
2005
17
2006
16
2007
29
2008
13
2009
17
2010
3
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Big Creek Ph 1 between 23 December 1955 and 24 December 1955. Each dot is a new record.
When Big Creek Ph 1 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1955-12-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1955-12-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Creek Ph 1. The most was 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 24 December 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Creek Ph 1
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2 January 2006
Feb
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2 February 1945
Mar
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2 March 1938
Apr
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
3 April 2006
May
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 May 2005
Jun
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
9 June 1954
Jul
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
23 July 2006
Aug
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
24 August 1920
Sep
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
19 September 1959
Oct
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
13 October 2009
Nov
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
8 November 2002
Dec
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
24 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
60 years of record at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2010. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 2009, 2010.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Big Creek Ph 1, 1916 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.5 C (54.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1944, at 10.9 C (51.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 14.1 C (57.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Big Creek Ph 1 as warming stripes, 1916 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1916
11.0 C
-1.49 C
1917
12.8 C
+0.29 C
1918
12.0 C
-0.53 C
1919
12.1 C
-0.39 C
1920
11.5 C
-0.98 C
1921
12.8 C
+0.27 C
1922
12.0 C
-0.48 C
1923
12.8 C
+0.27 C
1924
13.3 C
+0.82 C
1925
12.2 C
-0.27 C
1926
13.2 C
+0.76 C
1927
11.9 C
-0.54 C
1928
13.5 C
+1.05 C
1929
13.6 C
+1.08 C
1930
12.3 C
-0.21 C
1932
12.6 C
+0.13 C
1933
12.9 C
+0.41 C
1934
14.1 C
+1.65 C
1935
12.1 C
-0.38 C
1936
13.3 C
+0.84 C
1937
12.6 C
+0.10 C
1938
12.2 C
-0.32 C
1939
13.0 C
+0.50 C
1940
12.6 C
+0.15 C
1941
11.1 C
-1.38 C
1942
11.7 C
-0.82 C
1943
12.1 C
-0.37 C
1944
10.9 C
-1.62 C
1945
11.3 C
-1.15 C
1946
11.8 C
-0.68 C
1947
12.9 C
+0.43 C
1948
11.5 C
-1.03 C
1949
11.6 C
-0.90 C
1951
12.5 C
0.00 C
1952
12.2 C
-0.31 C
1953
12.1 C
-0.35 C
1954
13.0 C
+0.52 C
1955
11.7 C
-0.79 C
1956
12.1 C
-0.36 C
1957
11.9 C
-0.62 C
1958
12.9 C
+0.46 C
1959
13.5 C
+1.06 C
1960
12.6 C
+0.13 C
1961
12.7 C
+0.24 C
1962
12.6 C
+0.09 C
2000
13.8 C
+1.36 C
2001
14.0 C
+1.47 C
2002
13.9 C
+1.38 C
2003
13.2 C
+0.68 C
2004
12.7 C
+0.25 C
2005
12.4 C
-0.07 C
2006
12.3 C
-0.19 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.09 C (0.00 to 0.17) per decade over 1916 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.16 F (0.01 to 0.31) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Big Creek Ph 1
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.09 C (0.00 to 0.17) per decade
0.16 F (0.01 to 0.31) per decade
1916 to 2006
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.06 C (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1916 to 2006
52
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1916 to 2006
52
Rise
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
1915 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Big Creek Ph 1: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
60
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
60
Wettest day (Rx1day)
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1955
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
437.5 mm (17.2 in)
1955
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
61
Longest dry spell (CDD)
164 days
1940
84 days
61
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2011. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Big Creek Ph 1 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
18.9 C (66.0 F)
2011
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2011. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Big Creek Ph 1 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1917
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1919
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1920
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1921
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1922
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1926
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1928
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1929
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1930
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1934
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1935
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1936
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1940
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1943
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1954
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1959
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2009
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2010
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2011
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2011. The record is 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Creek Ph 1 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1917
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1922
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1925
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1926
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1927
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1929
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1930
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1933
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1934
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1937
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1938
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1941
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1942
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1946
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1951
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1956
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1958
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1959
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1999
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2003
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2004
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2007
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2008
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2009
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2010
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2011. The record is 437.5 mm (17.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.6 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Creek Ph 1 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1916
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1917
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1918
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1919
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1920
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1921
229.3 mm (9.0 in)
1922
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1923
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1924
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1926
236.8 mm (9.3 in)
1927
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1928
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1929
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1930
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1931
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1932
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1933
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1934
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1936
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1937
274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1938
218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1939
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1940
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1941
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1942
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1943
283.7 mm (11.2 in)
1944
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1945
245.6 mm (9.7 in)
1946
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1947
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1951
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1952
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1953
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1954
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1955
437.5 mm (17.2 in)
1956
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1957
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1958
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1959
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1960
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1962
299.2 mm (11.8 in)
1999
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2000
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2001
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2002
178.9 mm (7.0 in)
2003
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2004
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
2005
182.8 mm (7.2 in)
2006
244.5 mm (9.6 in)
2007
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2009
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
2010
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2011
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Big Creek Ph 1, 1915 to 2011. The record is 164 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Creek Ph 1 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
24 days
1916
35 days
1917
31 days
1918
59 days
1919
30 days
1920
33 days
1921
33 days
1922
35 days
1923
27 days
1924
35 days
1925
39 days
1926
130 days
1927
87 days
1928
139 days
1929
94 days
1930
121 days
1931
89 days
1932
122 days
1933
124 days
1934
78 days
1935
88 days
1936
98 days
1937
82 days
1938
62 days
1939
88 days
1940
164 days
1941
63 days
1942
157 days
1943
115 days
1944
88 days
1945
89 days
1946
67 days
1947
69 days
1948
124 days
1949
83 days
1950
136 days
1951
104 days
1952
46 days
1953
99 days
1954
154 days
1955
109 days
1956
57 days
1957
71 days
1958
40 days
1959
132 days
1960
85 days
1961
38 days
1962
102 days
1999
70 days
2000
84 days
2001
114 days
2002
122 days
2003
80 days
2004
113 days
2005
90 days
2006
69 days
2007
117 days
2008
81 days
2009
48 days
2010
10 days
2011
23 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
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Big Creek Ph 1 falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 November, which leaves a median of 181 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Big Creek Ph 1
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1939 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 April
n/a
2 May
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 November
n/a
3 November
n/a
+2.5 days per decade
Growing days
181 days
n/a
184 days
n/a
+4.0 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
49 years, 1920 to 2008
A day with at least 72.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.9 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Big Creek Ph 1: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
158.9 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1920 to 2008.
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: 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1955; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1937; 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1945.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Big Creek Ph 1 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Big Creek Ph 1 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.