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Chico UNIV Farm Weather Records (USC00041715)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chico UNIV Farm (USC00041715), California, United States, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Chico UNIV Farm

  • Chico UNIV Farm (USC00041715) is a weather station in California, United States at 39.69 latitude and -121.82 longitude, 56 m (185 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Chico UNIV Farm still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Chico UNIV Farm set a daily record high maximum temperature of 39.4 C (102.9 F) on 8 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 39.69 latitude, -121.82 longitude.
  • Elevation: 56 m (185 ft).
  • Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Chico UNIV Farm, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Chico UNIV Farm. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 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 Chico UNIV Farm. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Chico UNIV Farm, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.1 C (79.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Feb28.3 C (82.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
May42.2 C (108.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun46.1 C (115.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul47.2 C (117.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug46.7 C (116.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)42.2 C (108.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Sep46.1 C (115.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Oct41.7 C (107.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Chico UNIV Farm by the year they were set 1,464 records at Chico UNIV Farm still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 42. 02040601906: 221907: 131908: 231909: 151910: 211911: 251912: 191913: 421914: 271915: 41916: 211917: 181918: 141919: 211920: 171921: 131922: 181923: 211924: 161925: 111926: 161927: 131928: 61929: 141930: 201931: 131932: 171933: 131934: 121935: 61936: 141937: 171938: 81939: 251940: 31941: 41942: 61943: 91944: 91945: 71946: 61947: 121948: 201949: 241950: 241951: 161952: 151953: 131954: 141955: 221956: 151957: 91958: 151959: 111960: 121961: 171962: 101963: 171964: 181965: 91966: 61967: 241968: 111969: 71970: 91971: 161972: 261973: 41974: 91975: 81976: 111977: 131978: 141979: 61980: 41981: 51982: 131983: 81984: 131985: 301986: 121987: 211988: 111989: 141990: 91991: 91992: 131993: 51994: 31995: 111996: 121997: 51998: 91999: 132000: 132001: 112002: 52003: 82004: 72005: 22006: 52007: 72008: 72009: 142010: 102011: 72012: 22013: 52014: 52015: 122016: 52017: 142018: 22019: 12020: 52021: 12022: 82023: 32024: 32025: 32026: 31906191919321945195819711984199720102023
1,464 records at Chico UNIV Farm still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Chico UNIV Farm by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190622
190713
190823
190915
191021
191125
191219
191342
191427
19154
191621
191718
191814
191921
192017
192113
192218
192321
192416
192511
192616
192713
19286
192914
193020
193113
193217
193313
193412
19356
193614
193717
19388
193925
19403
19414
19426
19439
19449
19457
19466
194712
194820
194924
195024
195116
195215
195313
195414
195522
195615
19579
195815
195911
196012
196117
196210
196317
196418
19659
19666
196724
196811
19697
19709
197116
197226
19734
19749
19758
197611
197713
197814
19796
19804
19815
198213
19838
198413
198530
198612
198721
198811
198914
19909
19919
199213
19935
19943
199511
199612
19975
19989
199913
200013
200111
20025
20038
20047
20052
20065
20077
20087
200914
201010
20117
20122
20135
20145
201512
20165
201714
20182
20191
20205
20211
20228
20233
20243
20253
20263

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Chico UNIV Farm set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Chico UNIV Farm between 15 July 1972 and 15 July 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature15 July 1972: Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1 all-time records were set at Chico UNIV Farm between 15 July 1972 and 15 July 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Chico UNIV Farm set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1972-07-15Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 145.5 mm (5.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chico UNIV Farm The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chico UNIV Farm. The most was 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 3 January 1916. 050100150 Jan: 145.5 mm (5.7 in), 3 January 1916 Jan Feb: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 3 February 1998 Feb Mar: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 7 March 2016 Mar Apr: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 5 April 1926 Apr May: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 16 May 2019 May Jun: 35.1 mm (1.4 in), 6 June 1993 Jun Jul: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 8 July 1974 Jul Aug: 23.4 mm (0.9 in), 11 August 1965 Aug Sep: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 27 September 1957 Sep Oct: 113.3 mm (4.5 in), 12 October 1962 Oct Nov: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 18 November 1920 Nov Dec: 134.1 mm (5.3 in), 31 December 2022 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chico UNIV Farm. The most was 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 3 January 1916.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chico UNIV Farm
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan145.5 mm (5.7 in)3 January 1916
Feb110.5 mm (4.4 in)3 February 1998
Mar104.1 mm (4.1 in)7 March 2016
Apr89.4 mm (3.5 in)5 April 1926
May50.0 mm (2.0 in)16 May 2019
Jun35.1 mm (1.4 in)6 June 1993
Jul23.9 mm (0.9 in)8 July 1974
Aug23.4 mm (0.9 in)11 August 1965
Sep55.9 mm (2.2 in)27 September 1957
Oct113.3 mm (4.5 in)12 October 1962
Nov97.0 mm (3.8 in)18 November 1920
Dec134.1 mm (5.3 in)31 December 2022

Period of Record Coverage

1906 to 2026
Days with data per year at Chico UNIV Farm 121 years of record at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. 39 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others. 1906: 350 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 295 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 347 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 337 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 359 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 362 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 352 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 361 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 359 of 365 days1960: 359 of 366 days1961: 352 of 365 days1962: 355 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 354 of 365 days1966: 356 of 365 days1967: 356 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 361 of 366 days1973: 262 of 365 days1974: 313 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 358 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 336 of 365 days1979: 276 of 365 days1980: 186 of 366 days1981: 298 of 365 days1982: 285 of 365 days1983: 300 of 365 days1984: 302 of 366 days1985: 322 of 365 days1986: 333 of 365 days1987: 352 of 365 days1988: 329 of 366 days1989: 351 of 365 days1990: 340 of 365 days1991: 330 of 365 days1992: 360 of 366 days1993: 285 of 365 days1994: 353 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 357 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 352 of 365 days2000: 327 of 366 days2001: 280 of 365 days2002: 236 of 365 days2003: 250 of 365 days2004: 224 of 366 days2005: 202 of 365 days2006: 219 of 365 days2007: 184 of 365 days2008: 151 of 366 days2009: 201 of 365 days2010: 197 of 365 days2011: 197 of 365 days2012: 194 of 366 days2013: 123 of 365 days2014: 132 of 365 days2015: 183 of 365 days2016: 234 of 366 days2017: 281 of 365 days2018: 275 of 365 days2019: 135 of 365 days2020: 136 of 366 days2021: 76 of 365 days2022: 138 of 365 days2023: 127 of 365 days2024: 75 of 366 days2025: 43 of 365 days2026: 45 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
121 years of record at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. 39 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others.
Days with data per year at Chico UNIV Farm
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190635096%Yes
1907365100%Yes
190829581%No
190936399%Yes
191034795%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
191336299%Yes
191433792%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191635998%Yes
1917364100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192036299%Yes
1921365100%Yes
192235296%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925364100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736299%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
194236199%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836499%Yes
194936099%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195935998%Yes
196035998%Yes
196135296%Yes
196235597%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436199%Yes
196535497%Yes
196635698%Yes
196735698%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
197236199%Yes
197326272%No
197431386%No
197536199%Yes
197635898%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197833692%Yes
197927676%No
198018651%No
198129882%No
198228578%No
198330082%No
198430283%No
198532288%No
198633391%Yes
198735296%Yes
198832990%No
198935196%Yes
199034093%Yes
199133090%Yes
199236098%Yes
199328578%No
199435397%Yes
199535998%Yes
199635798%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199935296%Yes
200032789%No
200128077%No
200223665%No
200325068%No
200422461%No
200520255%No
200621960%No
200718450%No
200815141%No
200920155%No
201019754%No
201119754%No
201219453%No
201312334%No
201413236%No
201518350%No
201623464%No
201728177%No
201827575%No
201913537%No
202013637%No
20217621%No
202213838%No
202312735%No
20247520%No
20254312%No
20264512%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Chico UNIV Farm
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 2026Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max (Provisional)39.4 C (102.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)108 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)104 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)60 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)100 years43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 2025Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)119 years42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2025Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max41.7 C (107.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)96 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2025Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)72 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2025Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)98 years63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily rain69.9 mm (2.8 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)13 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie111 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max (Tie)44.4 C (111.9 F)tie118 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily high max46.1 C (115.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)114 years44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)49 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2024Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)50.0 mm (2.0 in)69 years63 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2023Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)58 years32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2023Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2023Chico UNIV Farm, USdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)60 years33 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

81 complete years, 1907 to 2000
Annual mean temperature at Chico UNIV Farm as warming stripes, 1907 to 2000 One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Chico UNIV Farm, 1907 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.1 C (61.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 14.8 C (58.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 17.4 C (63.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1907: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1909: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1911: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1912: 16.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1913: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1915: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1916: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1917: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1918: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1919: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1920: 15.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1921: 16.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1922: 15.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1923: 15.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1924: 15.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1925: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1926: 17.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1927: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1929: 16.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1930: 16.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1931: 17.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1932: 16.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1933: 16.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1934: 17.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1935: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1936: 16.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1937: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1938: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1939: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1940: 16.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1941: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1942: 15.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1943: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1944: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1945: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1946: 15.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1947: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1948: 14.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1949: 15.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1950: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1951: 16.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1952: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1953: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1954: 15.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1955: 15.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1956: 15.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1957: 15.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 17.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1959: 17.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1961: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 15.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1967: 16.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1968: 16.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1969: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1970: 16.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1971: 15.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 14.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1976: 15.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 15.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 15.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1984: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1985: 15.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1986: 16.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1989: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1990: 16.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 16.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1994: 15.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1995: 16.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 16.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1997: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1998: 15.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2000: 16.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1907192019301940195019601970198019902000
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Chico UNIV Farm, 1907 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.1 C (61.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 14.8 C (58.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 17.4 C (63.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Chico UNIV Farm as warming stripes, 1907 to 2000
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190716.2 C+0.05 C
190916.2 C+0.07 C
191115.8 C-0.31 C
191216.1 C-0.01 C
191316.7 C+0.60 C
191516.3 C+0.24 C
191615.8 C-0.27 C
191716.3 C+0.18 C
191815.8 C-0.30 C
191915.8 C-0.26 C
192015.7 C-0.38 C
192116.1 C+0.02 C
192215.3 C-0.79 C
192315.4 C-0.66 C
192415.1 C-1.01 C
192516.2 C+0.09 C
192617.0 C+0.86 C
192716.2 C+0.07 C
192816.9 C+0.75 C
192916.5 C+0.38 C
193016.6 C+0.53 C
193117.4 C+1.33 C
193216.6 C+0.49 C
193316.1 C+0.03 C
193417.4 C+1.33 C
193516.3 C+0.22 C
193616.8 C+0.71 C
193716.0 C-0.12 C
193816.0 C-0.08 C
193916.7 C+0.60 C
194016.6 C+0.49 C
194115.9 C-0.25 C
194215.5 C-0.58 C
194316.0 C-0.12 C
194416.0 C-0.11 C
194516.0 C-0.06 C
194615.5 C-0.57 C
194716.0 C-0.06 C
194814.9 C-1.25 C
194915.5 C-0.57 C
195016.3 C+0.22 C
195116.0 C-0.15 C
195216.0 C-0.11 C
195315.8 C-0.26 C
195415.3 C-0.76 C
195515.3 C-0.80 C
195615.7 C-0.42 C
195715.7 C-0.37 C
195817.2 C+1.13 C
195917.1 C+1.01 C
196016.7 C+0.60 C
196116.2 C+0.09 C
196216.2 C+0.06 C
196315.7 C-0.36 C
196416.0 C-0.11 C
196515.8 C-0.31 C
196616.7 C+0.62 C
196716.5 C+0.39 C
196816.4 C+0.33 C
196916.3 C+0.18 C
197016.6 C+0.47 C
197115.7 C-0.36 C
197216.0 C-0.06 C
197514.8 C-1.26 C
197615.6 C-0.52 C
197715.8 C-0.29 C
197816.1 C-0.05 C
198215.3 C-0.85 C
198416.3 C+0.16 C
198515.0 C-1.09 C
198616.2 C+0.07 C
198716.4 C+0.25 C
198916.0 C-0.12 C
199016.3 C+0.18 C
199216.9 C+0.79 C
199415.6 C-0.48 C
199516.5 C+0.36 C
199616.7 C+0.60 C
199716.8 C+0.65 C
199815.6 C-0.52 C
200016.0 C-0.06 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1907 to 2000 is -0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.11 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chico UNIV Farm
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade-0.02 F (-0.11 to 0.06) per decade1907 to 200081Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.11 C (-0.17 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1907 to 200081Fall
Mean daily minimum0.08 C (0.03 to 0.14) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1907 to 200081Rise

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

1906 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Chico UNIV Farm: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.2 C (117.0 F)197242.8 C (109.0 F)121
Coldest night (TNn)-11.7 C (10.9 F)1932-5.0 C (23.0 F)121
Wettest day (Rx1day)145.5 mm (5.7 in)191650.8 mm (2.0 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)249.9 mm (9.8 in)196292.7 mm (3.6 in)119
Longest dry spell (CDD)198 days198794 days121

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Chico UNIV Farm by year The hottest day of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F). 384042444648192019401960198020002020Record: 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1972
The hottest day of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Chico UNIV Farm by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190644.4 C (111.9 F)
190741.1 C (106.0 F)
190845.6 C (114.1 F)
190944.4 C (111.9 F)
191044.4 C (111.9 F)
191145.6 C (114.1 F)
191244.4 C (111.9 F)
191345.6 C (114.1 F)
191446.7 C (116.1 F)
191543.9 C (111.0 F)
191643.3 C (109.9 F)
191743.9 C (111.0 F)
191844.4 C (111.9 F)
191944.4 C (111.9 F)
192043.9 C (111.0 F)
192142.8 C (109.0 F)
192243.9 C (111.0 F)
192343.3 C (109.9 F)
192441.1 C (106.0 F)
192545.0 C (113.0 F)
192643.9 C (111.0 F)
192742.2 C (108.0 F)
192842.8 C (109.0 F)
192941.1 C (106.0 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193144.4 C (111.9 F)
193242.2 C (108.0 F)
193346.1 C (115.0 F)
193442.8 C (109.0 F)
193543.9 C (111.0 F)
193642.2 C (108.0 F)
193744.4 C (111.9 F)
193845.0 C (113.0 F)
193943.9 C (111.0 F)
194042.2 C (108.0 F)
194141.7 C (107.1 F)
194243.3 C (109.9 F)
194342.8 C (109.0 F)
194444.4 C (111.9 F)
194542.8 C (109.0 F)
194642.2 C (108.0 F)
194742.2 C (108.0 F)
194841.1 C (106.0 F)
194940.6 C (105.1 F)
195043.9 C (111.0 F)
195141.1 C (106.0 F)
195243.3 C (109.9 F)
195342.2 C (108.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195542.8 C (109.0 F)
195641.1 C (106.0 F)
195742.8 C (109.0 F)
195842.2 C (108.0 F)
195942.2 C (108.0 F)
196045.0 C (113.0 F)
196146.1 C (115.0 F)
196241.1 C (106.0 F)
196340.0 C (104.0 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196541.1 C (106.0 F)
196643.9 C (111.0 F)
196741.7 C (107.1 F)
196841.7 C (107.1 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197042.2 C (108.0 F)
197145.6 C (114.1 F)
197247.2 C (117.0 F)
197342.2 C (108.0 F)
197440.0 C (104.0 F)
197542.2 C (108.0 F)
197640.0 C (104.0 F)
197742.2 C (108.0 F)
197845.6 C (114.1 F)
197940.6 C (105.1 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198141.1 C (106.0 F)
198239.4 C (102.9 F)
198340.0 C (104.0 F)
198443.3 C (109.9 F)
198543.3 C (109.9 F)
198640.6 C (105.1 F)
198743.3 C (109.9 F)
198845.6 C (114.1 F)
198940.6 C (105.1 F)
199042.8 C (109.0 F)
199143.9 C (111.0 F)
199242.2 C (108.0 F)
199340.6 C (105.1 F)
199440.6 C (105.1 F)
199541.7 C (107.1 F)
199643.3 C (109.9 F)
199742.2 C (108.0 F)
199842.2 C (108.0 F)
199942.8 C (109.0 F)
200042.8 C (109.0 F)
200143.3 C (109.9 F)
200242.2 C (108.0 F)
200343.9 C (111.0 F)
200441.1 C (106.0 F)
200542.8 C (109.0 F)
200643.9 C (111.0 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200843.9 C (111.0 F)
200941.1 C (106.0 F)
201044.4 C (111.9 F)
201143.3 C (109.9 F)
201242.2 C (108.0 F)
201344.4 C (111.9 F)
201442.8 C (109.0 F)
201542.8 C (109.0 F)
201641.1 C (106.0 F)
201743.3 C (109.9 F)
201841.7 C (107.1 F)
201940.6 C (105.1 F)
202043.3 C (109.9 F)
202140.6 C (105.1 F)
202246.1 C (115.0 F)
202340.0 C (104.0 F)
202446.1 C (115.0 F)
202541.7 C (107.1 F)
202642.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Chico UNIV Farm by year The coldest night of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F). -15-10-505192019401960198020002020Record: -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1932
The coldest night of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Chico UNIV Farm by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1906-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1907-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1908-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1909-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1910-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1912-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1913-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1914-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1915-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1917-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1919-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1920-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1922-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1923-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1924-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1925-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1926-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1928-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1929-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1930-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1932-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1933-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1934-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1935-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1936-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1937-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1939-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1941-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1942-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1943-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1944-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1945-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1946-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1950-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1951-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1958-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1971-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1973-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1974-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1978-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1979-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1980-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1981-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1982-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1983-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1986-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1987-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1989-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1990-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1991-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1993-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1994-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1995-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1996-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1997-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1998-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2000-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2002-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2007-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2009-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2014-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2016-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2017-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2018-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2019-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2020-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2021-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2022-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2023-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2024-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2025-3.9 C (25.0 F)
20262.2 C (36.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chico UNIV Farm by year The wettest day of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1916
The wettest day of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chico UNIV Farm by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190668.8 mm (2.7 in)
190748.3 mm (1.9 in)
190856.9 mm (2.2 in)
190949.8 mm (2.0 in)
191084.3 mm (3.3 in)
191156.4 mm (2.2 in)
191236.8 mm (1.4 in)
191373.2 mm (2.9 in)
191459.9 mm (2.4 in)
191559.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916145.5 mm (5.7 in)
191747.5 mm (1.9 in)
191842.7 mm (1.7 in)
191948.5 mm (1.9 in)
192097.0 mm (3.8 in)
192158.2 mm (2.3 in)
192247.5 mm (1.9 in)
192332.0 mm (1.3 in)
192465.3 mm (2.6 in)
192545.0 mm (1.8 in)
192689.4 mm (3.5 in)
192748.5 mm (1.9 in)
192844.5 mm (1.8 in)
192971.1 mm (2.8 in)
193026.2 mm (1.0 in)
193138.4 mm (1.5 in)
193246.7 mm (1.8 in)
193386.4 mm (3.4 in)
193434.5 mm (1.4 in)
193551.6 mm (2.0 in)
193639.1 mm (1.5 in)
193765.5 mm (2.6 in)
193848.8 mm (1.9 in)
193942.4 mm (1.7 in)
194081.5 mm (3.2 in)
194154.9 mm (2.2 in)
194247.2 mm (1.9 in)
194356.4 mm (2.2 in)
194450.8 mm (2.0 in)
194560.7 mm (2.4 in)
194647.0 mm (1.9 in)
194744.5 mm (1.8 in)
194846.7 mm (1.8 in)
194938.9 mm (1.5 in)
195029.7 mm (1.2 in)
195147.5 mm (1.9 in)
195263.8 mm (2.5 in)
195356.4 mm (2.2 in)
195469.1 mm (2.7 in)
195542.7 mm (1.7 in)
195672.4 mm (2.9 in)
195755.9 mm (2.2 in)
195852.6 mm (2.1 in)
195947.2 mm (1.9 in)
196031.8 mm (1.3 in)
196156.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962113.3 mm (4.5 in)
196367.3 mm (2.6 in)
196440.4 mm (1.6 in)
196531.0 mm (1.2 in)
196686.4 mm (3.4 in)
196764.0 mm (2.5 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196989.7 mm (3.5 in)
197061.7 mm (2.4 in)
197137.8 mm (1.5 in)
197231.8 mm (1.3 in)
197366.5 mm (2.6 in)
197436.8 mm (1.4 in)
197551.3 mm (2.0 in)
197639.9 mm (1.6 in)
197729.0 mm (1.1 in)
197848.3 mm (1.9 in)
197943.7 mm (1.7 in)
198050.3 mm (2.0 in)
198149.3 mm (1.9 in)
198254.4 mm (2.1 in)
198350.8 mm (2.0 in)
198436.3 mm (1.4 in)
198573.7 mm (2.9 in)
198655.9 mm (2.2 in)
198747.5 mm (1.9 in)
198836.8 mm (1.4 in)
198949.8 mm (2.0 in)
199035.6 mm (1.4 in)
199142.7 mm (1.7 in)
199234.3 mm (1.4 in)
199353.8 mm (2.1 in)
199457.4 mm (2.3 in)
199591.7 mm (3.6 in)
199652.6 mm (2.1 in)
199772.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998110.5 mm (4.4 in)
199933.3 mm (1.3 in)
200050.8 mm (2.0 in)
200165.5 mm (2.6 in)
2002114.8 mm (4.5 in)
200351.1 mm (2.0 in)
200439.9 mm (1.6 in)
200543.7 mm (1.7 in)
200636.8 mm (1.4 in)
200731.0 mm (1.2 in)
200817.5 mm (0.7 in)
200935.1 mm (1.4 in)
201034.8 mm (1.4 in)
201185.9 mm (3.4 in)
201257.4 mm (2.3 in)
201322.9 mm (0.9 in)
201464.0 mm (2.5 in)
201579.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016104.1 mm (4.1 in)
201738.6 mm (1.5 in)
201860.7 mm (2.4 in)
201982.8 mm (3.3 in)
202043.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2022134.1 mm (5.3 in)
2023121.9 mm (4.8 in)
202478.7 mm (3.1 in)
202544.2 mm (1.7 in)
20261.8 mm (0.07 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chico UNIV Farm by year The wettest five days of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 249.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 249.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 249.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chico UNIV Farm by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1906132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1907124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1908106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1909140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1910115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1911128.6 mm (5.1 in)
191257.6 mm (2.3 in)
1913109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1914159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1915171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1916187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1917101.1 mm (4.0 in)
191874.0 mm (2.9 in)
191990.2 mm (3.6 in)
1920160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1921129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1922107.0 mm (4.2 in)
192382.8 mm (3.3 in)
1924116.8 mm (4.6 in)
192581.5 mm (3.2 in)
1926167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1927141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1928104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1929160.2 mm (6.3 in)
193051.0 mm (2.0 in)
193192.3 mm (3.6 in)
193294.7 mm (3.7 in)
193353.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1935113.6 mm (4.5 in)
193688.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1938130.3 mm (5.1 in)
193961.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1941103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1942145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1943122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1944141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1945137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1946113.6 mm (4.5 in)
194790.0 mm (3.5 in)
194865.3 mm (2.6 in)
194987.7 mm (3.5 in)
195065.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951107.4 mm (4.2 in)
195291.7 mm (3.6 in)
195367.4 mm (2.7 in)
195479.1 mm (3.1 in)
195581.5 mm (3.2 in)
1956126.8 mm (5.0 in)
195784.9 mm (3.3 in)
195889.6 mm (3.5 in)
1959100.4 mm (4.0 in)
196066.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1962249.9 mm (9.8 in)
1963100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196466.6 mm (2.6 in)
196563.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1967132.3 mm (5.2 in)
196887.2 mm (3.4 in)
1969163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1970126.2 mm (5.0 in)
197158.7 mm (2.3 in)
197285.7 mm (3.4 in)
1973139.8 mm (5.5 in)
197474.2 mm (2.9 in)
197592.5 mm (3.6 in)
197655.7 mm (2.2 in)
197780.7 mm (3.2 in)
1978121.7 mm (4.8 in)
197996.1 mm (3.8 in)
1980163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1981136.9 mm (5.4 in)
198279.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983132.3 mm (5.2 in)
198492.1 mm (3.6 in)
198573.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986131.6 mm (5.2 in)
198774.0 mm (2.9 in)
198877.8 mm (3.1 in)
198986.4 mm (3.4 in)
199071.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991100.1 mm (3.9 in)
199289.1 mm (3.5 in)
199392.7 mm (3.6 in)
199482.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1996111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1998176.6 mm (7.0 in)
199968.1 mm (2.7 in)
200097.5 mm (3.8 in)
200187.5 mm (3.4 in)
200299.6 mm (3.9 in)
2003107.7 mm (4.2 in)
200459.5 mm (2.3 in)
200548.0 mm (1.9 in)
200619.9 mm (0.8 in)
200749.9 mm (2.0 in)
200817.5 mm (0.7 in)
200936.2 mm (1.4 in)
201038.3 mm (1.5 in)
201152.9 mm (2.1 in)
201262.0 mm (2.4 in)
20137.7 mm (0.30 in)
201489.4 mm (3.5 in)
201526.1 mm (1.0 in)
2016154.5 mm (6.1 in)
201777.0 mm (3.0 in)
201881.3 mm (3.2 in)
2019113.6 mm (4.5 in)
202037.3 mm (1.5 in)
2021126.2 mm (5.0 in)
20220.0 mm (0.00 in)
202337.8 mm (1.5 in)
2024n/a
20250.0 mm (0.00 in)
2026n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chico UNIV Farm by year The longest dry spell of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 198 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days. 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 198 days in 1987
The longest dry spell of the year at Chico UNIV Farm, 1906 to 2026. The record is 198 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chico UNIV Farm by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190699 days
1907104 days
1908115 days
190998 days
1910128 days
1911117 days
191271 days
1913100 days
191499 days
1915151 days
191677 days
191749 days
1918107 days
1919115 days
192070 days
1921137 days
1922129 days
192390 days
1924137 days
192592 days
1926110 days
1927139 days
1928115 days
1929113 days
1930102 days
193194 days
1932143 days
1933129 days
193489 days
1935107 days
1936144 days
193781 days
1938148 days
193987 days
1940140 days
194169 days
1942106 days
1943121 days
1944105 days
1945124 days
194659 days
194774 days
1948103 days
1949100 days
195053 days
1951141 days
195278 days
195373 days
195478 days
195593 days
195692 days
1957129 days
195890 days
1959113 days
196065 days
196167 days
196261 days
1963102 days
196475 days
1965111 days
1966179 days
196797 days
196872 days
196976 days
1970110 days
197194 days
1972107 days
1973109 days
197490 days
197580 days
197657 days
197777 days
197869 days
197959 days
198031 days
1981122 days
198275 days
198381 days
198482 days
198579 days
198699 days
1987198 days
1988148 days
198964 days
1990114 days
1991111 days
1992112 days
199369 days
1994138 days
1995166 days
1996113 days
199748 days
1998105 days
1999145 days
200084 days
200188 days
2002129 days
200384 days
2004150 days
2005106 days
2006127 days
200765 days
200870 days
2009126 days
201093 days
20115 days
20125 days
20135 days
20145 days
20155 days
201633 days
201780 days
2018123 days
201991 days
202029 days
20215 days
202235 days
20235 days
20244 days
202512 days
20264 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

81 years with a frost

Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Chico UNIV Farm falls on 29 March and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 229 days between them.

In 1961 to 2000 the median growing season was 240 days. That is 18 days more than in 1907 to 1939.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Chico UNIV Farm
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1907 to 1939)Recent period (1961 to 2000)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost29 March4 April24 March11 days earlier-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost13 November10 November14 November4 days later+0.6 days per decade
Growing days229 days222 days240 days18 days more+1.9 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

91 years, 1906 to 2001

A day with at least 51.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.9 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chico UNIV Farm: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.1 mm (2.0 in)
5 years68.1 mm (2.7 in)
10 years80.6 mm (3.2 in)
25 years98.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years112.5 mm (4.4 in)
100 years127.9 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1906 to 2001.

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: 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1916; 113.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1962; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1998.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Chico UNIV Farm, at 1958 and 1975. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Chico UNIV Farm, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1958+0.3+0.6likely5
1975-0.5-0.9likely5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Chico UNIV Farm standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Chico UNIV Farm 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 (2026-10-14).