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Dry Canyon Rsvr Weather Records (USC00042516)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dry Canyon Rsvr (USC00042516), California, United States, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Dry Canyon Rsvr

  • Dry Canyon Rsvr (USC00042516) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.48 latitude and -118.53 longitude, 444 m (1,455 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1921 to 1990, 70 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Dry Canyon Rsvr still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Dry Canyon Rsvr set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 14 January 1990.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 34.48 latitude, -118.53 longitude.
  • Elevation: 444 m (1,455 ft).
  • Period of record: 1921 to 1990, 70 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Dry Canyon Rsvr, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dry Canyon Rsvr. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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 Dry Canyon Rsvr. 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 Dry Canyon Rsvr, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan32.8 C (91.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Apr39.4 C (102.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
May43.3 C (109.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Jun43.3 C (109.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul46.7 C (116.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep45.0 C (113.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Oct39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Nov36.7 C (98.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Dec35.0 C (95.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Dry Canyon Rsvr by the year they were set 1,464 records at Dry Canyon Rsvr still stand. 1922 holds the most, with 52. 02040601921: 171922: 521923: 341924: 371925: 471926: 261927: 111928: 51933: 361934: 291935: 331936: 261937: 371938: 271939: 191940: 231941: 251942: 241943: 271944: 271945: 241946: 101947: 351948: 241949: 491950: 271951: 171952: 151953: 291954: 201955: 51962: 71963: 211964: 261965: 281966: 131967: 311968: 171969: 181970: 261971: 391972: 251973: 231974: 211975: 381976: 221977: 291978: 161979: 101980: 71981: 131982: 281983: 231984: 151985: 341986: 291987: 321988: 261989: 281990: 21921192719371943194919551967197319791985
1,464 records at Dry Canyon Rsvr still stand. 1922 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Dry Canyon Rsvr by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
192117
192252
192334
192437
192547
192626
192711
19285
193336
193429
193533
193626
193737
193827
193919
194023
194125
194224
194327
194427
194524
194610
194735
194824
194949
195027
195117
195215
195329
195420
19555
19627
196321
196426
196528
196613
196731
196817
196918
197026
197139
197225
197323
197421
197538
197622
197729
197816
197910
19807
198113
198228
198323
198415
198534
198629
198732
198826
198928
19902

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Dry Canyon Rsvr set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Dry Canyon Rsvr between 21 December 1968 and 22 December 1968. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperature21 December 1968: Record low minimum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)22 December 1968: Record low minimum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
2 all-time records were set at Dry Canyon Rsvr between 21 December 1968 and 22 December 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Dry Canyon Rsvr set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1968-12-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968-12-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 181.6 mm (7.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dry Canyon Rsvr The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dry Canyon Rsvr. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 5 April 1926. 050100150200 Jan: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 23 January 1943 Jan Feb: 86.9 mm (3.4 in), 16 February 1986 Feb Mar: 158.0 mm (6.2 in), 2 March 1983 Mar Apr: 181.6 mm (7.1 in), 5 April 1926 Apr May: 68.3 mm (2.7 in), 9 May 1977 May Jun: 12.7 mm (0.5 in), 10 June 1957 Jun Jul: 3.8 mm (0.15 in), 3 July 1961 Jul Aug: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 18 August 1977 Aug Sep: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 25 September 1939 Sep Oct: 36.3 mm (1.4 in), 8 October 1974 Oct Nov: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 29 November 1970 Nov Dec: 95.0 mm (3.7 in), 25 December 1983 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dry Canyon Rsvr. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 5 April 1926.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dry Canyon Rsvr
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan90.2 mm (3.6 in)23 January 1943
Feb86.9 mm (3.4 in)16 February 1986
Mar158.0 mm (6.2 in)2 March 1983
Apr181.6 mm (7.1 in)5 April 1926
May68.3 mm (2.7 in)9 May 1977
Jun12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 June 1957
Jul3.8 mm (0.15 in)3 July 1961
Aug35.6 mm (1.4 in)18 August 1977
Sep57.9 mm (2.3 in)25 September 1939
Oct36.3 mm (1.4 in)8 October 1974
Nov83.8 mm (3.3 in)29 November 1970
Dec95.0 mm (3.7 in)25 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1921 to 1990
Days with data per year at Dry Canyon Rsvr 60 years of record at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1921, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1942, 1955, 1962, 1972 and others. 1921: 55 of 365 days1922: 356 of 365 days1923: 343 of 365 days1924: 352 of 366 days1925: 361 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 208 of 365 days1928: 60 of 366 days1933: 245 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 363 of 365 days1936: 358 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 333 of 365 days1942: 301 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 334 of 365 days1947: 362 of 365 days1948: 335 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 361 of 365 days1951: 355 of 365 days1952: 354 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 352 of 365 days1955: 116 of 365 days1962: 239 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 360 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 328 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 304 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 304 of 365 days1979: 181 of 365 days1980: 153 of 366 days1981: 305 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 332 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 304 of 365 days1988: 334 of 366 days1989: 303 of 365 days1990: 31 of 365 days19401950197019801990
60 years of record at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1921, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1942, 1955, 1962, 1972 and others.
Days with data per year at Dry Canyon Rsvr
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19215515%No
192235698%Yes
192334394%Yes
192435296%Yes
192536199%Yes
1926365100%Yes
192720857%No
19286016%No
193324567%No
1934364100%Yes
193536399%Yes
193635898%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
194036399%Yes
194133391%Yes
194230182%No
1943365100%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194633492%Yes
194736299%Yes
194833592%Yes
194936399%Yes
195036199%Yes
195135597%Yes
195235497%Yes
1953365100%Yes
195435296%Yes
195511632%No
196223965%No
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736099%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
197232890%No
1973364100%Yes
197436299%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197630483%No
1977365100%Yes
197830483%No
197918150%No
198015342%No
198130584%No
198236299%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198433291%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636399%Yes
198730483%No
198833491%Yes
198930383%No
1990318%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Dry Canyon Rsvr
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 January 1990Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1990Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)67 years30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1990Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1990Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie66 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie68 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)50 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)52 years29 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1989Dry Canyon Rsvr, USdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)63 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

37 complete years, 1922 to 1986
Annual mean temperature at Dry Canyon Rsvr as warming stripes, 1922 to 1986 One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1922 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 15.1 C (59.2 F), and the warmest was 1922, at 18.0 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1922: 18.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1925: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1926: 17.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1934: 17.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1935: 15.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1937: 15.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1938: 15.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1939: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1940: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 15.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1945: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1947: 17.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1949: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1950: 17.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1951: 16.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1952: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1953: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1954: 16.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1963: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1964: 16.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 16.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1967: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 15.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 16.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 15.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1973: 15.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1974: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 15.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1977: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1982: 15.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1983: 15.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1985: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 16.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1922193019401950196019701980
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1922 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 15.1 C (59.2 F), and the warmest was 1922, at 18.0 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dry Canyon Rsvr as warming stripes, 1922 to 1986
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
192218.0 C+1.75 C
192516.8 C+0.56 C
192617.7 C+1.45 C
193417.6 C+1.37 C
193515.5 C-0.73 C
193616.7 C+0.51 C
193715.5 C-0.71 C
193815.8 C-0.45 C
193916.1 C-0.15 C
194016.1 C-0.14 C
194316.6 C+0.37 C
194415.2 C-0.99 C
194516.4 C+0.20 C
194717.3 C+1.03 C
194916.4 C+0.20 C
195017.4 C+1.16 C
195116.8 C+0.53 C
195216.2 C+0.02 C
195316.4 C+0.20 C
195416.9 C+0.64 C
196317.0 C+0.75 C
196416.0 C-0.18 C
196516.1 C-0.09 C
196616.1 C-0.16 C
196715.9 C-0.29 C
196815.6 C-0.59 C
196915.3 C-0.92 C
197016.0 C-0.25 C
197115.4 C-0.86 C
197315.2 C-0.98 C
197415.6 C-0.61 C
197515.3 C-0.92 C
197716.4 C+0.17 C
198215.1 C-1.12 C
198315.6 C-0.66 C
198515.9 C-0.32 C
198616.3 C+0.03 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1922 to 1986. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dry Canyon Rsvr
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade1922 to 198637Fall
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.19 to 0.18) per decade-0.01 F (-0.35 to 0.33) per decade1922 to 198637Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.4 C (-0.6 to -0.3) per decade-0.8 F (-1.1 to -0.5) per decade1922 to 198637Fall

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

1921 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Dry Canyon Rsvr: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.7 C (116.1 F)193642.2 C (108.0 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)-9.4 C (15.1 F)1968-3.9 C (25.0 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)181.6 mm (7.1 in)192648.0 mm (1.9 in)70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)412.6 mm (16.2 in)198380.3 mm (3.2 in)70
Longest dry spell (CDD)206 days1926118 days70

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year The hottest day of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F). 253035404550194019601980Record: 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
192135.6 C (96.1 F)
192242.2 C (108.0 F)
192340.0 C (104.0 F)
192440.6 C (105.1 F)
192543.9 C (111.0 F)
192642.2 C (108.0 F)
192743.3 C (109.9 F)
192833.3 C (91.9 F)
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
193345.6 C (114.1 F)
193445.0 C (113.0 F)
193539.4 C (102.9 F)
193646.7 C (116.1 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193844.4 C (111.9 F)
193941.7 C (107.1 F)
194040.0 C (104.0 F)
194141.7 C (107.1 F)
194242.2 C (108.0 F)
194341.1 C (106.0 F)
194442.2 C (108.0 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194642.2 C (108.0 F)
194742.2 C (108.0 F)
194842.2 C (108.0 F)
194943.3 C (109.9 F)
195042.2 C (108.0 F)
195141.1 C (106.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195528.3 C (82.9 F)
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
196241.7 C (107.1 F)
196341.1 C (106.0 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196640.6 C (105.1 F)
196742.2 C (108.0 F)
196840.6 C (105.1 F)
196942.8 C (109.0 F)
197042.2 C (108.0 F)
197145.0 C (113.0 F)
197243.9 C (111.0 F)
197341.7 C (107.1 F)
197441.1 C (106.0 F)
197542.8 C (109.0 F)
197641.1 C (106.0 F)
197744.4 C (111.9 F)
197842.8 C (109.0 F)
197943.3 C (109.9 F)
198041.7 C (107.1 F)
198142.2 C (108.0 F)
198244.4 C (111.9 F)
198342.2 C (108.0 F)
198443.3 C (109.9 F)
198544.4 C (111.9 F)
198640.6 C (105.1 F)
198742.2 C (108.0 F)
198843.9 C (111.0 F)
198941.7 C (107.1 F)
199031.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year The coldest night of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F). -10-7.5-5-2.502.5194019601980Record: -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1968
The coldest night of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19210.6 C (33.1 F)
1922-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1924-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1925-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1927-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1928-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1934-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1935-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1936-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1938-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1939-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1941-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942-5.6 C (21.9 F)
19430.0 C (32.0 F)
1944-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1945-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1946-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1948-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1949-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1953-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1963-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1964-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1966-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1973-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1975-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1978-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1979-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1980-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1981-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1982-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1983-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1985-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year The wettest day of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in). 050100150200194019601980Record: 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1926
The wettest day of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192163.5 mm (2.5 in)
192250.8 mm (2.0 in)
192328.4 mm (1.1 in)
192419.1 mm (0.8 in)
192534.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926181.6 mm (7.1 in)
192752.1 mm (2.1 in)
192855.4 mm (2.2 in)
192915.5 mm (0.6 in)
193061.0 mm (2.4 in)
193158.9 mm (2.3 in)
193251.3 mm (2.0 in)
193361.0 mm (2.4 in)
193478.7 mm (3.1 in)
193532.3 mm (1.3 in)
193628.2 mm (1.1 in)
193745.5 mm (1.8 in)
193877.0 mm (3.0 in)
193957.9 mm (2.3 in)
194044.5 mm (1.8 in)
194154.6 mm (2.1 in)
194218.8 mm (0.7 in)
194390.2 mm (3.6 in)
194476.5 mm (3.0 in)
194581.5 mm (3.2 in)
194653.1 mm (2.1 in)
194721.8 mm (0.9 in)
194817.3 mm (0.7 in)
194925.4 mm (1.0 in)
195024.9 mm (1.0 in)
195132.0 mm (1.3 in)
195272.9 mm (2.9 in)
195322.6 mm (0.9 in)
195444.7 mm (1.8 in)
195539.6 mm (1.6 in)
195661.2 mm (2.4 in)
195778.2 mm (3.1 in)
195834.5 mm (1.4 in)
195918.0 mm (0.7 in)
196037.1 mm (1.5 in)
196127.9 mm (1.1 in)
196266.3 mm (2.6 in)
196339.4 mm (1.6 in)
196438.4 mm (1.5 in)
196573.7 mm (2.9 in)
196652.3 mm (2.1 in)
196767.6 mm (2.7 in)
196845.7 mm (1.8 in)
196978.7 mm (3.1 in)
197083.8 mm (3.3 in)
197141.9 mm (1.6 in)
197215.0 mm (0.6 in)
197370.4 mm (2.8 in)
197449.0 mm (1.9 in)
197533.5 mm (1.3 in)
197643.7 mm (1.7 in)
197775.2 mm (3.0 in)
197884.1 mm (3.3 in)
197959.9 mm (2.4 in)
198018.3 mm (0.7 in)
198176.7 mm (3.0 in)
198247.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983158.0 mm (6.2 in)
198418.8 mm (0.7 in)
198513.2 mm (0.5 in)
198686.9 mm (3.4 in)
198750.0 mm (2.0 in)
198840.1 mm (1.6 in)
198938.6 mm (1.5 in)
199033.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year The wettest five days of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 412.6 mm (16.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in). 0100200300400500194019601980Record: 412.6 mm (16.2 in) in 1983
The wettest five days of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 412.6 mm (16.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1921224.8 mm (8.9 in)
192257.2 mm (2.3 in)
192328.4 mm (1.1 in)
192446.8 mm (1.8 in)
192551.9 mm (2.0 in)
1926238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1927140.0 mm (5.5 in)
192889.4 mm (3.5 in)
192915.5 mm (0.6 in)
193089.5 mm (3.5 in)
1931130.0 mm (5.1 in)
193279.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933141.0 mm (5.6 in)
193499.8 mm (3.9 in)
193536.3 mm (1.4 in)
193686.9 mm (3.4 in)
193762.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938159.6 mm (6.3 in)
193977.7 mm (3.1 in)
194068.1 mm (2.7 in)
1941131.1 mm (5.2 in)
194244.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1944220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1945118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1946103.9 mm (4.1 in)
194719.0 mm (0.7 in)
194828.0 mm (1.1 in)
194939.4 mm (1.6 in)
195039.7 mm (1.6 in)
195146.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952134.1 mm (5.3 in)
195322.9 mm (0.9 in)
195464.3 mm (2.5 in)
195543.1 mm (1.7 in)
1956109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1957106.6 mm (4.2 in)
195876.7 mm (3.0 in)
195936.3 mm (1.4 in)
196065.3 mm (2.6 in)
196135.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962181.9 mm (7.2 in)
196344.7 mm (1.8 in)
196439.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1966106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1967157.1 mm (6.2 in)
196847.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1970141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1971125.2 mm (4.9 in)
197237.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974143.2 mm (5.6 in)
197569.1 mm (2.7 in)
197687.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1978169.7 mm (6.7 in)
197977.2 mm (3.0 in)
198018.3 mm (0.7 in)
198192.5 mm (3.6 in)
198281.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983412.6 mm (16.2 in)
198437.4 mm (1.5 in)
198513.5 mm (0.5 in)
1986241.8 mm (9.5 in)
198767.0 mm (2.6 in)
198888.0 mm (3.5 in)
198946.5 mm (1.8 in)
199065.3 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year The longest dry spell of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 206 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days. 050100150200250194019601980Record: 206 days in 1926
The longest dry spell of the year at Dry Canyon Rsvr, 1921 to 1990. The record is 206 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dry Canyon Rsvr by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192147 days
1922169 days
1923146 days
1924185 days
1925119 days
1926206 days
1927198 days
1928118 days
1929103 days
1930103 days
193182 days
1932117 days
193330 days
193443 days
193525 days
193630 days
193758 days
193860 days
193932 days
194027 days
194133 days
194286 days
1943107 days
1944150 days
1945131 days
1946103 days
1947109 days
1948171 days
1949173 days
195088 days
1951121 days
1952149 days
1953170 days
1954121 days
1955189 days
1956147 days
1957122 days
1958129 days
1959138 days
1960163 days
1961101 days
1962140 days
196383 days
1964173 days
1965106 days
1966178 days
1967118 days
1968126 days
1969117 days
1970145 days
1971100 days
197289 days
1973200 days
1974187 days
1975178 days
197660 days
197784 days
1978132 days
197961 days
1980122 days
1981163 days
1982119 days
198361 days
1984123 days
1985175 days
1986106 days
1987108 days
1988112 days
198981 days
199013 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

33 years with a frost

Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dry Canyon Rsvr falls on 27 March and the median first autumn frost on 25 November, which leaves a median of 241 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -8.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dry Canyon Rsvr
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1935 to 1986)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 Marchn/a29 Marchn/a+6.6 days per decade
First autumn frost25 Novembern/a26 Novembern/a-1.5 days per decade
Growing days241 daysn/a239 daysn/a-8.0 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

46 years, 1922 to 1986

A day with at least 46.6 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.3 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dry Canyon Rsvr: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years46.6 mm (1.8 in)
5 years73.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years93.5 mm (3.7 in)
25 years120.7 mm (4.8 in)
50 years142.8 mm (5.6 in)Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years166.3 mm (6.5 in)Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1922 to 1986.

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: 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1926; 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1983; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1986.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).