Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta Weather Records (USC00042671)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta (USC00042671), California, United States, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta

Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta (USC00042671) is a weather station in California, United States at 38.78 latitude and -120.03 longitude, 2,240 m (7,350 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 1994, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 38.78 latitude, -120.03 longitude.
Elevation: 2,240 m (7,350 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 1994, 51 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta. 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 Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 164.

Standing records at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1944	7
1945	86
1946	66
1947	78
1948	62
1979	43
1980	76
1981	46
1982	56
1983	37
1984	47
1985	108
1986	87
1987	87
1988	164
1989	106
1990	91
1991	92
1992	79
1993	37
1994	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 158.8 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 17 February 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	5 January 1982
Feb	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	17 February 1986
Mar	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	8 March 1986
Apr	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	1 April 1982
May	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 May 1990
Jun	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 June 1989
Jul	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 July 1945
Aug	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 August 1990
Sep	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 September 1985
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 October 1991
Nov	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	13 November 1981
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 1994

21 years of record at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1948, 1979, 1993, 1994.

Days with data per year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1944	53	14%	No
1945	351	96%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	286	78%	No
1979	270	74%	No
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	286	78%	No
1994	28	8%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1946 to 1992

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1946 to 1992. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (43.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1946, at 5.0 C (40.9 F), and the warmest was 1992, at 7.3 C (45.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta as warming stripes, 1946 to 1992
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	5.0 C	-1.15 C
1980	5.2 C	-0.92 C
1981	5.8 C	-0.26 C
1984	5.4 C	-0.70 C
1985	5.6 C	-0.52 C
1986	5.8 C	-0.31 C
1987	6.2 C	+0.12 C
1988	7.2 C	+1.12 C
1989	6.6 C	+0.46 C
1990	6.4 C	+0.34 C
1991	6.7 C	+0.58 C
1992	7.3 C	+1.21 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1944 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1948	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1945	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	1986	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	433.2 mm (17.1 in)	1986	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	117 days	1987	40 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1945	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1983	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1986	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1987	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1989	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1990	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1992	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1994	18.9 C (66.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1980	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1990	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1992	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1994	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1946	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1947	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1948	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1982	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1983	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1987	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1989	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. The record is 433.2 mm (17.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.5 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1945	311.4 mm (12.3 in)
1946	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1979	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980	286.7 mm (11.3 in)
1981	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
1982	260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1983	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1984	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1986	433.2 mm (17.1 in)
1987	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1988	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1990	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1991	236.5 mm (9.3 in)
1992	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1993	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta, 1944 to 1994. The record is 117 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Echo Sumt Sierra at Ta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	16 days
1945	28 days
1946	59 days
1947	100 days
1948	105 days
1979	45 days
1980	50 days
1981	69 days
1982	37 days
1983	23 days
1984	48 days
1985	40 days
1986	40 days
1987	117 days
1988	28 days
1989	40 days
1990	28 days
1991	42 days
1992	29 days
1993	89 days
1994	17 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.

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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).