French Gulch Weather Records (USC00043242)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for French Gulch (USC00043242), California, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for French Gulch

French Gulch (USC00043242) is a weather station in California, United States at 40.70 latitude and -122.63 longitude, 336 m (1,102 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1982, 31 years of record.
2 records set at French Gulch 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, 40.70 latitude, -122.63 longitude.
Elevation: 336 m (1,102 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1982, 31 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 French Gulch. 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 French Gulch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.2 C (99.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at French Gulch still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 2.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at French Gulch. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 28 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at French Gulch
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 January 1981
Feb	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 February 1959
Mar	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	8 March 1975
Apr	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 April 1955
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 May 1952
Jun	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 June 1952
Jul	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 July 1958
Aug	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 August 1954
Sep	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	27 September 1957
Oct	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 October 1973
Nov	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	14 November 1953
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1960

1 years of record at French Gulch, 1960 to 1960. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960.

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1952 to 1982

Yearly extremes at French Gulch: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1981	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	1978	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	117 days	1978	71 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at French Gulch, 1952 to 1982. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at French Gulch by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at French Gulch, 1952 to 1982. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at French Gulch by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1954	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1958	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1968	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1971	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1973	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1981	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	54.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at French Gulch, 1952 to 1982. The record is 263.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 157.2 mm (6.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at French Gulch by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1953	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1954	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1955	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1956	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1957	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1958	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1959	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1960	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1961	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1963	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1964	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1965	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1966	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1969	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1970	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1972	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1973	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1974	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1975	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1976	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1977	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1978	263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1979	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1980	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1981	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1982	90.2 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at French Gulch, 1952 to 1982. The record is 117 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at French Gulch by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	36 days
1953	77 days
1954	39 days
1955	71 days
1956	78 days
1957	108 days
1958	45 days
1959	114 days
1960	67 days
1961	33 days
1962	53 days
1963	98 days
1964	82 days
1965	57 days
1966	83 days
1967	80 days
1968	55 days
1969	116 days
1970	110 days
1971	40 days
1972	92 days
1973	61 days
1974	81 days
1975	39 days
1976	58 days
1977	74 days
1978	117 days
1979	40 days
1980	92 days
1981	24 days
1982	47 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.

Download the Data

Data for French Gulch standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for French Gulch 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).