Independence Threshold Days by Year

19 fixed thresholds counted per year at Independence (USC00044232): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Independence Thresholds

Independence: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 101 years, most in 1909 with 12.
Independence: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 91 years, most in 1916 with 137.
Independence: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 90 years, most in 2003 with 164.
Independence: days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 90 years, most in 2012 with 119.
19 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Independence.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

90 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Independence with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 164 in 2003.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Independence
Year	Days	Decade average
1893	107	101.7
1895	97	101.7
1899	101	101.7
1900	72	86.5
1901	81	86.5
1902	84	86.5
1903	87	86.5
1904	97	86.5
1905	105	86.5
1906	91	86.5
1907	76	86.5
1908	81	86.5
1909	91	86.5
1910	116	94.5
1911	85	94.5
1912	76	94.5
1913	74	94.5
1914	84	94.5
1915	100	94.5
1916	86	94.5
1917	117	94.5
1918	92	94.5
1919	115	94.5
1920	93	108.1
1921	102	108.1
1922	110	108.1
1923	88	108.1
1924	121	108.1
1925	104	108.1
1926	128	108.1
1927	111	108.1
1928	111	108.1
1929	113	108.1
1931	90	113.4
1932	115	113.4
1933	121	113.4
1934	134	113.4
1935	118	113.4
1936	125	113.4
1937	120	113.4
1938	97	113.4
1939	101	113.4
1940	118	105.2
1941	87	105.2
1942	111	105.2
1943	114	105.2
1944	96	105.2
1971	112	116.8
1972	97	116.8
1973	127	116.8
1974	134	116.8
1975	127	116.8
1976	97	116.8
1977	103	116.8
1978	128	116.8
1979	126	116.8
1980	124	132.6
1981	131	132.6
1982	107	132.6
1983	112	132.6
1984	131	132.6
1985	128	132.6
1986	131	132.6
1987	143	132.6
1988	161	132.6
1989	158	132.6
1990	121	127.3
1991	133	127.3
1992	141	127.3
1993	120	127.3
1994	136	127.3
1995	119	127.3
1996	138	127.3
1998	101	127.3
1999	137	127.3
2000	143	138.9
2001	156	138.9
2002	138	138.9
2003	164	138.9
2004	150	138.9
2005	91	138.9
2006	131	138.9
2009	138	138.9
2010	132	148
2011	133	148
2012	160	148
2013	153	148
2014	163	148
2015	152	148
2016	143	148

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Independence meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Independence
Year	First date	Last date
1893	1893-05-10	1893-09-28
1895	1895-05-06	1895-10-02
1899	1899-05-11	1899-09-30
1900	1900-05-16	1900-08-28
1901	1901-05-09	1901-09-19
1902	1902-05-27	1902-09-15
1903	1903-05-12	1903-09-23
1904	1904-05-11	1904-09-12
1905	1905-05-15	1905-10-07
1906	1906-06-08	1906-10-03
1907	1907-04-10	1907-09-22
1908	1908-06-09	1908-09-13
1909	1909-05-30	1909-09-21
1910	1910-04-23	1910-10-09
1911	1911-05-18	1911-09-12
1912	1912-05-28	1912-09-23
1913	1913-05-22	1913-09-21
1914	1914-05-29	1914-09-23
1915	1915-05-27	1915-10-05
1916	1916-05-05	1916-09-20
1917	1917-05-14	1917-10-12
1918	1918-05-03	1918-09-20
1919	1919-04-30	1919-09-25
1920	1920-05-17	1920-09-30
1921	1921-05-13	1921-09-29
1922	1922-05-05	1922-09-24
1923	1923-05-06	1923-09-16
1924	1924-05-08	1924-10-01
1925	1925-05-02	1925-09-25
1926	1926-04-24	1926-10-16
1927	1927-04-24	1927-10-19
1928	1928-04-28	1928-10-08
1929	1929-05-03	1929-10-21
1931	1931-04-19	1931-09-28
1932	1932-05-10	1932-10-01
1933	1933-05-25	1933-10-05
1934	1934-04-10	1934-10-11
1935	1935-05-22	1935-09-27
1936	1936-04-14	1936-10-14
1937	1937-05-02	1937-09-27
1938	1938-05-12	1938-09-23
1939	1939-05-26	1939-09-23
1940	1940-05-02	1940-10-14
1941	1941-05-05	1941-10-01
1942	1942-05-19	1942-10-22
1943	1943-04-23	1943-10-17
1944	1944-06-05	1944-09-29
1971	1971-05-15	1971-10-15
1972	1972-05-13	1972-08-31
1973	1973-05-09	1973-09-30
1974	1974-05-07	1974-10-19
1975	1975-05-12	1975-10-06
1976	1976-05-12	1976-10-07
1977	1977-05-30	1977-10-18
1978	1978-05-05	1978-10-17
1979	1979-04-16	1979-10-11
1980	1980-05-17	1980-10-11
1981	1981-04-24	1981-09-28
1982	1982-04-29	1982-09-24
1983	1983-05-21	1983-09-23
1984	1984-04-16	1984-10-01
1985	1985-04-08	1985-10-07
1986	1986-02-28	1986-09-18
1987	1987-04-16	1987-10-20
1988	1988-03-24	1988-11-07
1989	1989-04-01	1989-10-14
1990	1990-03-25	1990-10-06
1991	1991-05-24	1991-10-20
1992	1992-04-26	1992-10-20
1993	1993-04-30	1993-10-04
1994	1994-03-15	1994-10-03
1995	1995-04-26	1995-10-28
1996	1996-04-25	1996-10-11
1998	1998-04-30	1998-09-21
1999	1999-04-19	1999-10-16
2000	2000-04-05	2000-10-09
2001	2001-04-27	2001-10-19
2002	2002-04-02	2002-10-10
2003	2003-05-13	2003-10-30
2004	2004-03-21	2004-10-16
2005	2005-05-15	2005-10-03
2006	2006-04-29	2006-10-01
2009	2009-04-20	2009-10-18
2010	2010-04-27	2010-10-17
2011	2011-04-01	2011-10-23
2012	2012-04-19	2012-10-20
2013	2013-03-15	2013-10-03
2014	2014-04-09	2014-11-09
2015	2015-03-28	2015-10-15
2016	2016-04-06	2016-10-16

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Independence
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	90	164	2003	143
35 C (95 F): Days	90	119	2012	100
40 C (104 F): Days	52	48	2016	48
45 C (113 F): Days	5	2	1989	2
90 F (32.2 C): Days	90	148	2012	124
100 F (37.8 C): Days	85	82	2016	82
110 F (43.3 C): Days	15	9	2016	9
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max	30	15	1937	1
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	91	137	1916	64
-10 C (14 F): Days with min	48	28	1937	4
-20 C (-4 F): Days with min	1	1	1937	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	90	46	1996	40
25 C (77 F): Days with min	23	6	2016	6
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	101	12	1909	4
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	47	6	1916	1
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	12	2	2002	1
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	1	0	n/a	1
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall	24	7	1916	1
25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall	5	4	1916	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1893.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Independence Threshold Days by Year

Key Facts for Independence Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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