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Inyokern Weather Records (USC00044278)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Inyokern (USC00044278), California, United States, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Inyokern

  • Inyokern (USC00044278) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.65 latitude and -117.82 longitude, 741 m (2,430 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1940 to 2012, 73 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Inyokern still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Inyokern set a daily record low maximum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 12 June 2010.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 35.65 latitude, -117.82 longitude.
  • Elevation: 741 m (2,430 ft).
  • Period of record: 1940 to 2012, 73 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 Inyokern, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Inyokern. 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 Inyokern. 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 Inyokern, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a
Feb30.0 C (86.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Apr37.8 C (100.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
May44.4 C (111.9 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Jun45.6 C (114.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Jul48.3 C (118.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
Sep43.3 C (109.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Oct40.6 C (105.1 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Dec28.9 C (84.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Inyokern by the year they were set 1,464 records at Inyokern still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 59. 02040601948: 161949: 591950: 381951: 241952: 171953: 231954: 271955: 411956: 201957: 261958: 161959: 301960: 281961: 261962: 301963: 251964: 331965: 201966: 201967: 221968: 101969: 201970: 181971: 511972: 341973: 111974: 171975: 251976: 311977: 321978: 151979: 161980: 251981: 181982: 181983: 241984: 141985: 221986: 261987: 171988: 111989: 361990: 321991: 161992: 61993: 161994: 231995: 381996: 331997: 251998: 261999: 202000: 312001: 202002: 212003: 262004: 112005: 82006: 182007: 262008: 162009: 142010: 6194819551962196919761983199019972004
1,464 records at Inyokern still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Inyokern by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194816
194959
195038
195124
195217
195323
195427
195541
195620
195726
195816
195930
196028
196126
196230
196325
196433
196520
196620
196722
196810
196920
197018
197151
197234
197311
197417
197525
197631
197732
197815
197916
198025
198118
198218
198324
198414
198522
198626
198717
198811
198936
199032
199116
19926
199316
199423
199538
199633
199725
199826
199920
200031
200120
200221
200326
200411
20058
200618
200726
200816
200914
20106

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Inyokern set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Inyokern between 16 August 1977 and 3 July 2001. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperature16 August 1977: Record daily precipitation 55.9 mm (2.2 in)15 August 1984: Record daily precipitation 60.7 mm (2.4 in)18 July 1995: Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)3 July 2001: Record high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)19801985199019952000
4 all-time records were set at Inyokern between 16 August 1977 and 3 July 2001. Each dot is a new record.
When Inyokern set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-08-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984-08-15Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995-07-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001-07-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 60.7 mm (2.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Inyokern The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Inyokern. The most was 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 15 August 1984. 020406080 Jan: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 22 January 1943 Jan Feb: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 6 February 1976 Feb Mar: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 1 March 1983 Mar Apr: 28.2 mm (1.1 in), 4 April 1965 Apr May: 16.5 mm (0.6 in), 8 May 1977 May Jun: 5.1 mm (0.20 in), 19 June 1982 Jun Jul: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 21 July 2008 Jul Aug: 60.7 mm (2.4 in), 15 August 1984 Aug Sep: 31.8 mm (1.3 in), 10 September 1976 Sep Oct: 17.8 mm (0.7 in), 7 October 1974 Oct Nov: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 21 November 1984 Nov Dec: 44.7 mm (1.8 in), 11 December 1941 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Inyokern. The most was 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 15 August 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Inyokern
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.9 mm (1.5 in)22 January 1943
Feb54.1 mm (2.1 in)6 February 1976
Mar51.1 mm (2.0 in)1 March 1983
Apr28.2 mm (1.1 in)4 April 1965
May16.5 mm (0.6 in)8 May 1977
Jun5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 June 1982
Jul27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 July 2008
Aug60.7 mm (2.4 in)15 August 1984
Sep31.8 mm (1.3 in)10 September 1976
Oct17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 October 1974
Nov26.4 mm (1.0 in)21 November 1984
Dec44.7 mm (1.8 in)11 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2012
Days with data per year at Inyokern 64 years of record at Inyokern, 1948 to 2012. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1952, 1968, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988 and others. 1948: 179 of 366 days1949: 362 of 365 days1950: 345 of 365 days1951: 350 of 365 days1952: 319 of 366 days1953: 356 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 357 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 332 of 366 days1965: 329 of 365 days1966: 333 of 365 days1967: 362 of 365 days1968: 299 of 366 days1969: 359 of 365 days1970: 347 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 268 of 365 days1974: 356 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 356 of 365 days1978: 330 of 365 days1979: 331 of 365 days1980: 209 of 366 days1981: 334 of 365 days1982: 337 of 365 days1983: 327 of 365 days1984: 337 of 366 days1985: 338 of 365 days1986: 329 of 365 days1987: 301 of 365 days1988: 287 of 366 days1989: 331 of 365 days1990: 323 of 365 days1991: 315 of 365 days1992: 331 of 366 days1993: 332 of 365 days1994: 345 of 365 days1995: 347 of 365 days1996: 341 of 366 days1997: 343 of 365 days1998: 339 of 365 days1999: 348 of 365 days2000: 336 of 366 days2001: 321 of 365 days2002: 232 of 365 days2003: 292 of 365 days2004: 261 of 366 days2005: 308 of 365 days2006: 277 of 365 days2007: 321 of 365 days2008: 315 of 366 days2009: 304 of 365 days2010: 155 of 365 days2012: 1 of 366 days1950196019701980199020002010
64 years of record at Inyokern, 1948 to 2012. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1952, 1968, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988 and others.
Days with data per year at Inyokern
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194817949%No
194936299%Yes
195034595%Yes
195135096%Yes
195231987%No
195335698%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536099%Yes
1956365100%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836399%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196035798%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
196336399%Yes
196433291%Yes
196532990%Yes
196633391%Yes
196736299%Yes
196829982%No
196935998%Yes
197034795%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197326873%No
197435698%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197735698%Yes
197833090%Yes
197933191%Yes
198020957%No
198133492%Yes
198233792%Yes
198332790%No
198433792%Yes
198533893%Yes
198632990%Yes
198730182%No
198828778%No
198933191%Yes
199032388%No
199131586%No
199233190%Yes
199333291%Yes
199434595%Yes
199534795%Yes
199634193%Yes
199734394%Yes
199833993%Yes
199934895%Yes
200033692%Yes
200132188%No
200223264%No
200329280%No
200426171%No
200530884%No
200627776%No
200732188%No
200831586%No
200930483%No
201015542%No
201210%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Inyokern
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 June 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)49 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2010Inyokern, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2010Inyokern, USdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2010Inyokern, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)60 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2009Inyokern, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2009Inyokern, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2009Inyokern, USdaily low max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2009Inyokern, USdaily low max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2009Inyokern, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)58 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2009Inyokern, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)52 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2009Inyokern, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2009Inyokern, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2009Inyokern, USdaily high max (Tie)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie46 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2009Inyokern, USdaily high max (Tie)39.4 C (102.9 F)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2009Inyokern, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2009Inyokern, USdaily low max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

36 complete years, 1953 to 2007
Annual mean temperature at Inyokern as warming stripes, 1953 to 2007 One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Inyokern, 1953 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 16.8 C (62.3 F), and the warmest was 1996, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1953: 17.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1955: 16.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1956: 17.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1957: 17.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1959: 18.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1960: 18.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1961: 17.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 17.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 17.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 17.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 17.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 17.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 17.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 17.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 17.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1975: 16.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1976: 17.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 17.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1984: 17.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 17.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1986: 18.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 18.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1990: 18.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 18.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1992: 18.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 17.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 18.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 18.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1996: 19.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1997: 18.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1998: 17.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1999: 18.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 19.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2001: 19.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2005: 17.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2007: 18.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean19531960196519701975198019851990199520002005
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Inyokern, 1953 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 16.8 C (62.3 F), and the warmest was 1996, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Inyokern as warming stripes, 1953 to 2007
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195317.5 C-0.37 C
195516.8 C-0.98 C
195617.0 C-0.87 C
195717.1 C-0.72 C
195918.4 C+0.59 C
196018.0 C+0.17 C
196117.7 C-0.13 C
196217.3 C-0.49 C
196317.3 C-0.53 C
196717.4 C-0.38 C
196917.3 C-0.49 C
197017.6 C-0.20 C
197117.0 C-0.87 C
197217.4 C-0.42 C
197417.5 C-0.29 C
197516.9 C-0.95 C
197617.3 C-0.48 C
198217.0 C-0.86 C
198417.9 C+0.11 C
198517.5 C-0.37 C
198618.7 C+0.88 C
198918.4 C+0.58 C
199018.4 C+0.57 C
199118.2 C+0.38 C
199218.1 C+0.28 C
199317.7 C-0.12 C
199418.1 C+0.31 C
199518.5 C+0.70 C
199619.3 C+1.51 C
199718.9 C+1.05 C
199817.0 C-0.78 C
199918.3 C+0.52 C
200019.1 C+1.26 C
200119.0 C+1.20 C
200517.7 C-0.11 C
200718.0 C+0.22 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1953 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Inyokern
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade1953 to 200736Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade1953 to 200736Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade1953 to 200736Rise

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

1940 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Inyokern: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)48.3 C (118.9 F)197243.9 C (111.0 F)64
Coldest night (TNn)-17.2 C (1.0 F)1963-8.6 C (16.5 F)64
Wettest day (Rx1day)60.7 mm (2.4 in)198418.8 mm (0.7 in)69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)106.3 mm (4.2 in)198327.9 mm (1.1 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)299 days1955117 days69

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Inyokern by year The hottest day of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 C (111.0 F). 02040601940196019802000Record: 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 1972
The hottest day of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 C (111.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Inyokern by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
194843.3 C (109.9 F)
194945.6 C (114.1 F)
195045.0 C (113.0 F)
195143.3 C (109.9 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195345.6 C (114.1 F)
195445.0 C (113.0 F)
195542.8 C (109.0 F)
195645.0 C (113.0 F)
195743.3 C (109.9 F)
195843.3 C (109.9 F)
195945.0 C (113.0 F)
196046.1 C (115.0 F)
196145.6 C (114.1 F)
196243.3 C (109.9 F)
196341.7 C (107.1 F)
196442.8 C (109.0 F)
196541.7 C (107.1 F)
196643.3 C (109.9 F)
196743.9 C (111.0 F)
196842.2 C (108.0 F)
196942.8 C (109.0 F)
197044.4 C (111.9 F)
197143.9 C (111.0 F)
197248.3 C (118.9 F)
197342.8 C (109.0 F)
197442.8 C (109.0 F)
197545.0 C (113.0 F)
197642.8 C (109.0 F)
197745.6 C (114.1 F)
197844.4 C (111.9 F)
197945.0 C (113.0 F)
198040.6 C (105.1 F)
198145.6 C (114.1 F)
198245.0 C (113.0 F)
198344.4 C (111.9 F)
198445.6 C (114.1 F)
198545.0 C (113.0 F)
198643.3 C (109.9 F)
198742.8 C (109.0 F)
198842.2 C (108.0 F)
198944.4 C (111.9 F)
199042.8 C (109.0 F)
199145.0 C (113.0 F)
199242.8 C (109.0 F)
199343.9 C (111.0 F)
199444.4 C (111.9 F)
199543.9 C (111.0 F)
199644.4 C (111.9 F)
199744.4 C (111.9 F)
199846.7 C (116.1 F)
199943.3 C (109.9 F)
200043.9 C (111.0 F)
200145.0 C (113.0 F)
200244.4 C (111.9 F)
200342.2 C (108.0 F)
200443.3 C (109.9 F)
200545.0 C (113.0 F)
200644.4 C (111.9 F)
200746.1 C (115.0 F)
200843.9 C (111.0 F)
200943.3 C (109.9 F)
201040.0 C (104.0 F)
20127.2 C (45.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Inyokern by year The coldest night of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.6 C (16.5 F). -20-15-10-501940196019802000Record: -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.6 C (16.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Inyokern by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1948-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1952-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1960-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1967-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1978-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1983-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1984-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1986-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1989-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1990-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1995-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1996-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1997-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2002-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2006-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2010-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Inyokern by year The wettest day of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 60.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 mm (0.7 in). 0204060801940196019802000Record: 60.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1984
The wettest day of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 60.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Inyokern by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194025.1 mm (1.0 in)
194144.7 mm (1.8 in)
194211.4 mm (0.4 in)
194338.9 mm (1.5 in)
19442.8 mm (0.11 in)
19480.8 mm (0.03 in)
194918.3 mm (0.7 in)
195013.7 mm (0.5 in)
195113.5 mm (0.5 in)
195226.7 mm (1.1 in)
19534.8 mm (0.19 in)
195427.4 mm (1.1 in)
19559.7 mm (0.38 in)
195620.1 mm (0.8 in)
195716.3 mm (0.6 in)
195817.8 mm (0.7 in)
195920.1 mm (0.8 in)
196014.5 mm (0.6 in)
196115.5 mm (0.6 in)
196218.8 mm (0.7 in)
196316.3 mm (0.6 in)
19646.6 mm (0.26 in)
196530.5 mm (1.2 in)
196619.3 mm (0.8 in)
196723.1 mm (0.9 in)
196834.3 mm (1.4 in)
196925.1 mm (1.0 in)
197023.6 mm (0.9 in)
19719.1 mm (0.36 in)
197220.3 mm (0.8 in)
197319.8 mm (0.8 in)
197429.7 mm (1.2 in)
197515.2 mm (0.6 in)
197654.1 mm (2.1 in)
197755.9 mm (2.2 in)
197835.6 mm (1.4 in)
197922.4 mm (0.9 in)
198014.2 mm (0.6 in)
198114.0 mm (0.6 in)
198215.2 mm (0.6 in)
198351.1 mm (2.0 in)
198460.7 mm (2.4 in)
198510.4 mm (0.4 in)
198622.9 mm (0.9 in)
198718.8 mm (0.7 in)
198816.8 mm (0.7 in)
19896.4 mm (0.25 in)
199015.0 mm (0.6 in)
199150.5 mm (2.0 in)
199232.5 mm (1.3 in)
199341.1 mm (1.6 in)
19946.4 mm (0.25 in)
199525.7 mm (1.0 in)
199614.0 mm (0.6 in)
199726.4 mm (1.0 in)
199824.4 mm (1.0 in)
199916.8 mm (0.7 in)
200014.7 mm (0.6 in)
200134.3 mm (1.4 in)
200221.3 mm (0.8 in)
200334.0 mm (1.3 in)
200412.7 mm (0.5 in)
200514.7 mm (0.6 in)
200619.6 mm (0.8 in)
20078.9 mm (0.35 in)
200827.9 mm (1.1 in)
20094.3 mm (0.17 in)
201011.4 mm (0.4 in)
20120.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Inyokern by year The wettest five days of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 106.3 mm (4.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in). 0501001501940196019802000Record: 106.3 mm (4.2 in) in 1983
The wettest five days of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 106.3 mm (4.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Inyokern by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194036.0 mm (1.4 in)
194153.6 mm (2.1 in)
194212.2 mm (0.5 in)
194368.9 mm (2.7 in)
19443.3 mm (0.13 in)
19480.8 mm (0.03 in)
194920.3 mm (0.8 in)
195014.2 mm (0.6 in)
195113.5 mm (0.5 in)
195233.1 mm (1.3 in)
19534.8 mm (0.19 in)
195435.1 mm (1.4 in)
19559.7 mm (0.38 in)
195642.4 mm (1.7 in)
195718.8 mm (0.7 in)
195829.5 mm (1.2 in)
195920.1 mm (0.8 in)
196027.2 mm (1.1 in)
196115.5 mm (0.6 in)
196226.2 mm (1.0 in)
196318.8 mm (0.7 in)
19648.6 mm (0.34 in)
196543.6 mm (1.7 in)
196641.5 mm (1.6 in)
196753.1 mm (2.1 in)
196836.1 mm (1.4 in)
196957.8 mm (2.3 in)
197045.7 mm (1.8 in)
197127.9 mm (1.1 in)
197235.8 mm (1.4 in)
197322.4 mm (0.9 in)
197443.1 mm (1.7 in)
197515.5 mm (0.6 in)
197676.9 mm (3.0 in)
197774.0 mm (2.9 in)
197864.1 mm (2.5 in)
197944.0 mm (1.7 in)
198016.7 mm (0.7 in)
198126.4 mm (1.0 in)
198215.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983106.3 mm (4.2 in)
198460.7 mm (2.4 in)
198517.2 mm (0.7 in)
198636.9 mm (1.5 in)
198728.9 mm (1.1 in)
198819.6 mm (0.8 in)
19896.4 mm (0.25 in)
199019.0 mm (0.7 in)
199165.0 mm (2.6 in)
199245.0 mm (1.8 in)
199343.2 mm (1.7 in)
199414.7 mm (0.6 in)
199556.4 mm (2.2 in)
199617.3 mm (0.7 in)
199733.5 mm (1.3 in)
199852.9 mm (2.1 in)
199919.1 mm (0.8 in)
200019.0 mm (0.7 in)
200148.7 mm (1.9 in)
200230.2 mm (1.2 in)
200345.4 mm (1.8 in)
200416.0 mm (0.6 in)
200541.6 mm (1.6 in)
200619.6 mm (0.8 in)
20078.9 mm (0.35 in)
200827.9 mm (1.1 in)
20096.1 mm (0.24 in)
201011.7 mm (0.5 in)
2012n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Inyokern by year The longest dry spell of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 299 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 117 days. 01002003001940196019802000Record: 299 days in 1955
The longest dry spell of the year at Inyokern, 1940 to 2012. The record is 299 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 117 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Inyokern by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194016 days
194135 days
194243 days
194331 days
194424 days
1948184 days
1949251 days
1950212 days
195188 days
1952116 days
195393 days
1954233 days
1955299 days
1956145 days
195798 days
1958152 days
1959202 days
196078 days
1961190 days
1962283 days
1963102 days
1964119 days
196588 days
1966159 days
196767 days
196883 days
1969107 days
1970212 days
1971125 days
1972293 days
1973105 days
197477 days
1975148 days
197694 days
1977129 days
1978127 days
1979114 days
1980122 days
1981101 days
198247 days
1983112 days
1984149 days
1985174 days
1986117 days
1987108 days
198855 days
1989124 days
1990142 days
1991105 days
199272 days
1993197 days
1994201 days
1995151 days
1996119 days
1997138 days
1998109 days
1999171 days
2000131 days
2001116 days
200290 days
200364 days
2004202 days
200580 days
2006115 days
2007162 days
2008147 days
2009174 days
201079 days
20121 day

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

36 years with a frost

Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Inyokern falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 215 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Inyokern
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1961 to 2007)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost5 Apriln/a3 Apriln/a-3.5 days per decade
First autumn frost12 Novembern/a13 Novembern/a+1.8 days per decade
Growing days215 daysn/a217 daysn/a+5.3 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

56 years, 1949 to 2009

A day with at least 19.8 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Inyokern: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years19.8 mm (0.8 in)
5 years31.2 mm (1.2 in)
10 years39.5 mm (1.6 in)
25 years51.0 mm (2.0 in)
50 years60.3 mm (2.4 in)
100 years70.2 mm (2.8 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1949 to 2009.

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: 60.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1984; 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1977; 54.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1976.

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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).