Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mojave (USC00045756), California, United States, with 120 years of record.
Key Facts for Mojave
Mojave (USC00045756) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.05 latitude and -118.16 longitude, 834 m (2,735 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 2023, 120 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mojave still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mojave set a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 30 May 2020.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 35.05 latitude, -118.16 longitude.
Elevation: 834 m (2,735 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 2023, 120 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mojave. 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 Mojave, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.2 C (117.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
47.8 C (118.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Mojave still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Mojave by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
30
1905
87
1906
44
1907
87
1908
65
1909
75
1910
34
1911
68
1912
66
1913
7
1914
56
1964
22
1965
29
1966
25
1967
19
1968
14
1969
15
1970
13
1971
44
1972
30
1973
24
1974
19
1975
29
1976
27
1977
26
1978
11
1979
18
1980
16
1981
12
1982
12
1983
14
1984
8
1985
18
1986
17
1987
23
1988
15
1989
27
1990
20
1991
11
1992
12
1993
9
1994
17
1995
13
1996
22
1997
13
1998
10
1999
17
2000
21
2001
11
2002
4
2003
9
2004
7
2005
3
2006
6
2007
16
2008
9
2009
3
2010
4
2012
4
2013
12
2014
9
2015
19
2016
14
2017
12
2018
6
2019
1
2020
4
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Mojave between 21 December 1990 and 23 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Mojave set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1990-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)
1990-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mojave. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 30 January 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mojave
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
30 January 1915
Feb
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 February 1978
Mar
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1 March 1983
Apr
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
6 April 1906
May
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
9 May 1977
Jun
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
4 June 1984
Jul
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
30 July 1984
Aug
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
20 August 1995
Sep
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
11 September 1976
Oct
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1 October 1981
Nov
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
19 November 1967
Dec
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
29 December 1965
Period of Record Coverage
1904 to 2021
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Mojave, 1904 to 2021. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1913, 1914 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Mojave, 1909 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 2001, at 18.0 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mojave as warming stripes, 1909 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1909
16.4 C
-0.49 C
1911
15.5 C
-1.42 C
1912
14.8 C
-2.10 C
1969
16.5 C
-0.40 C
1971
15.9 C
-1.04 C
1972
16.7 C
-0.23 C
1973
16.3 C
-0.59 C
1974
16.7 C
-0.16 C
1977
16.8 C
-0.09 C
1982
16.1 C
-0.75 C
1983
16.6 C
-0.28 C
1984
17.1 C
+0.19 C
1985
16.9 C
-0.01 C
1986
17.6 C
+0.71 C
1987
17.0 C
+0.15 C
1988
17.8 C
+0.94 C
1989
18.0 C
+1.07 C
1990
17.4 C
+0.54 C
1991
17.4 C
+0.50 C
1992
17.6 C
+0.66 C
1993
17.0 C
+0.10 C
1994
17.6 C
+0.75 C
1995
17.8 C
+0.89 C
1998
16.0 C
-0.91 C
2000
17.8 C
+0.95 C
2001
18.0 C
+1.08 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
1904 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Mojave: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1983
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
92
Longest dry spell (CDD)
300 days
1942
123 days
94
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Mojave, 1904 to 2023. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mojave by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1904
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1905
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1906
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1909
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1914
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1915
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
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
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1968
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1992
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1994
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2008
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2014
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2016
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2017
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2018
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2019
21.1 C (70.0 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
18.9 C (66.0 F)
2023
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Mojave, 1904 to 2023. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mojave by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1904
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1905
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1908
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1909
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1910
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1911
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1912
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1915
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
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
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1965
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1971
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1979
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1980
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1981
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1983
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1987
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1995
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1996
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2004
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2006
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2009
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2012
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2015
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2018
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2019
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2020
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2021
6.7 C (44.1 F)
2023
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Mojave, 1904 to 2023. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.2 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mojave by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1905
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1911
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1914
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1941
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1943
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1945
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1950
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1951
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1952
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1953
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1954
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1964
8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1965
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1969
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1972
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1973
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1976
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1977
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1984
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1986
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1988
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1990
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1991
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1995
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1996
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1997
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1998
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1999
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2003
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2004
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2005
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2008
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2009
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2012
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2013
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2015
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2016
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2017
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2018
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2019
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2020
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2021
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Mojave, 1904 to 2023. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mojave by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1905
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1908
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1909
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1910
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1911
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1912
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913
11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1914
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1945
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1946
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1947
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1951
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1952
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1954
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1956
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1957
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1961
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1965
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1969
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1973
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1976
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1979
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1984
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1986
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1987
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989
9.2 mm (0.36 in)
1990
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1992
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1993
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1994
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1995
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1997
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1998
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1999
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2000
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2001
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2003
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2004
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2005
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
2006
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2008
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
2009
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2010
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2012
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2013
1.3 mm (0.05 in)
2014
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2015
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2016
10.1 mm (0.4 in)
2017
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2018
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2019
n/a
2020
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2021
n/a
2023
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Mojave, 1904 to 2023. The record is 300 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 123 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mojave by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904
122 days
1905
123 days
1906
57 days
1907
153 days
1908
72 days
1909
142 days
1910
151 days
1911
179 days
1912
146 days
1913
38 days
1914
31 days
1915
27 days
1940
46 days
1941
180 days
1942
300 days
1943
203 days
1944
197 days
1945
162 days
1946
102 days
1947
169 days
1948
138 days
1949
230 days
1950
149 days
1951
163 days
1952
186 days
1953
169 days
1954
230 days
1955
196 days
1956
85 days
1957
173 days
1958
74 days
1959
206 days
1960
128 days
1961
130 days
1962
208 days
1963
55 days
1964
92 days
1965
97 days
1966
176 days
1967
131 days
1968
76 days
1969
102 days
1970
138 days
1971
105 days
1972
91 days
1973
94 days
1974
75 days
1975
144 days
1976
83 days
1977
98 days
1978
92 days
1979
41 days
1980
186 days
1981
193 days
1982
159 days
1983
101 days
1984
81 days
1985
129 days
1986
144 days
1987
137 days
1988
125 days
1989
123 days
1990
114 days
1991
213 days
1992
171 days
1993
127 days
1994
130 days
1995
113 days
1996
227 days
1997
110 days
1998
89 days
1999
171 days
2000
104 days
2001
206 days
2002
135 days
2003
76 days
2004
151 days
2005
34 days
2006
104 days
2007
120 days
2008
245 days
2009
66 days
2010
115 days
2012
23 days
2013
17 days
2014
13 days
2015
44 days
2016
14 days
2017
24 days
2018
13 days
2019
3 days
2020
19 days
2021
1 day
2023
62 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mojave falls on 20 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 226 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Mojave
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1909 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 March
n/a
20 March
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 November
n/a
11 November
n/a
+4.0 days per decade
Growing days
226 days
n/a
226 days
n/a
+5.7 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
60 years, 1911 to 2003
A day with at least 25.5 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.2 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Mojave: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
100 years
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1911 to 2003.
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: 73.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1983; 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1944; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1965.
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Data for Mojave 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.