Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orange Cove (USC00046476), California, United States, with 60 years of record.
Key Facts for Orange Cove
Orange Cove (USC00046476) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.62 latitude and -119.30 longitude, 131 m (430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1990, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Orange Cove still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orange Cove tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.4 C (84.9 F) on 14 November 1990.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 36.62 latitude, -119.30 longitude.
Elevation: 131 m (430 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1990, 60 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 Orange Cove. 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 Orange Cove, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Orange Cove still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Orange Cove by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1931
38
1932
38
1933
55
1934
34
1935
27
1936
33
1937
26
1938
21
1939
34
1940
32
1941
35
1942
33
1943
24
1944
29
1945
27
1946
26
1947
28
1948
24
1949
31
1950
46
1951
14
1952
29
1953
27
1954
25
1955
24
1956
19
1957
18
1958
15
1959
19
1960
24
1961
35
1962
32
1963
41
1964
17
1965
27
1966
18
1967
26
1968
15
1969
11
1970
17
1971
26
1972
24
1973
21
1974
9
1975
19
1976
27
1977
16
1978
16
1979
7
1980
14
1981
24
1982
16
1983
2
1984
11
1985
10
1986
24
1987
27
1988
13
1989
31
1990
33
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Orange Cove between 21 December 1965 and 6 December 1966. Each dot is a new record.
When Orange Cove set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1965-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)
1966-12-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 66.5 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 66.5 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orange Cove. The most was 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 6 December 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orange Cove
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
11 January 1940
Feb
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 February 1969
Mar
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
25 March 1987
Apr
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
6 April 1969
May
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
28 May 1990
Jun
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
30 June 1982
Jul
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
10 July 1950
Aug
3.8 mm (0.15 in)
18 August 1977
Sep
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
26 September 1982
Oct
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1 October 1946
Nov
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
10 November 1949
Dec
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
6 December 1966
Period of Record Coverage
1931 to 1990
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
60 years of record at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1931, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Orange Cove, 1933 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 15.6 C (60.1 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 17.9 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Orange Cove as warming stripes, 1933 to 1987
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1933
16.5 C
-0.29 C
1934
17.9 C
+1.11 C
1935
16.4 C
-0.32 C
1936
17.5 C
+0.71 C
1937
16.7 C
-0.10 C
1939
17.8 C
+1.08 C
1940
17.7 C
+0.98 C
1941
16.8 C
+0.09 C
1944
16.1 C
-0.64 C
1945
16.6 C
-0.16 C
1946
16.1 C
-0.64 C
1947
16.8 C
+0.07 C
1948
16.4 C
-0.37 C
1949
16.4 C
-0.31 C
1950
17.2 C
+0.49 C
1951
17.0 C
+0.20 C
1952
17.1 C
+0.38 C
1953
16.5 C
-0.22 C
1954
16.6 C
-0.18 C
1955
16.2 C
-0.52 C
1956
16.5 C
-0.26 C
1957
16.5 C
-0.24 C
1958
17.5 C
+0.70 C
1959
17.4 C
+0.68 C
1960
17.2 C
+0.49 C
1961
16.6 C
-0.11 C
1962
16.4 C
-0.32 C
1963
16.3 C
-0.47 C
1964
16.4 C
-0.38 C
1965
16.6 C
-0.17 C
1966
17.4 C
+0.69 C
1969
16.8 C
+0.02 C
1970
17.0 C
+0.28 C
1971
15.6 C
-1.15 C
1975
15.8 C
-0.92 C
1987
16.6 C
-0.11 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1933 to 1987 is -0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.23 F (-0.49 to 0.02) 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 Orange Cove
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.13 C (-0.27 to 0.01) per decade
-0.23 F (-0.49 to 0.02) per decade
1933 to 1987
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.4 C (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
-0.7 F (-1.0 to -0.3) per decade
1933 to 1987
36
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1933 to 1987
36
Not clearly different from zero
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
1931 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Orange Cove: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1931
41.7 C (107.1 F)
60
Coldest night (TNn)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1937
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
60
Wettest day (Rx1day)
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1955
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
208 days
1932
131 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Orange Cove by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1931
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1932
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1933
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1940
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1941
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1942
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1947
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1950
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1956
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1960
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1976
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990
44.4 C (111.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. The record is -7.8 C (18.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Orange Cove by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1931
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1933
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1934
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1936
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1937
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1939
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1941
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1942
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1943
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1944
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1945
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1946
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1948
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1952
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1953
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1954
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1955
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1958
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1959
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1960
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1963
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1973
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1974
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1978
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1980
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1981
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1982
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1983
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1985
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1986
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1989
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1990
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. The record is 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orange Cove by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1933
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1935
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1936
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1942
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1945
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1948
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1957
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1960
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1966
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1968
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1969
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1973
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1976
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1977
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1978
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1982
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1986
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1987
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1989
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1990
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. The record is 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.4 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orange Cove by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1932
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1935
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1936
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1937
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1939
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1941
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1945
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1949
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1956
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1958
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1960
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1961
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1963
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1966
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1967
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1970
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1973
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1974
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1977
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1985
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1988
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1990
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Orange Cove, 1931 to 1990. The record is 208 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 131 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orange Cove by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931
159 days
1932
208 days
1933
147 days
1934
133 days
1935
153 days
1936
135 days
1937
169 days
1938
147 days
1939
148 days
1940
180 days
1941
166 days
1942
172 days
1943
172 days
1944
110 days
1945
122 days
1946
67 days
1947
132 days
1948
133 days
1949
87 days
1950
68 days
1951
126 days
1952
146 days
1953
134 days
1954
155 days
1955
148 days
1956
144 days
1957
98 days
1958
86 days
1959
116 days
1960
142 days
1961
119 days
1962
136 days
1963
103 days
1964
102 days
1965
158 days
1966
103 days
1967
104 days
1968
151 days
1969
79 days
1970
193 days
1971
73 days
1972
89 days
1973
129 days
1974
159 days
1975
147 days
1976
90 days
1977
69 days
1978
96 days
1979
71 days
1980
143 days
1981
173 days
1982
37 days
1983
86 days
1984
45 days
1985
62 days
1986
109 days
1987
126 days
1988
45 days
1989
107 days
1990
143 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Orange Cove falls on 18 March and the median first autumn frost on 25 November, which leaves a median of 251 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Orange Cove
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1939 to 1987)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 March
n/a
16 March
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 November
n/a
24 November
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
251 days
n/a
251 days
n/a
+4.2 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
49 years, 1932 to 1990
A day with at least 33.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 75.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Orange Cove: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1932 to 1990.
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: 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1966; 61.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1969; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1940.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.