Orick Prairie Creek Park Weather Records (USC00046498)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orick Prairie Creek Park (USC00046498), California, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Orick Prairie Creek Park

Orick Prairie Creek Park (USC00046498) is a weather station in California, United States at 41.36 latitude and -124.02 longitude, 49 m (160 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2012, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Orick Prairie Creek Park still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orick Prairie Creek Park tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 31 October 2012.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 41.36 latitude, -124.02 longitude.
Elevation: 49 m (160 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2012, 76 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Orick Prairie Creek Park. 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 Orick Prairie Creek Park, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Orick Prairie Creek Park still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 50.

Standing records at Orick Prairie Creek Park by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1937	19
1938	14
1939	26
1940	31
1941	26
1942	44
1943	14
1944	16
1945	14
1946	17
1947	25
1948	16
1949	35
1950	33
1951	14
1952	19
1953	17
1954	12
1955	37
1956	15
1957	18
1958	26
1959	13
1960	20
1961	14
1962	26
1963	9
1964	34
1965	25
1966	10
1967	15
1968	33
1969	22
1970	36
1971	27
1972	29
1973	15
1974	18
1975	15
1976	21
1977	15
1978	25
1979	16
1980	14
1981	19
1982	17
1983	7
1984	22
1985	15
1986	10
1987	15
1988	10
1989	16
1990	37
1991	29
1992	18
1993	50
1994	15
1995	16
1996	24
1997	25
1998	19
1999	18
2000	8
2001	14
2002	15
2003	16
2004	8
2005	8
2006	14
2007	6
2008	2
2009	7
2010	17
2011	18
2012	9

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Orick Prairie Creek Park between 21 April 1968 and 4 February 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Orick Prairie Creek Park set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1968-04-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972-12-10	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989-02-04	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 15.2 cm (6.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 292.1 mm (11.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orick Prairie Creek Park. The most was 292.1 mm (11.5 in) on 29 October 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Orick Prairie Creek Park
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	18 January 1953
Feb	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	13 February 1945
Mar	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	18 March 1975
Apr	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 April 1974
May	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 May 1943
Jun	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 June 1988
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 July 1947
Aug	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 August 1968
Sep	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 September 1977
Oct	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	29 October 1950
Nov	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	21 November 1998
Dec	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	3 December 1938

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 2012

76 years of record at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1966, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others.

Days with data per year at Orick Prairie Creek Park
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1937	244	67%	No
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	347	95%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	363	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	357	98%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	342	94%	Yes
1960	347	95%	Yes
1961	344	94%	Yes
1962	354	97%	Yes
1963	354	97%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	356	98%	Yes
1966	323	88%	No
1967	356	98%	Yes
1968	351	96%	Yes
1969	344	94%	Yes
1970	356	98%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	352	96%	Yes
1973	353	97%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	351	96%	Yes
1977	352	96%	Yes
1978	356	98%	Yes
1979	331	91%	Yes
1980	270	74%	No
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	353	97%	Yes
1983	314	86%	No
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	313	86%	No
1986	264	72%	No
1987	197	54%	No
1988	280	77%	No
1989	334	92%	Yes
1990	333	91%	Yes
1991	321	88%	No
1992	356	97%	Yes
1993	342	94%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	353	97%	Yes
1996	339	93%	Yes
1997	304	83%	No
1998	334	92%	Yes
1999	281	77%	No
2000	256	70%	No
2001	214	59%	No
2002	348	95%	Yes
2003	316	87%	No
2004	261	71%	No
2005	134	37%	No
2006	315	86%	No
2007	230	63%	No
2008	83	23%	No
2009	195	53%	No
2010	274	75%	No
2011	241	66%	No
2012	157	43%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Orick Prairie Creek Park
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily high min (Tie)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	tie	68 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	70 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low min (Tie)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	tie	58 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2012	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2011	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily high max (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	56 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2011	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2011	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

47 complete years, 1938 to 2002

One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1938 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 10.1 C (50.2 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.5 C (54.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Orick Prairie Creek Park as warming stripes, 1938 to 2002
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1938	11.0 C	+0.00 C
1939	11.0 C	+0.09 C
1940	11.9 C	+0.98 C
1941	11.8 C	+0.81 C
1942	11.3 C	+0.37 C
1944	10.7 C	-0.24 C
1945	11.1 C	+0.14 C
1946	10.3 C	-0.61 C
1947	11.4 C	+0.45 C
1948	10.2 C	-0.73 C
1949	10.3 C	-0.65 C
1950	11.2 C	+0.28 C
1951	10.9 C	-0.08 C
1952	10.6 C	-0.37 C
1953	11.2 C	+0.23 C
1954	11.0 C	+0.05 C
1955	10.2 C	-0.74 C
1956	10.7 C	-0.23 C
1957	11.4 C	+0.45 C
1958	12.5 C	+1.54 C
1959	11.2 C	+0.27 C
1960	10.9 C	-0.01 C
1961	11.1 C	+0.19 C
1962	11.0 C	+0.01 C
1963	11.3 C	+0.38 C
1964	10.6 C	-0.37 C
1965	10.6 C	-0.32 C
1967	11.0 C	+0.07 C
1968	11.0 C	+0.09 C
1969	10.8 C	-0.14 C
1970	11.0 C	+0.03 C
1971	10.1 C	-0.82 C
1973	10.9 C	-0.06 C
1974	10.9 C	-0.09 C
1975	10.5 C	-0.46 C
1976	10.8 C	-0.19 C
1977	10.9 C	-0.08 C
1978	11.5 C	+0.57 C
1981	11.6 C	+0.65 C
1982	10.6 C	-0.36 C
1984	10.9 C	-0.09 C
1989	10.8 C	-0.11 C
1990	10.6 C	-0.39 C
1992	11.7 C	+0.74 C
1993	10.5 C	-0.50 C
1994	10.6 C	-0.36 C
2002	10.4 C	-0.60 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1938 to 2002 is -0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.11 F (-0.26 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Orick Prairie Creek Park
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.02) per decade	-0.11 F (-0.26 to 0.04) per decade	1938 to 2002	47	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.07 C (-0.03 to 0.17) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1938 to 2002	47	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade	1938 to 2002	47	Fall

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

1937 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Orick Prairie Creek Park: 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)	1964	30.6 C (87.1 F)	76
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1968	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	76
Wettest day (Rx1day)	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	1950	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	505.9 mm (19.9 in)	1950	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	106 days	1942	47 days	76

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Orick Prairie Creek Park by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1937	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1938	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1939	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1945	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1947	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1948	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1949	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1978	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1984	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1987	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1989	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1990	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1995	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1996	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1997	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1998	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1999	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2000	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2002	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2006	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2007	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2008	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2009	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2010	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2011	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2012	25.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Orick Prairie Creek Park by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1937	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1938	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1939	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1940	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1941	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1942	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1943	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1944	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1946	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1948	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1951	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1954	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1958	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1960	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1963	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1966	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1971	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1973	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1974	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1976	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1977	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1980	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1981	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1982	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1983	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1984	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1985	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1986	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1989	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1990	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1993	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1997	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2001	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2003	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2005	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2009	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2012	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. The record is 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orick Prairie Creek Park by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1939	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1942	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1946	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1951	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1952	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1954	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1955	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1959	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1962	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1965	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1973	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1981	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1982	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1984	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1985	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1986	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1987	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1988	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1989	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1994	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1996	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1999	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2003	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2005	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2006	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2007	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2009	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2011	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2012	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. The record is 505.9 mm (19.9 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 182.9 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orick Prairie Creek Park by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1938	259.6 mm (10.2 in)
1939	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1940	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1941	226.8 mm (8.9 in)
1942	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1943	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1944	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1945	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1946	210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1947	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1948	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
1949	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1950	505.9 mm (19.9 in)
1951	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1952	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1953	370.9 mm (14.6 in)
1954	229.8 mm (9.0 in)
1955	191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1956	289.8 mm (11.4 in)
1957	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1958	203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1959	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1960	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1961	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1962	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1963	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1964	244.1 mm (9.6 in)
1965	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1966	317.9 mm (12.5 in)
1967	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1968	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1969	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1970	300.9 mm (11.8 in)
1971	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1972	292.4 mm (11.5 in)
1973	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1974	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1975	233.6 mm (9.2 in)
1976	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1977	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1978	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1979	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1981	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1982	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1983	225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1984	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1985	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1986	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1987	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1988	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1989	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1990	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1991	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1992	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1993	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1994	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1995	237.8 mm (9.4 in)
1996	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1997	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998	334.7 mm (13.2 in)
1999	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2000	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2001	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
2002	275.3 mm (10.8 in)
2003	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
2004	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2005	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2006	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
2007	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
2008	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2009	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2010	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
2011	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
2012	55.7 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Orick Prairie Creek Park, 1937 to 2012. The record is 106 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orick Prairie Creek Park by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937	68 days
1938	70 days
1939	50 days
1940	74 days
1941	24 days
1942	106 days
1943	29 days
1944	34 days
1945	72 days
1946	38 days
1947	28 days
1948	33 days
1949	59 days
1950	77 days
1951	56 days
1952	39 days
1953	73 days
1954	36 days
1955	47 days
1956	57 days
1957	50 days
1958	33 days
1959	78 days
1960	87 days
1961	29 days
1962	61 days
1963	38 days
1964	20 days
1965	58 days
1966	43 days
1967	100 days
1968	31 days
1969	30 days
1970	85 days
1971	43 days
1972	61 days
1973	67 days
1974	64 days
1975	43 days
1976	28 days
1977	36 days
1978	43 days
1979	40 days
1980	19 days
1981	97 days
1982	34 days
1983	26 days
1984	61 days
1985	31 days
1986	72 days
1987	40 days
1988	101 days
1989	26 days
1990	46 days
1991	54 days
1992	62 days
1993	36 days
1994	95 days
1995	26 days
1996	105 days
1997	50 days
1998	79 days
1999	59 days
2000	81 days
2001	20 days
2002	87 days
2003	50 days
2004	25 days
2005	47 days
2006	32 days
2007	31 days
2008	6 days
2009	55 days
2010	37 days
2011	25 days
2012	31 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

47 years with a frost

Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Orick Prairie Creek Park falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -8.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Orick Prairie Creek Park
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1956 to 2002)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	29 April	n/a	2 May	n/a	+5.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	7 November	n/a	6 November	n/a	-2.2 days per decade
Growing days	197 days	n/a	189 days	n/a	-8.1 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

55 years, 1938 to 2007

A day with at least 84.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 207.6 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orick Prairie Creek Park: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
50 years	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1938 to 2007.

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: 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1950; 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1938; 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1953.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Orick Prairie Creek Park, at 1981. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1981 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Orick Prairie Creek Park, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1981	-0.3	-0.5	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).