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Orleans Weather Records (USC00046508)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orleans (USC00046508), California, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Orleans

  • Orleans (USC00046508) is a weather station in California, United States at 41.30 latitude and -123.54 longitude, 123 m (403 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1903 to 2026, 124 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Orleans still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Orleans set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 9 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 41.30 latitude, -123.54 longitude.
  • Elevation: 123 m (403 ft).
  • Period of record: 1903 to 2026, 124 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Orleans, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Orleans. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 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 Orleans. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Orleans, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Feb28.3 C (82.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Apr38.3 C (100.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May42.8 C (109.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun43.9 C (111.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul47.2 C (117.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Aug46.7 C (116.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)43.3 C (109.9 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Sep45.0 C (113.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct38.9 C (102.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Dec22.2 C (72.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Orleans by the year they were set 1,464 records at Orleans still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 53. 02040601903: 131904: 301905: 531906: 461907: 491908: 451909: 351910: 371911: 221912: 211913: 361914: 211915: 81916: 101917: 161918: 91919: 91920: 191921: 91922: 51923: 131924: 71925: 111926: 91927: 71928: 61929: 301930: 151931: 121932: 231933: 171934: 141935: 201936: 351937: 191938: 141939: 171940: 91941: 61942: 181943: 141944: 131945: 181946: 51947: 141948: 91949: 111950: 171951: 91952: 111953: 181954: 71955: 251956: 61957: 71958: 61959: 101960: 71961: 91962: 141963: 71964: 131965: 141966: 111967: 91968: 111969: 31970: 91971: 61972: 161973: 51974: 61975: 71976: 81977: 71978: 51979: 21980: 71981: 51982: 81983: 71984: 71985: 81986: 41987: 61988: 51989: 61990: 241991: 201992: 91993: 51994: 21995: 111996: 51997: 51998: 51999: 12000: 62001: 32002: 52003: 92004: 32005: 72006: 82007: 52008: 92009: 32010: 52011: 52012: 42013: 82014: 72015: 162016: 52022: 12023: 142024: 122025: 92026: 61903191519271939195119631975198719992011
1,464 records at Orleans still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Orleans by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190313
190430
190553
190646
190749
190845
190935
191037
191122
191221
191336
191421
19158
191610
191716
19189
19199
192019
19219
19225
192313
19247
192511
19269
19277
19286
192930
193015
193112
193223
193317
193414
193520
193635
193719
193814
193917
19409
19416
194218
194314
194413
194518
19465
194714
19489
194911
195017
19519
195211
195318
19547
195525
19566
19577
19586
195910
19607
19619
196214
19637
196413
196514
196611
19679
196811
19693
19709
19716
197216
19735
19746
19757
19768
19777
19785
19792
19807
19815
19828
19837
19847
19858
19864
19876
19885
19896
199024
199120
19929
19935
19942
199511
19965
19975
19985
19991
20006
20013
20025
20039
20043
20057
20068
20075
20089
20093
20105
20115
20124
20138
20147
201516
20165
20221
202314
202412
20259
20266

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Orleans set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Orleans between 22 December 1964 and 22 December 1990. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature22 December 1964: Record daily precipitation 187.5 mm (7.4 in)9 December 1972: Record low maximum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)10 December 1972: Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)22 December 1990: Record low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)196519701975198019851990
4 all-time records were set at Orleans between 22 December 1964 and 22 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Orleans set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1964-12-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1972-12-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972-12-10Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1990-12-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 187.5 mm (7.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orleans The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orleans. The most was 187.5 mm (7.4 in) on 22 December 1964. 050100150200 Jan: 129.0 mm (5.1 in), 17 January 2016 Jan Feb: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 3 February 1907 Feb Mar: 128.0 mm (5.0 in), 18 March 1975 Mar Apr: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 18 April 1925 Apr May: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 22 May 1990 May Jun: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 27 June 2001 Jun Jul: 34.5 mm (1.4 in), 15 July 1916 Jul Aug: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 30 August 1983 Aug Sep: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 29 September 2013 Sep Oct: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 24 October 2010 Oct Nov: 138.7 mm (5.5 in), 21 November 1998 Nov Dec: 187.5 mm (7.4 in), 22 December 1964 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orleans. The most was 187.5 mm (7.4 in) on 22 December 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orleans
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan129.0 mm (5.1 in)17 January 2016
Feb112.3 mm (4.4 in)3 February 1907
Mar128.0 mm (5.0 in)18 March 1975
Apr77.0 mm (3.0 in)18 April 1925
May58.2 mm (2.3 in)22 May 1990
Jun47.0 mm (1.9 in)27 June 2001
Jul34.5 mm (1.4 in)15 July 1916
Aug80.0 mm (3.1 in)30 August 1983
Sep57.9 mm (2.3 in)29 September 2013
Oct119.4 mm (4.7 in)24 October 2010
Nov138.7 mm (5.5 in)21 November 1998
Dec187.5 mm (7.4 in)22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 2026
Days with data per year at Orleans 119 years of record at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1906, 1957, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others. 1903: 275 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 306 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 335 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 364 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 357 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 304 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 356 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 358 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 359 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 361 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 362 of 365 days1974: 360 of 365 days1975: 354 of 365 days1976: 351 of 366 days1977: 330 of 365 days1978: 359 of 365 days1979: 358 of 365 days1980: 326 of 366 days1981: 354 of 365 days1982: 339 of 365 days1983: 339 of 365 days1984: 324 of 366 days1985: 346 of 365 days1986: 350 of 365 days1987: 346 of 365 days1988: 341 of 366 days1989: 355 of 365 days1990: 351 of 365 days1991: 337 of 365 days1992: 335 of 366 days1993: 313 of 365 days1994: 291 of 365 days1995: 317 of 365 days1996: 358 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 361 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 359 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 360 of 365 days2004: 360 of 366 days2005: 359 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 359 of 365 days2008: 354 of 366 days2009: 356 of 365 days2010: 354 of 365 days2011: 352 of 365 days2012: 301 of 366 days2013: 352 of 365 days2014: 343 of 365 days2015: 346 of 365 days2016: 206 of 366 days2022: 120 of 365 days2023: 357 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 357 of 365 days2026: 252 of 365 days190519201935195019651980199520102025
119 years of record at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1906, 1957, 1980, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others.
Days with data per year at Orleans
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190327575%No
1904365100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
190630684%No
1907364100%Yes
190833592%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
1913364100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191636499%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918364100%Yes
191936399%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925364100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
192836499%Yes
192936399%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
195035798%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536399%Yes
195636499%Yes
195730483%No
195836099%Yes
195935698%Yes
1960365100%Yes
196135898%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196835998%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197036399%Yes
197136199%Yes
197236499%Yes
197336299%Yes
197436099%Yes
197535497%Yes
197635196%Yes
197733090%Yes
197835998%Yes
197935898%Yes
198032689%No
198135497%Yes
198233993%Yes
198333993%Yes
198432489%No
198534695%Yes
198635096%Yes
198734695%Yes
198834193%Yes
198935597%Yes
199035196%Yes
199133792%Yes
199233592%Yes
199331386%No
199429180%No
199531787%No
199635898%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199836399%Yes
199936199%Yes
200036299%Yes
200135998%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200336099%Yes
200436098%Yes
200535998%Yes
200636099%Yes
200735998%Yes
200835497%Yes
200935698%Yes
201035497%Yes
201135296%Yes
201230182%No
201335296%Yes
201434394%Yes
201534695%Yes
201620656%No
202212033%No
202335798%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202535798%Yes
202625269%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Orleans
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 September 2026Orleans, USdaily high min (Provisional)16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Orleans, USdaily high max43.3 C (109.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)60 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026Orleans, USdaily high max43.3 C (109.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)60 years30 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Orleans, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Orleans, USdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Orleans, USdaily high max (Tie)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie64 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2026Orleans, USdaily high max (Tie)39.4 C (102.9 F)tie121 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026Orleans, USdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026Orleans, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2026Orleans, USdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2026Orleans, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)40 years25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2026Orleans, USdaily rain73.9 mm (2.9 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)108 years50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026Orleans, USdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie74 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2025Orleans, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2025Orleans, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)108 years43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2025Orleans, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)116 years42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2025Orleans, USdaily low max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie54 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2025Orleans, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2025Orleans, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2025Orleans, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)50 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

105 complete years, 1904 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Orleans as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025 One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Orleans, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.2 C (57.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1907, at 16.9 C (62.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1904: 16.2 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1905: 16.4 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1907: 16.9 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1909: 16.3 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1910: 16.9 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1911: 15.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1912: 15.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1913: 15.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1914: 16.4 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1915: 15.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1916: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1917: 14.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1918: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1919: 13.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1920: 14.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1921: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1922: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1923: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1924: 14.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1925: 14.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1926: 15.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1927: 13.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1928: 14.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: 12.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1930: 12.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1931: 13.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1932: 12.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1933: 12.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1934: 14.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 13.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1936: 13.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1937: 13.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1938: 13.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1939: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1940: 14.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1941: 14.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1942: 13.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1943: 13.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 13.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1945: 14.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1946: 13.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1947: 13.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1948: 12.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1949: 13.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1950: 13.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1951: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1952: 13.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1953: 13.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1954: 13.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1955: 12.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1956: 13.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 15.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1959: 14.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 13.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 13.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 13.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 13.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1967: 14.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1968: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 13.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 14.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1971: 13.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1972: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 13.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 14.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1979: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 13.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1984: 14.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 15.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1987: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 14.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 13.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1991: 14.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 15.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1993: 13.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 14.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1997: 14.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1999: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2000: 14.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2001: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 14.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2004: 14.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2005: 14.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2006: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2007: 13.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2008: 13.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 14.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 13.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2013: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2014: 15.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2015: 15.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2023: 14.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: 15.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 15.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1904191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Orleans, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.2 C (57.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1907, at 16.9 C (62.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Orleans as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190416.2 C+1.93 C
190516.4 C+2.16 C
190716.9 C+2.68 C
190916.3 C+2.10 C
191016.9 C+2.66 C
191115.8 C+1.56 C
191215.8 C+1.55 C
191315.9 C+1.68 C
191416.4 C+2.15 C
191515.7 C+1.49 C
191613.5 C-0.78 C
191714.0 C-0.27 C
191814.6 C+0.33 C
191913.9 C-0.34 C
192014.0 C-0.20 C
192114.9 C+0.63 C
192214.1 C-0.10 C
192314.3 C+0.03 C
192414.6 C+0.38 C
192514.4 C+0.20 C
192615.1 C+0.85 C
192713.8 C-0.42 C
192814.2 C-0.01 C
192912.3 C-1.90 C
193012.4 C-1.81 C
193113.3 C-0.91 C
193212.8 C-1.48 C
193312.7 C-1.52 C
193414.7 C+0.41 C
193513.2 C-1.09 C
193613.4 C-0.85 C
193713.0 C-1.29 C
193813.1 C-1.19 C
193914.5 C+0.26 C
194014.7 C+0.48 C
194114.2 C-0.01 C
194213.6 C-0.67 C
194313.9 C-0.37 C
194413.3 C-0.92 C
194514.0 C-0.24 C
194613.3 C-0.95 C
194713.4 C-0.83 C
194812.8 C-1.46 C
194913.3 C-0.96 C
195013.8 C-0.49 C
195114.1 C-0.12 C
195213.9 C-0.37 C
195313.7 C-0.55 C
195413.3 C-0.94 C
195512.8 C-1.41 C
195613.4 C-0.87 C
195815.3 C+1.02 C
195914.0 C-0.26 C
196014.3 C+0.03 C
196114.1 C-0.14 C
196213.7 C-0.52 C
196313.6 C-0.62 C
196413.1 C-1.11 C
196513.6 C-0.62 C
196614.2 C-0.08 C
196714.0 C-0.23 C
196814.1 C-0.14 C
196913.8 C-0.41 C
197014.3 C+0.09 C
197113.2 C-1.02 C
197214.1 C-0.18 C
197314.5 C+0.30 C
197414.5 C+0.30 C
197513.7 C-0.51 C
197614.2 C-0.06 C
197814.7 C+0.47 C
197914.5 C+0.27 C
198114.9 C+0.62 C
198213.5 C-0.73 C
198414.0 C-0.20 C
198514.2 C-0.05 C
198615.2 C+0.98 C
198714.5 C+0.28 C
198914.0 C-0.29 C
199013.0 C-1.29 C
199114.3 C+0.10 C
199215.5 C+1.27 C
199313.9 C-0.34 C
199614.8 C+0.58 C
199714.5 C+0.25 C
199814.2 C-0.05 C
199913.5 C-0.78 C
200014.3 C+0.07 C
200114.5 C+0.27 C
200214.5 C+0.29 C
200314.9 C+0.67 C
200414.8 C+0.53 C
200514.2 C-0.04 C
200614.2 C-0.08 C
200713.9 C-0.30 C
200813.7 C-0.58 C
200914.0 C-0.21 C
201014.1 C-0.18 C
201113.3 C-0.98 C
201314.1 C-0.11 C
201415.8 C+1.51 C
201515.6 C+1.39 C
202314.6 C+0.36 C
202415.4 C+1.14 C
202515.6 C+1.38 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1904 to 2025 is -0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.05) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 105 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Orleans
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade-0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.05) per decade1904 to 2025105Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.10 C (-0.17 to -0.03) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1904 to 2025105Fall
Mean daily minimum0.05 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade0.09 F (-0.02 to 0.21) per decade1904 to 2025105Not 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

1903 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Orleans: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.2 C (117.0 F)190541.7 C (107.1 F)119
Coldest night (TNn)-15.0 C (5.0 F)1990-5.6 C (21.9 F)119
Wettest day (Rx1day)187.5 mm (7.4 in)196471.9 mm (2.8 in)119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)399.5 mm (15.7 in)1964166.3 mm (6.5 in)119
Longest dry spell (CDD)162 days200265 days119

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Orleans by year The hottest day of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F). 3537.54042.54547.5192019401960198020002020Record: 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1905
The hottest day of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Orleans by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190342.8 C (109.0 F)
190443.3 C (109.9 F)
190547.2 C (117.0 F)
190645.0 C (113.0 F)
190742.8 C (109.0 F)
190847.2 C (117.0 F)
190943.3 C (109.9 F)
191046.1 C (115.0 F)
191146.7 C (116.1 F)
191241.1 C (106.0 F)
191341.7 C (107.1 F)
191443.3 C (109.9 F)
191543.3 C (109.9 F)
191637.8 C (100.0 F)
191740.0 C (104.0 F)
191839.4 C (102.9 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192041.1 C (106.0 F)
192140.0 C (104.0 F)
192240.6 C (105.1 F)
192338.3 C (100.9 F)
192440.0 C (104.0 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192839.4 C (102.9 F)
192940.0 C (104.0 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193142.2 C (108.0 F)
193242.2 C (108.0 F)
193341.7 C (107.1 F)
193443.9 C (111.0 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193945.0 C (113.0 F)
194041.1 C (106.0 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194242.8 C (109.0 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194542.8 C (109.0 F)
194643.9 C (111.0 F)
194738.9 C (102.0 F)
194840.6 C (105.1 F)
194941.7 C (107.1 F)
195042.8 C (109.0 F)
195142.8 C (109.0 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195341.7 C (107.1 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195545.0 C (113.0 F)
195643.9 C (111.0 F)
195741.1 C (106.0 F)
195842.8 C (109.0 F)
195946.1 C (115.0 F)
196042.8 C (109.0 F)
196142.8 C (109.0 F)
196243.9 C (111.0 F)
196341.7 C (107.1 F)
196442.8 C (109.0 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196643.9 C (111.0 F)
196743.3 C (109.9 F)
196842.2 C (108.0 F)
196942.8 C (109.0 F)
197041.7 C (107.1 F)
197140.6 C (105.1 F)
197244.4 C (111.9 F)
197342.8 C (109.0 F)
197441.7 C (107.1 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197638.9 C (102.0 F)
197742.8 C (109.0 F)
197844.4 C (111.9 F)
197941.1 C (106.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198143.3 C (109.9 F)
198240.6 C (105.1 F)
198338.9 C (102.0 F)
198441.7 C (107.1 F)
198542.2 C (108.0 F)
198641.7 C (107.1 F)
198742.2 C (108.0 F)
198842.2 C (108.0 F)
198938.3 C (100.9 F)
199042.2 C (108.0 F)
199142.2 C (108.0 F)
199241.1 C (106.0 F)
199341.1 C (106.0 F)
199440.0 C (104.0 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199641.1 C (106.0 F)
199740.0 C (104.0 F)
199840.6 C (105.1 F)
199939.4 C (102.9 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200140.0 C (104.0 F)
200241.1 C (106.0 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200440.0 C (104.0 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200641.7 C (107.1 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200838.9 C (102.0 F)
200943.3 C (109.9 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201340.6 C (105.1 F)
201440.6 C (105.1 F)
201541.7 C (107.1 F)
201642.2 C (108.0 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202343.3 C (109.9 F)
202445.0 C (113.0 F)
202543.3 C (109.9 F)
202643.3 C (109.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Orleans by year The coldest night of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F). -15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1990
The coldest night of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Orleans by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1903-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1904-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1905-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1906-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1907-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1908-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1909-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1910-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1911-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1912-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1913-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1914-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1915-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1917-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1919-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1922-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1923-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1924-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1925-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1926-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1927-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1928-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1929-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1930-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1932-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1934-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1936-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1941-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1942-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1943-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1945-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1946-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1949-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1951-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1952-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1955-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1956-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1958-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1959-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1963-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1969-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1980-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1981-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1983-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1990-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1995-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2001-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2002-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2003-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2004-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2007-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2008-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2009-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2010-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2022-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2023-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2024-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2025-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2026-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orleans by year The wettest day of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1964
The wettest day of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orleans by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190398.0 mm (3.9 in)
1904100.3 mm (3.9 in)
190537.1 mm (1.5 in)
190642.4 mm (1.7 in)
1907112.3 mm (4.4 in)
190866.5 mm (2.6 in)
1909100.3 mm (3.9 in)
191055.1 mm (2.2 in)
191139.1 mm (1.5 in)
191287.4 mm (3.4 in)
191386.6 mm (3.4 in)
191457.2 mm (2.3 in)
191573.2 mm (2.9 in)
191649.8 mm (2.0 in)
191785.1 mm (3.4 in)
191843.4 mm (1.7 in)
191968.6 mm (2.7 in)
192080.8 mm (3.2 in)
192185.9 mm (3.4 in)
192256.9 mm (2.2 in)
192339.9 mm (1.6 in)
192475.7 mm (3.0 in)
192577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1927106.7 mm (4.2 in)
192849.3 mm (1.9 in)
192946.7 mm (1.8 in)
193078.7 mm (3.1 in)
193174.2 mm (2.9 in)
193250.8 mm (2.0 in)
193356.9 mm (2.2 in)
193455.1 mm (2.2 in)
193556.9 mm (2.2 in)
193671.1 mm (2.8 in)
193774.4 mm (2.9 in)
193878.2 mm (3.1 in)
193993.2 mm (3.7 in)
194085.3 mm (3.4 in)
194174.2 mm (2.9 in)
194272.9 mm (2.9 in)
194378.0 mm (3.1 in)
194452.3 mm (2.1 in)
194564.8 mm (2.6 in)
194661.0 mm (2.4 in)
194742.9 mm (1.7 in)
194876.7 mm (3.0 in)
194945.0 mm (1.8 in)
195099.6 mm (3.9 in)
195171.1 mm (2.8 in)
195266.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953106.7 mm (4.2 in)
195475.7 mm (3.0 in)
195588.9 mm (3.5 in)
195679.2 mm (3.1 in)
195792.7 mm (3.6 in)
195870.4 mm (2.8 in)
195970.6 mm (2.8 in)
196068.6 mm (2.7 in)
196171.9 mm (2.8 in)
196282.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1964187.5 mm (7.4 in)
196550.3 mm (2.0 in)
196691.4 mm (3.6 in)
196759.4 mm (2.3 in)
196856.1 mm (2.2 in)
196957.2 mm (2.3 in)
197075.9 mm (3.0 in)
197173.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197369.9 mm (2.8 in)
197455.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975128.0 mm (5.0 in)
197644.2 mm (1.7 in)
197778.2 mm (3.1 in)
197852.6 mm (2.1 in)
197966.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980119.1 mm (4.7 in)
198187.1 mm (3.4 in)
198292.2 mm (3.6 in)
198380.0 mm (3.1 in)
198461.7 mm (2.4 in)
198551.6 mm (2.0 in)
198666.0 mm (2.6 in)
198757.9 mm (2.3 in)
198891.4 mm (3.6 in)
198947.2 mm (1.9 in)
1990100.3 mm (3.9 in)
199154.6 mm (2.1 in)
199254.6 mm (2.1 in)
199369.6 mm (2.7 in)
199439.1 mm (1.5 in)
199583.3 mm (3.3 in)
1996104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1997114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1998138.7 mm (5.5 in)
199939.4 mm (1.6 in)
200064.5 mm (2.5 in)
200149.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002109.7 mm (4.3 in)
200374.2 mm (2.9 in)
2004118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005103.9 mm (4.1 in)
200666.8 mm (2.6 in)
200778.2 mm (3.1 in)
200873.4 mm (2.9 in)
200939.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010119.4 mm (4.7 in)
201143.9 mm (1.7 in)
201290.2 mm (3.6 in)
201357.9 mm (2.3 in)
201452.8 mm (2.1 in)
201563.8 mm (2.5 in)
2016129.0 mm (5.1 in)
202268.8 mm (2.7 in)
202349.5 mm (1.9 in)
202464.5 mm (2.5 in)
202545.5 mm (1.8 in)
202673.9 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orleans by year The wettest five days of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 399.5 mm (15.7 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.3 mm (6.5 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 399.5 mm (15.7 in) in 1964
The wettest five days of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 399.5 mm (15.7 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.3 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orleans by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1903234.9 mm (9.2 in)
1904220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1905119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1906100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1907252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1908123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1909329.9 mm (13.0 in)
1910133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1911127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1912165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1913148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1914180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1915185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1916119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1917203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1918105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1919146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1920157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1921130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1922153.9 mm (6.1 in)
192385.8 mm (3.4 in)
1924185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1925146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1926232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1927250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1928137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1929153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1930130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1931148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1932127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1933141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1934111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1935129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1936212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1937169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1938175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1939213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1940160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1941184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1942200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1943174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1944152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1945163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1946134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1947110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1948208.8 mm (8.2 in)
194987.7 mm (3.5 in)
1950282.5 mm (11.1 in)
1951164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1952208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1953293.2 mm (11.5 in)
1954155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1955278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1956216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1957171.8 mm (6.8 in)
1958204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1959157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1960224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1961166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1962215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1963172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1964399.5 mm (15.7 in)
1965135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1966261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1967187.6 mm (7.4 in)
1968147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1969160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1971172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1972243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1973179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1974184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1975236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1976155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1977245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1978124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1979152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1980216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1981191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1982184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1983158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1984167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1985123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1986254.9 mm (10.0 in)
1987162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1988174.9 mm (6.9 in)
1989109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1990161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1991110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1992141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1993139.0 mm (5.5 in)
199476.1 mm (3.0 in)
1995215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1996212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1997242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1998253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1999129.7 mm (5.1 in)
2000190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2001138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2002280.9 mm (11.1 in)
2003171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2004199.6 mm (7.9 in)
2005269.0 mm (10.6 in)
2006223.2 mm (8.8 in)
2007155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2008171.7 mm (6.8 in)
2009110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2010193.3 mm (7.6 in)
2011112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2012218.4 mm (8.6 in)
201384.3 mm (3.3 in)
2014148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2015175.1 mm (6.9 in)
2016280.9 mm (11.1 in)
202248.5 mm (1.9 in)
202345.2 mm (1.8 in)
202480.8 mm (3.2 in)
202552.8 mm (2.1 in)
202625.9 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orleans by year The longest dry spell of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 162 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days. 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 162 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Orleans, 1903 to 2026. The record is 162 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orleans by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190342 days
190469 days
190597 days
190685 days
190748 days
190886 days
190980 days
191062 days
1911115 days
191245 days
191339 days
191464 days
191525 days
191642 days
19172 days
191823 days
191920 days
192029 days
192127 days
192234 days
192319 days
192474 days
192527 days
192663 days
192772 days
192892 days
192976 days
193068 days
193184 days
193278 days
193351 days
193462 days
193565 days
193665 days
193765 days
1938113 days
193969 days
194093 days
194143 days
194275 days
194366 days
194434 days
194582 days
194641 days
194739 days
194846 days
194981 days
1950104 days
1951107 days
195239 days
195377 days
195472 days
195548 days
195686 days
195740 days
195851 days
1959109 days
1960131 days
196159 days
196288 days
196369 days
196487 days
196557 days
196678 days
1967107 days
196868 days
196955 days
197084 days
197156 days
197266 days
197394 days
1974110 days
197564 days
197637 days
197735 days
197888 days
197961 days
198048 days
1981103 days
198268 days
198332 days
198483 days
198535 days
198688 days
1987123 days
198858 days
198930 days
199041 days
199152 days
199268 days
199347 days
199490 days
199567 days
199683 days
199750 days
1998122 days
199983 days
200036 days
200141 days
2002162 days
200385 days
200475 days
200567 days
200655 days
200739 days
200848 days
200961 days
201081 days
201132 days
201255 days
201328 days
201433 days
201549 days
201622 days
202233 days
202374 days
202474 days
202595 days
202652 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

104 years with a frost

Across 104 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Orleans falls on 2 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 235 days between them.

In 1985 to 2025 the median growing season was 251 days. That is 9 days more than in 1904 to 1935.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Orleans
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1904 to 1935)Recent period (1985 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 April29 March25 March4 days earlier-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost14 November11 November26 November15 days later+1.7 days per decade
Growing days235 days242 days251 days9 days more+2.8 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

98 years, 1904 to 2015

A day with at least 70.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.3 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orleans: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years70.9 mm (2.8 in)
5 years93.9 mm (3.7 in)
10 years109.6 mm (4.3 in)
25 years129.9 mm (5.1 in)
50 years145.5 mm (5.7 in)
100 years161.3 mm (6.4 in)Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1904 to 2015.

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: 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1964; 138.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1998; 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1975.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Orleans, at 1952 and 1999. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1952 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1999 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Orleans, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1952+0.6+1.1likely5
1999-0.3-0.6likely5

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.

Climate Twins

2003 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2003 to 2025, Orleans had a mean temperature of 14.5 C (58.2 F) and 1,231.9 mm (48.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Potter Valley Powerhouse (United States, 218 km away), Colfax (United States, 330 km away) and Tiger Creek Ph (United States, 410 km away).

Climate twins of Orleans: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Potter Valley PowerhouseUnited States218 km (135 mi)14.4 C (57.9 F)1,184.6 mm (46.6 in)0.92
ColfaxUnited States330 km (205 mi)14.9 C (58.8 F)1,148.9 mm (45.2 in)0.95
Tiger Creek PhUnited States410 km (255 mi)13.8 C (56.8 F)1,190.5 mm (46.9 in)1.00

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Orleans standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Orleans 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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).