Paynes Creek Weather Records (USC00046761)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paynes Creek (USC00046761), California, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Paynes Creek

Paynes Creek (USC00046761) is a weather station in California, United States at 40.33 latitude and -121.90 longitude, 561 m (1,841 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1984, 33 years of record.
242 records set at Paynes Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 40.33 latitude, -121.90 longitude.
Elevation: 561 m (1,841 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1984, 33 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Paynes Creek. 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 Paynes Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

242 standing records

242 records at Paynes Creek still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 124.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paynes Creek. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 28 November 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paynes Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 January 1974
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 February 1979
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	1 March 1983
Apr	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 April 1976
May	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 May 1958
Jun	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 June 1982
Jul	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 July 1974
Aug	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 August 1975
Sep	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 September 1983
Oct	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	12 October 1962
Nov	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 November 1970
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 1980

2 years of record at Paynes Creek, 1979 to 1980. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1952 to 1984

Yearly extremes at Paynes Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1979	33.6 C (92.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1980	-1.9 C (28.5 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1970	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	241.9 mm (9.5 in)	1962	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	114 days	1981	53 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paynes Creek, 1952 to 1984. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paynes Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paynes Creek, 1952 to 1984. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.9 C (28.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paynes Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1980	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paynes Creek, 1952 to 1984. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paynes Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1983	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paynes Creek, 1952 to 1984. The record is 241.9 mm (9.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.9 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paynes Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1953	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1955	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1958	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1960	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1961	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1962	241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1963	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1965	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1966	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1967	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1968	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1970	196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1971	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1974	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1975	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1976	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1979	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1981	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1982	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983	211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1984	67.4 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paynes Creek, 1952 to 1984. The record is 114 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paynes Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	72 days
1953	20 days
1954	33 days
1955	29 days
1956	36 days
1957	16 days
1958	34 days
1959	94 days
1960	53 days
1961	28 days
1962	47 days
1963	102 days
1964	75 days
1965	78 days
1966	98 days
1967	20 days
1968	38 days
1969	45 days
1970	30 days
1971	32 days
1973	85 days
1974	82 days
1975	53 days
1976	64 days
1977	53 days
1978	62 days
1979	112 days
1980	76 days
1981	114 days
1982	56 days
1983	51 days
1984	18 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.

Download the Data

Data for Paynes Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paynes Creek 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).