Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Placerville (USC00046960), California, United States, with 111 years of record.
Key Facts for Placerville
Placerville (USC00046960) is a weather station in California, United States at 38.70 latitude and -120.82 longitude, 564 m (1,850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 2010, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Placerville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Placerville set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 December 2010.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 38.70 latitude, -120.82 longitude.
Elevation: 564 m (1,850 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 2010, 111 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 Placerville. 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 Placerville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 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 Placerville still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Placerville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
5
1901
4
1902
2
1903
1
1904
1
1905
3
1906
4
1907
2
1908
2
1909
1
1911
4
1913
1
1915
9
1916
12
1917
25
1918
34
1919
47
1920
6
1921
11
1922
25
1923
17
1924
52
1925
14
1926
49
1927
27
1928
14
1929
14
1930
15
1931
19
1932
20
1933
19
1934
14
1935
14
1936
16
1937
15
1938
10
1939
17
1940
13
1941
2
1942
8
1943
13
1944
4
1945
9
1946
8
1947
4
1948
7
1949
15
1950
24
1951
10
1952
10
1953
3
1954
6
1955
18
1956
6
1957
6
1958
12
1959
4
1960
12
1961
13
1962
12
1963
8
1964
17
1965
10
1966
8
1967
16
1968
11
1969
5
1970
5
1971
9
1972
17
1973
7
1974
9
1975
7
1976
10
1977
3
1978
1
1979
5
1980
12
1981
4
1982
13
1983
14
1984
9
1985
21
1986
16
1987
26
1988
28
1989
20
1990
19
1991
20
1992
6
1993
5
1994
6
1995
20
1996
37
1997
10
1998
13
1999
12
2000
15
2001
22
2002
12
2003
27
2004
30
2005
16
2006
36
2007
18
2008
32
2009
18
2010
15
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Placerville between 16 February 1982 and 14 February 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Placerville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1982-02-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1996-08-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
2000-02-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 158.0 mm (6.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 158.0 mm (6.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Placerville. The most was 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 14 February 2000.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Placerville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
21 January 1943
Feb
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
14 February 2000
Mar
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
19 March 1907
Apr
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
29 April 1901
May
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
16 May 1996
Jun
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
15 June 1929
Jul
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
9 July 1974
Aug
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
15 August 1976
Sep
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
29 September 1989
Oct
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
25 October 2010
Nov
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
7 November 1922
Dec
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
22 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1900 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
111 years of record at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. 38 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Placerville, 1918 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 2008, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Placerville as warming stripes, 1918 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1918
14.1 C
+0.46 C
1919
13.0 C
-0.67 C
1920
12.6 C
-1.06 C
1921
12.8 C
-0.92 C
1923
12.6 C
-1.10 C
1924
12.5 C
-1.14 C
1925
12.8 C
-0.91 C
1926
11.5 C
-2.19 C
1928
11.7 C
-1.97 C
1929
12.7 C
-1.02 C
1930
12.9 C
-0.80 C
1931
14.0 C
+0.29 C
1932
13.3 C
-0.36 C
1933
12.9 C
-0.74 C
1934
14.1 C
+0.45 C
1935
12.8 C
-0.85 C
1936
14.0 C
+0.28 C
1937
13.1 C
-0.60 C
1938
13.1 C
-0.62 C
1939
13.5 C
-0.17 C
1941
13.3 C
-0.40 C
1942
12.7 C
-0.93 C
1944
12.3 C
-1.40 C
1945
13.0 C
-0.68 C
1946
12.4 C
-1.32 C
1947
12.9 C
-0.75 C
1951
13.1 C
-0.55 C
1952
13.2 C
-0.50 C
1953
13.1 C
-0.53 C
1954
13.0 C
-0.71 C
1955
12.3 C
-1.40 C
1957
12.7 C
-1.00 C
1958
14.0 C
+0.35 C
1959
14.0 C
+0.30 C
1960
13.6 C
-0.03 C
1961
13.6 C
-0.08 C
1962
13.6 C
-0.11 C
1963
13.0 C
-0.70 C
1964
12.6 C
-1.09 C
1965
12.4 C
-1.23 C
1966
13.3 C
-0.36 C
1967
13.5 C
-0.19 C
1968
13.3 C
-0.36 C
1969
13.2 C
-0.44 C
1970
13.8 C
+0.13 C
1971
12.7 C
-0.96 C
1972
13.2 C
-0.50 C
1973
13.6 C
-0.10 C
1974
13.7 C
+0.05 C
1975
13.1 C
-0.54 C
1976
13.5 C
-0.21 C
1979
13.2 C
-0.49 C
1982
12.2 C
-1.50 C
1983
13.1 C
-0.53 C
1984
14.8 C
+1.09 C
1985
14.1 C
+0.45 C
1986
15.1 C
+1.42 C
1988
15.7 C
+2.06 C
1989
14.9 C
+1.23 C
1990
14.9 C
+1.27 C
1993
15.0 C
+1.32 C
1994
15.1 C
+1.41 C
1995
15.7 C
+2.00 C
1996
16.2 C
+2.56 C
1997
16.0 C
+2.36 C
1998
14.2 C
+0.56 C
1999
15.5 C
+1.85 C
2000
15.8 C
+2.11 C
2003
16.2 C
+2.56 C
2006
16.2 C
+2.56 C
2008
16.3 C
+2.60 C
2009
15.3 C
+1.67 C
2010
14.7 C
+0.98 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade over 1918 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 73 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Placerville
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade
1918 to 2010
73
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade
0.12 F (-0.05 to 0.29) per decade
1918 to 2010
73
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.6 C (0.5 to 0.7) per decade
1.1 F (0.9 to 1.2) per decade
1918 to 2010
73
Rise
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
1900 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Placerville: 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)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
111
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
111
Wettest day (Rx1day)
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2000
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
336.7 mm (13.3 in)
1986
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
103
Longest dry spell (CDD)
167 days
2002
90 days
105
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Placerville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1923
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1951
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1960
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1989
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1997
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2008
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Placerville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1901
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1902
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1903
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1904
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1905
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1908
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1909
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1910
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1911
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1912
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1917
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1919
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1920
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1921
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1923
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1924
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1925
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1926
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1927
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1928
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1929
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1934
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1936
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1943
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1944
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1946
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1948
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1952
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1954
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1956
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1963
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1971
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1975
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1977
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1982
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1983
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1984
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1985
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1994
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2000
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2001
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2007
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2010
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Placerville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1901
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1902
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1904
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1906
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1907
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1908
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1912
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1915
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1922
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1923
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1924
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1935
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1939
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1941
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1945
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1959
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1963
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1964
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1974
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1983
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1986
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1987
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1988
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1989
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1992
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1996
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1998
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1999
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2000
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2001
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2002
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2003
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2007
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2008
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2009
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2010
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. The record is 336.7 mm (13.3 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 144.6 mm (5.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Placerville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
n/a
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1915
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1916
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1917
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1918
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1919
236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1920
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1921
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1922
242.5 mm (9.5 in)
1923
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1924
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1926
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1927
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1928
260.9 mm (10.3 in)
1929
149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1930
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1931
196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1932
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1933
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1934
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1935
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1936
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1937
207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1938
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1939
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940
191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1941
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1942
206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1943
235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1944
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1945
216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1946
175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1947
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1948
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1949
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1950
323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1951
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1952
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1953
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1954
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1955
315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1956
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1957
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1958
243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1959
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1960
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1961
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1962
289.4 mm (11.4 in)
1963
215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1964
250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1965
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1966
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1967
167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1968
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1969
224.2 mm (8.8 in)
1970
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1971
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1972
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1974
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1975
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1976
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1978
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1979
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980
273.5 mm (10.8 in)
1981
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1982
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1983
210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1984
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1985
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1986
336.7 mm (13.3 in)
1987
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1990
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1992
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1993
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1994
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1995
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1996
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1997
264.0 mm (10.4 in)
1998
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1999
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2000
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
2001
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2002
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2003
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2004
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2005
206.3 mm (8.1 in)
2006
196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2007
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2008
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2010
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Placerville, 1900 to 2010. The record is 167 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 90 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Placerville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
21 days
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
30 days
1904
n/a
1905
31 days
1906
31 days
1907
n/a
1908
1 day
1909
n/a
1910
21 days
1911
14 days
1912
1 day
1913
1 day
1914
n/a
1915
29 days
1916
36 days
1917
44 days
1918
18 days
1919
43 days
1920
26 days
1921
24 days
1922
31 days
1923
90 days
1924
62 days
1925
63 days
1926
134 days
1927
139 days
1928
120 days
1929
112 days
1930
149 days
1931
127 days
1932
111 days
1933
88 days
1934
89 days
1935
123 days
1936
57 days
1937
107 days
1938
61 days
1939
86 days
1940
115 days
1941
106 days
1942
105 days
1943
117 days
1944
88 days
1945
108 days
1946
111 days
1947
121 days
1948
103 days
1949
99 days
1950
98 days
1951
141 days
1952
73 days
1953
121 days
1954
128 days
1955
112 days
1956
111 days
1957
109 days
1958
65 days
1959
113 days
1960
107 days
1961
119 days
1962
90 days
1963
93 days
1964
75 days
1965
111 days
1966
97 days
1967
103 days
1968
72 days
1969
48 days
1970
128 days
1971
94 days
1972
107 days
1973
117 days
1974
109 days
1975
54 days
1976
89 days
1977
27 days
1978
42 days
1979
78 days
1980
59 days
1981
121 days
1982
38 days
1983
51 days
1984
85 days
1985
49 days
1986
135 days
1987
83 days
1988
99 days
1989
60 days
1990
108 days
1991
72 days
1992
111 days
1993
126 days
1994
114 days
1995
162 days
1996
80 days
1997
65 days
1998
85 days
1999
84 days
2000
84 days
2001
90 days
2002
167 days
2003
83 days
2004
114 days
2005
59 days
2006
131 days
2007
138 days
2008
127 days
2009
101 days
2010
131 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
73 years with a frost
Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Placerville falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.
In 1969 to 2010 the median growing season was 218 days. That is 48 days more than in 1918 to 1954.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Placerville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1918 to 1954)
Recent period (1969 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
3 May
16 April
17 days earlier
-4.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
23 October
9 November
17 days later
+4.9 days per decade
Growing days
188 days
170 days
218 days
48 days more
+9.7 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
80 years, 1923 to 2010
A day with at least 71.1 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.0 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Placerville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1923 to 2010.
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: 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 2000; 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 2010; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1943.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Placerville, at 1984. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1984 ran 1.0 C (1.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Placerville, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1984
+1.0
+1.7
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.