Sawyers Bar Rs Weather Records (USC00048025)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sawyers Bar Rs (USC00048025), California, United States, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Sawyers Bar Rs

Sawyers Bar Rs (USC00048025) is a weather station in California, United States at 41.30 latitude and -123.13 longitude, 687 m (2,255 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2022, 92 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sawyers Bar Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sawyers Bar Rs set a daily record precipitation of 0.3 mm (0.01 in) on 23 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 41.30 latitude, -123.13 longitude.
Elevation: 687 m (2,255 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2022, 92 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Sawyers Bar Rs. 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 Sawyers Bar Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.3 C (109.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sawyers Bar Rs still stand. 2021 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Sawyers Bar Rs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1937	13
1966	25
1967	80
1968	77
1969	65
1970	73
1971	80
1972	72
1973	54
1974	70
1975	52
1976	69
1977	58
1978	59
1979	44
1980	36
1981	40
1982	40
1983	44
1984	64
1985	48
1986	28
1987	36
1988	12
2017	1
2018	35
2019	37
2020	64
2021	81
2022	7

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Sawyers Bar Rs between 18 March 1975 and 16 November 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Sawyers Bar Rs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1975-03-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1981-11-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 141.2 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 141.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sawyers Bar Rs. The most was 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 16 November 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sawyers Bar Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	18 January 1953
Feb	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	4 February 1951
Mar	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	18 March 1975
Apr	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	1 April 1974
May	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 May 1957
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 June 1963
Jul	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 July 1958
Aug	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 August 1983
Sep	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 September 1957
Oct	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 October 1943
Nov	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	16 November 1981
Dec	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 2022

29 years of record at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1937 to 2022. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1966, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others.

Days with data per year at Sawyers Bar Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1937	17	5%	No
1966	121	33%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	361	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	350	96%	Yes
1976	311	85%	No
1977	310	85%	No
1978	297	81%	No
1979	295	81%	No
1980	251	69%	No
1981	269	74%	No
1982	279	76%	No
1983	261	72%	No
1984	201	55%	No
1985	249	68%	No
1986	147	40%	No
1987	114	31%	No
1988	25	7%	No
2018	134	37%	No
2019	130	36%	No
2020	309	84%	No
2021	358	98%	Yes
2022	32	9%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sawyers Bar Rs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2026	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2026	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2026	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2019	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2019	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1986	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1986	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1986	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1985	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1985	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1984	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1984	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1984	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1983	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1983	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1983	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1983	Sawyers Bar Rs, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1967 to 2021

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1967 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 13.8 C (56.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sawyers Bar Rs as warming stripes, 1967 to 2021
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	12.2 C	+0.13 C
1968	11.8 C	-0.26 C
1969	11.7 C	-0.37 C
1970	12.2 C	+0.12 C
1971	11.1 C	-1.04 C
1972	11.8 C	-0.25 C
1973	12.3 C	+0.20 C
1974	12.7 C	+0.61 C
1975	11.3 C	-0.77 C
2021	13.8 C	+1.66 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1931 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Sawyers Bar Rs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1981	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1972	-9.1 C (15.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	1981	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	299.9 mm (11.8 in)	1955	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	144 days	1936	54 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1931 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sawyers Bar Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1931	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1938	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
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	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1968	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1982	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1988	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2017	n/a
2018	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2019	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2020	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2021	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2022	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1931 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.1 C (15.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sawyers Bar Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1931	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
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	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1971	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1977	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1980	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1983	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1984	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1985	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1986	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2017	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2018	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2019	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2020	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2021	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2022	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1931 to 2026. The record is 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sawyers Bar Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1933	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1934	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1943	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1946	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1950	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1951	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1954	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1957	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1973	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1975	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1978	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1982	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1987	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1988	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2017	n/a
2018	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2019	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2026	64.7 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1931 to 2026. The record is 299.9 mm (11.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 150.6 mm (5.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sawyers Bar Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1934	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1935	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1936	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1937	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1938	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1943	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1945	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1946	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1947	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1949	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1950	294.2 mm (11.6 in)
1951	188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1952	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1953	269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1954	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1955	299.9 mm (11.8 in)
1956	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1957	171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1958	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1959	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1960	200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1961	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1962	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1963	165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1964	299.9 mm (11.8 in)
1965	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1966	222.1 mm (8.7 in)
1967	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1968	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1969	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1970	229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1971	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1972	249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1973	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1974	202.6 mm (8.0 in)
1975	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1976	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1977	229.3 mm (9.0 in)
1978	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1980	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1981	188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1982	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1984	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	n/a
2018	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2019	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2026	82.0 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sawyers Bar Rs, 1931 to 2026. The record is 144 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sawyers Bar Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	41 days
1933	101 days
1934	61 days
1935	53 days
1936	144 days
1937	66 days
1938	90 days
1943	14 days
1944	30 days
1945	70 days
1946	38 days
1947	38 days
1948	46 days
1949	41 days
1950	84 days
1951	82 days
1952	39 days
1953	49 days
1954	70 days
1955	72 days
1956	36 days
1957	68 days
1958	34 days
1959	54 days
1960	65 days
1961	38 days
1962	56 days
1963	75 days
1964	55 days
1965	40 days
1966	77 days
1967	86 days
1968	61 days
1969	55 days
1970	68 days
1971	40 days
1972	65 days
1973	68 days
1974	82 days
1975	54 days
1976	38 days
1977	28 days
1978	62 days
1979	41 days
1980	48 days
1981	109 days
1982	55 days
1983	25 days
1984	30 days
1985	34 days
1986	93 days
1987	39 days
1988	5 days
2017	n/a
2018	11 days
2019	20 days
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2026	42 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1934 to 1981

A day with at least 74.7 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.3 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sawyers Bar Rs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1934 to 1981.

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: 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1981; 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1975; 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1951.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).