Vinton Weather Records (USC00049351)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vinton (USC00049351), California, United States, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Vinton

Vinton (USC00049351) is a weather station in California, United States at 39.81 latitude and -120.19 longitude, 1,509 m (4,950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2019, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vinton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vinton set a daily record precipitation of 16.3 mm (0.6 in) on 9 April 2019.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 39.81 latitude, -120.19 longitude.
Elevation: 1,509 m (4,950 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2019, 70 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 Vinton. 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 Vinton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Vinton still stand. 2008 holds the most, with 178.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Vinton between 11 November 1985 and 26 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Vinton set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-11-11	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1989-02-04	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2004-12-31	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
2008-02-03	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2011-02-25	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
2011-02-26	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vinton. The most was 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 13 October 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vinton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	9 January 2017
Feb	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17 February 1986
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 March 2012
Apr	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 April 2017
May	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 May 1972
Jun	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 June 1998
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 July 2015
Aug	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 August 1975
Sep	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 September 1989
Oct	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	13 October 1962
Nov	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 November 1988
Dec	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 December 2005

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 2019

17 years of record at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1979, 1981, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019.

Days with data per year at Vinton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	30	8%	No
1979	50	14%	No
1981	89	24%	No
2006	31	8%	No
2007	334	92%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	304	83%	No
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	308	84%	No
2015	361	99%	Yes
2016	337	92%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	315	86%	No
2019	212	58%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Vinton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2019	Vinton, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2019	Vinton, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	tie	22 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2019	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2019	Vinton, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2019	Vinton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2019	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2019	Vinton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2018	Vinton, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2018	Vinton, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2018	Vinton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Vinton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2007	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	2013	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1962	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	2017	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	141 days	1964	55 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Vinton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	37.2 C (99.0 F)
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	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	n/a
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2013	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2015	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Vinton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
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	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1980	n/a
1981	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2009	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2012	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2013	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2014	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2015	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2017	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2018	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2019	-11.7 C (10.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. The record is 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vinton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1954	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1955	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1969	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1974	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1975	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1976	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1986	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1987	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1988	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1994	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1995	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1997	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2005	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2006	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2007	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2009	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2011	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2014	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2015	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2016	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2017	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2018	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2019	38.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. The record is 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vinton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1951	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1952	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1956	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1963	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1964	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1969	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1970	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1974	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1975	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1976	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1977	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1979	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1983	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1984	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1985	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1986	205.1 mm (8.1 in)
1987	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1988	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1990	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1992	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1993	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1996	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1997	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1998	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1999	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2000	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
2003	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
2004	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2005	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2006	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
2007	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2009	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2012	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
2013	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2014	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2015	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2016	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2017	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
2018	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2019	47.7 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vinton, 1950 to 2019. The record is 141 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vinton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	48 days
1951	57 days
1952	41 days
1953	33 days
1954	77 days
1955	72 days
1956	53 days
1957	99 days
1958	36 days
1959	84 days
1960	69 days
1961	35 days
1962	52 days
1963	34 days
1964	141 days
1965	37 days
1966	103 days
1967	41 days
1968	54 days
1969	117 days
1970	62 days
1971	33 days
1972	68 days
1973	37 days
1974	63 days
1975	54 days
1976	51 days
1977	131 days
1978	46 days
1979	39 days
1980	50 days
1981	121 days
1982	38 days
1983	56 days
1984	34 days
1985	64 days
1986	44 days
1987	82 days
1988	43 days
1989	60 days
1990	42 days
1991	45 days
1992	29 days
1993	48 days
1994	63 days
1995	129 days
1996	38 days
1997	35 days
1998	40 days
1999	66 days
2000	67 days
2001	90 days
2002	76 days
2003	64 days
2004	45 days
2005	84 days
2006	55 days
2007	51 days
2008	125 days
2009	58 days
2010	35 days
2011	66 days
2012	46 days
2013	49 days
2014	57 days
2015	58 days
2016	88 days
2017	52 days
2018	72 days
2019	60 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

67 years, 1951 to 2018

A day with at least 32.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.2 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vinton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1951 to 2018.

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: 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1962; 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 2017; 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 2005.

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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).