Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woodfords (USC00049775), California, United States, with 82 years of record.
Key Facts for Woodfords
Woodfords (USC00049775) is a weather station in California, United States at 38.78 latitude and -119.80 longitude, 1,722 m (5,650 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1990, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Woodfords still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woodfords set a daily record precipitation of 9.1 mm (0.36 in) on 18 July 1990.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 38.78 latitude, -119.80 longitude.
Elevation: 1,722 m (5,650 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1990, 82 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 Woodfords. 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 Woodfords, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Woodfords still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Woodfords by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
1
1938
32
1939
34
1940
28
1941
17
1942
26
1943
13
1944
16
1945
32
1946
28
1947
26
1948
35
1949
53
1950
41
1951
22
1952
23
1953
32
1954
42
1955
42
1956
21
1957
14
1958
28
1959
24
1960
43
1961
53
1962
36
1963
34
1964
31
1965
23
1966
21
1967
27
1968
24
1969
18
1970
18
1971
34
1972
45
1973
19
1974
25
1975
32
1976
40
1977
30
1978
26
1979
27
1980
22
1981
16
1982
14
1983
16
1984
14
1985
25
1986
38
1987
25
1988
23
1989
25
1990
10
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Woodfords between 5 February 1989 and 5 February 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Woodfords set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1989-02-05
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 157.2 mm (6.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woodfords. The most was 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 23 December 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Woodfords
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
21 January 1943
Feb
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
17 February 1986
Mar
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
8 March 1986
Apr
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
11 April 1982
May
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
4 May 1956
Jun
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
6 June 1972
Jul
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
12 July 1990
Aug
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
4 August 1973
Sep
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
18 September 1959
Oct
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
30 October 1945
Nov
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
18 November 1950
Dec
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
23 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1990
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Woodfords, 1937 to 1990. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1974, 1990.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Woodfords, 1938 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 8.1 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 1966, at 10.7 C (51.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Woodfords as warming stripes, 1938 to 1989
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1938
8.7 C
-0.87 C
1939
9.8 C
+0.28 C
1940
9.4 C
-0.14 C
1941
9.6 C
+0.08 C
1942
9.2 C
-0.34 C
1943
9.5 C
-0.07 C
1944
8.9 C
-0.68 C
1945
9.5 C
-0.04 C
1946
9.6 C
+0.06 C
1947
9.7 C
+0.18 C
1948
8.3 C
-1.27 C
1949
9.1 C
-0.49 C
1950
10.3 C
+0.76 C
1951
10.0 C
+0.41 C
1952
9.4 C
-0.15 C
1953
9.9 C
+0.31 C
1954
10.5 C
+0.96 C
1955
9.2 C
-0.32 C
1956
9.4 C
-0.19 C
1957
9.1 C
-0.46 C
1958
10.5 C
+0.97 C
1959
10.2 C
+0.61 C
1960
9.2 C
-0.32 C
1962
9.8 C
+0.24 C
1963
10.1 C
+0.54 C
1964
9.6 C
+0.02 C
1965
9.3 C
-0.21 C
1966
10.7 C
+1.11 C
1967
9.7 C
+0.11 C
1968
10.2 C
+0.61 C
1969
9.7 C
+0.18 C
1970
9.9 C
+0.32 C
1972
10.0 C
+0.44 C
1973
9.6 C
+0.09 C
1975
8.9 C
-0.69 C
1976
8.8 C
-0.71 C
1977
10.5 C
+0.92 C
1978
9.1 C
-0.43 C
1979
8.9 C
-0.60 C
1980
9.6 C
+0.04 C
1981
10.5 C
+0.99 C
1982
8.1 C
-1.49 C
1983
8.9 C
-0.66 C
1984
9.1 C
-0.43 C
1985
9.1 C
-0.47 C
1986
10.1 C
+0.58 C
1987
9.6 C
+0.02 C
1988
10.2 C
+0.67 C
1989
9.2 C
-0.38 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1938 to 1989 is 0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Woodfords
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade
0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade
1938 to 1989
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.08 C (-0.04 to 0.21) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1938 to 1989
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1938 to 1989
49
Not 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
1909 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Woodfords: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
34.4 C (93.9 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-16.9 C (1.5 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1955
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
331.5 mm (13.1 in)
1955
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
64
Longest dry spell (CDD)
116 days
1959
52 days
64
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Woodfords, 1909 to 1990. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Woodfords by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1937
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Woodfords, 1909 to 1990. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.9 C (1.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Woodfords by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1937
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1975
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1978
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1979
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1985
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Woodfords, 1909 to 1990. The record is 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woodfords by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1938
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1951
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1956
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1964
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1986
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1987
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1988
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1989
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1990
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Woodfords, 1909 to 1990. The record is 331.5 mm (13.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.2 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woodfords by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1910
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1911
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1912
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1914
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1915
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1916
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1917
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1938
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1939
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1942
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1943
205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1944
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1945
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1946
212.7 mm (8.4 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1949
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1950
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1951
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1952
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1953
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955
331.5 mm (13.1 in)
1956
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1958
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1959
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962
143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1963
238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1964
196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1965
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1966
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1967
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1968
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1969
189.6 mm (7.5 in)
1970
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1971
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1972
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1973
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1974
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1975
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1976
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1977
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1981
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1982
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1983
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1984
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986
322.0 mm (12.7 in)
1987
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1988
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1989
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1990
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Woodfords, 1909 to 1990. The record is 116 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woodfords by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
13 days
1910
42 days
1911
51 days
1912
36 days
1913
62 days
1914
38 days
1915
44 days
1916
68 days
1917
25 days
1918
23 days
1937
19 days
1938
39 days
1939
112 days
1940
54 days
1941
36 days
1942
53 days
1943
78 days
1944
57 days
1945
33 days
1946
58 days
1947
49 days
1948
104 days
1949
81 days
1950
35 days
1951
56 days
1952
39 days
1953
43 days
1954
109 days
1955
65 days
1956
35 days
1957
93 days
1958
35 days
1959
116 days
1960
64 days
1961
29 days
1962
35 days
1963
41 days
1964
75 days
1965
37 days
1966
95 days
1967
40 days
1968
28 days
1969
60 days
1970
63 days
1971
46 days
1972
80 days
1973
41 days
1974
35 days
1975
28 days
1976
67 days
1977
64 days
1978
47 days
1979
73 days
1980
45 days
1981
44 days
1982
56 days
1983
59 days
1984
54 days
1985
54 days
1986
112 days
1987
56 days
1988
52 days
1989
56 days
1990
30 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
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Woodfords falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 116 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Woodfords
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1957 to 1989)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
n/a
31 May
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
n/a
23 September
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
Growing days
116 days
n/a
116 days
n/a
-0.6 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
54 years, 1913 to 1989
A day with at least 51.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.9 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Woodfords: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
100 years
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1913 to 1989.
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: 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1955; 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1950; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1986.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Woodfords standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Woodfords 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.