Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake City (USC00054734), Colorado, United States, with 106 years of record.
Key Facts for Lake City
Lake City (USC00054734) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.02 latitude and -107.31 longitude, 2,642 m (8,667 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 2010, 106 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake City tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.3 C (46.9 F) on 22 May 2010.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 38.02 latitude, -107.31 longitude.
Elevation: 2,642 m (8,667 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 2010, 106 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 Lake City. 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 Lake City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lake City still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Lake City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1905
13
1906
28
1907
30
1908
24
1909
35
1910
31
1911
26
1912
18
1913
31
1914
12
1915
7
1916
5
1958
3
1959
27
1960
18
1961
23
1962
32
1963
31
1964
22
1965
59
1966
22
1967
25
1968
24
1969
40
1970
19
1971
31
1972
29
1973
28
1974
58
1975
28
1976
19
1977
15
1978
16
1979
37
1980
33
1981
28
1982
5
1983
18
1984
24
1985
25
1986
25
1987
6
1988
17
1989
44
1990
23
1991
18
1992
20
1993
9
1994
19
1995
19
1996
30
1997
13
1998
23
1999
23
2000
27
2001
4
2002
19
2003
19
2004
22
2005
14
2006
14
2007
28
2008
14
2009
13
2010
2
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Lake City between 3 October 1969 and 5 July 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Lake City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1969-10-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 43.2 mm (1.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake City. The most was 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 3 October 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
12 January 1979
Feb
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
26 February 1987
Mar
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
21 March 2000
Apr
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
25 April 1948
May
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
8 May 2000
Jun
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
17 June 1995
Jul
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
18 July 1996
Aug
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
23 August 1982
Sep
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
28 September 1990
Oct
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
3 October 1969
Nov
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
16 November 1964
Dec
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
28 December 1973
Period of Record Coverage
1905 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
66 years of record at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1958, 1977, 1978, 2010.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Lake City, 1907 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 1.6 C (34.8 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 5.3 C (41.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lake City as warming stripes, 1907 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1907
4.8 C
+0.81 C
1908
3.2 C
-0.78 C
1909
3.4 C
-0.55 C
1910
5.1 C
+1.12 C
1911
3.6 C
-0.33 C
1912
2.6 C
-1.33 C
1913
2.8 C
-1.18 C
1914
3.4 C
-0.60 C
1959
4.6 C
+0.61 C
1960
4.0 C
+0.07 C
1961
3.5 C
-0.42 C
1962
4.0 C
+0.06 C
1963
4.7 C
+0.77 C
1964
2.1 C
-1.82 C
1965
1.6 C
-2.40 C
1966
3.8 C
-0.21 C
1967
4.0 C
+0.07 C
1968
2.8 C
-1.17 C
1969
2.9 C
-1.02 C
1971
3.1 C
-0.88 C
1972
2.9 C
-1.08 C
1973
2.7 C
-1.31 C
1974
3.2 C
-0.78 C
1975
2.4 C
-1.55 C
1976
2.9 C
-1.06 C
1979
3.3 C
-0.65 C
1980
4.8 C
+0.82 C
1981
5.3 C
+1.33 C
1983
4.0 C
+0.04 C
1985
3.9 C
-0.03 C
1986
4.3 C
+0.35 C
1987
4.2 C
+0.19 C
1989
4.8 C
+0.87 C
1990
4.9 C
+0.94 C
1991
3.9 C
-0.04 C
1992
4.3 C
+0.32 C
1993
3.9 C
-0.10 C
1994
4.5 C
+0.51 C
1995
4.5 C
+0.52 C
1996
4.6 C
+0.61 C
1997
3.9 C
-0.02 C
1998
4.6 C
+0.62 C
1999
5.1 C
+1.17 C
2000
5.3 C
+1.30 C
2001
5.0 C
+1.02 C
2002
4.7 C
+0.69 C
2003
5.3 C
+1.38 C
2004
4.4 C
+0.45 C
2005
4.9 C
+0.98 C
2006
4.6 C
+0.60 C
2007
5.0 C
+1.04 C
2008
3.9 C
-0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.12 C (0.04 to 0.20) per decade over 1907 to 2008. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lake City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.12 C (0.04 to 0.20) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade
0.19 F (-0.04 to 0.42) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
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
1905 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Lake City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989
29.4 C (84.9 F)
66
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
66
Wettest day (Rx1day)
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
77
Longest dry spell (CDD)
67 days
2002
29 days
77
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lake City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1905
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1906
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1907
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1908
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1909
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1910
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1911
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1912
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1913
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1914
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1915
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1916
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917
26.1 C (79.0 F)
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
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1959
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1971
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1986
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1988
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1992
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1994
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1995
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1996
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1997
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1998
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1999
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2001
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2002
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2003
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2004
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2005
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2006
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2007
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2008
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2009
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2010
21.7 C (71.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lake City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1905
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1906
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1907
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1909
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1910
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1911
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1912
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1913
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1914
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1915
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1917
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
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
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1977
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1986
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1990
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1996
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2001
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2003
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2005
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2006
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2007
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2008
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2010
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. The record is 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1906
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1908
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1910
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1914
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1915
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1916
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1917
3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1947
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1952
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1956
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1969
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1975
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1977
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1980
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1982
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1984
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1987
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1988
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1989
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1990
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1992
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1994
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1995
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1997
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1999
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2002
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2005
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2006
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2007
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2009
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. The record is 86.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1907
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1910
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1911
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1914
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1915
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1916
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1917
2.1 mm (0.08 in)
1947
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1952
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1956
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1958
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1960
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1965
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1970
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1971
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1972
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1973
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1977
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1978
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1982
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1983
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1985
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1988
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1989
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1991
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1994
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1995
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1996
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1997
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2000
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2002
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2003
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2004
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2006
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
2007
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
2009
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2010
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lake City, 1905 to 2010. The record is 67 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905
35 days
1906
29 days
1907
21 days
1908
33 days
1909
38 days
1910
25 days
1911
20 days
1912
24 days
1913
18 days
1914
43 days
1915
51 days
1916
37 days
1917
23 days
1947
13 days
1948
25 days
1949
40 days
1950
30 days
1951
34 days
1952
39 days
1953
16 days
1954
49 days
1955
27 days
1956
34 days
1957
33 days
1958
42 days
1959
29 days
1960
26 days
1961
54 days
1962
28 days
1963
27 days
1964
22 days
1965
27 days
1966
38 days
1967
21 days
1968
52 days
1969
24 days
1970
36 days
1971
34 days
1972
47 days
1973
53 days
1974
36 days
1975
24 days
1976
35 days
1977
47 days
1978
32 days
1979
29 days
1980
56 days
1981
22 days
1982
17 days
1983
24 days
1984
15 days
1985
20 days
1986
23 days
1987
29 days
1988
22 days
1989
31 days
1990
20 days
1991
23 days
1992
29 days
1993
23 days
1994
25 days
1995
23 days
1996
25 days
1997
27 days
1998
49 days
1999
33 days
2000
29 days
2001
37 days
2002
67 days
2003
33 days
2004
39 days
2005
35 days
2006
36 days
2007
32 days
2008
46 days
2009
25 days
2010
21 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
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lake City falls on 16 June and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 86 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lake City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1974 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 June
n/a
14 June
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
86 days
n/a
93 days
n/a
+2.1 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
68 years, 1906 to 2009
A day with at least 22.8 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lake City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
5 years
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
25 years
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
100 years
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1906 to 2009.
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: 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1969; 42.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1964; 41.9 mm (1.6 in) in 1973.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lake City, at 1994. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1994 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lake City, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1994
-0.4
-0.7
possible
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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Data for Lake City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lake City 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.