Spicer Weather Records (USC00057848)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spicer (USC00057848), Colorado, United States, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Spicer

Spicer (USC00057848) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.47 latitude and -106.45 longitude, 2,556 m (8,385 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2003, 95 years of record.
1,464 records set at Spicer still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Spicer tied a daily record high minimum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 31 January 2003.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 40.47 latitude, -106.45 longitude.
Elevation: 2,556 m (8,385 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2003, 95 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Spicer. 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 Spicer, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Spicer still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at Spicer by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1912	26
1913	25
1914	14
1915	11
1916	15
1917	36
1918	13
1919	31
1920	6
1921	76
1922	19
1923	7
1924	14
1925	5
1926	5
1927	11
1928	19
1929	15
1930	12
1931	16
1932	30
1933	21
1934	13
1935	11
1936	14
1937	15
1938	13
1939	25
1940	14
1941	7
1942	7
1943	9
1944	9
1945	5
1946	15
1947	25
1948	30
1949	19
1950	26
1951	12
1952	13
1953	13
1954	14
1955	11
1956	14
1957	3
1958	11
1960	4
1961	17
1962	22
1963	16
1964	16
1965	26
1966	10
1967	18
1968	13
1969	19
1970	12
1971	29
1972	11
1973	16
1974	15
1975	27
1976	10
1977	7
1978	23
1979	20
1980	7
1981	10
1982	11
1983	15
1984	10
1985	14
1986	12
1987	12
1988	11
1989	28
1990	19
1991	15
1992	16
1993	13
1994	9
1995	20
1996	13
1997	20
1998	15
1999	17
2000	30
2001	16
2002	23
2003	2

All-Time Record Progression

11 new records

11 all-time records were set at Spicer between 17 May 1944 and 6 February 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Spicer set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1944-05-17	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1948-01-27	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948-01-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1948-01-28	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1962-01-10	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962-01-10	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1963-01-12	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963-01-12	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968-11-16	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1973-12-28	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1989-02-06	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -45.6 C (-50.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spicer. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 17 June 1912.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Spicer
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 January 1950
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 February 1943
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 March 1943
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 April 1958
May	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 May 1944
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 July 1929
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 August 1945
Sep	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 September 1912
Oct	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 October 1924
Nov	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 November 1930
Dec	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1912 to 2003

91 years of record at Spicer, 1912 to 2003. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1917, 1918, 1929, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952 and others.

Days with data per year at Spicer
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1912	305	83%	No
1913	355	97%	Yes
1914	360	99%	Yes
1915	358	98%	Yes
1916	361	99%	Yes
1917	272	75%	No
1918	305	84%	No
1919	363	99%	Yes
1920	344	94%	Yes
1921	362	99%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	361	99%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	358	98%	Yes
1926	363	99%	Yes
1927	363	99%	Yes
1928	361	99%	Yes
1929	303	83%	No
1930	363	99%	Yes
1931	355	97%	Yes
1932	363	99%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	354	97%	Yes
1935	359	98%	Yes
1936	333	91%	Yes
1937	360	99%	Yes
1938	360	99%	Yes
1939	361	99%	Yes
1940	337	92%	Yes
1941	357	98%	Yes
1942	333	91%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	273	75%	No
1945	153	42%	No
1946	213	58%	No
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	361	99%	Yes
1949	353	97%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	357	98%	Yes
1952	320	87%	No
1953	352	96%	Yes
1954	355	97%	Yes
1955	271	74%	No
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	273	75%	No
1958	266	73%	No
1960	238	65%	No
1961	356	98%	Yes
1962	358	98%	Yes
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	359	98%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	356	98%	Yes
1970	356	98%	Yes
1971	358	98%	Yes
1972	357	98%	Yes
1973	359	98%	Yes
1974	354	97%	Yes
1975	354	97%	Yes
1976	361	99%	Yes
1977	359	98%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	354	97%	Yes
1982	352	96%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes
1984	361	99%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	360	99%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	356	98%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	359	98%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	336	92%	Yes
2002	309	85%	No
2003	30	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Spicer
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2003	Spicer, US	daily high min (Tie)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2003	Spicer, US	daily high min (Tie)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2003	Spicer, US	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2003	Spicer, US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2002	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Spicer, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	tie	57 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2002	Spicer, US	all-time high min (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	90 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max (Tie)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	tie	83 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2002	Spicer, US	all-time high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	89 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2002	Spicer, US	daily high max (Tie)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	tie	80 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

72 complete years, 1913 to 2001

One stripe for each of 72 complete years at Spicer, 1913 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.7 C (36.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 0.9 C (33.6 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 5.0 C (40.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Spicer as warming stripes, 1913 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1913	2.3 C	-0.45 C
1914	3.2 C	+0.45 C
1915	2.8 C	+0.05 C
1916	2.1 C	-0.64 C
1919	4.0 C	+1.29 C
1921	5.0 C	+2.25 C
1922	2.7 C	-0.04 C
1923	1.6 C	-1.17 C
1924	1.6 C	-1.12 C
1925	2.6 C	-0.09 C
1926	2.4 C	-0.37 C
1927	2.6 C	-0.12 C
1928	2.2 C	-0.55 C
1930	2.0 C	-0.76 C
1931	2.6 C	-0.14 C
1932	2.3 C	-0.40 C
1933	3.2 C	+0.51 C
1934	4.5 C	+1.82 C
1937	3.1 C	+0.39 C
1938	2.9 C	+0.22 C
1939	3.9 C	+1.17 C
1941	3.4 C	+0.67 C
1943	3.1 C	+0.36 C
1947	3.1 C	+0.38 C
1948	2.6 C	-0.17 C
1949	3.0 C	+0.28 C
1950	3.3 C	+0.61 C
1951	2.4 C	-0.29 C
1953	3.7 C	+1.01 C
1954	4.5 C	+1.74 C
1956	3.0 C	+0.32 C
1961	1.8 C	-0.95 C
1962	2.7 C	+0.01 C
1963	3.5 C	+0.73 C
1964	1.3 C	-1.45 C
1965	2.2 C	-0.50 C
1966	2.7 C	-0.05 C
1967	2.6 C	-0.17 C
1968	1.8 C	-0.96 C
1969	2.4 C	-0.30 C
1970	2.0 C	-0.76 C
1971	2.0 C	-0.73 C
1972	2.8 C	+0.07 C
1973	1.8 C	-0.90 C
1974	2.4 C	-0.35 C
1975	1.4 C	-1.30 C
1976	1.9 C	-0.82 C
1977	2.7 C	-0.02 C
1978	1.9 C	-0.87 C
1979	0.9 C	-1.83 C
1980	2.7 C	-0.06 C
1981	3.5 C	+0.82 C
1982	1.9 C	-0.80 C
1983	2.6 C	-0.08 C
1984	2.1 C	-0.64 C
1985	2.1 C	-0.58 C
1986	3.3 C	+0.54 C
1987	2.6 C	-0.11 C
1988	2.6 C	-0.13 C
1989	2.8 C	+0.12 C
1990	3.2 C	+0.44 C
1991	2.7 C	-0.07 C
1992	2.9 C	+0.16 C
1993	1.8 C	-0.91 C
1994	3.6 C	+0.83 C
1995	3.3 C	+0.53 C
1996	2.9 C	+0.17 C
1997	2.5 C	-0.26 C
1998	3.2 C	+0.47 C
1999	3.6 C	+0.85 C
2000	3.9 C	+1.16 C
2001	4.1 C	+1.38 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1913 to 2001 is -0.01 C (-0.08 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 72 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Spicer
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.01 C (-0.08 to 0.06) per decade	-0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.10) per decade	1913 to 2001	72	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.01) per decade	-0.11 F (-0.25 to 0.02) per decade	1913 to 2001	72	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.12) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1913 to 2001	72	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 2003

Yearly extremes at Spicer: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1912	29.4 C (84.9 F)	91
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1989	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	91
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1912	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	1997	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	93 days	1919	28 days	94

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Spicer, 1909 to 2003. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Spicer by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1913	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1914	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1915	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1916	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1920	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1921	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1924	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1925	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1926	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1927	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1928	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1929	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1930	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1931	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1937	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1939	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1945	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1949	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1954	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1958	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1975	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1978	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1981	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1982	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1984	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1985	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1986	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1988	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1989	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1990	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1991	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1992	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1993	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1994	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1995	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1996	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1999	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2000	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2001	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2003	7.2 C (45.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Spicer, 1909 to 2003. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Spicer by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1915	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1918	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1919	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1921	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1922	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1923	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1924	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1925	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1926	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1928	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1930	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1931	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1932	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1933	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1934	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1935	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1936	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1938	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1940	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1941	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1947	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1949	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1950	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1951	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1952	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1953	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1955	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1957	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1963	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1966	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1968	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1970	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1973	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1975	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1976	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1978	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1979	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1980	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1981	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1983	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1984	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1986	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1988	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1990	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1992	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1993	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1994	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1995	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1996	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1997	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1998	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1999	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2002	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2003	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Spicer, 1909 to 2003. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.7 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spicer by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1910	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1911	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1914	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1915	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1916	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1917	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1919	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1921	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1922	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1933	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1934	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1935	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1936	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1942	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1943	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1955	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1965	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1966	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1967	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1972	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1973	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1974	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1975	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1976	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1977	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1978	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1980	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1982	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1984	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1985	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1986	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1987	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1988	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1989	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1990	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1992	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1993	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1994	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1995	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1996	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1997	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1999	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2000	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2001	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2002	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003	3.6 mm (0.14 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Spicer, 1909 to 2003. The record is 105.2 mm (4.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spicer by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1910	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1911	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1912	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1913	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1915	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1917	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1918	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1919	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1922	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1923	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1924	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1926	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1927	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1929	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1933	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1935	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1936	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1947	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1949	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1951	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1952	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1953	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1954	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1961	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1964	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1966	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1970	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1971	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1973	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1976	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1980	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1981	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1982	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1983	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1984	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1987	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1989	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1993	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1995	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1998	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1999	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2000	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2002	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2003	3.6 mm (0.14 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Spicer, 1909 to 2003. The record is 93 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spicer by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	27 days
1910	26 days
1911	29 days
1912	26 days
1913	56 days
1914	57 days
1915	22 days
1916	50 days
1917	49 days
1918	40 days
1919	93 days
1920	40 days
1921	24 days
1922	54 days
1923	30 days
1924	53 days
1925	53 days
1926	48 days
1927	33 days
1928	31 days
1929	35 days
1930	32 days
1931	58 days
1932	39 days
1933	38 days
1934	32 days
1935	34 days
1936	29 days
1937	23 days
1938	25 days
1939	55 days
1940	25 days
1941	20 days
1942	29 days
1943	33 days
1944	37 days
1945	23 days
1946	22 days
1947	39 days
1948	40 days
1949	27 days
1950	78 days
1951	35 days
1952	66 days
1953	40 days
1954	31 days
1955	26 days
1956	65 days
1957	24 days
1958	67 days
1960	19 days
1961	25 days
1962	29 days
1963	29 days
1964	20 days
1965	22 days
1966	29 days
1967	18 days
1968	27 days
1969	17 days
1970	22 days
1971	18 days
1972	24 days
1973	22 days
1974	22 days
1975	23 days
1976	38 days
1977	27 days
1978	30 days
1979	20 days
1980	44 days
1981	24 days
1982	17 days
1983	18 days
1984	19 days
1985	22 days
1986	27 days
1987	22 days
1988	24 days
1989	24 days
1990	22 days
1991	38 days
1992	32 days
1993	21 days
1994	24 days
1995	19 days
1996	26 days
1997	29 days
1998	20 days
1999	23 days
2000	35 days
2001	24 days
2002	28 days
2003	15 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

72 years with a frost

Across 72 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Spicer falls on 26 June and the median first autumn frost on 12 July, which leaves a median of 19 days between them.

In 1972 to 2001 the median growing season was 15 days. That is 9 days fewer than in 1913 to 1954.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Spicer
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1913 to 1954)	Recent period (1972 to 2001)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 June	24 June	26 June	2 days later	+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 July	15 July	9 July	6 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	19 days	24 days	15 days	9 days fewer	-0.9 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

79 years, 1911 to 2002

A day with at least 20.9 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 53.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Spicer: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
5 years	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
10 years	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
25 years	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
50 years	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
100 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1911 to 2002.

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: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1912; 40.6 mm (1.6 in) in 1950; 40.6 mm (1.6 in) in 1997.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).