Compass Lake Weather Records (USC00081775)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Compass Lake (USC00081775), Florida, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Compass Lake

Compass Lake (USC00081775) is a weather station in Florida, United States at 30.60 latitude and -85.40 longitude, 64 m (210 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1955, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Compass Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Florida, United States, 30.60 latitude, -85.40 longitude.
Elevation: 64 m (210 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1955, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Compass Lake. 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 Compass Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Compass Lake still stand. 1932 holds the most, with 95.

Standing records at Compass Lake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1925	10
1927	1
1931	85
1932	95
1933	62
1934	47
1935	63
1936	54
1937	74
1938	59
1939	48
1940	82
1941	42
1942	63
1943	56
1944	79
1945	53
1946	34
1947	44
1948	53
1949	42
1950	57
1951	71
1952	45
1953	58
1954	64
1955	23

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 200.7 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Compass Lake. The most was 200.7 mm (7.9 in) on 1 April 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Compass Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	6 January 1932
Feb	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	14 February 1944
Mar	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 March 1946
Apr	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	1 April 1933
May	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 May 1946
Jun	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	14 June 1939
Jul	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	31 July 1936
Aug	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	13 August 1939
Sep	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 September 1953
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10 October 1936
Nov	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	22 November 1948
Dec	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 December 1935

Period of Record Coverage

1931 to 1955

25 years of record at Compass Lake, 1931 to 1955. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955.

Days with data per year at Compass Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1931	351	96%	Yes
1932	365	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	355	97%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	358	98%	Yes
1940	362	99%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	88	24%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1931 to 1954

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Compass Lake, 1931 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.9 C (67.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 18.6 C (65.5 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 20.8 C (69.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Compass Lake as warming stripes, 1931 to 1954
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1931	19.5 C	-0.37 C
1932	20.5 C	+0.62 C
1933	20.8 C	+0.87 C
1934	19.9 C	+0.02 C
1935	19.9 C	+0.01 C
1936	20.2 C	+0.32 C
1937	19.8 C	-0.10 C
1938	20.1 C	+0.20 C
1939	20.0 C	+0.08 C
1940	18.6 C	-1.29 C
1941	19.4 C	-0.48 C
1942	18.9 C	-0.97 C
1943	19.2 C	-0.71 C
1944	19.8 C	-0.13 C
1945	20.3 C	+0.38 C
1946	20.4 C	+0.46 C
1947	19.7 C	-0.20 C
1948	20.5 C	+0.54 C
1949	20.8 C	+0.93 C
1950	20.0 C	+0.09 C
1951	20.1 C	+0.14 C
1952	19.7 C	-0.25 C
1953	19.9 C	-0.03 C
1954	19.9 C	-0.02 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

1925 to 1955

Yearly extremes at Compass Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1940	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	1933	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	290.4 mm (11.4 in)	1939	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1931	30 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Compass Lake, 1925 to 1955. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Compass Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1925	n/a
1927	n/a
1931	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955	30.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Compass Lake, 1925 to 1955. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Compass Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1925	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1927	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1931	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1933	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1934	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1935	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1936	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1938	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1941	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1946	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1949	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1950	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1951	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955	-7.2 C (19.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Compass Lake, 1925 to 1955. The record is 200.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.1 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Compass Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	n/a
1927	n/a
1931	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1933	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1934	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1936	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1937	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1938	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1939	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1940	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1942	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1944	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1945	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1949	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1954	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955	39.4 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Compass Lake, 1925 to 1955. The record is 290.4 mm (11.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 143.8 mm (5.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Compass Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	n/a
1927	n/a
1931	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1933	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1934	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1936	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1937	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	290.4 mm (11.4 in)
1940	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1941	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1942	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1943	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1944	262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1945	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1946	253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1947	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1948	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1949	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1950	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1952	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1953	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1954	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955	55.1 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Compass Lake, 1925 to 1955. The record is 57 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Compass Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	n/a
1927	n/a
1931	57 days
1932	16 days
1933	27 days
1934	23 days
1935	35 days
1936	32 days
1937	22 days
1938	25 days
1939	27 days
1940	31 days
1941	33 days
1942	25 days
1943	47 days
1944	40 days
1945	31 days
1946	28 days
1947	18 days
1948	21 days
1949	25 days
1950	32 days
1951	32 days
1952	35 days
1953	30 days
1954	28 days
1955	40 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Compass Lake falls on 12 March and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 254 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Compass Lake
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1932 to 1954)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	12 March	n/a	12 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	13 November	n/a	13 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	254 days	n/a	254 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Compass Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Compass Lake 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 2026-10-15 (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).