Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gainesville 3 WSW (USC00083321), Florida, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Gainesville 3 WSW
Gainesville 3 WSW (USC00083321) is a weather station in Florida, United States at 29.63 latitude and -82.37 longitude, 29 m (96 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 1988, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gainesville 3 WSW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gainesville 3 WSW set a daily record low maximum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 19 December 1988.
About the Station
Location: Florida, United States, 29.63 latitude, -82.37 longitude.
Elevation: 29 m (96 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 1988, 36 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 Gainesville 3 WSW. 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 Gainesville 3 WSW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gainesville 3 WSW still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 79.
Standing records at Gainesville 3 WSW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
18
1954
79
1955
50
1956
52
1957
57
1958
50
1959
50
1960
48
1961
51
1962
62
1963
29
1964
36
1965
29
1966
38
1967
40
1968
53
1969
35
1970
36
1971
32
1972
39
1973
32
1974
56
1975
39
1976
27
1977
47
1978
31
1979
26
1980
31
1981
44
1982
21
1983
37
1984
37
1985
42
1986
40
1987
33
1988
37
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Gainesville 3 WSW between 21 January 1985 and 6 September 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Gainesville 3 WSW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 2.2 C (36.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985-06-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987-01-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 7.6 cm (3.0 in)
1987-01-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1988-09-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 167.6 mm (6.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 167.6 mm (6.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gainesville 3 WSW. The most was 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 6 September 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gainesville 3 WSW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
14 January 1982
Feb
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
3 February 1970
Mar
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
28 March 1987
Apr
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
9 April 1982
May
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
8 May 1966
Jun
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
20 June 1976
Jul
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
21 July 1968
Aug
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
25 August 1972
Sep
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
6 September 1988
Oct
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
31 October 1960
Nov
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
20 November 1983
Dec
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
7 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 1988
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1954 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.0 C (69.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 19.7 C (67.5 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 22.0 C (71.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gainesville 3 WSW as warming stripes, 1954 to 1988
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
20.8 C
-0.20 C
1955
21.0 C
+0.03 C
1956
20.8 C
-0.23 C
1957
21.6 C
+0.61 C
1958
20.3 C
-0.74 C
1959
21.4 C
+0.37 C
1960
20.6 C
-0.44 C
1961
20.9 C
-0.07 C
1963
20.3 C
-0.65 C
1964
21.0 C
+0.01 C
1965
21.2 C
+0.16 C
1966
20.4 C
-0.58 C
1967
21.3 C
+0.31 C
1968
20.4 C
-0.57 C
1969
20.6 C
-0.43 C
1970
20.8 C
-0.21 C
1971
21.4 C
+0.36 C
1972
21.7 C
+0.74 C
1973
21.4 C
+0.43 C
1974
21.7 C
+0.68 C
1975
21.9 C
+0.90 C
1976
20.5 C
-0.47 C
1977
21.1 C
+0.13 C
1978
21.0 C
-0.04 C
1979
21.0 C
-0.04 C
1980
20.8 C
-0.15 C
1981
20.7 C
-0.25 C
1982
22.0 C
+0.97 C
1983
20.5 C
-0.53 C
1984
21.0 C
+0.01 C
1985
21.4 C
+0.42 C
1986
21.7 C
+0.74 C
1987
20.8 C
-0.16 C
1988
19.7 C
-1.27 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1954 to 1988 is 0.05 C (-0.13 to 0.23) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gainesville 3 WSW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.13 to 0.23) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1954 to 1988
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.15 to 0.21) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1954 to 1988
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1954 to 1988
34
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
1953 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Gainesville 3 WSW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1988
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1964
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1955
24 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gainesville 3 WSW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gainesville 3 WSW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1956
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1963
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1964
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1973
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1978
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1979
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1981
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1983
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1984
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1987
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. The record is 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gainesville 3 WSW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1961
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1965
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1967
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1971
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1973
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1974
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1977
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1979
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1980
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. The record is 280.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.0 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gainesville 3 WSW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1954
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1955
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1956
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1958
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1959
149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1960
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1961
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1963
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964
280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1965
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1966
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1968
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1969
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1970
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1971
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1972
237.2 mm (9.3 in)
1973
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1974
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1975
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1977
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1978
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1979
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1980
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1981
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1982
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1983
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1984
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1985
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1986
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1987
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1988
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gainesville 3 WSW, 1953 to 1988. The record is 50 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gainesville 3 WSW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
10 days
1954
21 days
1955
50 days
1956
38 days
1957
20 days
1958
25 days
1959
20 days
1960
39 days
1961
19 days
1962
15 days
1963
28 days
1964
17 days
1965
29 days
1966
19 days
1967
30 days
1968
27 days
1969
21 days
1970
32 days
1971
17 days
1972
19 days
1973
26 days
1974
28 days
1975
16 days
1976
23 days
1977
21 days
1978
34 days
1979
31 days
1980
21 days
1981
21 days
1982
26 days
1983
18 days
1984
26 days
1985
18 days
1986
27 days
1987
32 days
1988
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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gainesville 3 WSW falls on 6 March and the median first autumn frost on 29 November, which leaves a median of 266 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gainesville 3 WSW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1956 to 1988)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 March
n/a
3 March
n/a
-4.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 November
n/a
30 November
n/a
+2.9 days per decade
Growing days
266 days
n/a
267 days
n/a
+7.4 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
35 years, 1954 to 1988
A day with at least 82.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 190.3 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gainesville 3 WSW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
5 years
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
190.3 mm (7.5 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1954 to 1988.
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: 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1988; 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1970; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1972.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.