Blackbeard Island Weather Records (USC00090946)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Blackbeard Island (USC00090946), Georgia, United States, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Blackbeard Island

Blackbeard Island (USC00090946) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.48 latitude and -81.22 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1974, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Blackbeard Island still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 31.48 latitude, -81.22 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1974, 35 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 Blackbeard Island. 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 Blackbeard Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Blackbeard Island still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 104.

Standing records at Blackbeard Island by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1940	104
1941	55
1942	19
1943	62
1949	15
1950	53
1951	33
1952	42
1953	63
1954	54
1955	42
1956	45
1957	48
1958	81
1959	53
1960	41
1961	63
1962	60
1963	44
1964	48
1965	30
1966	40
1967	60
1968	54
1969	28
1970	68
1971	57
1972	42
1973	19
1974	41

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Blackbeard Island. The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 1 November 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Blackbeard Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 January 1943
Feb	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 February 1964
Mar	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 March 1959
Apr	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 April 1961
May	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	25 May 1970
Jun	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	6 June 1968
Jul	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	18 July 1967
Aug	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 August 1968
Sep	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 September 1965
Oct	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	22 October 1959
Nov	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1 November 1969
Dec	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	1 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1940 to 1974

30 years of record at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953 and others.

Days with data per year at Blackbeard Island
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1940	202	55%	No
1941	299	82%	No
1942	130	36%	No
1943	319	87%	No
1949	235	64%	No
1950	207	57%	No
1951	329	90%	Yes
1952	320	87%	No
1953	318	87%	No
1954	317	87%	No
1955	294	81%	No
1956	272	74%	No
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	354	97%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	351	96%	Yes
1965	330	90%	Yes
1966	357	98%	Yes
1967	344	94%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	353	97%	Yes
1970	347	95%	Yes
1971	352	96%	Yes
1972	336	92%	Yes
1973	290	79%	No
1974	300	82%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1951 to 1974

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Blackbeard Island, 1951 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 17.8 C (64.0 F), and the warmest was 1974, at 20.1 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Blackbeard Island as warming stripes, 1951 to 1974
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1951	19.6 C	+0.40 C
1957	19.6 C	+0.48 C
1958	17.8 C	-1.37 C
1959	19.7 C	+0.51 C
1960	18.9 C	-0.24 C
1961	19.5 C	+0.35 C
1962	19.3 C	+0.16 C
1963	18.8 C	-0.40 C
1964	18.9 C	-0.22 C
1966	18.8 C	-0.41 C
1967	19.1 C	-0.02 C
1968	18.2 C	-0.99 C
1969	18.5 C	-0.71 C
1970	20.0 C	+0.85 C
1971	19.9 C	+0.70 C
1974	20.1 C	+0.90 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

1940 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Blackbeard Island: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1940	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1958	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1969	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	319.9 mm (12.6 in)	1954	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1943	24 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Blackbeard Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.7 C (23.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Blackbeard Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1941	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1949	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1950	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1951	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1956	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1960	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1963	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974	-3.9 C (25.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Blackbeard Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1955	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1957	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1958	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1965	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1966	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1969	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1970	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1973	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	83.6 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. The record is 319.9 mm (12.6 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.0 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Blackbeard Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1942	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1949	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1950	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1952	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1953	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1954	319.9 mm (12.6 in)
1955	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1956	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1958	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1960	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1962	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1963	259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1964	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1966	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1967	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1968	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1969	223.1 mm (8.8 in)
1970	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1971	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1972	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1973	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1974	124.5 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Blackbeard Island, 1940 to 1974. The record is 41 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Blackbeard Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	35 days
1941	28 days
1942	31 days
1943	41 days
1949	24 days
1950	19 days
1951	29 days
1952	28 days
1953	26 days
1954	29 days
1955	38 days
1956	31 days
1957	30 days
1958	17 days
1959	12 days
1960	17 days
1961	35 days
1962	16 days
1963	16 days
1964	19 days
1965	22 days
1966	24 days
1967	22 days
1968	24 days
1969	20 days
1970	29 days
1971	21 days
1972	21 days
1973	20 days
1974	20 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.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).