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Butler Weather Records (USC00091425)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Butler (USC00091425), Georgia, United States, with 103 years of record.

Key Facts for Butler

  • Butler (USC00091425) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 32.65 latitude and -84.19 longitude, 136 m (446 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1902 to 2004, 103 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Butler still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Butler set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 22 September 2003.

About the Station

  • Location: Georgia, United States, 32.65 latitude, -84.19 longitude.
  • Elevation: 136 m (446 ft).
  • Period of record: 1902 to 2004, 103 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Butler, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Butler. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Butler. 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 Butler, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
May35.6 C (96.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Nov28.9 C (84.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.1 C (79.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Butler by the year they were set 1,464 records at Butler still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 276. 01002003001944: 1671945: 2671999: 902000: 2762001: 2272002: 2102003: 1842004: 4319441945199920002001200220032004
1,464 records at Butler still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 276.
Standing records at Butler by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
1944167
1945267
199990
2000276
2001227
2002210
2003184
200443

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Butler set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Butler between 4 May 1957 and 3 January 2002. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth4 May 1957: Record daily precipitation 168.9 mm (6.6 in)10 February 1973: Record daily snowfall 47.0 cm (18.5 in)5 July 1994: Record daily precipitation 308.6 mm (12.1 in)3 January 2002: Record snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)19601970198019902000
4 all-time records were set at Butler between 4 May 1957 and 3 January 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Butler set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1957-05-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1973-02-10Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
1994-07-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 308.6 mm (12.1 in)
2002-01-03Record snow depthRecord snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 308.6 mm (12.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Butler The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butler. The most was 308.6 mm (12.1 in) on 5 July 1994. 0100200300400 Jan: 143.8 mm (5.7 in), 17 January 1943 Jan Feb: 165.9 mm (6.5 in), 11 February 1981 Feb Mar: 168.7 mm (6.6 in), 5 March 1929 Mar Apr: 137.2 mm (5.4 in), 1 April 1981 Apr May: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 4 May 1957 May Jun: 155.2 mm (6.1 in), 2 June 1915 Jun Jul: 308.6 mm (12.1 in), 5 July 1994 Jul Aug: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 14 August 1909 Aug Sep: 164.1 mm (6.5 in), 15 September 1903 Sep Oct: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 30 October 1993 Oct Nov: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 26 November 1992 Nov Dec: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 4 December 1953 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butler. The most was 308.6 mm (12.1 in) on 5 July 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Butler
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan143.8 mm (5.7 in)17 January 1943
Feb165.9 mm (6.5 in)11 February 1981
Mar168.7 mm (6.6 in)5 March 1929
Apr137.2 mm (5.4 in)1 April 1981
May168.9 mm (6.6 in)4 May 1957
Jun155.2 mm (6.1 in)2 June 1915
Jul308.6 mm (12.1 in)5 July 1994
Aug101.6 mm (4.0 in)14 August 1909
Sep164.1 mm (6.5 in)15 September 1903
Oct120.7 mm (4.8 in)30 October 1993
Nov96.5 mm (3.8 in)26 November 1992
Dec94.0 mm (3.7 in)4 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 2004
Days with data per year at Butler 8 years of record at Butler, 1944 to 2004. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1999, 2004. 1944: 244 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1999: 149 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 334 of 365 days2002: 329 of 365 days2003: 360 of 365 days2004: 84 of 366 days19452000
8 years of record at Butler, 1944 to 2004. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1999, 2004.
Days with data per year at Butler
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194424467%No
1945365100%Yes
199914941%No
200036199%Yes
200133492%Yes
200232990%Yes
200336099%Yes
20048423%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Butler
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 September 2003Butler, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2003Butler, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2003Butler, USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)92 years44 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 2003Butler, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2003Butler, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)56 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2002Butler, USdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)7 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2002Butler, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2002Butler, USdaily rain (Tie)27.4 mm (1.1 in)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2002Butler, USdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)51 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2002Butler, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)95 years44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2002Butler, USdaily rain61.5 mm (2.4 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2002Butler, USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)23 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2002Butler, USall-time snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)56 years53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2002Butler, USmonthly snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)5.8 cm (2.3 in)24 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2001Butler, USdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2000Butler, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2000Butler, USdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)88 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2000Butler, USdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)77 years37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2000Butler, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)76 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2000Butler, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)96 years42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Butler: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)200036.7 C (98.1 F)8
Coldest night (TNn)-12.2 C (10.0 F)2003-9.4 C (15.1 F)8
Wettest day (Rx1day)308.6 mm (12.1 in)199483.3 mm (3.3 in)95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)605.9 mm (23.9 in)1994119.4 mm (4.7 in)95
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days196123 days95

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Butler by year The hottest day of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 253035404519201940196019802000Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2000
The hottest day of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Butler by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1902n/a
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1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
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1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
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1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
1946n/a
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199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200333.3 C (91.9 F)
200428.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Butler by year The coldest night of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F). -14-12-10-8-619201940196019802000Record: -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2003
The coldest night of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Butler by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
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1942n/a
1943n/a
1944-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946n/a
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1999-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004-8.3 C (17.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butler by year The wettest day of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 308.6 mm (12.1 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.3 mm (3.3 in). 010020030040019201940196019802000Record: 308.6 mm (12.1 in) in 1994
The wettest day of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 308.6 mm (12.1 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.3 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butler by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190293.2 mm (3.7 in)
1903164.1 mm (6.5 in)
190495.3 mm (3.8 in)
190594.5 mm (3.7 in)
190669.9 mm (2.8 in)
190786.6 mm (3.4 in)
1908131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1909113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1910104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191153.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912140.2 mm (5.5 in)
191381.8 mm (3.2 in)
191488.4 mm (3.5 in)
1915155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1916101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917100.6 mm (4.0 in)
191855.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919124.5 mm (4.9 in)
192068.6 mm (2.7 in)
192147.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922160.0 mm (6.3 in)
192370.6 mm (2.8 in)
192484.6 mm (3.3 in)
192588.9 mm (3.5 in)
192665.8 mm (2.6 in)
192776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1929168.7 mm (6.6 in)
193082.8 mm (3.3 in)
193196.3 mm (3.8 in)
193291.4 mm (3.6 in)
193385.1 mm (3.4 in)
194261.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1944117.1 mm (4.6 in)
194560.2 mm (2.4 in)
194694.0 mm (3.7 in)
194764.3 mm (2.5 in)
194868.6 mm (2.7 in)
194969.1 mm (2.7 in)
195063.5 mm (2.5 in)
195153.3 mm (2.1 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953102.6 mm (4.0 in)
195452.8 mm (2.1 in)
195587.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1957168.9 mm (6.6 in)
195862.2 mm (2.4 in)
195974.9 mm (2.9 in)
196095.0 mm (3.7 in)
196161.0 mm (2.4 in)
196272.4 mm (2.9 in)
196377.7 mm (3.1 in)
196473.9 mm (2.9 in)
196553.1 mm (2.1 in)
196698.8 mm (3.9 in)
196764.5 mm (2.5 in)
196853.8 mm (2.1 in)
196954.6 mm (2.1 in)
197090.2 mm (3.6 in)
197172.6 mm (2.9 in)
197292.7 mm (3.6 in)
197381.5 mm (3.2 in)
197457.7 mm (2.3 in)
197583.3 mm (3.3 in)
1976119.4 mm (4.7 in)
197766.3 mm (2.6 in)
197853.3 mm (2.1 in)
197961.0 mm (2.4 in)
198087.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1982102.1 mm (4.0 in)
198373.7 mm (2.9 in)
198454.6 mm (2.1 in)
198564.8 mm (2.6 in)
198674.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987109.2 mm (4.3 in)
198875.4 mm (3.0 in)
198990.2 mm (3.6 in)
1990160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1991101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199296.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1994308.6 mm (12.1 in)
199583.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996106.7 mm (4.2 in)
199751.3 mm (2.0 in)
199882.6 mm (3.3 in)
199953.3 mm (2.1 in)
200061.0 mm (2.4 in)
200187.6 mm (3.4 in)
200266.3 mm (2.6 in)
200366.3 mm (2.6 in)
200430.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butler by year The wettest five days of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 605.9 mm (23.9 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.4 mm (4.7 in). 020040060080019201940196019802000Record: 605.9 mm (23.9 in) in 1994
The wettest five days of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 605.9 mm (23.9 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.4 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butler by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190298.0 mm (3.9 in)
1903171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1904167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1905165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1906120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1907144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1908180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1909194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1910109.4 mm (4.3 in)
191195.8 mm (3.8 in)
1912185.8 mm (7.3 in)
1913222.9 mm (8.8 in)
1914110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1915164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1916202.8 mm (8.0 in)
1917156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1918110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1919166.9 mm (6.6 in)
192099.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1922187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1923119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1924117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1925215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1926114.6 mm (4.5 in)
192786.1 mm (3.4 in)
1928199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1929254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1930120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1931121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1932116.6 mm (4.6 in)
193385.1 mm (3.4 in)
194275.9 mm (3.0 in)
1943211.1 mm (8.3 in)
1944221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1945106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1946107.7 mm (4.2 in)
194794.5 mm (3.7 in)
1948179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1949111.0 mm (4.4 in)
195080.0 mm (3.1 in)
195186.8 mm (3.4 in)
195285.2 mm (3.4 in)
1953220.7 mm (8.7 in)
195472.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1957205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1958125.3 mm (4.9 in)
195990.1 mm (3.5 in)
1960144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1961135.7 mm (5.3 in)
196294.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1964150.9 mm (5.9 in)
196595.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1967122.9 mm (4.8 in)
196888.1 mm (3.5 in)
196996.8 mm (3.8 in)
1970109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1971120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1972130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1973111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1974100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1975145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1976128.2 mm (5.0 in)
197793.2 mm (3.7 in)
197881.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1980105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1981173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1982112.0 mm (4.4 in)
198379.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984130.5 mm (5.1 in)
198588.2 mm (3.5 in)
1986142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1987207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1988118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1989160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1990163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1991130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1992117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1993122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1994605.9 mm (23.9 in)
199587.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1997114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1998153.2 mm (6.0 in)
199953.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2001102.4 mm (4.0 in)
200293.5 mm (3.7 in)
2003131.1 mm (5.2 in)
200458.6 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butler by year The longest dry spell of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 102030405019201940196019802000Record: 49 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Butler, 1902 to 2004. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butler by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190220 days
190324 days
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190516 days
190626 days
190717 days
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195618 days
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196149 days
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196333 days
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196530 days
196618 days
196724 days
196819 days
196921 days
197025 days
197121 days
197215 days
197326 days
197421 days
197520 days
197623 days
197725 days
197828 days
197924 days
198023 days
198122 days
198219 days
198327 days
198426 days
198526 days
198630 days
198742 days
198817 days
198919 days
199030 days
199119 days
199216 days
199322 days
199420 days
199517 days
199623 days
199723 days
199831 days
199925 days
200031 days
200141 days
200217 days
200317 days
200419 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1903 to 2003

A day with at least 83.3 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 237.1 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Butler: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years83.3 mm (3.3 in)
5 years114.4 mm (4.5 in)
10 years138.6 mm (5.5 in)
25 years173.7 mm (6.8 in)
50 years203.7 mm (8.0 in)
100 years237.1 mm (9.3 in)Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1903 to 2003.

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: 308.6 mm (12.1 in) in 1994; 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1957; 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1929.

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  • Data for Butler standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Butler 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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