Dawson Weather Records (USC00092570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dawson (USC00092570), Georgia, United States, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Dawson

Dawson (USC00092570) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.78 latitude and -84.45 longitude, 108 m (355 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2010, 108 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dawson still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dawson set a daily record snowfall of 2.3 cm (0.9 in) on 13 February 2010.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 31.78 latitude, -84.45 longitude.
Elevation: 108 m (355 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2010, 108 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Dawson. 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 Dawson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dawson still stand. 1903 holds the most, with 371.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Dawson between 14 December 1972 and 11 December 2008. Each dot is a new record.

When Dawson set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-12-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2008-12-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 212.1 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 212.1 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dawson. The most was 212.1 mm (8.4 in) on 11 December 2008.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dawson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	1 January 1973
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10 February 1995
Mar	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 March 1966
Apr	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	1 April 1962
May	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 May 1980
Jun	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 June 1972
Jul	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	11 July 2005
Aug	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 August 2008
Sep	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	25 September 1951
Oct	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 October 1971
Nov	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 November 1903
Dec	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	11 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 1907

5 years of record at Dawson, 1903 to 1907. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907.

Latest Records

Latest records at Dawson
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 2010	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2010	Dawson, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2010	Dawson, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2010	Dawson, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Dawson, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2008	Dawson, US	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain (Tie)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	tie	104 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2008	Dawson, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Dawson: 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)	1907	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1905	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	2008	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	2008	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1961	24 days	72

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dawson, 1903 to 2010. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dawson by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1906	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dawson, 1903 to 2010. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dawson by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1905	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1906	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1907	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dawson, 1903 to 2010. The record is 212.1 mm (8.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dawson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1904	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1905	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1907	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1942	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1943	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1952	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1957	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1958	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1965	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1967	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1971	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1973	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1981	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1985	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1989	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1990	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1995	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1999	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2003	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2006	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2007	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
2009	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2010	93.7 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dawson, 1903 to 2010. The record is 225.6 mm (8.9 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.2 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dawson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1904	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1905	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1906	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1907	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1941	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1942	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1943	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1944	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1949	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1950	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1951	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1952	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1953	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1955	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1956	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1957	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1958	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1959	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1961	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1962	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1963	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1964	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1965	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1966	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1967	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1968	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1970	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1971	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1972	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1973	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1974	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1975	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1976	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1977	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1979	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1980	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1981	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1982	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1983	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1984	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1985	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1986	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1988	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1989	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1990	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1991	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1992	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1993	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1994	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1995	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1996	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1998	206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1999	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2000	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2001	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2003	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2004	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2005	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
2006	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2007	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2008	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
2009	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
2010	157.2 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dawson, 1903 to 2010. The record is 52 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dawson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	30 days
1904	49 days
1905	22 days
1906	26 days
1907	15 days
1941	31 days
1942	24 days
1943	46 days
1944	18 days
1948	24 days
1949	18 days
1950	17 days
1951	24 days
1952	26 days
1953	15 days
1954	24 days
1955	25 days
1956	18 days
1957	16 days
1958	23 days
1959	22 days
1960	29 days
1961	52 days
1962	31 days
1963	33 days
1964	34 days
1965	21 days
1966	27 days
1967	25 days
1968	18 days
1969	19 days
1970	21 days
1971	21 days
1972	21 days
1973	27 days
1974	25 days
1975	19 days
1976	24 days
1977	17 days
1978	38 days
1979	30 days
1980	25 days
1981	22 days
1982	14 days
1983	24 days
1984	29 days
1985	24 days
1986	31 days
1987	41 days
1988	18 days
1989	22 days
1990	34 days
1991	47 days
1992	20 days
1993	21 days
1994	20 days
1995	16 days
1996	14 days
1997	12 days
1998	24 days
1999	24 days
2000	27 days
2001	46 days
2002	16 days
2003	18 days
2004	32 days
2005	24 days
2006	29 days
2007	46 days
2008	27 days
2009	21 days
2010	16 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

56 years, 1904 to 2009

A day with at least 78.1 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.4 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dawson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
25 years	143.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1904 to 2009.

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: 212.1 mm (8.4 in) in 2008; 138.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1972; 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1980.

Download the Data

Data for Dawson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dawson 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1903	327	90%	No
1904	354	97%	Yes
1905	313	86%	No
1906	318	87%	No
1907	183	50%	No