Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fitzgerald (USC00093386), Georgia, United States, with 109 years of record.
Key Facts for Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald (USC00093386) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.71 latitude and -83.25 longitude, 113 m (370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2006, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fitzgerald still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fitzgerald tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 28 July 2005.
About the Station
Location: Georgia, United States, 31.71 latitude, -83.25 longitude.
Elevation: 113 m (370 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2006, 109 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 Fitzgerald. 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 Fitzgerald, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fitzgerald still stand. 1904 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Fitzgerald by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
19
1899
43
1900
31
1901
26
1902
39
1903
20
1904
45
1905
13
1906
16
1907
29
1908
19
1909
17
1916
3
1917
18
1918
6
1930
8
1931
37
1932
32
1933
14
1934
22
1935
19
1936
11
1937
29
1938
8
1939
14
1940
23
1941
10
1942
9
1943
28
1944
25
1945
8
1946
5
1947
18
1948
9
1949
19
1950
23
1951
17
1952
25
1953
13
1954
20
1955
14
1956
6
1957
18
1958
10
1959
12
1960
10
1961
17
1962
11
1963
14
1964
11
1965
4
1966
8
1967
26
1968
14
1969
6
1970
20
1971
18
1972
14
1973
11
1974
21
1975
8
1976
8
1977
10
1978
8
1979
9
1980
15
1981
14
1982
18
1983
25
1984
29
1985
14
1986
15
1987
15
1988
8
1989
25
1990
6
1991
11
1992
12
1993
14
1994
7
1995
12
1996
11
1997
20
1998
17
1999
15
2000
15
2001
9
2002
22
2003
9
2004
4
2005
4
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Fitzgerald between 13 December 1962 and 7 September 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Fitzgerald set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1962-12-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1977-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -1.1 C (30.0 F)
1980-07-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1980-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1982-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)
1983-12-26
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
2004-09-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fitzgerald. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 7 September 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fitzgerald
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1 January 1967
Feb
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
13 February 1960
Mar
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
20 March 1933
Apr
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1 April 1948
May
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
22 May 1987
Jun
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
16 June 1994
Jul
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
3 July 1907
Aug
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
26 August 1970
Sep
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
7 September 2004
Oct
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
10 October 1936
Nov
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
22 November 1985
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 December 1947
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
92 years of record at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1930 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Fitzgerald, 1899 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 17.7 C (63.9 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 20.4 C (68.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fitzgerald as warming stripes, 1899 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
19.0 C
-0.26 C
1900
19.2 C
-0.12 C
1901
18.1 C
-1.21 C
1902
19.2 C
-0.11 C
1903
18.5 C
-0.80 C
1906
19.1 C
-0.22 C
1908
19.8 C
+0.48 C
1931
20.0 C
+0.68 C
1932
20.2 C
+0.94 C
1933
20.4 C
+1.14 C
1936
19.8 C
+0.48 C
1937
19.2 C
-0.03 C
1938
19.9 C
+0.58 C
1939
20.1 C
+0.87 C
1940
18.6 C
-0.64 C
1948
19.5 C
+0.27 C
1949
20.4 C
+1.09 C
1951
20.1 C
+0.81 C
1952
19.8 C
+0.56 C
1954
20.3 C
+1.01 C
1955
19.8 C
+0.55 C
1956
20.0 C
+0.70 C
1957
20.1 C
+0.84 C
1958
18.8 C
-0.43 C
1960
18.9 C
-0.38 C
1961
19.2 C
-0.03 C
1962
19.5 C
+0.18 C
1963
18.8 C
-0.48 C
1965
19.5 C
+0.25 C
1966
18.6 C
-0.64 C
1967
19.3 C
+0.03 C
1968
18.8 C
-0.44 C
1969
18.7 C
-0.60 C
1970
19.4 C
+0.10 C
1971
19.8 C
+0.48 C
1972
19.8 C
+0.56 C
1973
19.8 C
+0.50 C
1974
20.2 C
+0.89 C
1975
19.9 C
+0.65 C
1976
18.8 C
-0.44 C
1977
19.5 C
+0.22 C
1978
19.4 C
+0.15 C
1979
19.1 C
-0.15 C
1980
19.6 C
+0.32 C
1981
18.2 C
-1.07 C
1982
18.9 C
-0.36 C
1983
17.7 C
-1.53 C
1984
18.8 C
-0.47 C
1986
19.9 C
+0.58 C
1987
18.5 C
-0.73 C
1990
19.9 C
+0.66 C
1991
19.2 C
-0.03 C
1992
17.9 C
-1.36 C
1993
18.6 C
-0.67 C
1994
18.8 C
-0.45 C
1995
18.7 C
-0.57 C
1996
18.3 C
-0.97 C
1997
18.5 C
-0.77 C
1998
19.7 C
+0.41 C
2000
18.8 C
-0.47 C
2003
19.0 C
-0.31 C
2004
18.9 C
-0.38 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 2004 is -0.05 C (-0.10 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.09 F (-0.19 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 62 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fitzgerald
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.10 to 0.01) per decade
-0.09 F (-0.19 to 0.02) per decade
1899 to 2004
62
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1899 to 2004
62
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1899 to 2004
62
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
1898 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Fitzgerald: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
92
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
92
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2004
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1931
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
92
Longest dry spell (CDD)
55 days
1931
23 days
92
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fitzgerald by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1898
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1905
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1906
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
23.9 C (75.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.5 C (18.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fitzgerald by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1898
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1899
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1900
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1901
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1902
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1903
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1904
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1905
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1906
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1907
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1916
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1917
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1918
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1930
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1931
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1932
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1935
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1936
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1937
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1938
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1939
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1940
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1941
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1944
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1948
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1949
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1950
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1951
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1952
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1953
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1956
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1957
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1958
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1959
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1960
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1972
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1978
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1980
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1982
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1983
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1985
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1986
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1989
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1990
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1993
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1995
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2001
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2005
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fitzgerald by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1899
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1900
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1901
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1907
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1908
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1918
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1932
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1937
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1943
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1945
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1948
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1954
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1959
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1962
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1967
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1971
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1977
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1986
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1988
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1992
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1994
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1997
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1998
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1999
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2005
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. The record is 257.0 mm (10.1 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.6 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fitzgerald by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1899
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1900
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1901
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1903
216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1904
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1907
209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1908
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1909
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1916
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1918
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1930
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1931
257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1932
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1933
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1934
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1937
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1940
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1941
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1943
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1944
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1945
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1946
82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1947
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1948
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1949
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1950
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1951
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1953
130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1954
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1956
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1957
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1958
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1959
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1961
161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1962
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1964
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1965
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1966
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1967
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1968
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970
196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1971
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1972
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1973
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1974
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1975
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1976
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1977
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1979
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1981
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1982
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1983
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1984
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1985
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1986
149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1987
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1988
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1989
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1990
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1991
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1992
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1993
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1994
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1995
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1996
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1998
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1999
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2001
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
2002
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2003
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2004
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2005
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2006
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fitzgerald, 1898 to 2006. The record is 55 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fitzgerald by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898
24 days
1899
17 days
1900
20 days
1901
47 days
1902
19 days
1903
21 days
1904
33 days
1905
14 days
1906
21 days
1907
18 days
1908
22 days
1909
36 days
1916
27 days
1917
20 days
1918
18 days
1930
28 days
1931
55 days
1932
21 days
1933
24 days
1934
22 days
1935
32 days
1936
44 days
1937
19 days
1938
24 days
1939
46 days
1940
26 days
1941
25 days
1942
26 days
1943
46 days
1944
30 days
1945
12 days
1946
13 days
1947
14 days
1948
18 days
1949
23 days
1950
20 days
1951
18 days
1952
25 days
1953
33 days
1954
44 days
1955
38 days
1956
17 days
1957
15 days
1958
23 days
1959
19 days
1960
22 days
1961
51 days
1962
17 days
1963
33 days
1964
34 days
1965
31 days
1966
19 days
1967
23 days
1968
16 days
1969
27 days
1970
27 days
1971
20 days
1972
23 days
1973
44 days
1974
34 days
1975
20 days
1976
19 days
1977
27 days
1978
29 days
1979
17 days
1980
24 days
1981
22 days
1982
18 days
1983
23 days
1984
22 days
1985
19 days
1986
29 days
1987
34 days
1988
20 days
1989
20 days
1990
21 days
1991
26 days
1992
33 days
1993
17 days
1994
13 days
1995
18 days
1996
31 days
1997
21 days
1998
25 days
1999
41 days
2000
37 days
2001
26 days
2002
21 days
2003
20 days
2004
33 days
2005
15 days
2006
8 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
60 years with a frost
Across 60 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fitzgerald falls on 7 March and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 260 days between them.
In 1968 to 2004 the median growing season was 269 days. That is 22 days more than in 1899 to 1967.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fitzgerald
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1899 to 1967)
Recent period (1968 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 March
8 March
2 March
6 days earlier
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 November
9 November
21 November
12 days later
+1.6 days per decade
Growing days
260 days
247 days
269 days
22 days more
+3.4 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
76 years, 1899 to 2004
A day with at least 76.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 173.5 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fitzgerald: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
25 years
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
100 years
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1899 to 2004.
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: 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2004; 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1970; 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1907.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Fitzgerald, at 1962 and 1982. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1962 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1982 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Fitzgerald, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1962
+0.3
+0.6
likely
5
1982
-0.4
-0.6
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.