Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Gaines (USC00093516), Georgia, United States, with 94 years of record.
Key Facts for Ft Gaines
Ft Gaines (USC00093516) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.60 latitude and -85.05 longitude, 104 m (341 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1984, 94 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Gaines still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Gaines tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 17 July 1984.
About the Station
Location: Georgia, United States, 31.60 latitude, -85.05 longitude.
Elevation: 104 m (341 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1984, 94 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 Ft Gaines. 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 Ft Gaines, 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)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ft Gaines still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Ft Gaines by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1891
5
1892
2
1894
2
1895
1
1897
6
1898
2
1900
10
1901
18
1902
35
1903
19
1904
9
1905
22
1906
24
1907
22
1908
18
1909
15
1910
22
1911
22
1912
17
1913
27
1914
21
1915
23
1916
15
1917
36
1918
26
1919
21
1920
20
1921
10
1922
31
1923
16
1924
15
1925
37
1926
16
1927
17
1928
13
1929
11
1930
17
1931
40
1932
15
1933
11
1934
20
1935
17
1936
19
1937
31
1938
27
1939
14
1940
29
1941
6
1942
13
1943
23
1944
15
1945
11
1946
12
1947
10
1948
23
1949
8
1950
26
1951
24
1952
18
1953
25
1954
41
1955
20
1956
6
1957
18
1958
19
1959
9
1960
12
1961
18
1962
15
1963
10
1964
11
1965
5
1966
7
1967
21
1968
8
1969
7
1970
10
1971
12
1972
5
1973
4
1974
15
1975
20
1976
17
1977
14
1978
4
1979
3
1980
8
1981
10
1982
13
1983
15
1984
7
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Ft Gaines between 13 December 1962 and 24 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Ft Gaines set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1962-12-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 241.6 mm (9.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Gaines. The most was 241.6 mm (9.5 in) on 23 March 1897.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Gaines
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
6 January 1962
Feb
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
10 February 1900
Mar
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
23 March 1897
Apr
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
23 April 1928
May
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
13 May 1903
Jun
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
5 June 1967
Jul
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
8 July 1916
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
6 August 1917
Sep
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
18 September 1901
Oct
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1 October 1929
Nov
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
7 November 1912
Dec
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
31 December 1900
Period of Record Coverage
1891 to 1984
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
93 years of record at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Ft Gaines, 1902 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.9 C (65.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 17.6 C (63.7 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 20.0 C (68.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ft Gaines as warming stripes, 1902 to 1982
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
19.2 C
+0.35 C
1905
18.2 C
-0.63 C
1906
18.3 C
-0.59 C
1907
18.8 C
-0.11 C
1908
18.6 C
-0.30 C
1909
18.3 C
-0.56 C
1910
18.3 C
-0.54 C
1911
20.0 C
+1.12 C
1912
18.5 C
-0.32 C
1913
19.0 C
+0.15 C
1914
18.6 C
-0.22 C
1915
18.9 C
+0.07 C
1916
19.1 C
+0.21 C
1917
18.1 C
-0.73 C
1918
18.9 C
+0.08 C
1919
19.4 C
+0.52 C
1920
18.5 C
-0.41 C
1923
18.7 C
-0.20 C
1924
17.6 C
-1.23 C
1925
19.4 C
+0.54 C
1926
18.3 C
-0.61 C
1927
19.9 C
+1.03 C
1928
18.2 C
-0.70 C
1929
18.9 C
+0.06 C
1930
18.8 C
-0.04 C
1931
19.7 C
+0.82 C
1932
19.6 C
+0.70 C
1934
19.0 C
+0.17 C
1937
19.2 C
+0.38 C
1940
18.4 C
-0.49 C
1942
18.6 C
-0.24 C
1943
18.9 C
+0.06 C
1944
19.0 C
+0.15 C
1945
19.2 C
+0.35 C
1946
19.4 C
+0.53 C
1948
19.2 C
+0.35 C
1949
19.6 C
+0.72 C
1950
19.3 C
+0.39 C
1951
19.1 C
+0.28 C
1952
19.0 C
+0.18 C
1953
18.8 C
-0.03 C
1954
19.7 C
+0.79 C
1957
19.8 C
+0.92 C
1958
18.5 C
-0.40 C
1959
19.1 C
+0.25 C
1960
18.4 C
-0.45 C
1961
18.6 C
-0.26 C
1962
19.0 C
+0.11 C
1963
18.4 C
-0.48 C
1964
18.5 C
-0.32 C
1965
18.9 C
+0.05 C
1966
18.2 C
-0.68 C
1967
18.5 C
-0.38 C
1968
18.2 C
-0.67 C
1969
18.0 C
-0.89 C
1971
18.8 C
-0.04 C
1972
19.2 C
+0.38 C
1973
18.7 C
-0.18 C
1974
19.4 C
+0.53 C
1977
18.8 C
-0.07 C
1978
18.5 C
-0.34 C
1980
18.9 C
+0.04 C
1981
18.9 C
0.00 C
1982
19.7 C
+0.83 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1902 to 1982 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ft Gaines
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade
0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade
1902 to 1982
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.09) per decade
0.01 F (-0.13 to 0.16) per decade
1902 to 1982
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade
0.04 F (-0.08 to 0.16) per decade
1902 to 1982
64
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
1891 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Ft Gaines: 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)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
93
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
93
Wettest day (Rx1day)
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1897
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
381.0 mm (15.0 in)
1948
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
91
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1961
24 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Gaines by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1891
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1892
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1895
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1897
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1898
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1899
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1900
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Gaines by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1891
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1892
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1893
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1894
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1895
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1898
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1899
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1900
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1901
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1902
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1903
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1904
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1905
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1906
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1907
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1908
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1909
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1910
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1911
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1912
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1914
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1915
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1916
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1917
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1918
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1919
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1921
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1922
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1923
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1924
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1926
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1930
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1932
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1935
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1936
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1938
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1943
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1944
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1955
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1974
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1982
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 241.6 mm (9.5 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Gaines by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891
n/a
1892
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1893
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1895
n/a
1897
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1898
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1899
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1901
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1902
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1903
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1904
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1912
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1913
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1916
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1917
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1927
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1928
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1929
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1930
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1931
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1935
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1942
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1944
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1949
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1954
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1958
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1963
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1968
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1973
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1975
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1976
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1982
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 381.0 mm (15.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.0 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Gaines by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891
n/a
1892
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1893
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1894
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1895
n/a
1897
307.7 mm (12.1 in)
1898
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1899
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900
285.4 mm (11.2 in)
1901
219.5 mm (8.6 in)
1902
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1903
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1904
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1905
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1906
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1907
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1908
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1909
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1910
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1911
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1912
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1913
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1916
349.0 mm (13.7 in)
1917
216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1918
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1919
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1920
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1921
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1922
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1923
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1924
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1925
305.4 mm (12.0 in)
1926
191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1927
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1929
252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1930
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1931
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1932
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1933
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1935
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1936
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1937
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1938
208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1939
198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1940
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1942
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1943
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1944
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1945
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1946
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1948
381.0 mm (15.0 in)
1949
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1950
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1952
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1954
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1955
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1957
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1958
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1959
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1960
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1961
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1962
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1964
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1965
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1966
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1967
218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1968
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1970
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1971
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1972
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1973
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1976
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1977
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1978
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1979
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1980
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1981
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Gaines by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891
n/a
1892
14 days
1893
19 days
1894
29 days
1895
n/a
1897
10 days
1898
24 days
1899
22 days
1900
18 days
1901
22 days
1902
20 days
1903
20 days
1904
29 days
1905
18 days
1906
26 days
1907
19 days
1908
23 days
1909
29 days
1910
27 days
1911
21 days
1912
20 days
1913
43 days
1914
26 days
1915
27 days
1916
33 days
1917
32 days
1918
24 days
1919
23 days
1920
26 days
1921
26 days
1922
17 days
1923
21 days
1924
40 days
1925
30 days
1926
18 days
1927
26 days
1928
19 days
1929
19 days
1930
17 days
1931
41 days
1932
16 days
1933
37 days
1934
23 days
1935
39 days
1936
27 days
1937
14 days
1938
24 days
1939
44 days
1940
18 days
1941
24 days
1942
27 days
1943
23 days
1944
26 days
1945
16 days
1946
22 days
1947
16 days
1948
22 days
1949
37 days
1950
24 days
1951
22 days
1952
31 days
1953
25 days
1954
38 days
1955
36 days
1956
25 days
1957
21 days
1958
23 days
1959
18 days
1960
24 days
1961
49 days
1962
31 days
1963
33 days
1964
34 days
1965
28 days
1966
29 days
1967
19 days
1968
28 days
1969
22 days
1970
25 days
1971
33 days
1972
26 days
1973
29 days
1974
25 days
1975
20 days
1976
24 days
1977
22 days
1978
32 days
1979
26 days
1980
24 days
1981
21 days
1982
27 days
1983
25 days
1984
25 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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Gaines falls on 16 March and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 241 days between them.
In 1946 to 1982 the median growing season was 238 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1902 to 1940.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ft Gaines
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1902 to 1940)
Recent period (1946 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 March
16 March
17 March
1 day later
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 November
13 November
10 November
3 days earlier
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
241 days
242 days
238 days
4 days fewer
0.0 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
78 years, 1901 to 1983
A day with at least 81.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 234.6 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ft Gaines: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
5 years
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
10 years
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
25 years
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
50 years
198.8 mm (7.8 in)
100 years
234.6 mm (9.2 in)
Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1901 to 1983.
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: 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1916; 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1901; 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1929.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ft Gaines, at 1930. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1930 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ft Gaines, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1930
+0.4
+0.6
likely
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.