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Helen Weather Records (USC00094230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Helen (USC00094230), Georgia, United States, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Helen

  • Helen (USC00094230) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 34.70 latitude and -83.73 longitude, 455 m (1,493 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1956 to 2022, 67 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Helen still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Helen set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 29 July 2022.

About the Station

  • Location: Georgia, United States, 34.70 latitude, -83.73 longitude.
  • Elevation: 455 m (1,493 ft).
  • Period of record: 1956 to 2022, 67 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Helen, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Helen. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Helen. 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 Helen, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.9 C (84.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
May35.6 C (96.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Aug37.2 C (99.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Oct32.8 C (91.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Nov28.9 C (84.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Helen by the year they were set 1,464 records at Helen still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 58. 02040601956: 181957: 451958: 191959: 161960: 381961: 351962: 581963: 421964: 361965: 201966: 241967: 441968: 231969: 261970: 261971: 191972: 151973: 131974: 311975: 131976: 291977: 291978: 91984: 301985: 471986: 391987: 171988: 211989: 351990: 221991: 321992: 111993: 151994: 141995: 161996: 321997: 241998: 371999: 212000: 252001: 132002: 262003: 142004: 112005: 122006: 152007: 212008: 192009: 182010: 302011: 172012: 232013: 232014: 202015: 132016: 92017: 282018: 262019: 202020: 212021: 102022: 9195619631970197719891996200320102017
1,464 records at Helen still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Helen by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195618
195745
195819
195916
196038
196135
196258
196342
196436
196520
196624
196744
196823
196926
197026
197119
197215
197313
197431
197513
197629
197729
19789
198430
198547
198639
198717
198821
198935
199022
199132
199211
199315
199414
199516
199632
199724
199837
199921
200025
200113
200226
200314
200411
200512
200615
200721
200819
200918
201030
201117
201223
201323
201420
201513
20169
201728
201826
201920
202021
202110
20229

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Helen set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Helen between 14 August 1995 and 20 February 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature14 August 1995: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)30 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)20 February 2015: Record low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)19952000200520102015
3 all-time records were set at Helen between 14 August 1995 and 20 February 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Helen set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1995-08-14Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
2012-06-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
2015-02-20Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Helen The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Helen. The most was 206.2 mm (8.1 in) on 23 August 1967. 0100200300 Jan: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 27 January 1996 Jan Feb: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 13 February 1966 Feb Mar: 196.1 mm (7.7 in), 6 March 1996 Mar Apr: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 5 April 1957 Apr May: 147.6 mm (5.8 in), 30 May 2018 May Jun: 176.8 mm (7.0 in), 1 June 2018 Jun Jul: 103.9 mm (4.1 in), 31 July 1968 Jul Aug: 206.2 mm (8.1 in), 23 August 1967 Aug Sep: 204.5 mm (8.1 in), 17 September 2004 Sep Oct: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 26 October 1997 Oct Nov: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 1 November 1969 Nov Dec: 140.0 mm (5.5 in), 12 December 1961 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Helen. The most was 206.2 mm (8.1 in) on 23 August 1967.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Helen
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan91.4 mm (3.6 in)27 January 1996
Feb114.3 mm (4.5 in)13 February 1966
Mar196.1 mm (7.7 in)6 March 1996
Apr113.0 mm (4.4 in)5 April 1957
May147.6 mm (5.8 in)30 May 2018
Jun176.8 mm (7.0 in)1 June 2018
Jul103.9 mm (4.1 in)31 July 1968
Aug206.2 mm (8.1 in)23 August 1967
Sep204.5 mm (8.1 in)17 September 2004
Oct152.4 mm (6.0 in)26 October 1997
Nov103.6 mm (4.1 in)1 November 1969
Dec140.0 mm (5.5 in)12 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 2022
Days with data per year at Helen 62 years of record at Helen, 1956 to 2022. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1959, 1978, 1984, 1999, 2022. 1956: 275 of 366 days1957: 355 of 365 days1958: 342 of 365 days1959: 187 of 365 days1960: 361 of 366 days1961: 359 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 362 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 361 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 356 of 365 days1978: 88 of 365 days1984: 278 of 366 days1985: 344 of 365 days1986: 349 of 365 days1987: 351 of 365 days1988: 350 of 366 days1989: 353 of 365 days1990: 351 of 365 days1991: 359 of 365 days1992: 357 of 366 days1993: 348 of 365 days1994: 354 of 365 days1995: 339 of 365 days1996: 349 of 366 days1997: 339 of 365 days1998: 349 of 365 days1999: 311 of 365 days2000: 350 of 366 days2001: 338 of 365 days2002: 342 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 361 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 359 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 361 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 334 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 359 of 365 days2022: 185 of 365 days196019701990200020102020
62 years of record at Helen, 1956 to 2022. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1959, 1978, 1984, 1999, 2022.
Days with data per year at Helen
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195627575%No
195735597%Yes
195834294%Yes
195918751%No
196036199%Yes
196135998%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196536299%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436199%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197735698%Yes
19788824%No
198427876%No
198534494%Yes
198634996%Yes
198735196%Yes
198835096%Yes
198935397%Yes
199035196%Yes
199135998%Yes
199235798%Yes
199334895%Yes
199435497%Yes
199533993%Yes
199634995%Yes
199733993%Yes
199834996%Yes
199931185%No
200035096%Yes
200133893%Yes
200234294%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436399%Yes
200535698%Yes
200636199%Yes
200736299%Yes
200836399%Yes
200935998%Yes
201036299%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436399%Yes
201536199%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201733492%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936399%Yes
202036499%Yes
202135998%Yes
202218551%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Helen
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 July 2022Helen, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)49 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2022Helen, USdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2022Helen, USdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2022Helen, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2022Helen, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2022Helen, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2022Helen, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)64 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2022Helen, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2022Helen, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2022Helen, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2022Helen, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2022Helen, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2022Helen, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2022Helen, USdaily high max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie55 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2022Helen, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2022Helen, USdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2022Helen, USdaily snow depth (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2022Helen, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2021Helen, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)50 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2021Helen, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

53 complete years, 1957 to 2021
Annual mean temperature at Helen as warming stripes, 1957 to 2021 One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Helen, 1957 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1957: 15.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1960: 13.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 13.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1962: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1964: 14.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1968: 13.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1969: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1974: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 13.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1977: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 15.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1986: 15.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1987: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1988: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1989: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1990: 16.0 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1991: 15.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1992: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1994: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1995: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1997: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 16.3 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2002: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2006: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2007: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2008: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2009: 13.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2010: 14.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2011: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2012: 15.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2013: 13.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2014: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2015: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 15.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2019: 15.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1957197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Helen, 1957 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Helen as warming stripes, 1957 to 2021
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195715.1 C+0.69 C
195813.4 C-0.97 C
196013.6 C-0.74 C
196113.8 C-0.59 C
196214.2 C-0.20 C
196313.4 C-1.00 C
196414.0 C-0.42 C
196514.3 C-0.07 C
196613.5 C-0.84 C
196713.6 C-0.81 C
196813.2 C-1.22 C
196913.4 C-0.96 C
197014.1 C-0.27 C
197114.3 C-0.11 C
197214.2 C-0.23 C
197314.4 C+0.02 C
197414.7 C+0.27 C
197514.7 C+0.31 C
197613.5 C-0.90 C
197714.2 C-0.16 C
198515.1 C+0.73 C
198615.7 C+1.30 C
198714.8 C+0.39 C
198814.1 C-0.25 C
198914.7 C+0.34 C
199016.0 C+1.64 C
199115.6 C+1.17 C
199214.6 C+0.24 C
199314.6 C+0.23 C
199414.6 C+0.21 C
199514.6 C+0.18 C
199614.6 C+0.20 C
199714.5 C+0.08 C
199816.3 C+1.92 C
200214.9 C+0.54 C
200314.3 C-0.05 C
200414.7 C+0.29 C
200514.4 C+0.01 C
200614.3 C-0.11 C
200714.4 C0.00 C
200813.4 C-0.98 C
200913.3 C-1.05 C
201014.0 C-0.43 C
201114.7 C+0.27 C
201215.0 C+0.58 C
201313.6 C-0.74 C
201413.6 C-0.77 C
201514.7 C+0.35 C
201615.1 C+0.67 C
201814.5 C+0.11 C
201915.0 C+0.66 C
202014.8 C+0.38 C
202114.5 C+0.11 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.01 to 0.20) per decade over 1957 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.19 F (0.02 to 0.36) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Helen
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.11 C (0.01 to 0.20) per decade0.19 F (0.02 to 0.36) per decade1957 to 202153Rise
Mean daily maximum0.0 C (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.0 F (-0.2 to 0.2) per decade1957 to 202153Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade1957 to 202153Rise

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

1956 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Helen: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)201235.0 C (95.0 F)62
Coldest night (TNn)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1985-12.2 C (10.0 F)62
Wettest day (Rx1day)206.2 mm (8.1 in)196791.7 mm (3.6 in)62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)514.1 mm (20.2 in)2018155.0 mm (6.1 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)52 days201618 days62

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Helen by year The hottest day of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 253035401960198020002020Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2012
The hottest day of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Helen by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196236.1 C (97.0 F)
196335.0 C (95.0 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196634.4 C (93.9 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197133.3 C (91.9 F)
197232.2 C (90.0 F)
197331.7 C (89.1 F)
197431.7 C (89.1 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197825.0 C (77.0 F)
198435.0 C (95.0 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)
198637.8 C (100.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198836.7 C (98.1 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199133.9 C (93.0 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199837.2 C (99.0 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200833.3 C (91.9 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201332.8 C (91.0 F)
201433.3 C (91.9 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201733.3 C (91.9 F)
201832.8 C (91.0 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202037.8 C (100.0 F)
202133.3 C (91.9 F)
202234.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Helen by year The coldest night of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F). -25-20-15-10-51960198020002020Record: -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Helen by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1956-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1978-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1988-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1990-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1991-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2006-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2018-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2020-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2022-8.3 C (17.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Helen by year The wettest day of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in). 501001502002501960198020002020Record: 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1967
The wettest day of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Helen by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1956114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1957113.0 mm (4.4 in)
195863.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959127.0 mm (5.0 in)
196089.2 mm (3.5 in)
1961140.0 mm (5.5 in)
196268.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1964146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1965102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1966114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1968116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1969103.6 mm (4.1 in)
197089.2 mm (3.5 in)
197168.6 mm (2.7 in)
197280.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197559.7 mm (2.4 in)
197691.9 mm (3.6 in)
197795.3 mm (3.8 in)
197875.7 mm (3.0 in)
198471.1 mm (2.8 in)
198553.3 mm (2.1 in)
198669.6 mm (2.7 in)
198753.3 mm (2.1 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198971.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199188.9 mm (3.5 in)
199277.5 mm (3.1 in)
199363.5 mm (2.5 in)
199499.1 mm (3.9 in)
1995114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1996196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1997152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1998116.8 mm (4.6 in)
199971.1 mm (2.8 in)
200097.0 mm (3.8 in)
200161.0 mm (2.4 in)
200251.6 mm (2.0 in)
200359.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004204.5 mm (8.1 in)
2005119.4 mm (4.7 in)
200666.5 mm (2.6 in)
200759.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2009120.7 mm (4.8 in)
201088.1 mm (3.5 in)
201199.6 mm (3.9 in)
201298.0 mm (3.9 in)
201391.4 mm (3.6 in)
201471.1 mm (2.8 in)
201585.3 mm (3.4 in)
201666.5 mm (2.6 in)
201776.7 mm (3.0 in)
2018176.8 mm (7.0 in)
201961.5 mm (2.4 in)
2020141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2021148.8 mm (5.9 in)
202276.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Helen by year The wettest five days of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 514.1 mm (20.2 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 155.0 mm (6.1 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 514.1 mm (20.2 in) in 2018
The wettest five days of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 514.1 mm (20.2 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 155.0 mm (6.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Helen by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1956140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1957163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1958165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1959239.2 mm (9.4 in)
1960132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1961276.1 mm (10.9 in)
196297.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1964214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1965129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1966220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1967449.6 mm (17.7 in)
1968146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1969137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1970173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1971128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1972128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1974110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1975118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1977198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1978108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1984152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1985107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1986129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1987139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1988124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1990174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1991107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1992154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1993118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1994215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1995178.2 mm (7.0 in)
1996213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1997205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1998138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1999174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2000139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2001125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2002101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2003127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004217.7 mm (8.6 in)
2005153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2006140.6 mm (5.5 in)
200789.7 mm (3.5 in)
2008241.5 mm (9.5 in)
2009237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2010156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2011173.2 mm (6.8 in)
2012127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2013200.8 mm (7.9 in)
2014126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2015182.9 mm (7.2 in)
201691.2 mm (3.6 in)
2017108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2018514.1 mm (20.2 in)
2019180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2020180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2021201.7 mm (7.9 in)
2022175.3 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Helen by year The longest dry spell of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 52 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 02040601960198020002020Record: 52 days in 2016
The longest dry spell of the year at Helen, 1956 to 2022. The record is 52 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Helen by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195620 days
195720 days
195821 days
195913 days
196016 days
196116 days
196213 days
196332 days
196412 days
196518 days
196616 days
196718 days
196820 days
196911 days
197023 days
197115 days
197210 days
197325 days
197421 days
197520 days
197622 days
197715 days
197810 days
198431 days
198518 days
198619 days
198725 days
198822 days
198918 days
199018 days
199116 days
199219 days
199323 days
199410 days
199521 days
199623 days
199720 days
199830 days
199921 days
200029 days
200129 days
200218 days
200311 days
200412 days
200526 days
200611 days
200721 days
200817 days
200913 days
201015 days
201116 days
201218 days
201329 days
201415 days
201513 days
201652 days
201724 days
201818 days
201912 days
202013 days
202115 days
202214 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

53 years with a frost

Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Helen falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Helen
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1988 to 2021)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 Apriln/a11 Apriln/a-3.5 days per decade
First autumn frost24 Octobern/a28 Octobern/a+2.8 days per decade
Growing days191 daysn/a199 daysn/a+6.3 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

57 years, 1957 to 2021

A day with at least 90.8 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 235.3 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Helen: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years90.8 mm (3.6 in)
5 years124.4 mm (4.9 in)
10 years148.6 mm (5.9 in)
25 years181.4 mm (7.1 in)
50 years207.6 mm (8.2 in)
100 years235.3 mm (9.3 in)Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1957 to 2021.

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: 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1967; 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 2004; 196.1 mm (7.7 in) in 1996.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2021, Helen had a mean temperature of 14.3 C (57.8 F) and 1,850.3 mm (72.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Monteagle (United States, 201 km away), Scottsboro (United States, 213 km away) and Tryon (United States, 146 km away).

Climate twins of Helen: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2021 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
MonteagleUnited States201 km (125 mi)13.7 C (56.6 F)1,593.1 mm (62.7 in)1.39
ScottsboroUnited States213 km (132 mi)15.0 C (59.1 F)1,573.7 mm (62.0 in)1.46
TryonUnited States146 km (91 mi)15.4 C (59.8 F)1,646.2 mm (64.8 in)1.51

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).