Sparta Weather Records (USC00098223)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sparta (USC00098223), Georgia, United States, with 103 years of record.

Key Facts for Sparta

Sparta (USC00098223) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 33.27 latitude and -82.97 longitude, 174 m (570 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1999, 103 years of record.
804 records set at Sparta still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sparta set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 23 January 1999.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 33.27 latitude, -82.97 longitude.
Elevation: 174 m (570 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1999, 103 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 Sparta. 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 Sparta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

804 standing records

804 records at Sparta still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 804.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 153.7 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sparta. The most was 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 1 May 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sparta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	6 January 1962
Feb	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	25 February 1961
Mar	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	6 March 1996
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 April 1938
May	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	1 May 1953
Jun	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5 June 1995
Jul	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 July 1997
Aug	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	6 August 1961
Sep	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	3 September 1998
Oct	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	30 October 1970
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 November 1992
Dec	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 1897

1 years of record at Sparta, 1897 to 1897. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897.

Latest Records

Latest records at Sparta
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1999	Sparta, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1998	Sparta, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1998	Sparta, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1998	Sparta, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1998	Sparta, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1997	Sparta, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1997	Sparta, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1997	Sparta, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1996	Sparta, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Sparta, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1996	Sparta, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Sparta, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1996	Sparta, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Sparta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1897	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1897	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	1953	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	64 days	1961	23 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sparta, 1897 to 1999. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sparta by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sparta, 1897 to 1999. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sparta by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	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
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1958	n/a
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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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sparta, 1897 to 1999. The record is 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sparta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1943	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1945	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1962	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1971	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1974	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1981	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1982	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1987	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1988	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1994	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1995	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sparta, 1897 to 1999. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.4 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sparta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1930	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1931	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1932	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1933	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1934	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1935	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1937	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1938	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1939	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1940	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1942	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1944	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1945	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1948	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1951	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1953	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1954	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1957	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1958	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1959	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1960	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1961	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1962	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1963	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1964	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1966	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1969	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1970	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1971	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1972	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1973	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1974	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1975	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1978	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1980	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1981	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1982	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1983	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1985	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1986	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1987	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1988	162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1989	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1990	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1991	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1993	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1995	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1996	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1997	180.7 mm (7.1 in)
1998	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1999	63.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sparta, 1897 to 1999. The record is 64 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sparta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	17 days
1930	17 days
1931	35 days
1932	17 days
1933	38 days
1934	38 days
1935	19 days
1936	18 days
1937	18 days
1938	23 days
1939	48 days
1940	16 days
1941	31 days
1942	28 days
1943	23 days
1944	20 days
1945	15 days
1946	22 days
1947	18 days
1948	22 days
1949	23 days
1950	35 days
1951	23 days
1952	25 days
1953	20 days
1954	41 days
1955	19 days
1956	23 days
1957	20 days
1958	29 days
1959	23 days
1960	24 days
1961	64 days
1962	17 days
1963	33 days
1964	34 days
1965	21 days
1966	18 days
1967	25 days
1968	13 days
1969	29 days
1970	24 days
1971	32 days
1972	30 days
1973	28 days
1974	21 days
1975	19 days
1976	23 days
1977	26 days
1978	43 days
1979	13 days
1980	28 days
1981	22 days
1982	20 days
1983	23 days
1984	50 days
1985	18 days
1986	21 days
1987	19 days
1988	16 days
1989	15 days
1990	19 days
1991	20 days
1992	19 days
1993	25 days
1994	25 days
1995	26 days
1996	26 days
1997	20 days
1998	32 days
1999	12 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

65 years, 1931 to 1998

A day with at least 67.8 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.6 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sparta: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1931 to 1998.

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: 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1953; 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1961; 136.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1970.

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Data for Sparta standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sparta 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).