Pierce Threshold Days by Year
15 fixed thresholds counted per year at Pierce (USC00107046): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Pierce Thresholds
- Pierce: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 47 years, most in 1964 with 22.
- Pierce: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 44 years, most in 1970 with 49.
- Pierce: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 43 years, most in 2021 with 52.
- Pierce: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 43 years, most in 2021 with 33.
- 15 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Pierce.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
43 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 26 | 22.2 |
| 1964 | 12 | 22.2 |
| 1965 | 21 | 22.2 |
| 1967 | 35 | 22.2 |
| 1968 | 13 | 22.2 |
| 1969 | 26 | 22.2 |
| 1970 | 29 | 23.3 |
| 1971 | 27 | 23.3 |
| 1972 | 16 | 23.3 |
| 1978 | 21 | 23.3 |
| 1981 | 32 | 30.6 |
| 1982 | 26 | 30.6 |
| 1983 | 22 | 30.6 |
| 1984 | 35 | 30.6 |
| 1985 | 29 | 30.6 |
| 1986 | 39 | 30.6 |
| 1987 | 31 | 30.6 |
| 1988 | 40 | 30.6 |
| 1989 | 21 | 30.6 |
| 2000 | 24 | 32.2 |
| 2001 | 34 | 32.2 |
| 2002 | 24 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 42 | 32.2 |
| 2004 | 33 | 32.2 |
| 2005 | 29 | 32.2 |
| 2006 | 42 | 32.2 |
| 2007 | 36 | 32.2 |
| 2008 | 26 | 32.2 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32.2 |
| 2010 | 20 | 29.3 |
| 2011 | 28 | 29.3 |
| 2012 | 34 | 29.3 |
| 2013 | 47 | 29.3 |
| 2014 | 35 | 29.3 |
| 2016 | 24 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 27 | 29.3 |
| 2019 | 19 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 24 | 38.7 |
| 2021 | 52 | 38.7 |
| 2022 | 45 | 38.7 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38.7 |
| 2025 | 42 | 38.7 |
| 2026 | 31 | 38.7 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1963-06-16 | 1963-09-11 |
| 1964 | 1964-07-08 | 1964-08-18 |
| 1965 | 1965-06-11 | 1965-08-19 |
| 1967 | 1967-06-20 | 1967-09-05 |
| 1968 | 1968-07-04 | 1968-08-04 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-05 | 1969-09-02 |
| 1970 | 1970-06-04 | 1970-08-25 |
| 1971 | 1971-06-22 | 1971-08-28 |
| 1972 | 1972-05-30 | 1972-08-29 |
| 1978 | 1978-06-29 | 1978-09-04 |
| 1981 | 1981-06-26 | 1981-09-19 |
| 1982 | 1982-06-20 | 1982-09-04 |
| 1983 | 1983-05-28 | 1983-08-31 |
| 1984 | 1984-05-30 | 1984-09-19 |
| 1985 | 1985-06-19 | 1985-08-30 |
| 1986 | 1986-05-27 | 1986-08-29 |
| 1987 | 1987-04-28 | 1987-10-03 |
| 1988 | 1988-05-13 | 1988-09-07 |
| 1989 | 1989-06-30 | 1989-09-30 |
| 2000 | 2000-07-13 | 2000-09-15 |
| 2001 | 2001-05-13 | 2001-09-25 |
| 2002 | 2002-06-15 | 2002-09-15 |
| 2003 | 2003-05-25 | 2003-09-07 |
| 2004 | 2004-06-23 | 2004-09-01 |
| 2005 | 2005-06-21 | 2005-08-30 |
| 2006 | 2006-05-16 | 2006-09-06 |
| 2007 | 2007-06-03 | 2007-09-04 |
| 2008 | 2008-05-18 | 2008-10-01 |
| 2009 | 2009-06-25 | 2009-09-25 |
| 2010 | 2010-06-29 | 2010-09-04 |
| 2011 | 2011-06-23 | 2011-09-25 |
| 2012 | 2012-06-22 | 2012-09-09 |
| 2013 | 2013-06-17 | 2013-09-17 |
| 2014 | 2014-07-02 | 2014-09-17 |
| 2016 | 2016-06-05 | 2016-09-29 |
| 2018 | 2018-07-06 | 2018-08-20 |
| 2019 | 2019-07-13 | 2019-09-06 |
| 2020 | 2020-05-31 | 2020-09-07 |
| 2021 | 2021-06-03 | 2021-09-11 |
| 2022 | 2022-06-28 | 2022-09-29 |
| 2024 | 2024-06-23 | 2024-09-30 |
| 2025 | 2025-05-29 | 2025-09-29 |
| 2026 | 2026-05-13 | 2026-08-28 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 43 | 52 | 2021 | 31 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 35 | 13 | 2022 | 5 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 43 | 33 | 2021 | 13 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 11 | 4 | 2021 | 1 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 43 | 71 | 1985 | 9 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 41 | 244 | 1964 | 120 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 41 | 91 | 1985 | 9 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 33 | 16 | 1972 | 5 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 7 | 2 | 1964 | 2 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 44 | 49 | 1970 | 24 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 43 | 10 | 1964 | 8 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 12 | 2 | 1982 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 47 | 22 | 1964 | 2 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 20 | 4 | 1971 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1963.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).