Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Albion (USC00110055), Illinois, United States, with 114 years of record.
Key Facts for Albion
Albion (USC00110055) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.38 latitude and -88.06 longitude, 162 m (530 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2006, 114 years of record.
1,464 records set at Albion still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Albion set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 15 April 2006.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 38.38 latitude, -88.06 longitude.
Elevation: 162 m (530 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2006, 114 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 Albion. 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 Albion, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Albion still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Albion by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
4
1894
28
1895
39
1896
20
1897
25
1898
22
1899
32
1900
19
1901
23
1902
25
1903
20
1904
12
1905
13
1906
16
1907
21
1908
11
1909
23
1910
21
1911
18
1912
15
1913
23
1914
35
1915
23
1916
16
1917
23
1952
30
1953
31
1954
24
1955
21
1956
17
1957
5
1958
15
1959
14
1960
24
1961
14
1962
20
1963
26
1964
13
1965
23
1966
14
1967
26
1968
8
1969
7
1970
12
1971
8
1972
11
1973
8
1974
22
1975
14
1976
14
1977
20
1978
9
1979
14
1980
26
1981
6
1982
21
1983
30
1984
18
1985
10
1986
23
1987
6
1988
23
1989
24
1990
23
1991
24
1992
21
1993
18
1994
11
1995
16
1996
26
1997
16
1998
23
1999
12
2000
25
2001
17
2002
22
2003
13
2004
6
2005
7
2006
6
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Albion between 21 June 1988 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Albion set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-06-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 181.9 mm (7.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Albion. The most was 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 25 March 1904.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Albion
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
24 January 1949
Feb
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
26 February 1945
Mar
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
25 March 1904
Apr
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
29 April 1996
May
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1 May 1896
Jun
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
21 June 1942
Jul
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
17 July 2004
Aug
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
26 August 2004
Sep
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
4 September 1991
Oct
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
4 October 1910
Nov
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
14 November 1993
Dec
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
3 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
80 years of record at Albion, 1893 to 2006. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1911, 1917, 1952, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2000 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Albion, 1894 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 11.7 C (53.1 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Albion as warming stripes, 1894 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
13.4 C
-0.12 C
1895
12.2 C
-1.34 C
1896
13.6 C
+0.06 C
1897
13.4 C
-0.07 C
1898
13.3 C
-0.18 C
1899
12.9 C
-0.57 C
1900
13.7 C
+0.23 C
1901
12.6 C
-0.94 C
1902
13.0 C
-0.55 C
1904
11.7 C
-1.78 C
1905
12.7 C
-0.84 C
1906
13.2 C
-0.35 C
1907
12.9 C
-0.64 C
1908
13.8 C
+0.33 C
1909
13.1 C
-0.45 C
1910
12.7 C
-0.79 C
1912
12.2 C
-1.29 C
1913
14.2 C
+0.66 C
1914
13.6 C
+0.14 C
1915
13.3 C
-0.22 C
1916
13.2 C
-0.27 C
1953
15.1 C
+1.59 C
1954
15.0 C
+1.45 C
1955
14.4 C
+0.85 C
1956
14.4 C
+0.88 C
1957
13.9 C
+0.38 C
1958
12.5 C
-0.98 C
1959
14.1 C
+0.61 C
1960
13.1 C
-0.44 C
1961
13.4 C
-0.14 C
1962
13.3 C
-0.25 C
1963
13.4 C
-0.08 C
1964
14.4 C
+0.87 C
1965
14.2 C
+0.70 C
1966
13.3 C
-0.24 C
1967
13.5 C
-0.02 C
1968
13.3 C
-0.17 C
1969
13.1 C
-0.41 C
1970
13.6 C
+0.05 C
1972
13.2 C
-0.33 C
1973
14.4 C
+0.93 C
1974
13.8 C
+0.30 C
1975
13.9 C
+0.43 C
1976
13.0 C
-0.50 C
1980
14.0 C
+0.49 C
1981
14.0 C
+0.50 C
1983
13.4 C
-0.07 C
1984
14.0 C
+0.54 C
1985
13.3 C
-0.18 C
1986
14.6 C
+1.08 C
1987
14.6 C
+1.06 C
1988
13.4 C
-0.06 C
1989
12.6 C
-0.87 C
1990
14.6 C
+1.05 C
1991
14.7 C
+1.22 C
1992
12.7 C
-0.83 C
1993
12.4 C
-1.07 C
1994
13.3 C
-0.25 C
1995
13.3 C
-0.20 C
1996
12.2 C
-1.29 C
1998
14.9 C
+1.40 C
1999
14.2 C
+0.74 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.02 to 0.12) per decade over 1894 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.04 to 0.22) 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 Albion
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.02 to 0.12) per decade
0.13 F (0.04 to 0.22) per decade
1894 to 1999
62
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade
0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.21) per decade
1894 to 1999
62
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.09 C (0.04 to 0.14) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 1999
62
Rise
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
1893 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Albion: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1901
37.2 C (99.0 F)
80
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1899
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
80
Wettest day (Rx1day)
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1904
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
288.1 mm (11.3 in)
1961
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
90
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1908
21 days
90
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Albion, 1893 to 2006. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Albion by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1894
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1895
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
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
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Albion, 1893 to 2006. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Albion by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1894
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1895
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1896
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1900
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1901
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1902
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1904
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1905
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1906
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1909
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
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
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1979
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Albion, 1893 to 2006. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Albion by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1894
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1896
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1897
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1899
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1904
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1905
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1908
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1911
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1914
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1916
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1917
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1946
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1949
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1950
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1960
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1962
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1965
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1966
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1975
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1976
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1983
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1985
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1986
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1992
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1994
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1997
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1998
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1999
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2000
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2002
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2003
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2005
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2006
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Albion, 1893 to 2006. The record is 288.1 mm (11.3 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.9 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Albion by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1894
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1895
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1896
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1897
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1898
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1899
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1900
94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1901
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1902
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1903
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1904
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1905
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1906
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1907
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1908
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1909
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1911
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1912
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1913
237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1914
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1915
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1916
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1917
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1943
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1944
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1945
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1946
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1947
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1949
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1950
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1951
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1952
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1957
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1958
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1960
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1961
288.1 mm (11.3 in)
1962
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1964
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1965
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1966
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1967
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1969
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1970
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1971
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972
184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1973
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1974
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1975
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1976
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1977
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1978
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1979
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1982
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1983
171.6 mm (6.8 in)
1984
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1985
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1986
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1987
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1988
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1989
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1990
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1991
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1992
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1993
236.8 mm (9.3 in)
1994
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1995
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1996
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1997
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1998
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1999
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2000
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2001
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
2002
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2003
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2004
222.3 mm (8.8 in)
2005
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2006
210.8 mm (8.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Albion, 1893 to 2006. The record is 42 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Albion by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
15 days
1894
30 days
1895
18 days
1896
22 days
1897
26 days
1898
17 days
1899
23 days
1900
15 days
1901
26 days
1902
30 days
1903
15 days
1904
21 days
1905
17 days
1906
16 days
1907
23 days
1908
42 days
1909
21 days
1910
21 days
1911
15 days
1912
18 days
1913
20 days
1914
30 days
1915
24 days
1916
19 days
1917
18 days
1942
16 days
1943
28 days
1944
29 days
1945
19 days
1946
23 days
1947
24 days
1948
19 days
1949
21 days
1950
19 days
1951
14 days
1952
18 days
1953
26 days
1954
19 days
1955
36 days
1956
33 days
1957
22 days
1958
17 days
1959
15 days
1960
22 days
1961
22 days
1962
16 days
1963
35 days
1964
29 days
1965
20 days
1966
20 days
1967
19 days
1968
19 days
1969
23 days
1970
21 days
1971
17 days
1972
16 days
1973
17 days
1974
17 days
1975
15 days
1976
26 days
1977
19 days
1978
17 days
1979
14 days
1980
17 days
1981
40 days
1982
21 days
1983
22 days
1984
19 days
1985
19 days
1986
22 days
1987
17 days
1988
25 days
1989
19 days
1990
16 days
1991
24 days
1992
28 days
1993
11 days
1994
20 days
1995
26 days
1996
18 days
1997
17 days
1998
35 days
1999
39 days
2000
41 days
2001
31 days
2002
35 days
2003
33 days
2004
27 days
2005
25 days
2006
15 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
62 years with a frost
Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Albion falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
In 1964 to 1999 the median growing season was 206 days. That is 9 days more than in 1894 to 1961.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Albion
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1961)
Recent period (1964 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
13 April
7 April
6 days earlier
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 October
27 October
26 October
1 day earlier
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
198 days
197 days
206 days
9 days more
+1.4 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
74 years, 1895 to 1999
A day with at least 68.9 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.8 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Albion: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
100 years
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1895 to 1999.
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: 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1904; 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1913; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1982.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Albion 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.