Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Golden (USC00113530), Illinois, United States, with 96 years of record.
Key Facts for Golden
Golden (USC00113530) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 40.11 latitude and -91.02 longitude, 219 m (718 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 2008, 96 years of record.
1,464 records set at Golden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Golden set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 17 August 2008.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 40.11 latitude, -91.02 longitude.
Elevation: 219 m (718 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 2008, 96 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 Golden. 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 Golden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Golden still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Golden by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1945
9
1946
11
1947
6
1948
9
1962
7
1963
64
1964
49
1965
50
1966
45
1967
48
1968
31
1969
20
1970
29
1971
44
1972
31
1973
23
1974
42
1975
35
1976
38
1977
43
1978
32
1979
32
1980
45
1981
23
1982
35
1983
54
1984
25
1985
28
1986
31
1987
26
1988
45
1989
39
1990
37
1991
47
1992
28
1993
25
1994
25
1995
21
1996
33
1997
30
1998
24
1999
8
2004
26
2005
27
2006
32
2007
39
2008
13
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Golden between 22 July 1951 and 22 July 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Golden set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1951-07-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 151.1 mm (5.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 151.1 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Golden. The most was 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 22 July 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Golden
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1 January 1965
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
11 March 1939
Apr
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
5 April 1965
May
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
30 May 1991
Jun
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
29 June 1998
Jul
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
22 July 1951
Aug
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
26 August 2004
Sep
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
10 September 1937
Oct
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
5 October 1955
Nov
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
19 November 1985
Dec
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1945 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Golden, 1945 to 2008. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1962, 1999, 2008.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Golden, 1963 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 9.5 C (49.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 12.4 C (54.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Golden as warming stripes, 1963 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1963
11.2 C
+0.02 C
1964
11.8 C
+0.56 C
1965
11.6 C
+0.38 C
1966
11.1 C
-0.14 C
1967
10.8 C
-0.39 C
1968
11.2 C
+0.01 C
1969
10.7 C
-0.51 C
1970
11.3 C
+0.10 C
1971
11.9 C
+0.68 C
1972
10.8 C
-0.39 C
1973
12.1 C
+0.89 C
1974
11.4 C
+0.25 C
1975
11.7 C
+0.53 C
1976
11.1 C
-0.12 C
1977
11.6 C
+0.37 C
1978
10.1 C
-1.06 C
1979
10.4 C
-0.76 C
1980
11.5 C
+0.34 C
1983
11.5 C
+0.30 C
1984
10.8 C
-0.36 C
1985
9.5 C
-1.72 C
1986
11.1 C
-0.10 C
1987
12.1 C
+0.90 C
1988
10.9 C
-0.26 C
1990
11.8 C
+0.65 C
1991
11.8 C
+0.64 C
1992
11.0 C
-0.19 C
1994
10.9 C
-0.27 C
1995
10.3 C
-0.86 C
1996
9.5 C
-1.66 C
1997
10.2 C
-0.95 C
1998
12.4 C
+1.21 C
2004
10.9 C
-0.29 C
2005
11.9 C
+0.70 C
2006
12.1 C
+0.88 C
2007
11.7 C
+0.50 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1963 to 2007 is 0.00 C (-0.18 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.33 to 0.34) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Golden
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.00 C (-0.18 to 0.19) per decade
0.00 F (-0.33 to 0.34) per decade
1963 to 2007
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
1963 to 2007
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1963 to 2007
36
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
1913 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Golden: 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)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1951
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1961
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
96
Longest dry spell (CDD)
55 days
1956
22 days
96
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Golden, 1913 to 2008. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Golden by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
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
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
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
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
20.6 C (69.1 F)
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Golden, 1913 to 2008. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Golden by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
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
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
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
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1991
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1997
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1999
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2007
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Golden, 1913 to 2008. The record is 151.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Golden by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1915
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1920
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1921
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1923
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1924
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1927
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1929
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1931
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1935
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1938
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1940
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1945
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1946
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1948
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1952
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1958
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1968
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1970
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1975
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1976
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1980
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1982
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1985
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1986
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1990
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1994
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1999
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2003
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2004
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2005
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2006
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2007
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Golden, 1913 to 2008. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.1 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Golden by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1914
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1915
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1916
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1918
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1919
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1920
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1921
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1922
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1923
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1924
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1926
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1927
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1928
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1929
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1930
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1935
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1936
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1937
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1940
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1942
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1943
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1944
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1945
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1947
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1950
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1951
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1952
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1955
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1956
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958
138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1959
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1960
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1962
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1964
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1965
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1968
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1970
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1971
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1975
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1977
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1979
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1980
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1981
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1982
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1983
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1984
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1986
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1987
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1988
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1992
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1993
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1994
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1995
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1996
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1997
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1999
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2001
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2003
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2004
187.6 mm (7.4 in)
2005
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2006
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2007
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2008
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Golden, 1913 to 2008. The record is 55 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Golden by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
26 days
1914
46 days
1915
33 days
1916
18 days
1917
25 days
1918
15 days
1919
43 days
1920
22 days
1921
21 days
1922
19 days
1923
14 days
1924
22 days
1925
22 days
1926
19 days
1927
19 days
1928
23 days
1929
14 days
1930
30 days
1931
19 days
1932
17 days
1933
26 days
1934
35 days
1935
16 days
1936
23 days
1937
19 days
1938
24 days
1939
37 days
1940
30 days
1941
18 days
1942
29 days
1943
28 days
1944
28 days
1945
23 days
1946
22 days
1947
34 days
1948
29 days
1949
26 days
1950
29 days
1951
22 days
1952
26 days
1953
23 days
1954
20 days
1955
29 days
1956
55 days
1957
22 days
1958
27 days
1959
21 days
1960
24 days
1961
15 days
1962
21 days
1963
34 days
1964
27 days
1965
13 days
1966
23 days
1967
16 days
1968
20 days
1969
18 days
1970
16 days
1971
26 days
1972
16 days
1973
19 days
1974
20 days
1975
24 days
1976
26 days
1977
18 days
1978
18 days
1979
34 days
1980
28 days
1981
25 days
1982
18 days
1983
24 days
1984
21 days
1985
19 days
1986
34 days
1987
40 days
1988
25 days
1989
28 days
1990
29 days
1991
18 days
1992
22 days
1993
25 days
1994
21 days
1995
25 days
1996
20 days
1997
21 days
1998
23 days
1999
12 days
2000
18 days
2001
14 days
2002
32 days
2003
13 days
2004
20 days
2005
20 days
2006
24 days
2007
16 days
2008
11 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Golden falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 181 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Golden
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1969 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
n/a
13 April
n/a
-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
+1.7 days per decade
Growing days
181 days
n/a
185 days
n/a
+4.4 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
87 years, 1914 to 2007
A day with at least 65.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.4 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Golden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
100 years
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 87 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, 87 years of values from 1914 to 2007.
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: 151.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1951; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1998; 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1985.
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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.