Mt Carmel Weather Records (USC00115888)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mt Carmel (USC00115888), Illinois, United States, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Mt Carmel

Mt Carmel (USC00115888) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.41 latitude and -87.76 longitude, 131 m (430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2011, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mt Carmel still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mt Carmel set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 26 September 2011.

About the Station

Location: Illinois, United States, 38.41 latitude, -87.76 longitude.
Elevation: 131 m (430 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2011, 121 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Mt Carmel. 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 Mt Carmel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mt Carmel still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 62.

Standing records at Mt Carmel by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	16
1949	46
1950	41
1951	29
1977	44
1978	62
1979	60
1980	46
1981	30
1982	30
1983	46
1984	43
1985	41
1986	52
1987	26
1988	44
1989	61
1990	52
1991	56
1992	32
1993	31
1994	26
1995	30
1996	35
1997	24
1998	38
1999	37
2000	33
2001	30
2002	29
2003	20
2004	37
2005	32
2006	18
2007	51
2008	30
2009	29
2010	35
2011	42

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Mt Carmel between 12 July 2011 and 12 July 2011. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mt Carmel. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 25 March 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mt Carmel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 January 1949
Feb	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 February 1908
Mar	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	25 March 1913
Apr	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 April 1996
May	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	18 May 1995
Jun	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	1 June 1903
Jul	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 July 1979
Aug	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 August 2004
Sep	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	2 September 1931
Oct	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 October 1919
Nov	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 November 1938
Dec	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	12 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2011

40 years of record at Mt Carmel, 1948 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1951, 1952, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1996, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at Mt Carmel
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	213	58%	No
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	362	99%	Yes
1951	178	49%	No
1952	12	3%	No
1977	275	75%	No
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	331	91%	Yes
1983	361	99%	Yes
1984	328	90%	No
1985	332	91%	Yes
1986	330	90%	Yes
1987	303	83%	No
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	346	95%	Yes
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	356	98%	Yes
1996	324	89%	No
1997	275	75%	No
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	357	98%	Yes
2000	330	90%	Yes
2001	351	96%	Yes
2002	313	86%	No
2003	334	92%	Yes
2004	341	93%	Yes
2005	350	96%	Yes
2006	301	82%	No
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	358	98%	Yes
2009	332	91%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	273	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Mt Carmel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	monthly high max (Tie)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	tie	30 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min (Tie)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high max (Tie)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily high min (Tie)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	all-time high min (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	0 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1949 to 2010

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Mt Carmel, 1949 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 11.4 C (52.4 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 14.8 C (58.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Mt Carmel as warming stripes, 1949 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	14.8 C	+1.81 C
1950	13.4 C	+0.47 C
1978	11.5 C	-1.46 C
1979	11.5 C	-1.49 C
1980	12.5 C	-0.46 C
1981	12.7 C	-0.29 C
1983	12.7 C	-0.23 C
1988	12.5 C	-0.43 C
1989	11.7 C	-1.25 C
1990	14.2 C	+1.28 C
1992	13.1 C	+0.16 C
1993	12.7 C	-0.29 C
1994	13.2 C	+0.28 C
1995	13.0 C	+0.06 C
1998	14.4 C	+1.41 C
1999	13.3 C	+0.39 C
2000	12.6 C	-0.34 C
2001	13.5 C	+0.50 C
2004	13.0 C	+0.08 C
2005	13.4 C	+0.47 C
2007	13.1 C	+0.19 C
2008	11.4 C	-1.59 C
2010	13.6 C	+0.67 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1891 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Mt Carmel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1985	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1913	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	1913	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	97
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	2004	19 days	97

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mt Carmel, 1891 to 2011. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mt Carmel by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
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	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2003	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mt Carmel, 1891 to 2011. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mt Carmel by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
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	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1949	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1977	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1986	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1988	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1995	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2011	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mt Carmel, 1891 to 2011. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mt Carmel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1892	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1893	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1894	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1903	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1904	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1905	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1908	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1912	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1914	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1920	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1932	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1937	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1944	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1980	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1986	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1997	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1998	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1999	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2003	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2004	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2005	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2009	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2010	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011	93.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mt Carmel, 1891 to 2011. The record is 232.6 mm (9.2 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.7 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mt Carmel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1892	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1893	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1894	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1895	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1896	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1897	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1898	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1899	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1900	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1901	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1902	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1903	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1904	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1905	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1906	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1907	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1908	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1909	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1911	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1912	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1913	232.6 mm (9.2 in)
1914	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1915	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1917	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1919	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1920	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1921	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1923	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1925	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1928	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1930	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1931	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1932	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1934	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1935	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1936	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1937	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1938	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1939	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1940	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1941	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1942	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1944	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1945	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1946	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1947	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1948	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1950	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1951	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1978	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1979	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1980	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1982	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1983	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1984	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1985	164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1986	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1989	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1990	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1991	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1993	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1994	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1995	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1996	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1999	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2000	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2001	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
2002	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2003	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2004	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
2005	153.3 mm (6.0 in)
2006	203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2007	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2008	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2009	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2010	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2011	185.1 mm (7.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mt Carmel, 1891 to 2011. The record is 46 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mt Carmel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	23 days
1892	19 days
1893	19 days
1894	15 days
1895	19 days
1896	21 days
1897	25 days
1898	11 days
1899	24 days
1900	16 days
1901	17 days
1902	21 days
1903	16 days
1904	23 days
1905	18 days
1906	14 days
1907	22 days
1908	32 days
1909	17 days
1910	18 days
1911	15 days
1912	18 days
1913	20 days
1914	30 days
1915	20 days
1916	16 days
1917	19 days
1918	21 days
1919	20 days
1920	26 days
1921	18 days
1922	18 days
1923	27 days
1924	26 days
1925	19 days
1926	12 days
1927	26 days
1928	24 days
1929	17 days
1930	17 days
1931	19 days
1932	15 days
1933	23 days
1934	23 days
1935	18 days
1936	27 days
1937	14 days
1938	30 days
1939	13 days
1940	16 days
1941	19 days
1942	17 days
1943	20 days
1944	28 days
1945	19 days
1946	23 days
1947	17 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1950	19 days
1951	15 days
1952	11 days
1977	14 days
1978	22 days
1979	14 days
1980	20 days
1981	20 days
1982	19 days
1983	26 days
1984	21 days
1985	18 days
1986	18 days
1987	14 days
1988	32 days
1989	21 days
1990	19 days
1991	11 days
1992	29 days
1993	18 days
1994	17 days
1995	25 days
1996	19 days
1997	15 days
1998	38 days
1999	32 days
2000	19 days
2001	26 days
2002	18 days
2003	22 days
2004	46 days
2005	28 days
2006	18 days
2007	17 days
2008	27 days
2009	16 days
2010	21 days
2011	19 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mt Carmel falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Mt Carmel
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1949 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	15 April	n/a	15 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	26 October	n/a	26 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	191 days	n/a	191 days	n/a	n/a

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, 1892 to 2010

A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.5 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mt Carmel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	147.5 mm (5.8 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 1892 to 2010.

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: 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1913; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1931; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1919.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).