Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palestine (USC00116558), Illinois, United States, with 131 years of record.
Key Facts for Palestine
Palestine (USC00116558) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 39.00 latitude and -87.61 longitude, 137 m (448 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2023, 131 years of record.
1,464 records set at Palestine still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palestine set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 19 January 2023.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 39.00 latitude, -87.61 longitude.
Elevation: 137 m (448 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2023, 131 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 Palestine. 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 Palestine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Palestine still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Palestine by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
7
1894
12
1895
26
1896
15
1897
16
1898
11
1899
30
1900
10
1901
15
1902
11
1903
7
1904
7
1905
9
1906
12
1907
15
1908
6
1909
11
1910
11
1911
17
1912
8
1913
14
1914
14
1915
16
1916
6
1917
22
1918
13
1919
5
1920
4
1921
3
1922
3
1923
13
1924
17
1925
21
1926
7
1927
22
1928
14
1929
18
1930
41
1931
22
1932
10
1933
21
1934
21
1935
9
1936
36
1937
13
1938
10
1939
17
1940
19
1941
12
1942
8
1943
18
1944
8
1945
12
1946
6
1947
8
1948
7
1949
9
1950
21
1951
15
1952
12
1953
26
1954
18
1955
16
1956
10
1957
1
1958
6
1959
4
1960
16
1961
5
1962
11
1963
14
1964
9
1965
8
1966
10
1967
10
1968
7
1969
3
1970
12
1971
4
1972
11
1973
6
1974
12
1975
8
1976
8
1977
11
1978
8
1979
8
1980
8
1981
10
1982
16
1983
13
1984
10
1985
5
1986
5
1987
8
1988
41
1989
12
1990
13
1991
5
1992
5
1993
5
1994
4
1995
5
1996
10
1997
11
1998
9
1999
8
2000
9
2001
15
2002
10
2003
5
2004
16
2005
5
2006
8
2007
7
2008
8
2009
5
2010
3
2011
8
2012
15
2013
7
2014
12
2015
19
2016
5
2017
6
2018
5
2019
7
2020
1
All-Time Record Progression
11 new records
11 all-time records were set at Palestine between 6 September 1925 and 13 December 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Palestine set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1925-09-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1930-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936-01-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1951-08-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1954-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1958-07-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1978-03-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1985-12-13
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palestine. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 11 July 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Palestine
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
30 January 1916
Feb
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
7 February 1999
Mar
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
5 March 1897
Apr
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
17 April 2006
May
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
8 May 1996
Jun
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
7 June 2008
Jul
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
11 July 1958
Aug
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
29 August 1951
Sep
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
10 September 2000
Oct
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
18 October 1905
Nov
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
14 November 1993
Dec
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
3 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2020
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
128 years of record at Palestine, 1893 to 2020. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1909, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1986, 2008 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 101 complete years at Palestine, 1896 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 11.0 C (51.8 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 15.0 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Palestine as warming stripes, 1896 to 2019
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
12.9 C
+0.18 C
1897
12.6 C
-0.10 C
1898
12.2 C
-0.51 C
1899
11.7 C
-1.00 C
1900
12.8 C
+0.04 C
1901
11.3 C
-1.42 C
1902
12.4 C
-0.35 C
1903
11.9 C
-0.84 C
1904
11.4 C
-1.33 C
1905
12.3 C
-0.43 C
1906
12.8 C
+0.08 C
1907
12.1 C
-0.64 C
1908
13.9 C
+1.13 C
1910
12.5 C
-0.26 C
1911
13.5 C
+0.80 C
1912
11.8 C
-0.96 C
1913
13.7 C
+0.96 C
1914
13.1 C
+0.39 C
1915
12.7 C
-0.05 C
1916
12.9 C
+0.19 C
1917
11.4 C
-1.29 C
1918
12.7 C
-0.04 C
1919
13.5 C
+0.72 C
1920
12.3 C
-0.41 C
1921
15.0 C
+2.22 C
1923
12.6 C
-0.10 C
1924
11.1 C
-1.65 C
1925
13.2 C
+0.45 C
1929
12.4 C
-0.31 C
1930
13.8 C
+1.09 C
1931
14.6 C
+1.88 C
1932
13.5 C
+0.79 C
1933
14.3 C
+1.60 C
1935
12.9 C
+0.20 C
1936
13.1 C
+0.34 C
1937
12.1 C
-0.62 C
1938
13.8 C
+1.05 C
1939
13.2 C
+0.50 C
1940
11.9 C
-0.79 C
1941
13.6 C
+0.85 C
1942
12.8 C
+0.11 C
1943
12.9 C
+0.14 C
1944
13.5 C
+0.74 C
1945
12.3 C
-0.40 C
1946
13.7 C
+0.96 C
1947
12.4 C
-0.36 C
1948
12.7 C
-0.07 C
1949
13.5 C
+0.74 C
1950
11.9 C
-0.82 C
1951
12.1 C
-0.67 C
1952
13.4 C
+0.70 C
1953
14.0 C
+1.25 C
1955
13.0 C
+0.31 C
1956
12.8 C
+0.05 C
1957
12.7 C
-0.05 C
1958
11.5 C
-1.23 C
1959
13.1 C
+0.34 C
1960
12.1 C
-0.63 C
1961
12.6 C
-0.16 C
1962
12.5 C
-0.28 C
1963
12.1 C
-0.66 C
1964
13.3 C
+0.57 C
1965
13.1 C
+0.38 C
1966
12.2 C
-0.53 C
1967
12.4 C
-0.33 C
1968
12.5 C
-0.24 C
1969
11.9 C
-0.79 C
1970
12.3 C
-0.45 C
1971
12.8 C
+0.04 C
1972
12.1 C
-0.65 C
1974
12.7 C
-0.07 C
1975
12.9 C
+0.16 C
1976
11.8 C
-0.91 C
1977
12.3 C
-0.42 C
1978
11.2 C
-1.53 C
1979
11.3 C
-1.42 C
1980
12.2 C
-0.53 C
1981
12.5 C
-0.21 C
1982
12.1 C
-0.60 C
1983
12.5 C
-0.23 C
1984
12.4 C
-0.38 C
1992
13.2 C
+0.42 C
1993
12.7 C
-0.03 C
1996
12.1 C
-0.60 C
1997
12.2 C
-0.51 C
1998
14.2 C
+1.51 C
1999
13.3 C
+0.55 C
2000
12.8 C
+0.05 C
2001
13.4 C
+0.68 C
2002
14.0 C
+1.28 C
2003
12.9 C
+0.17 C
2004
13.5 C
+0.80 C
2005
14.1 C
+1.38 C
2006
14.0 C
+1.30 C
2009
12.3 C
-0.41 C
2010
12.8 C
+0.11 C
2011
13.3 C
+0.55 C
2012
14.4 C
+1.63 C
2013
11.9 C
-0.86 C
2014
11.0 C
-1.71 C
2019
12.4 C
-0.29 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2019 is 0.01 C (-0.03 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.06 to 0.11) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 101 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Palestine
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.03 to 0.06) per decade
0.02 F (-0.06 to 0.11) per decade
1896 to 2019
101
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.05) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.13 to 0.09) per decade
1896 to 2019
101
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.15) per decade
1896 to 2019
101
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
1893 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Palestine: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
128
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1899
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
128
Wettest day (Rx1day)
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1958
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
131
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
207.1 mm (8.2 in)
1908
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
131
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1908
20 days
131
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Palestine, 1893 to 2023. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Palestine by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1897
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1901
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2015
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017
23.3 C (73.9 F)
2018
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Palestine, 1893 to 2023. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Palestine by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1894
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1895
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1897
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1898
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1902
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1903
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1904
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1911
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1916
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1922
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1930
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1937
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1995
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1997
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2005
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2012
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2013
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2014
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2016
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2017
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2019
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2020
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Palestine, 1893 to 2023. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palestine by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1895
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1897
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1898
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1899
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1901
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1903
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1905
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1906
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1907
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1908
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1914
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1917
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1919
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1923
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1928
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1929
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1945
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1952
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1959
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1983
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1985
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1986
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1988
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1989
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1991
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1993
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1994
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1996
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1999
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2007
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2009
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2010
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2011
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2012
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2013
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2014
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2015
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2016
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2017
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2018
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2019
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2020
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2021
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2022
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2023
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Palestine, 1893 to 2023. The record is 207.1 mm (8.2 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.4 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palestine by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1894
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1895
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1896
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1897
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1898
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1899
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1901
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1902
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1903
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1904
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1905
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1906
155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1907
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1908
207.1 mm (8.2 in)
1909
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1910
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1911
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1912
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1914
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1916
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1917
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1918
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1919
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1920
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1921
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1922
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1923
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1925
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1927
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1928
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1929
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1930
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1931
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1932
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1933
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1934
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1936
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1938
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1940
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1941
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1943
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1944
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1945
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1946
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1947
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1948
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1949
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1950
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1951
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1952
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1953
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1956
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1957
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1959
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1961
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1962
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1963
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1966
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1967
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1968
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1970
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1971
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1972
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1973
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1975
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1976
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1977
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979
165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1980
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1982
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1985
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1986
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1987
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1988
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1990
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1991
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1993
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1994
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1996
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1997
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1998
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1999
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
2000
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2001
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2002
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2003
158.6 mm (6.2 in)
2004
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2005
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2006
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2007
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
2008
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2009
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2010
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2011
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2012
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2014
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2015
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2016
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2017
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
2018
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2019
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2020
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
2021
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2022
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2023
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Palestine, 1893 to 2023. The record is 45 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palestine by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
15 days
1894
18 days
1895
20 days
1896
22 days
1897
37 days
1898
16 days
1899
15 days
1900
15 days
1901
26 days
1902
19 days
1903
23 days
1904
30 days
1905
23 days
1906
29 days
1907
22 days
1908
45 days
1909
17 days
1910
20 days
1911
13 days
1912
23 days
1913
21 days
1914
43 days
1915
20 days
1916
19 days
1917
28 days
1918
14 days
1919
21 days
1920
20 days
1921
19 days
1922
16 days
1923
24 days
1924
23 days
1925
19 days
1926
13 days
1927
22 days
1928
11 days
1929
25 days
1930
40 days
1931
25 days
1932
20 days
1933
24 days
1934
20 days
1935
17 days
1936
28 days
1937
19 days
1938
34 days
1939
20 days
1940
32 days
1941
38 days
1942
23 days
1943
25 days
1944
23 days
1945
19 days
1946
23 days
1947
29 days
1948
17 days
1949
20 days
1950
12 days
1951
14 days
1952
18 days
1953
26 days
1954
14 days
1955
31 days
1956
40 days
1957
22 days
1958
25 days
1959
15 days
1960
28 days
1961
20 days
1962
32 days
1963
38 days
1964
23 days
1965
22 days
1966
17 days
1967
24 days
1968
19 days
1969
17 days
1970
20 days
1971
15 days
1972
12 days
1973
15 days
1974
16 days
1975
15 days
1976
26 days
1977
17 days
1978
17 days
1979
23 days
1980
18 days
1981
14 days
1982
17 days
1983
26 days
1984
20 days
1985
16 days
1986
14 days
1987
18 days
1988
24 days
1989
11 days
1990
16 days
1991
19 days
1992
23 days
1993
18 days
1994
25 days
1995
41 days
1996
19 days
1997
17 days
1998
16 days
1999
35 days
2000
19 days
2001
23 days
2002
26 days
2003
14 days
2004
23 days
2005
21 days
2006
18 days
2007
15 days
2008
17 days
2009
16 days
2010
20 days
2011
14 days
2012
21 days
2013
21 days
2014
17 days
2015
21 days
2016
10 days
2017
20 days
2018
18 days
2019
13 days
2020
15 days
2021
13 days
2022
23 days
2023
9 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
101 years with a frost
Across 101 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Palestine falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
In 1975 to 2019 the median growing season was 185 days. That is 1 day fewer than in 1896 to 1930.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Palestine
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1930)
Recent period (1975 to 2019)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
18 April
14 April
4 days earlier
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
19 October
13 October
6 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
186 days
185 days
1 day fewer
+0.2 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
122 years, 1894 to 2022
A day with at least 66.0 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.4 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Palestine: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
100 years
142.4 mm (5.6 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 122 years of values from 1894 to 2022.
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: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1958; 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1951; 123.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1985.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Palestine, at 1937. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1937 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Palestine, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1937
-0.2
-0.3
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Palestine 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.