Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sparta 1 W (USC00118147), Illinois, United States, with 123 years of record.
Key Facts for Sparta 1 W
Sparta 1 W (USC00118147) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.12 latitude and -89.72 longitude, 163 m (535 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2015, 123 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sparta 1 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sparta 1 W set a daily record low minimum temperature of -12.2 C (10.0 F) on 18 November 2014.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 38.12 latitude, -89.72 longitude.
Elevation: 163 m (535 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2015, 123 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 Sparta 1 W. 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 Sparta 1 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sparta 1 W still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Sparta 1 W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
8
1894
15
1895
21
1896
16
1897
12
1898
17
1899
28
1900
11
1901
34
1902
15
1903
10
1904
8
1905
10
1906
18
1907
15
1908
8
1909
16
1910
21
1911
19
1912
10
1913
9
1914
19
1915
12
1916
4
1917
21
1918
19
1919
4
1920
9
1921
10
1922
4
1923
10
1924
15
1925
30
1926
11
1927
21
1928
19
1929
19
1930
41
1931
23
1932
11
1933
11
1934
27
1935
7
1936
39
1937
10
1938
16
1939
14
1940
10
1941
9
1942
10
1943
12
1944
10
1945
6
1946
8
1947
5
1948
7
1949
6
1950
21
1951
10
1952
24
1953
27
1954
23
1955
15
1956
9
1957
5
1958
4
1959
8
1960
15
1961
7
1962
12
1963
11
1964
7
1965
7
1966
10
1967
9
1968
7
1969
3
1970
9
1971
7
1972
11
1973
3
1974
21
1975
3
1976
13
1977
10
1978
9
1979
6
1980
9
1981
8
1982
14
1983
11
1984
7
1985
11
1986
12
1987
9
1988
5
1989
15
1990
13
1991
15
1992
3
1993
3
1994
14
1995
9
1996
12
1997
14
1998
15
1999
5
2000
12
2001
10
2002
13
2003
8
2004
15
2005
3
2006
17
2007
4
2008
6
2011
3
2012
4
2013
5
2014
4
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Sparta 1 W between 5 August 1923 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Sparta 1 W set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1923-08-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1930-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934-07-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
1934-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1936-07-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1982-02-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 159.8 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sparta 1 W. The most was 159.8 mm (6.3 in) on 5 August 1923.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sparta 1 W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
30 January 1916
Feb
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
13 February 1946
Mar
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
25 March 1904
Apr
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
29 April 1996
May
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
7 May 1956
Jun
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
11 June 1938
Jul
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
28 July 1979
Aug
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
5 August 1923
Sep
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
18 September 1988
Oct
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
12 October 1893
Nov
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
19 November 1985
Dec
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
21 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
121 years of record at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1975, 1992, 1993, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 109 complete years at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.6 C (56.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sparta 1 W as warming stripes, 1893 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
12.4 C
-1.27 C
1894
13.8 C
+0.15 C
1895
12.6 C
-1.06 C
1896
14.4 C
+0.76 C
1897
13.8 C
+0.15 C
1898
13.4 C
-0.22 C
1899
12.7 C
-0.90 C
1900
13.6 C
-0.08 C
1901
13.1 C
-0.59 C
1902
13.0 C
-0.62 C
1903
12.7 C
-0.90 C
1904
11.9 C
-1.73 C
1905
12.6 C
-1.00 C
1906
13.1 C
-0.50 C
1907
13.3 C
-0.35 C
1909
13.7 C
+0.09 C
1910
12.9 C
-0.71 C
1911
14.3 C
+0.69 C
1912
12.3 C
-1.31 C
1914
14.2 C
+0.54 C
1915
13.5 C
-0.10 C
1916
13.6 C
+0.00 C
1917
12.2 C
-1.40 C
1918
13.8 C
+0.14 C
1919
14.0 C
+0.33 C
1920
13.0 C
-0.60 C
1921
15.4 C
+1.72 C
1922
14.3 C
+0.70 C
1923
14.4 C
+0.71 C
1924
13.2 C
-0.49 C
1925
14.5 C
+0.87 C
1926
13.6 C
-0.01 C
1927
14.1 C
+0.45 C
1928
13.6 C
-0.05 C
1929
13.1 C
-0.56 C
1930
14.5 C
+0.83 C
1931
15.6 C
+1.95 C
1932
14.6 C
+0.91 C
1933
15.2 C
+1.58 C
1934
14.7 C
+1.07 C
1935
13.6 C
+0.00 C
1936
14.4 C
+0.76 C
1937
13.3 C
-0.36 C
1938
15.5 C
+1.90 C
1939
14.7 C
+1.02 C
1940
13.2 C
-0.41 C
1941
14.8 C
+1.15 C
1942
14.1 C
+0.50 C
1943
13.9 C
+0.25 C
1944
14.3 C
+0.69 C
1945
13.8 C
+0.11 C
1946
15.2 C
+1.60 C
1947
13.7 C
+0.04 C
1948
13.7 C
+0.01 C
1949
14.1 C
+0.43 C
1950
13.2 C
-0.41 C
1951
13.2 C
-0.48 C
1952
14.7 C
+1.02 C
1953
15.5 C
+1.90 C
1954
15.5 C
+1.83 C
1955
14.6 C
+0.91 C
1956
14.7 C
+1.03 C
1957
14.0 C
+0.31 C
1958
12.8 C
-0.81 C
1959
14.0 C
+0.39 C
1960
13.1 C
-0.57 C
1961
13.4 C
-0.29 C
1962
13.7 C
+0.02 C
1963
13.7 C
+0.01 C
1964
14.3 C
+0.63 C
1965
14.2 C
+0.54 C
1966
12.7 C
-0.96 C
1967
13.1 C
-0.53 C
1968
12.8 C
-0.81 C
1969
12.7 C
-0.98 C
1970
13.3 C
-0.39 C
1971
13.9 C
+0.29 C
1972
13.1 C
-0.55 C
1973
14.4 C
+0.80 C
1976
13.1 C
-0.57 C
1977
13.8 C
+0.20 C
1978
12.7 C
-0.96 C
1979
12.5 C
-1.11 C
1980
13.7 C
+0.06 C
1981
13.9 C
+0.26 C
1982
13.3 C
-0.38 C
1983
13.5 C
-0.10 C
1984
13.6 C
+0.00 C
1985
13.1 C
-0.55 C
1986
14.4 C
+0.77 C
1987
14.8 C
+1.20 C
1988
13.8 C
+0.18 C
1989
13.3 C
-0.38 C
1990
14.5 C
+0.85 C
1991
14.6 C
+0.98 C
1994
12.3 C
-1.35 C
1995
12.3 C
-1.30 C
1996
11.5 C
-2.15 C
1997
11.8 C
-1.86 C
1998
14.2 C
+0.58 C
1999
13.5 C
-0.13 C
2000
12.6 C
-1.06 C
2001
13.1 C
-0.57 C
2002
12.8 C
-0.83 C
2004
12.3 C
-1.39 C
2005
13.6 C
-0.08 C
2006
13.3 C
-0.30 C
2007
13.4 C
-0.22 C
2012
13.9 C
+0.25 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2012 is -0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.13 to 0.05) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 109 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sparta 1 W
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.13 to 0.05) per decade
1893 to 2012
109
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade
-0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.05) per decade
1893 to 2012
109
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.05) per decade
1893 to 2012
109
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 2015
Yearly extremes at Sparta 1 W: 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)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
121
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1899
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
121
Wettest day (Rx1day)
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1923
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1919
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
119
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1910
21 days
121
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sparta 1 W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1934
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sparta 1 W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1894
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1895
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1897
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1901
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1902
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1904
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1905
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1906
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1911
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1914
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1915
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1916
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1921
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1922
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1924
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1925
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1938
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2011
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2012
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2013
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2014
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2015
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. The record is 159.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sparta 1 W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1894
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1895
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1896
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1898
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1900
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1902
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1903
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1905
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1906
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1911
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1915
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1916
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1917
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1918
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1920
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1922
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1924
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1939
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1940
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1943
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1950
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1960
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1968
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1976
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1978
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1980
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1983
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1984
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1987
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1988
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1991
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1994
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1997
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1999
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2000
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2001
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2002
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2004
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2007
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2008
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2011
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2013
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2015
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. The record is 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.3 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sparta 1 W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1894
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1895
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1896
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1897
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1898
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1899
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1900
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1901
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1902
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1903
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1904
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1905
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1906
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1907
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1908
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1909
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1910
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1911
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1912
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1913
159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1914
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1915
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1916
217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1917
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1918
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1919
221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1920
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1921
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1922
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1923
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1924
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1925
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1926
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1927
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1929
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1930
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1933
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1934
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1936
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1937
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1938
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1939
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1940
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1941
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1944
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1946
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1947
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1949
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1950
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1951
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1952
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1955
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1958
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1959
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1960
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961
180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1962
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1963
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1965
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1966
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1968
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1969
170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1970
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1971
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1972
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1974
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1975
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1976
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1978
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979
197.7 mm (7.8 in)
1980
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1981
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1982
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1983
189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1984
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1985
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1986
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1989
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1991
203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1992
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993
190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1994
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1995
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1996
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1997
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1998
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1999
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2000
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2001
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
2003
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2004
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2005
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2006
158.9 mm (6.3 in)
2007
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2008
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2011
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2012
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2013
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sparta 1 W, 1893 to 2015. The record is 51 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sparta 1 W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
16 days
1894
19 days
1895
15 days
1896
19 days
1897
25 days
1898
18 days
1899
27 days
1900
27 days
1901
19 days
1902
20 days
1903
16 days
1904
21 days
1905
21 days
1906
20 days
1907
20 days
1908
28 days
1909
20 days
1910
51 days
1911
18 days
1912
25 days
1913
19 days
1914
36 days
1915
28 days
1916
16 days
1917
18 days
1918
25 days
1919
21 days
1920
28 days
1921
15 days
1922
25 days
1923
13 days
1924
23 days
1925
25 days
1926
14 days
1927
34 days
1928
21 days
1929
21 days
1930
22 days
1931
25 days
1932
16 days
1933
23 days
1934
26 days
1935
18 days
1936
26 days
1937
19 days
1938
30 days
1939
22 days
1940
26 days
1941
19 days
1942
23 days
1943
29 days
1944
28 days
1945
23 days
1946
23 days
1947
28 days
1948
20 days
1949
22 days
1950
25 days
1951
15 days
1952
23 days
1953
26 days
1954
20 days
1955
29 days
1956
22 days
1957
23 days
1958
25 days
1959
15 days
1960
15 days
1961
16 days
1962
16 days
1963
20 days
1964
29 days
1965
16 days
1966
26 days
1967
24 days
1968
31 days
1969
19 days
1970
15 days
1971
20 days
1972
16 days
1973
16 days
1974
18 days
1975
16 days
1976
26 days
1977
19 days
1978
21 days
1979
23 days
1980
25 days
1981
20 days
1982
13 days
1983
26 days
1984
16 days
1985
31 days
1986
18 days
1987
21 days
1988
19 days
1989
22 days
1990
18 days
1991
30 days
1992
31 days
1993
10 days
1994
16 days
1995
36 days
1996
25 days
1997
14 days
1998
13 days
1999
17 days
2000
12 days
2001
29 days
2002
21 days
2003
20 days
2004
23 days
2005
22 days
2006
16 days
2007
23 days
2008
17 days
2011
20 days
2012
16 days
2013
7 days
2014
4 days
2015
1 day
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
109 years with a frost
Across 109 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sparta 1 W falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.
In 1976 to 2012 the median growing season was 191 days. That is 2 days more than in 1893 to 1924.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sparta 1 W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1924)
Recent period (1976 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 April
13 April
12 April
1 day earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
18 October
17 October
1 day earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
191 days
189 days
191 days
2 days more
+0.1 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
112 years, 1893 to 2007
A day with at least 67.0 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.2 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sparta 1 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
100 years
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1893 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: 159.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1923; 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1959; 135.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1967.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.