Watseka Public Works Weather Records (USC00119021)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watseka Public Works (USC00119021), Illinois, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Watseka Public Works
Watseka Public Works (USC00119021) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 40.78 latitude and -87.74 longitude, 191 m (627 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Watseka Public Works still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Watseka Public Works set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 40.78 latitude, -87.74 longitude.
Elevation: 191 m (627 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Watseka Public Works. 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 Watseka Public Works, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Watseka Public Works still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Watseka Public Works by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
6
1894
3
1895
39
1896
21
1897
37
1898
13
1899
29
1900
19
1901
28
1902
13
1903
16
1904
11
1905
15
1906
13
1907
18
1908
21
1909
16
1910
22
1911
19
1912
20
1913
29
1914
24
1915
17
1916
10
1936
8
1937
11
1938
12
1939
14
1940
11
1941
18
1942
17
1943
12
1944
11
1945
19
1946
13
1947
13
1948
8
1949
7
1950
18
1951
5
1952
15
1953
9
1954
16
1955
11
1956
8
1957
6
1958
9
1959
19
1960
17
1961
7
1962
6
1963
27
1964
16
1965
17
1966
5
1967
13
1968
9
1969
5
1970
8
1971
12
1972
11
1973
5
1974
19
1975
5
1976
19
1977
18
1978
8
1979
14
1980
14
1981
14
1982
32
1983
19
1984
8
1985
1
1986
5
1987
6
1988
22
1989
18
1990
15
1991
28
1992
11
1993
3
1994
11
1995
9
1996
14
1997
8
1998
15
1999
9
2000
12
2001
8
2002
10
2003
7
2004
9
2005
9
2006
8
2007
12
2008
9
2009
10
2010
6
2011
5
2012
21
2013
7
2014
17
2015
12
2016
2
2017
16
2018
14
2019
12
2020
6
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Watseka Public Works between 17 January 1977 and 5 January 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Watseka Public Works set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982-02-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1999-01-05
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 273.1 mm (10.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watseka Public Works. The most was 273.1 mm (10.8 in) on 9 May 1893.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Watseka Public Works
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
8 January 2008
Feb
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
21 February 2018
Mar
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
29 March 1988
Apr
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
19 April 1970
May
273.1 mm (10.8 in)
9 May 1893
Jun
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2 June 1980
Jul
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
9 July 1951
Aug
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 August 1977
Sep
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1 September 1989
Oct
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
22 October 1983
Nov
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2 November 1982
Dec
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
20 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2020
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
109 years of record at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2020. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1909, 1916, 1936, 1984 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Watseka Public Works, 1897 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 7.8 C (46.0 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 12.9 C (55.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Watseka Public Works as warming stripes, 1897 to 2019
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
10.7 C
+0.31 C
1898
10.6 C
+0.12 C
1899
10.3 C
-0.16 C
1901
9.7 C
-0.76 C
1902
9.8 C
-0.65 C
1905
9.9 C
-0.49 C
1906
10.7 C
+0.23 C
1907
9.6 C
-0.84 C
1908
11.0 C
+0.57 C
1910
10.2 C
-0.26 C
1911
11.0 C
+0.52 C
1912
9.2 C
-1.21 C
1914
10.6 C
+0.16 C
1915
10.0 C
-0.48 C
1937
10.7 C
+0.31 C
1938
12.7 C
+2.22 C
1939
12.3 C
+1.89 C
1940
11.1 C
+0.65 C
1941
12.4 C
+1.99 C
1942
11.5 C
+1.10 C
1943
11.2 C
+0.80 C
1944
12.0 C
+1.61 C
1945
11.2 C
+0.77 C
1946
12.9 C
+2.50 C
1947
11.4 C
+0.97 C
1948
11.1 C
+0.71 C
1949
11.4 C
+0.98 C
1950
9.7 C
-0.71 C
1951
9.9 C
-0.58 C
1952
11.3 C
+0.87 C
1953
11.9 C
+1.49 C
1954
11.9 C
+1.43 C
1955
11.0 C
+0.59 C
1956
11.3 C
+0.84 C
1957
10.7 C
+0.28 C
1958
10.1 C
-0.32 C
1959
11.3 C
+0.82 C
1960
10.2 C
-0.21 C
1962
10.1 C
-0.34 C
1963
9.6 C
-0.82 C
1964
11.0 C
+0.58 C
1965
11.1 C
+0.68 C
1966
10.2 C
-0.21 C
1967
10.1 C
-0.29 C
1968
10.6 C
+0.13 C
1969
10.1 C
-0.33 C
1970
10.6 C
+0.18 C
1971
10.8 C
+0.40 C
1972
9.8 C
-0.62 C
1973
11.3 C
+0.90 C
1974
10.2 C
-0.19 C
1975
10.2 C
-0.24 C
1976
8.4 C
-2.02 C
1977
9.1 C
-1.31 C
1978
8.2 C
-2.23 C
1979
8.2 C
-2.28 C
1980
9.5 C
-0.98 C
1981
9.4 C
-1.07 C
1982
9.0 C
-1.43 C
1983
10.0 C
-0.46 C
1988
10.2 C
-0.24 C
1990
10.8 C
+0.38 C
1991
10.9 C
+0.49 C
1992
9.9 C
-0.51 C
1993
10.0 C
-0.47 C
1994
10.2 C
-0.28 C
1995
10.1 C
-0.33 C
1996
9.1 C
-1.38 C
1997
9.5 C
-0.98 C
1998
12.2 C
+1.78 C
1999
10.8 C
+0.32 C
2000
10.0 C
-0.47 C
2001
10.8 C
+0.39 C
2003
9.7 C
-0.69 C
2004
10.5 C
+0.03 C
2005
10.9 C
+0.45 C
2006
11.1 C
+0.65 C
2007
10.5 C
+0.09 C
2008
9.1 C
-1.29 C
2009
9.4 C
-1.04 C
2010
10.0 C
-0.39 C
2011
10.1 C
-0.38 C
2012
11.6 C
+1.16 C
2013
9.2 C
-1.20 C
2014
7.8 C
-2.64 C
2016
11.2 C
+0.76 C
2017
11.0 C
+0.57 C
2018
10.2 C
-0.25 C
2019
10.0 C
-0.45 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade over 1897 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (0.01 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Watseka Public Works
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.06 C (-0.12 to 0.00) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.22 to -0.01) per decade
1897 to 2019
89
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.15 to -0.03) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1897 to 2019
89
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.03 C (-0.10 to 0.04) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1897 to 2019
89
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 2026
Yearly extremes at Watseka Public Works: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
109
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1999
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
108
Wettest day (Rx1day)
273.1 mm (10.8 in)
1893
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1951
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
127
Longest dry spell (CDD)
54 days
1936
19 days
127
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Watseka Public Works by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1894
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1895
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1899
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
39.4 C (102.9 F)
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
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2015
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2019
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.6 C (-10.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Watseka Public Works by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1895
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1896
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1901
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1905
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1906
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1908
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1911
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1914
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1915
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
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
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1947
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1968
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1982
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1986
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1987
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1991
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1999
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2000
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2004
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2007
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2008
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2013
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2014
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2015
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2018
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2019
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2020
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2026. The record is 273.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watseka Public Works by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
273.1 mm (10.8 in)
1894
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1895
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1896
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1898
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1899
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1900
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1901
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1902
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1903
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1905
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1906
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1912
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1928
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1934
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1937
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1952
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1958
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1970
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1971
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1972
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1974
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1979
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1980
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1981
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1983
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1988
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1990
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1994
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1998
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2000
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2001
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2002
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2005
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2006
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2007
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2008
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2011
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2013
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2014
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2015
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2016
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2017
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2018
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2019
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2020
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2024
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2025
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2026
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2026. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watseka Public Works by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1894
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1895
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1896
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1897
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1898
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1899
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1900
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1901
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1902
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1903
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1904
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1905
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1906
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1907
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1909
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1910
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1912
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1914
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1915
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1916
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1921
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1922
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1923
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1924
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1927
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1928
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1929
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1930
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1931
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1932
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1934
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1935
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1937
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1938
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1939
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1940
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1942
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1943
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1947
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1949
160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1950
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1952
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953
143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1954
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1956
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1957
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1958
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1959
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1960
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1962
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1967
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1969
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1970
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1971
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1972
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1973
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1974
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1975
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1977
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1979
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1980
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1981
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1982
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1983
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1984
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1986
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1988
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1989
188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1990
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1991
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1992
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1993
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1994
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1999
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
2000
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2001
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2002
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003
137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2004
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2005
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2006
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2007
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2008
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
2009
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2010
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2011
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2012
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2013
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2014
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
2015
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2016
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2017
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2018
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2019
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2020
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2024
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2025
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2026
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Watseka Public Works, 1893 to 2026. The record is 54 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watseka Public Works by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
10 days
1894
21 days
1895
28 days
1896
18 days
1897
14 days
1898
20 days
1899
19 days
1900
17 days
1901
20 days
1902
23 days
1903
14 days
1904
31 days
1905
19 days
1906
17 days
1907
22 days
1908
23 days
1909
16 days
1910
26 days
1911
18 days
1912
16 days
1913
22 days
1914
19 days
1915
23 days
1916
24 days
1921
16 days
1922
16 days
1923
19 days
1924
37 days
1925
26 days
1926
14 days
1927
14 days
1928
18 days
1929
22 days
1930
19 days
1931
19 days
1932
21 days
1933
33 days
1934
20 days
1935
16 days
1936
54 days
1937
13 days
1938
20 days
1939
34 days
1940
14 days
1941
19 days
1942
28 days
1943
23 days
1944
26 days
1945
19 days
1946
18 days
1947
22 days
1948
27 days
1949
21 days
1950
19 days
1951
15 days
1952
21 days
1953
25 days
1954
21 days
1955
24 days
1956
26 days
1957
24 days
1958
22 days
1959
15 days
1960
25 days
1961
18 days
1962
20 days
1963
16 days
1964
37 days
1965
14 days
1966
19 days
1967
21 days
1968
19 days
1969
29 days
1970
17 days
1971
24 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
18 days
1975
10 days
1976
25 days
1977
29 days
1978
16 days
1979
36 days
1980
21 days
1981
24 days
1982
16 days
1983
21 days
1984
15 days
1985
13 days
1986
16 days
1987
29 days
1988
19 days
1989
27 days
1990
17 days
1991
22 days
1992
29 days
1993
20 days
1994
14 days
1995
29 days
1996
20 days
1997
15 days
1998
18 days
1999
25 days
2000
19 days
2001
26 days
2002
25 days
2003
14 days
2004
22 days
2005
21 days
2006
17 days
2007
14 days
2008
20 days
2009
14 days
2010
15 days
2011
17 days
2012
18 days
2013
14 days
2014
5 days
2015
5 days
2016
6 days
2017
5 days
2018
6 days
2019
5 days
2020
5 days
2024
17 days
2025
18 days
2026
24 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
89 years with a frost
Across 89 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Watseka Public Works falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
In 1983 to 2019 the median growing season was 170 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1897 to 1952.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Watseka Public Works
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1897 to 1952)
Recent period (1983 to 2019)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
24 April
20 April
4 days earlier
-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 October
14 October
11 October
3 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
173 days
170 days
3 days fewer
+0.4 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
96 years, 1895 to 2025
A day with at least 62.6 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.0 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Watseka Public Works: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
100 years
183.0 mm (7.2 in)
Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1895 to 2025.
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: 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1989; 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1951; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1988.
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.