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Denison Weather Records (USC00132171)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Denison (USC00132171), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Denison

  • Denison (USC00132171) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.04 latitude and -95.33 longitude, 427 m (1,401 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Denison still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Denison set a daily record snowfall of 19.3 cm (7.6 in) on 20 March 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 42.04 latitude, -95.33 longitude.
  • Elevation: 427 m (1,401 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Denison, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Denison. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Denison. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Denison, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.0 C (68.0 F)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
Feb24.4 C (75.9 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jul44.4 C (111.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Aug43.9 C (111.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a
Dec21.1 C (70.0 F)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Denison by the year they were set 1,464 records at Denison still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49. 02040601893: 21894: 31895: 261896: 161897: 171898: 81899: 191900: 121901: 171902: 141903: 101904: 91905: 191906: 101907: 181908: 81909: 171910: 171911: 201912: 191913: 211914: 111915: 181916: 151917: 41918: 191919: 121920: 81921: 151922: 81923: 101924: 161925: 161926: 81927: 71928: 101929: 61930: 371931: 151932: 81933: 181934: 341935: 171936: 491937: 281938: 101939: 171940: 131941: 91942: 101943: 71944: 151945: 121946: 101947: 121948: 121949: 51950: 111951: 81952: 41953: 61954: 31955: 171956: 61957: 41958: 91959: 121960: 91961: 61962: 171963: 121964: 81965: 111966: 111967: 111968: 71969: 61970: 61971: 51972: 51973: 51974: 81975: 51976: 81977: 61978: 81979: 51980: 51981: 81982: 31983: 191984: 71985: 51986: 111987: 161988: 61989: 141990: 91991: 171992: 91993: 31994: 41995: 91996: 101997: 121998: 141999: 72000: 122001: 112002: 92003: 72004: 82005: 82006: 82007: 72008: 42009: 42010: 32011: 42012: 122013: 102014: 122015: 42016: 42017: 92018: 142019: 92020: 142021: 102022: 122023: 92024: 62025: 41893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Denison still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Denison by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18932
18943
189526
189616
189717
18988
189919
190012
190117
190214
190310
19049
190519
190610
190718
19088
190917
191017
191120
191219
191321
191411
191518
191615
19174
191819
191912
19208
192115
19228
192310
192416
192516
19268
19277
192810
19296
193037
193115
19328
193318
193434
193517
193649
193728
193810
193917
194013
19419
194210
19437
194415
194512
194610
194712
194812
19495
195011
19518
19524
19536
19543
195517
19566
19574
19589
195912
19609
19616
196217
196312
19648
196511
196611
196711
19687
19696
19706
19715
19725
19735
19748
19755
19768
19776
19788
19795
19805
19818
19823
198319
19847
19855
198611
198716
19886
198914
19909
199117
19929
19933
19944
19959
199610
199712
199814
19997
200012
200111
20029
20037
20048
20058
20068
20077
20084
20094
20103
20114
201212
201310
201412
20154
20164
20179
201814
20199
202014
202110
202212
20239
20246
20254

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Denison set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Denison between 18 July 1930 and 9 July 1993. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord daily snowfallRecord daily precipitation18 July 1930: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)3 August 1930: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)6 January 1932: Record snow depth 355.6 cm (140.0 in)14 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)4 April 1945: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)29 March 1987: Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)9 July 1993: Record daily precipitation 200.4 mm (7.9 in)1930194019501960197019801990
7 all-time records were set at Denison between 18 July 1930 and 9 July 1993. Each dot is a new record.
When Denison set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930-08-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1932-01-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 355.6 cm (140.0 in)
1936-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1945-04-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1987-03-29Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1993-07-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 200.4 mm (7.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 200.4 mm (7.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Denison The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Denison. The most was 200.4 mm (7.9 in) on 9 July 1993. 0100200300 Jan: 31.5 mm (1.2 in), 8 January 1937 Jan Feb: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 20 February 1954 Feb Mar: 82.0 mm (3.2 in), 24 March 1906 Mar Apr: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 7 April 1998 Apr May: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 6 May 2007 May Jun: 134.9 mm (5.3 in), 8 June 2008 Jun Jul: 200.4 mm (7.9 in), 9 July 1993 Jul Aug: 196.9 mm (7.8 in), 29 August 1907 Aug Sep: 147.6 mm (5.8 in), 11 September 1972 Sep Oct: 111.5 mm (4.4 in), 12 October 1928 Oct Nov: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 9 November 1977 Nov Dec: 87.6 mm (3.4 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Denison. The most was 200.4 mm (7.9 in) on 9 July 1993.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Denison
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan31.5 mm (1.2 in)8 January 1937
Feb57.4 mm (2.3 in)20 February 1954
Mar82.0 mm (3.2 in)24 March 1906
Apr86.4 mm (3.4 in)7 April 1998
May112.3 mm (4.4 in)6 May 2007
Jun134.9 mm (5.3 in)8 June 2008
Jul200.4 mm (7.9 in)9 July 1993
Aug196.9 mm (7.8 in)29 August 1907
Sep147.6 mm (5.8 in)11 September 1972
Oct111.5 mm (4.4 in)12 October 1928
Nov71.1 mm (2.8 in)9 November 1977
Dec87.6 mm (3.4 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2025
Days with data per year at Denison 133 years of record at Denison, 1893 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1917, 1963, 1982, 2025. 1893: 153 of 365 days1894: 28 of 365 days1895: 324 of 365 days1896: 343 of 366 days1897: 352 of 365 days1898: 256 of 365 days1899: 349 of 365 days1900: 356 of 365 days1901: 360 of 365 days1902: 360 of 365 days1903: 345 of 365 days1904: 351 of 366 days1905: 354 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 355 of 365 days1908: 353 of 366 days1909: 353 of 365 days1910: 360 of 365 days1911: 355 of 365 days1912: 354 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 349 of 365 days1915: 359 of 365 days1916: 360 of 366 days1917: 182 of 365 days1918: 345 of 365 days1919: 358 of 365 days1920: 353 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 364 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 363 of 365 days1940: 364 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 351 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 304 of 365 days1964: 335 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 362 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 362 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 269 of 365 days1983: 357 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 361 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 90 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
133 years of record at Denison, 1893 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1917, 1963, 1982, 2025.
Days with data per year at Denison
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189315342%No
1894288%No
189532489%No
189634394%Yes
189735296%Yes
189825670%No
189934996%Yes
190035698%Yes
190136099%Yes
190236099%Yes
190334595%Yes
190435196%Yes
190535497%Yes
1906364100%Yes
190735597%Yes
190835396%Yes
190935397%Yes
191036099%Yes
191135597%Yes
191235497%Yes
191336299%Yes
191434996%Yes
191535998%Yes
191636098%Yes
191718250%No
191834595%Yes
191935898%Yes
192035396%Yes
192136399%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193036399%Yes
193136399%Yes
193236499%Yes
193336399%Yes
193436299%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193736299%Yes
193836399%Yes
193936399%Yes
194036499%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194635196%Yes
194736199%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196330483%No
196433592%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836299%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036299%Yes
198136399%Yes
198226974%No
198335798%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
198636299%Yes
198736199%Yes
198836399%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199236499%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736399%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
20259025%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Denison
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 March 2025Denison, USdaily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)7.9 cm (3.1 in)40 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2025Denison, USdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025Denison, USdaily low min (Tie)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)tie107 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2025Denison, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)107 years41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2025Denison, USdaily low min (Tie)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)tie107 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Denison, USdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)96 years38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2025Denison, USdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)89 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2025Denison, USdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2025Denison, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2024Denison, USdaily low min (Tie)-6.7 C (19.9 F)tie102 years10 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2024Denison, USdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie61 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2024Denison, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie128 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2024Denison, USdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)114 years41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2024Denison, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2024Denison, USdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)61 years39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2024Denison, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)7 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2024Denison, USmonthly high max24.4 C (75.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)128 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2024Denison, USdaily snowfall5.3 cm (2.1 in)0.2 cm (0.1 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2024Denison, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)85 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2024Denison, USdaily low max-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)93 years40 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

121 complete years, 1897 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Denison as warming stripes, 1897 to 2024 One stripe for each of 121 complete years at Denison, 1897 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 7.1 C (44.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.0 C (53.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F). 1897: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1899: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1900: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1901: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1902: 8.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1904: 8.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1905: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1906: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1907: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1908: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1909: 8.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1910: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1911: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1912: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1913: 9.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1915: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1916: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1918: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1919: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1920: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1921: 11.4 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1922: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1923: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1924: 7.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1925: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1926: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1928: 9.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1929: 7.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1930: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1931: 12.0 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1932: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1933: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1934: 10.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1935: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1936: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 10.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1939: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1940: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1941: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1942: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1945: 8.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1946: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1947: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1948: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1950: 7.4 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1951: 7.2 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1952: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1953: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1954: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1957: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1960: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1961: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1962: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1969: 8.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1973: 9.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 9.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1977: 9.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1978: 7.4 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1979: 7.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1980: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 9.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1983: 8.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1985: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1986: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1987: 11.8 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1988: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1989: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993: 7.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1994: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1996: 7.1 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1997: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 9.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2007: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2009: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2012: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2013: 7.2 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2014: 7.2 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2015: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2019: 7.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 10.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2022: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2024: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1897191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 121 complete years at Denison, 1897 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 7.1 C (44.8 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.0 C (53.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Denison as warming stripes, 1897 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18978.6 C-0.46 C
18997.9 C-1.21 C
19009.6 C+0.52 C
19019.0 C-0.10 C
19028.2 C-0.90 C
19048.1 C-1.04 C
19058.4 C-0.74 C
19069.1 C+0.04 C
19078.5 C-0.56 C
19089.6 C+0.49 C
19098.2 C-0.93 C
19109.2 C+0.10 C
19119.5 C+0.40 C
19127.9 C-1.19 C
19139.7 C+0.58 C
19158.8 C-0.28 C
19168.5 C-0.61 C
191810.2 C+1.05 C
19199.4 C+0.26 C
19209.3 C+0.22 C
192111.4 C+2.29 C
192210.1 C+1.02 C
19239.4 C+0.25 C
19247.7 C-1.38 C
19259.3 C+0.18 C
19269.3 C+0.15 C
19279.3 C+0.17 C
19289.7 C+0.56 C
19297.8 C-1.32 C
193010.3 C+1.22 C
193112.0 C+2.88 C
19328.9 C-0.24 C
193310.6 C+1.53 C
193410.8 C+1.67 C
19359.4 C+0.30 C
19369.3 C+0.22 C
19378.5 C-0.64 C
193810.5 C+1.42 C
193910.6 C+1.49 C
19408.5 C-0.57 C
194110.2 C+1.13 C
19429.0 C-0.06 C
19438.7 C-0.42 C
19449.2 C+0.13 C
19458.3 C-0.81 C
194610.1 C+0.97 C
19479.0 C-0.09 C
19489.0 C-0.10 C
19499.3 C+0.15 C
19507.4 C-1.72 C
19517.2 C-1.90 C
19528.9 C-0.23 C
19539.8 C+0.69 C
19549.8 C+0.71 C
19559.2 C+0.07 C
19569.3 C+0.22 C
19578.9 C-0.18 C
19588.7 C-0.44 C
19598.7 C-0.39 C
19608.0 C-1.08 C
19618.5 C-0.63 C
19628.6 C-0.47 C
19658.7 C-0.41 C
19668.6 C-0.48 C
19679.0 C-0.12 C
19689.1 C+0.03 C
19698.2 C-0.93 C
19708.8 C-0.26 C
19719.2 C+0.06 C
19728.0 C-1.09 C
19739.7 C+0.58 C
19749.5 C+0.35 C
19758.8 C-0.27 C
19769.7 C+0.64 C
19779.9 C+0.84 C
19787.4 C-1.75 C
19797.6 C-1.55 C
19809.4 C+0.27 C
19819.9 C+0.76 C
19838.1 C-0.98 C
19849.5 C+0.35 C
19858.7 C-0.45 C
198610.3 C+1.19 C
198711.8 C+2.73 C
198810.1 C+0.99 C
19898.7 C-0.40 C
199010.1 C+0.97 C
19919.3 C+0.24 C
19929.3 C+0.22 C
19937.5 C-1.62 C
19948.7 C-0.40 C
19958.9 C-0.18 C
19967.1 C-1.99 C
19978.4 C-0.75 C
199810.2 C+1.14 C
19999.6 C+0.52 C
20009.3 C+0.22 C
20019.4 C+0.27 C
20029.3 C+0.18 C
20038.8 C-0.26 C
20049.1 C+0.00 C
20059.9 C+0.76 C
200610.1 C+0.98 C
20079.2 C+0.11 C
20088.4 C-0.75 C
20098.7 C-0.45 C
20108.5 C-0.63 C
20118.0 C-1.15 C
201210.3 C+1.24 C
20137.2 C-1.88 C
20147.2 C-1.88 C
20159.4 C+0.27 C
20169.8 C+0.67 C
20179.5 C+0.36 C
20188.0 C-1.08 C
20197.8 C-1.27 C
20209.6 C+0.47 C
202110.0 C+0.88 C
20228.6 C-0.54 C
202310.2 C+1.05 C
202410.6 C+1.54 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 2024 is -0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.09 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 121 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Denison
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.04) per decade-0.01 F (-0.09 to 0.07) per decade1897 to 2024121Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.06 C (-0.12 to -0.01) per decade-0.11 F (-0.21 to -0.01) per decade1897 to 2024121Fall
Mean daily minimum0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade0.09 F (0.01 to 0.17) per decade1897 to 2024121Rise

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 Denison: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)193636.1 C (97.0 F)133
Coldest night (TNn)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)1912-28.3 C (-18.9 F)133
Wettest day (Rx1day)200.4 mm (7.9 in)199359.5 mm (2.3 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)245.7 mm (9.7 in)197294.7 mm (3.7 in)133
Longest dry spell (CDD)71 days191727 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Denison by year The hottest day of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Denison by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189325.0 C (77.0 F)
189411.1 C (52.0 F)
189537.2 C (99.0 F)
189638.3 C (100.9 F)
189735.6 C (96.1 F)
189832.8 C (91.0 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190036.1 C (97.0 F)
190141.1 C (106.0 F)
190233.9 C (93.0 F)
190331.1 C (88.0 F)
190433.3 C (91.9 F)
190536.1 C (97.0 F)
190636.1 C (97.0 F)
190735.6 C (96.1 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
190934.4 C (93.9 F)
191036.1 C (97.0 F)
191141.1 C (106.0 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191337.8 C (100.0 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191534.4 C (93.9 F)
191636.7 C (98.1 F)
191734.4 C (93.9 F)
191840.0 C (104.0 F)
191936.1 C (97.0 F)
192033.9 C (93.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192236.1 C (97.0 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192433.3 C (91.9 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193043.9 C (111.0 F)
193138.3 C (100.9 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193342.8 C (109.0 F)
193443.9 C (111.0 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193644.4 C (111.9 F)
193740.0 C (104.0 F)
193838.3 C (100.9 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194039.4 C (102.9 F)
194140.0 C (104.0 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195033.9 C (93.0 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195235.6 C (96.1 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196534.4 C (93.9 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197440.6 C (105.1 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197833.3 C (91.9 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198037.2 C (99.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198437.8 C (100.0 F)
198537.2 C (99.0 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199133.9 C (93.0 F)
199232.2 C (90.0 F)
199331.7 C (89.1 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199935.6 C (96.1 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200337.8 C (100.0 F)
200433.3 C (91.9 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200735.6 C (96.1 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201432.2 C (90.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201635.0 C (95.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202137.8 C (100.0 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202528.9 C (84.0 F)
2026n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Denison by year The coldest night of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F). -40-35-30-25-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Denison by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1894-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1896-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1897-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1898-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1899-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1900-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1901-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1903-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1905-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1906-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1907-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1908-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1909-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1911-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1912-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1913-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1915-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1920-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1921-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1922-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1923-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1924-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1925-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1927-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1930-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1938-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1939-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1941-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1943-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1945-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1947-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1948-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1949-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1953-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1958-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1976-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1977-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1985-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1987-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1991-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1992-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1993-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1995-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1997-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1999-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2007-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2008-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2009-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2010-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2011-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2013-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2014-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2016-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2017-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2018-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2019-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2020-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2021-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2022-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2023-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2024-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2025-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2026n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Denison by year The wettest day of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1993
The wettest day of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Denison by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189343.4 mm (1.7 in)
18947.6 mm (0.30 in)
189540.6 mm (1.6 in)
189653.3 mm (2.1 in)
189744.5 mm (1.8 in)
189841.4 mm (1.6 in)
189978.7 mm (3.1 in)
190064.8 mm (2.6 in)
190137.6 mm (1.5 in)
190254.4 mm (2.1 in)
190387.1 mm (3.4 in)
190447.2 mm (1.9 in)
190538.4 mm (1.5 in)
190682.0 mm (3.2 in)
1907196.9 mm (7.8 in)
190864.0 mm (2.5 in)
190969.6 mm (2.7 in)
191059.2 mm (2.3 in)
191147.0 mm (1.9 in)
191266.5 mm (2.6 in)
191361.2 mm (2.4 in)
191468.6 mm (2.7 in)
191575.7 mm (3.0 in)
191656.4 mm (2.2 in)
191747.0 mm (1.9 in)
191854.4 mm (2.1 in)
191971.1 mm (2.8 in)
192071.1 mm (2.8 in)
192164.0 mm (2.5 in)
192262.0 mm (2.4 in)
192350.0 mm (2.0 in)
192462.5 mm (2.5 in)
192568.6 mm (2.7 in)
192685.3 mm (3.4 in)
192748.8 mm (1.9 in)
1928111.5 mm (4.4 in)
192948.3 mm (1.9 in)
193043.7 mm (1.7 in)
193156.4 mm (2.2 in)
193238.9 mm (1.5 in)
193346.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934104.6 mm (4.1 in)
193540.6 mm (1.6 in)
193628.2 mm (1.1 in)
193771.9 mm (2.8 in)
193863.0 mm (2.5 in)
193945.2 mm (1.8 in)
194099.3 mm (3.9 in)
194185.6 mm (3.4 in)
194285.6 mm (3.4 in)
194381.0 mm (3.2 in)
194466.5 mm (2.6 in)
194585.1 mm (3.4 in)
194661.7 mm (2.4 in)
194752.8 mm (2.1 in)
194859.2 mm (2.3 in)
194977.0 mm (3.0 in)
195062.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951106.7 mm (4.2 in)
195265.0 mm (2.6 in)
195390.7 mm (3.6 in)
195468.8 mm (2.7 in)
195542.4 mm (1.7 in)
195636.6 mm (1.4 in)
195769.9 mm (2.8 in)
195856.1 mm (2.2 in)
195975.7 mm (3.0 in)
196045.7 mm (1.8 in)
196171.1 mm (2.8 in)
196253.1 mm (2.1 in)
196383.8 mm (3.3 in)
196465.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965101.1 mm (4.0 in)
196640.1 mm (1.6 in)
196749.5 mm (1.9 in)
196860.7 mm (2.4 in)
196949.0 mm (1.9 in)
197043.4 mm (1.7 in)
197162.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1973124.0 mm (4.9 in)
197443.9 mm (1.7 in)
197541.7 mm (1.6 in)
197643.7 mm (1.7 in)
197771.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978119.1 mm (4.7 in)
197942.7 mm (1.7 in)
198038.9 mm (1.5 in)
198185.1 mm (3.4 in)
198256.4 mm (2.2 in)
198359.7 mm (2.4 in)
198447.8 mm (1.9 in)
198527.9 mm (1.1 in)
198642.2 mm (1.7 in)
198749.0 mm (1.9 in)
198885.6 mm (3.4 in)
198991.2 mm (3.6 in)
1990109.2 mm (4.3 in)
199157.2 mm (2.3 in)
199245.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993200.4 mm (7.9 in)
199454.6 mm (2.1 in)
199544.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996148.8 mm (5.9 in)
199775.2 mm (3.0 in)
199886.4 mm (3.4 in)
199941.4 mm (1.6 in)
200033.5 mm (1.3 in)
200162.2 mm (2.4 in)
200255.9 mm (2.2 in)
200353.6 mm (2.1 in)
200460.7 mm (2.4 in)
200553.3 mm (2.1 in)
200686.4 mm (3.4 in)
2007112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2008134.9 mm (5.3 in)
200957.9 mm (2.3 in)
201060.2 mm (2.4 in)
201134.8 mm (1.4 in)
201234.3 mm (1.4 in)
201358.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014109.5 mm (4.3 in)
201587.6 mm (3.4 in)
201658.4 mm (2.3 in)
2017164.3 mm (6.5 in)
201883.8 mm (3.3 in)
201947.0 mm (1.9 in)
202075.9 mm (3.0 in)
202141.4 mm (1.6 in)
202240.9 mm (1.6 in)
202350.8 mm (2.0 in)
202447.8 mm (1.9 in)
202521.8 mm (0.9 in)
20260.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Denison by year The wettest five days of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 245.7 mm (9.7 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.7 mm (3.7 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 245.7 mm (9.7 in) in 1972
The wettest five days of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 245.7 mm (9.7 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.7 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Denison by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189360.8 mm (2.4 in)
189414.0 mm (0.6 in)
189551.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896154.4 mm (6.1 in)
189783.0 mm (3.3 in)
189854.8 mm (2.2 in)
189994.7 mm (3.7 in)
1900128.9 mm (5.1 in)
190191.7 mm (3.6 in)
1902131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1903112.3 mm (4.4 in)
190448.5 mm (1.9 in)
190557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1907207.8 mm (8.2 in)
190899.1 mm (3.9 in)
1909141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1910171.7 mm (6.8 in)
191167.9 mm (2.7 in)
191280.2 mm (3.2 in)
191394.7 mm (3.7 in)
191487.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915118.1 mm (4.6 in)
191665.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1919101.6 mm (4.0 in)
192076.4 mm (3.0 in)
192184.2 mm (3.3 in)
1922102.4 mm (4.0 in)
192376.6 mm (3.0 in)
1924103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1925120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1926109.0 mm (4.3 in)
192775.4 mm (3.0 in)
1928136.4 mm (5.4 in)
192963.3 mm (2.5 in)
193055.8 mm (2.2 in)
193184.6 mm (3.3 in)
193258.7 mm (2.3 in)
193361.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934129.8 mm (5.1 in)
193552.8 mm (2.1 in)
193666.0 mm (2.6 in)
193784.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938125.3 mm (4.9 in)
193998.3 mm (3.9 in)
1940117.5 mm (4.6 in)
194196.1 mm (3.8 in)
1942105.9 mm (4.2 in)
194396.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1945134.9 mm (5.3 in)
194695.8 mm (3.8 in)
194756.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948105.4 mm (4.1 in)
194989.4 mm (3.5 in)
195088.6 mm (3.5 in)
1951151.5 mm (6.0 in)
195283.0 mm (3.3 in)
1953122.2 mm (4.8 in)
195497.3 mm (3.8 in)
195564.8 mm (2.6 in)
195677.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957140.3 mm (5.5 in)
195860.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959109.7 mm (4.3 in)
196071.1 mm (2.8 in)
196177.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196397.3 mm (3.8 in)
196495.7 mm (3.8 in)
1965154.2 mm (6.1 in)
196660.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1968118.9 mm (4.7 in)
196970.8 mm (2.8 in)
197073.8 mm (2.9 in)
1971102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1972245.7 mm (9.7 in)
1973154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1974100.2 mm (3.9 in)
197547.8 mm (1.9 in)
197678.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1978144.0 mm (5.7 in)
197957.1 mm (2.2 in)
198058.2 mm (2.3 in)
198193.0 mm (3.7 in)
198267.1 mm (2.6 in)
198386.1 mm (3.4 in)
198471.1 mm (2.8 in)
198548.4 mm (1.9 in)
198697.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1988107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1989135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1990190.6 mm (7.5 in)
199194.8 mm (3.7 in)
199288.2 mm (3.5 in)
1993237.8 mm (9.4 in)
199478.0 mm (3.1 in)
199564.6 mm (2.5 in)
1996152.6 mm (6.0 in)
199795.7 mm (3.8 in)
1998101.3 mm (4.0 in)
199969.1 mm (2.7 in)
200058.1 mm (2.3 in)
2001130.3 mm (5.1 in)
200283.9 mm (3.3 in)
200378.5 mm (3.1 in)
200463.0 mm (2.5 in)
200571.7 mm (2.8 in)
200697.3 mm (3.8 in)
2007139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2008209.6 mm (8.3 in)
200975.0 mm (3.0 in)
2010113.6 mm (4.5 in)
201166.0 mm (2.6 in)
201256.7 mm (2.2 in)
201379.1 mm (3.1 in)
2014159.7 mm (6.3 in)
2015130.7 mm (5.1 in)
201675.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017180.1 mm (7.1 in)
2018176.0 mm (6.9 in)
201977.2 mm (3.0 in)
202097.7 mm (3.8 in)
202182.8 mm (3.3 in)
202248.3 mm (1.9 in)
202361.5 mm (2.4 in)
202479.1 mm (3.1 in)
202537.8 mm (1.5 in)
2026n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Denison by year The longest dry spell of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 71 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 71 days in 1917
The longest dry spell of the year at Denison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 71 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Denison by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189318 days
189412 days
189531 days
189663 days
189737 days
189824 days
189927 days
190028 days
190131 days
190219 days
190326 days
190430 days
190529 days
190631 days
190727 days
190825 days
190918 days
191057 days
191133 days
191226 days
191345 days
191438 days
191522 days
191621 days
191771 days
191822 days
191931 days
192033 days
192134 days
192223 days
192326 days
192433 days
192526 days
192625 days
192734 days
192836 days
192930 days
193030 days
193139 days
193228 days
193332 days
193442 days
193525 days
193624 days
193732 days
193833 days
193945 days
194020 days
194127 days
194233 days
194353 days
194426 days
194524 days
194626 days
194724 days
194822 days
194951 days
195031 days
195128 days
195247 days
195327 days
195431 days
195523 days
195634 days
195737 days
195845 days
195925 days
196029 days
196123 days
196232 days
196323 days
196419 days
196520 days
196648 days
196729 days
196832 days
196918 days
197026 days
197131 days
197222 days
197321 days
197423 days
197527 days
197636 days
197716 days
197821 days
197930 days
198033 days
198131 days
198216 days
198323 days
198416 days
198527 days
198634 days
198734 days
198835 days
198927 days
199025 days
199120 days
199217 days
199322 days
199445 days
199525 days
199626 days
199723 days
199839 days
199947 days
200019 days
200131 days
200229 days
200318 days
200419 days
200530 days
200626 days
200730 days
200819 days
200923 days
201029 days
201122 days
201233 days
201320 days
201417 days
201526 days
201639 days
201733 days
201824 days
201912 days
202020 days
202129 days
202226 days
202326 days
202437 days
202539 days
20263 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

121 years with a frost

Across 121 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Denison falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.

In 1995 to 2024 the median growing season was 168 days. That is 25 days more than in 1897 to 1930.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Denison
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1897 to 1930)Recent period (1995 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost1 May9 May24 April15 days earlier-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost4 October29 September7 October8 days later+0.9 days per decade
Growing days156 days143 days168 days25 days more+2.2 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, 1897 to 2023

A day with at least 60.3 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.8 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Denison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.3 mm (2.4 in)
5 years84.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years104.3 mm (4.1 in)
25 years133.4 mm (5.3 in)
50 years158.8 mm (6.3 in)
100 years187.8 mm (7.4 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 1897 to 2023.

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: 200.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1993; 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1907; 164.3 mm (6.5 in) in 2017.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2024, Denison had a mean temperature of 9.0 C (48.1 F) and 852.8 mm (33.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bellevue L/D 12 (United States, 405 km away), Beloit (United States, 521 km away) and Dixon Wwtp (United States, 481 km away).

Climate twins of Denison: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Bellevue L/D 12United States405 km (252 mi)9.1 C (48.3 F)850.5 mm (33.5 in)0.69
BeloitUnited States521 km (324 mi)9.1 C (48.5 F)852.3 mm (33.6 in)0.73
Dixon WwtpUnited States481 km (299 mi)9.2 C (48.6 F)888.0 mm (35.0 in)0.75

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Denison standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).