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Fairfield Weather Records (USC00132789)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fairfield (USC00132789), Iowa, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Fairfield

  • Fairfield (USC00132789) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 41.02 latitude and -91.95 longitude, 228 m (748 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Fairfield still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fairfield set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 1 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 41.02 latitude, -91.95 longitude.
  • Elevation: 228 m (748 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fairfield, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fairfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 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 Fairfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Fairfield, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Feb25.6 C (78.1 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jul45.6 C (114.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug45.0 C (113.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.3 C (73.9 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Fairfield by the year they were set 1,464 records at Fairfield still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46. 02040601893: 71894: 111895: 211896: 171897: 211898: 91899: 221900: 81901: 41902: 141908: 71909: 281910: 181911: 221912: 131913: 191914: 131915: 181916: 71917: 171918: 191919: 101920: 111921: 111922: 41923: 121924: 161925: 221926: 101927: 111928: 121929: 231930: 261931: 131932: 121933: 151934: 351935: 41936: 461937: 111938: 91939: 141940: 141941: 131942: 121943: 91944: 101945: 71946: 131947: 111948: 81949: 51950: 181951: 101952: 141953: 251954: 91955: 61956: 131957: 51958: 81959: 81960: 91961: 51962: 161963: 141964: 101965: 131966: 131967: 81968: 81969: 41970: 81971: 51972: 101973: 51974: 131975: 51976: 41977: 91978: 81979: 101980: 41981: 61982: 91983: 191984: 71985: 121986: 101987: 121988: 111989: 141990: 171991: 211992: 81993: 61994: 81995: 21996: 111997: 81998: 101999: 72000: 132001: 92002: 62003: 32004: 52005: 82006: 72007: 82008: 72009: 72010: 52011: 92012: 272013: 62014: 102015: 102016: 32017: 92018: 102019: 122020: 102021: 102022: 52023: 52024: 102025: 22026: 91893191119241937195019631976198920022015
1,464 records at Fairfield still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Fairfield by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18937
189411
189521
189617
189721
18989
189922
19008
19014
190214
19087
190928
191018
191122
191213
191319
191413
191518
19167
191717
191819
191910
192011
192111
19224
192312
192416
192522
192610
192711
192812
192923
193026
193113
193212
193315
193435
19354
193646
193711
19389
193914
194014
194113
194212
19439
194410
19457
194613
194711
19488
19495
195018
195110
195214
195325
19549
19556
195613
19575
19588
19598
19609
19615
196216
196314
196410
196513
196613
19678
19688
19694
19708
19715
197210
19735
197413
19755
19764
19779
19788
197910
19804
19816
19829
198319
19847
198512
198610
198712
198811
198914
199017
199121
19928
19936
19948
19952
199611
19978
199810
19997
200013
20019
20026
20033
20045
20058
20067
20078
20087
20097
20105
20119
201227
20136
201410
201510
20163
20179
201810
201912
202010
202110
20225
20235
202410
20252
20269

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Fairfield set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Fairfield between 22 January 1930 and 21 September 2017. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperature22 January 1930: Record low minimum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)3 August 1930: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)26 September 1933: Record daily precipitation 117.1 mm (4.6 in)19 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)20 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)9 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)15 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)5 August 1970: Record daily precipitation 118.1 mm (4.6 in)24 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)2 February 1996: Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)3 February 1996: Record low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)21 September 2017: Record daily precipitation 147.6 mm (5.8 in)193519501965198019952010
12 all-time records were set at Fairfield between 22 January 1930 and 21 September 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Fairfield set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-01-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1930-08-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1933-09-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1934-07-19Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934-07-20Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934-08-09Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
1936-07-15Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1970-08-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996-02-02Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1996-02-03Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2017-09-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 147.6 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 147.6 mm (5.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairfield The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairfield. The most was 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 21 September 2017. 050100150 Jan: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 1 January 1948 Jan Feb: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 9 February 2001 Feb Mar: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 4 March 1976 Mar Apr: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 18 April 2013 Apr May: 111.0 mm (4.4 in), 30 May 2004 May Jun: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 26 June 1932 Jun Jul: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 14 July 1902 Jul Aug: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 5 August 1970 Aug Sep: 147.6 mm (5.8 in), 21 September 2017 Sep Oct: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 9 October 1936 Oct Nov: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 3 November 1944 Nov Dec: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 2 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairfield. The most was 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 21 September 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairfield
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan49.3 mm (1.9 in)1 January 1948
Feb56.9 mm (2.2 in)9 February 2001
Mar73.7 mm (2.9 in)4 March 1976
Apr77.0 mm (3.0 in)18 April 2013
May111.0 mm (4.4 in)30 May 2004
Jun82.6 mm (3.3 in)26 June 1932
Jul106.7 mm (4.2 in)14 July 1902
Aug118.1 mm (4.6 in)5 August 1970
Sep147.6 mm (5.8 in)21 September 2017
Oct91.4 mm (3.6 in)9 October 1936
Nov69.6 mm (2.7 in)3 November 1944
Dec58.9 mm (2.3 in)2 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Fairfield 129 years of record at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1918, 2026. 1893: 78 of 365 days1894: 262 of 365 days1895: 360 of 365 days1896: 357 of 366 days1897: 362 of 365 days1898: 361 of 365 days1899: 353 of 365 days1900: 270 of 365 days1901: 27 of 365 days1902: 313 of 365 days1908: 339 of 366 days1909: 357 of 365 days1910: 353 of 365 days1911: 360 of 365 days1912: 359 of 366 days1913: 359 of 365 days1914: 354 of 365 days1915: 341 of 365 days1916: 352 of 366 days1917: 351 of 365 days1918: 298 of 365 days1919: 342 of 365 days1920: 338 of 366 days1921: 360 of 365 days1922: 338 of 365 days1923: 361 of 365 days1924: 356 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 364 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 363 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 356 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 362 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 361 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 333 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 360 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 362 of 366 days1977: 341 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 360 of 365 days1986: 361 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 359 of 365 days1994: 358 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 362 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 354 of 365 days1999: 350 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 356 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 361 of 365 days2007: 357 of 365 days2008: 358 of 366 days2009: 360 of 365 days2010: 358 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 363 of 366 days2017: 359 of 365 days2018: 349 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 354 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 361 of 366 days2025: 358 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
129 years of record at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1918, 2026.
Days with data per year at Fairfield
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18937821%No
189426272%No
189536099%Yes
189635798%Yes
189736299%Yes
189836199%Yes
189935397%Yes
190027074%No
1901277%No
190231386%No
190833993%Yes
190935798%Yes
191035397%Yes
191136099%Yes
191235998%Yes
191335998%Yes
191435497%Yes
191534193%Yes
191635296%Yes
191735196%Yes
191829882%No
191934294%Yes
192033892%Yes
192136099%Yes
192233893%Yes
192336199%Yes
192435697%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193236499%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836399%Yes
194936399%Yes
195035698%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
195736299%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196336199%Yes
196436499%Yes
196536399%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197033391%Yes
197136399%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436099%Yes
1975364100%Yes
197636299%Yes
197734193%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136399%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198536099%Yes
198636199%Yes
1987364100%Yes
198836399%Yes
198936199%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136399%Yes
199236399%Yes
199335998%Yes
199435898%Yes
199536299%Yes
199636299%Yes
199735998%Yes
199835497%Yes
199935096%Yes
200036098%Yes
200135698%Yes
200236199%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436499%Yes
200536199%Yes
200636199%Yes
200735798%Yes
200835898%Yes
200936099%Yes
201035898%Yes
2011364100%Yes
201236499%Yes
201336399%Yes
2014364100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201636399%Yes
201735998%Yes
201834996%Yes
201936399%Yes
202036399%Yes
202135497%Yes
202236199%Yes
202336399%Yes
202436199%Yes
202535898%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Fairfield
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain (Provisional)39.4 mm (1.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)40 years29 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain (Provisional)57.2 mm (2.3 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)33 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Fairfield, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie87 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)49 years38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Fairfield, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie35 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Fairfield, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)75 years38 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2026Fairfield, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Fairfield, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)59 years33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Fairfield, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026Fairfield, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)80 years34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Fairfield, USmonthly high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2026Fairfield, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2026Fairfield, USdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)64 years37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026Fairfield, USdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Fairfield, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Fairfield, USdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)104 years40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2025Fairfield, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie94 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

115 complete years, 1895 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Fairfield as warming stripes, 1895 to 2025 One stripe for each of 115 complete years at Fairfield, 1895 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 8.5 C (47.3 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1895: 9.1 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1896: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1897: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1898: 9.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1899: 10.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1909: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1910: 10.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1911: 10.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1912: 9.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1914: 10.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1916: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1917: 8.5 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1919: 10.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1920: 10.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1921: 12.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1923: 10.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1924: 8.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1925: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1926: 9.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1927: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 8.9 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1930: 10.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1931: 12.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1932: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1933: 11.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1934: 11.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1935: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1937: 9.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1938: 11.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1939: 11.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1940: 9.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1941: 11.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1942: 10.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 10.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1944: 10.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 11.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1947: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1948: 10.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1950: 8.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1951: 9.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 11.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 11.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 10.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 11.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1957: 11.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1959: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 10.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 10.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1964: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: 9.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 9.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 9.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 9.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1971: 10.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 9.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1973: 10.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 10.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1978: 9.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 9.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1980: 10.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 11.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1982: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1985: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 11.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1987: 12.5 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1988: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1989: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1990: 11.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1991: 11.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1992: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1993: 9.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1994: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 9.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1997: 10.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1998: 12.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1999: 11.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2000: 11.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 11.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2002: 11.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2003: 11.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 11.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2005: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2006: 12.2 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2007: 11.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2008: 9.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2009: 10.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 11.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2011: 11.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2012: 13.2 C, +2.6 C from the station mean2013: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2014: 8.5 C, -2.0 C from the station mean2015: 10.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2016: 11.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 11.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2019: 9.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2020: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2021: 11.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2022: 10.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2024: 12.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2025: 11.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean18951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 115 complete years at Fairfield, 1895 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 8.5 C (47.3 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fairfield as warming stripes, 1895 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18959.1 C-1.49 C
18969.8 C-0.74 C
18979.8 C-0.75 C
18989.9 C-0.68 C
189910.2 C-0.39 C
190910.2 C-0.35 C
191010.2 C-0.38 C
191110.8 C+0.27 C
19129.3 C-1.28 C
191410.5 C-0.06 C
19169.9 C-0.62 C
19178.5 C-2.00 C
191910.4 C-0.18 C
192010.0 C-0.58 C
192112.0 C+1.47 C
192310.4 C-0.17 C
19248.8 C-1.72 C
19259.9 C-0.63 C
19269.7 C-0.89 C
192710.2 C-0.34 C
192810.2 C-0.34 C
19298.9 C-1.69 C
193010.7 C+0.13 C
193112.0 C+1.46 C
19329.8 C-0.71 C
193311.0 C+0.46 C
193411.8 C+1.22 C
193510.0 C-0.51 C
193610.6 C+0.07 C
19379.4 C-1.11 C
193811.8 C+1.23 C
193911.5 C+0.98 C
19409.9 C-0.69 C
194111.8 C+1.21 C
194210.9 C+0.33 C
194310.1 C-0.48 C
194410.8 C+0.23 C
19459.9 C-0.62 C
194611.9 C+1.32 C
194710.6 C+0.09 C
194810.3 C-0.28 C
194910.6 C+0.09 C
19508.9 C-1.63 C
19519.0 C-1.53 C
195210.9 C+0.38 C
195311.6 C+1.09 C
195411.6 C+1.09 C
195510.9 C+0.34 C
195611.6 C+1.03 C
195711.0 C+0.41 C
195810.2 C-0.33 C
195910.6 C+0.09 C
196010.2 C-0.37 C
196110.6 C+0.07 C
196210.5 C-0.03 C
196310.9 C+0.34 C
196410.9 C+0.36 C
19659.8 C-0.76 C
19669.5 C-1.07 C
19679.7 C-0.88 C
196810.1 C-0.41 C
19699.4 C-1.14 C
197110.3 C-0.26 C
19729.2 C-1.33 C
197310.8 C+0.29 C
197410.0 C-0.57 C
197510.2 C-0.32 C
19769.7 C-0.85 C
19789.6 C-0.94 C
19799.4 C-1.12 C
198010.6 C+0.01 C
198111.3 C+0.73 C
19829.8 C-0.70 C
198310.9 C+0.39 C
198411.2 C+0.67 C
19859.7 C-0.84 C
198611.3 C+0.77 C
198712.5 C+1.94 C
198811.2 C+0.70 C
198910.0 C-0.50 C
199011.8 C+1.26 C
199111.5 C+0.96 C
199210.9 C+0.35 C
19939.9 C-0.69 C
199410.5 C-0.04 C
199510.0 C-0.50 C
19969.2 C-1.35 C
199710.0 C-0.58 C
199812.0 C+1.41 C
199911.6 C+1.07 C
200011.1 C+0.51 C
200111.6 C+1.09 C
200211.8 C+1.23 C
200311.1 C+0.52 C
200411.3 C+0.76 C
200511.7 C+1.17 C
200612.2 C+1.63 C
200711.4 C+0.85 C
20089.8 C-0.75 C
200910.4 C-0.17 C
201011.0 C+0.45 C
201111.5 C+0.99 C
201213.2 C+2.64 C
201310.0 C-0.53 C
20148.5 C-2.04 C
201510.7 C+0.13 C
201611.7 C+1.11 C
201711.3 C+0.73 C
20199.1 C-1.43 C
202010.1 C-0.44 C
202111.0 C+0.45 C
202210.2 C-0.39 C
202311.7 C+1.18 C
202412.0 C+1.48 C
202511.2 C+0.64 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.03 to 0.13) per decade over 1895 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 115 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fairfield
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.08 C (0.03 to 0.13) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1895 to 2025115Rise
Mean daily maximum0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade0.07 F (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade1895 to 2025115Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1895 to 2025115Rise

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 Fairfield: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)193637.2 C (99.0 F)129
Coldest night (TNn)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)1996-25.0 C (-13.0 F)129
Wettest day (Rx1day)147.6 mm (5.8 in)201762.2 mm (2.4 in)130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)194.0 mm (7.6 in)190298.4 mm (3.9 in)130
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days195223 days130

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Fairfield by year The hottest day of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F). 010203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fairfield by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189330.0 C (86.0 F)
189440.0 C (104.0 F)
189536.1 C (97.0 F)
189635.0 C (95.0 F)
189737.2 C (99.0 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189937.2 C (99.0 F)
190037.2 C (99.0 F)
19016.1 C (43.0 F)
190235.0 C (95.0 F)
1907n/a
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191037.8 C (100.0 F)
191142.2 C (108.0 F)
191236.1 C (97.0 F)
191338.9 C (102.0 F)
191439.4 C (102.9 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191640.0 C (104.0 F)
191737.8 C (100.0 F)
191840.0 C (104.0 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192338.9 C (102.0 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192738.3 C (100.9 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193042.8 C (109.0 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193235.6 C (96.1 F)
193338.9 C (102.0 F)
193445.0 C (113.0 F)
193535.6 C (96.1 F)
193645.6 C (114.1 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193837.2 C (99.0 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194041.7 C (107.1 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194336.7 C (98.1 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194636.1 C (97.0 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195640.6 C (105.1 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196236.1 C (97.0 F)
196338.3 C (100.9 F)
196437.8 C (100.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196640.0 C (104.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197437.2 C (99.0 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197739.4 C (102.9 F)
197836.1 C (97.0 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198136.7 C (98.1 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198341.1 C (106.0 F)
198437.8 C (100.0 F)
198536.1 C (97.0 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198840.6 C (105.1 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200433.3 C (91.9 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201036.7 C (98.1 F)
201141.1 C (106.0 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201338.3 C (100.9 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201534.4 C (93.9 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Fairfield by year The coldest night of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F). -35-30-25-20-151900192019401960198020002020Record: -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fairfield by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1894-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1895-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1896-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1897-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1898-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1900-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1901-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1902-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1907n/a
1908-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1912-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1913-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1915-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1917-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1921-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1922-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1928-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1930-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1931-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1933-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1940-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1943-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1945-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1957-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1961-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1967-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1973-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1976-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1986-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1987-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1997-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1998-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2002-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2003-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2004-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2007-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2011-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2013-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2014-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2017-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2019-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2020-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2021-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2022-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2023-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2024-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2025-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2026-23.9 C (-11.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairfield by year The wettest day of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 2017
The wettest day of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairfield by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189345.7 mm (1.8 in)
189443.9 mm (1.7 in)
189550.8 mm (2.0 in)
189680.8 mm (3.2 in)
189750.8 mm (2.0 in)
189851.6 mm (2.0 in)
189931.0 mm (1.2 in)
190044.2 mm (1.7 in)
190135.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902106.7 mm (4.2 in)
19075.8 mm (0.23 in)
190887.6 mm (3.4 in)
190965.3 mm (2.6 in)
191051.6 mm (2.0 in)
191163.5 mm (2.5 in)
191252.8 mm (2.1 in)
191349.8 mm (2.0 in)
191491.7 mm (3.6 in)
191585.1 mm (3.4 in)
191696.5 mm (3.8 in)
191745.7 mm (1.8 in)
191876.2 mm (3.0 in)
191966.8 mm (2.6 in)
192050.0 mm (2.0 in)
192159.7 mm (2.4 in)
192258.2 mm (2.3 in)
192348.8 mm (1.9 in)
192464.3 mm (2.5 in)
192567.3 mm (2.6 in)
192665.8 mm (2.6 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
192890.9 mm (3.6 in)
192970.1 mm (2.8 in)
193070.6 mm (2.8 in)
193183.6 mm (3.3 in)
193282.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933117.1 mm (4.6 in)
193458.4 mm (2.3 in)
193555.9 mm (2.2 in)
193691.4 mm (3.6 in)
193758.2 mm (2.3 in)
193854.1 mm (2.1 in)
193947.5 mm (1.9 in)
194062.5 mm (2.5 in)
194163.0 mm (2.5 in)
194253.3 mm (2.1 in)
194363.2 mm (2.5 in)
194469.6 mm (2.7 in)
194576.2 mm (3.0 in)
194649.3 mm (1.9 in)
194745.5 mm (1.8 in)
194849.3 mm (1.9 in)
194958.2 mm (2.3 in)
195078.0 mm (3.1 in)
195176.2 mm (3.0 in)
195278.7 mm (3.1 in)
195338.1 mm (1.5 in)
195467.1 mm (2.6 in)
195535.6 mm (1.4 in)
195642.9 mm (1.7 in)
195766.8 mm (2.6 in)
195855.9 mm (2.2 in)
195965.3 mm (2.6 in)
196067.3 mm (2.6 in)
196180.3 mm (3.2 in)
196248.8 mm (1.9 in)
196343.7 mm (1.7 in)
196448.0 mm (1.9 in)
196574.7 mm (2.9 in)
196646.7 mm (1.8 in)
196763.0 mm (2.5 in)
196837.1 mm (1.5 in)
196998.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970118.1 mm (4.6 in)
197153.8 mm (2.1 in)
197241.4 mm (1.6 in)
197359.2 mm (2.3 in)
197448.3 mm (1.9 in)
197583.6 mm (3.3 in)
197673.7 mm (2.9 in)
197753.6 mm (2.1 in)
197885.6 mm (3.4 in)
197954.6 mm (2.1 in)
198061.2 mm (2.4 in)
198162.2 mm (2.4 in)
198258.9 mm (2.3 in)
198363.0 mm (2.5 in)
198480.8 mm (3.2 in)
198557.9 mm (2.3 in)
198680.8 mm (3.2 in)
198749.0 mm (1.9 in)
198847.2 mm (1.9 in)
198975.9 mm (3.0 in)
199057.2 mm (2.3 in)
199149.5 mm (1.9 in)
199263.2 mm (2.5 in)
199367.3 mm (2.6 in)
199447.5 mm (1.9 in)
199573.7 mm (2.9 in)
199646.0 mm (1.8 in)
199755.6 mm (2.2 in)
199871.4 mm (2.8 in)
199957.2 mm (2.3 in)
200072.4 mm (2.9 in)
200167.3 mm (2.6 in)
200261.7 mm (2.4 in)
200341.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004111.0 mm (4.4 in)
200544.7 mm (1.8 in)
200645.2 mm (1.8 in)
200780.5 mm (3.2 in)
200890.9 mm (3.6 in)
200956.1 mm (2.2 in)
201062.2 mm (2.4 in)
201152.3 mm (2.1 in)
201253.8 mm (2.1 in)
201377.0 mm (3.0 in)
201477.5 mm (3.1 in)
201543.2 mm (1.7 in)
201689.4 mm (3.5 in)
2017147.6 mm (5.8 in)
201896.5 mm (3.8 in)
201987.9 mm (3.5 in)
202074.2 mm (2.9 in)
202163.5 mm (2.5 in)
202256.6 mm (2.2 in)
202338.1 mm (1.5 in)
202477.5 mm (3.1 in)
202557.7 mm (2.3 in)
202662.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairfield by year The wettest five days of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1902
The wettest five days of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairfield by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189385.4 mm (3.4 in)
189474.6 mm (2.9 in)
189570.4 mm (2.8 in)
1896139.7 mm (5.5 in)
189791.2 mm (3.6 in)
189886.9 mm (3.4 in)
189968.1 mm (2.7 in)
190082.5 mm (3.2 in)
190135.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902194.0 mm (7.6 in)
190710.9 mm (0.4 in)
1908100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1909121.2 mm (4.8 in)
191077.8 mm (3.1 in)
191194.8 mm (3.7 in)
191260.6 mm (2.4 in)
191381.7 mm (3.2 in)
191491.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1916105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1917115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1918119.1 mm (4.7 in)
191998.3 mm (3.9 in)
192097.0 mm (3.8 in)
1921118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922114.6 mm (4.5 in)
192376.0 mm (3.0 in)
1924113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1925134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1926124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1927123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1928115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1929108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1930114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1931104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1933117.6 mm (4.6 in)
193474.2 mm (2.9 in)
193588.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936126.2 mm (5.0 in)
193780.3 mm (3.2 in)
193886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939108.2 mm (4.3 in)
194095.1 mm (3.7 in)
194190.0 mm (3.5 in)
194264.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1944103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945111.5 mm (4.4 in)
194660.0 mm (2.4 in)
194772.2 mm (2.8 in)
194863.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195193.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952100.3 mm (3.9 in)
195358.7 mm (2.3 in)
195483.7 mm (3.3 in)
195571.6 mm (2.8 in)
195662.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957147.6 mm (5.8 in)
195891.7 mm (3.6 in)
195997.0 mm (3.8 in)
196089.4 mm (3.5 in)
1961133.3 mm (5.2 in)
196279.4 mm (3.1 in)
196380.0 mm (3.1 in)
196483.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965126.5 mm (5.0 in)
196671.9 mm (2.8 in)
196799.0 mm (3.9 in)
196867.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1970188.0 mm (7.4 in)
197190.2 mm (3.6 in)
197262.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973116.1 mm (4.6 in)
197461.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975102.4 mm (4.0 in)
197698.8 mm (3.9 in)
197797.2 mm (3.8 in)
1978169.9 mm (6.7 in)
197974.2 mm (2.9 in)
1980113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1981114.3 mm (4.5 in)
198298.5 mm (3.9 in)
1983105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1984112.9 mm (4.4 in)
198591.3 mm (3.6 in)
1986144.2 mm (5.7 in)
198779.5 mm (3.1 in)
198888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989112.0 mm (4.4 in)
199091.2 mm (3.6 in)
199172.2 mm (2.8 in)
199297.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993131.7 mm (5.2 in)
199459.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1996166.7 mm (6.6 in)
199773.2 mm (2.9 in)
199894.5 mm (3.7 in)
199995.3 mm (3.8 in)
2000141.0 mm (5.6 in)
200184.6 mm (3.3 in)
200278.8 mm (3.1 in)
200365.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004113.5 mm (4.5 in)
200563.1 mm (2.5 in)
200661.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007104.3 mm (4.1 in)
2008121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2009108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2010110.1 mm (4.3 in)
201199.3 mm (3.9 in)
2012103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2013134.4 mm (5.3 in)
201497.8 mm (3.9 in)
201568.0 mm (2.7 in)
201689.9 mm (3.5 in)
2017155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2018104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2019132.9 mm (5.2 in)
202088.1 mm (3.5 in)
2021111.9 mm (4.4 in)
202263.6 mm (2.5 in)
202399.8 mm (3.9 in)
2024156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2025129.6 mm (5.1 in)
2026139.1 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairfield by year The longest dry spell of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 61 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Fairfield, 1893 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairfield by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189314 days
189422 days
189525 days
189622 days
189733 days
189820 days
189928 days
190018 days
190118 days
190225 days
19078 days
190826 days
190941 days
191030 days
191128 days
191230 days
191330 days
191440 days
191521 days
191625 days
191736 days
191821 days
191936 days
192016 days
192114 days
192222 days
192318 days
192422 days
192526 days
192624 days
192725 days
192819 days
192915 days
193030 days
193134 days
193223 days
193338 days
193435 days
193517 days
193623 days
193720 days
193824 days
193924 days
194037 days
194121 days
194233 days
194327 days
194426 days
194518 days
194613 days
194719 days
194831 days
194927 days
195030 days
195118 days
195261 days
195331 days
195425 days
195516 days
195624 days
195724 days
195824 days
195917 days
196014 days
196123 days
196221 days
196323 days
196435 days
196519 days
196621 days
196728 days
196818 days
196932 days
197021 days
197130 days
197219 days
197318 days
197425 days
197517 days
197626 days
197720 days
197822 days
197924 days
198027 days
198130 days
198218 days
198319 days
198416 days
198515 days
198623 days
198722 days
198836 days
198940 days
199016 days
199123 days
199216 days
199324 days
199422 days
199523 days
199618 days
199721 days
199823 days
199937 days
200018 days
200118 days
200223 days
200315 days
200422 days
200515 days
200618 days
200726 days
200815 days
200916 days
201026 days
201126 days
201218 days
201335 days
201419 days
201524 days
201620 days
201727 days
201821 days
201918 days
202020 days
202118 days
202226 days
202322 days
202423 days
202520 days
202636 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

115 years with a frost

Across 115 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fairfield falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 173 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 178 days. That is 14 days more than in 1895 to 1937.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fairfield
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1895 to 1937)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost23 April28 April18 April10 days earlier-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost12 October2 October18 October16 days later+1.0 days per decade
Growing days173 days164 days178 days14 days more+2.0 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, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 62.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.9 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fairfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years62.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years79.4 mm (3.1 in)
10 years90.5 mm (3.6 in)
25 years104.4 mm (4.1 in)
50 years114.7 mm (4.5 in)
100 years124.9 mm (4.9 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 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: 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 2017; 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1970; 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1933.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Fairfield had a mean temperature of 10.9 C (51.6 F) and 944.0 mm (37.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP (United States, 427 km away), Rantoul (United States, 330 km away) and Champaign 3S (United States, 331 km away).

Climate twins of Fairfield: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Lafayette Purdue UNIV APUnited States427 km (265 mi)10.7 C (51.2 F)915.5 mm (36.0 in)0.57
RantoulUnited States330 km (205 mi)10.7 C (51.2 F)920.8 mm (36.3 in)0.57
Champaign 3SUnited States331 km (206 mi)10.9 C (51.5 F)1,008.5 mm (39.7 in)0.57

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 Fairfield 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).