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Rockwell City Weather Records (USC00137161)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rockwell City (USC00137161), Iowa, United States, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Rockwell City

  • Rockwell City (USC00137161) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.40 latitude and -94.63 longitude, 370 m (1,214 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1894 to 2026, 133 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Rockwell City still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Rockwell City set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 31 March 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Iowa, United States, 42.40 latitude, -94.63 longitude.
  • Elevation: 370 m (1,214 ft).
  • Period of record: 1894 to 2026, 133 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 Rockwell City, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rockwell City. 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 Rockwell City. 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 Rockwell City, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
Feb21.1 C (70.0 F)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May41.1 C (106.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug43.3 C (109.9 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 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)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Rockwell City by the year they were set 1,464 records at Rockwell City still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 44. 02040601894: 71895: 11897: 251898: 131899: 171900: 51901: 141902: 131903: 61904: 101905: 141906: 91907: 141908: 151909: 211910: 91911: 121912: 101913: 81914: 71915: 181916: 111917: 181918: 121919: 111920: 71921: 31922: 31923: 141924: 101925: 171926: 71927: 111928: 131929: 91930: 191931: 181932: 101933: 151934: 371935: 91936: 441937: 181938: 71939: 211940: 81941: 151942: 151943: 71944: 161945: 111946: 131947: 231948: 121949: 51950: 121951: 101952: 91953: 61954: 71955: 181956: 71957: 31958: 71959: 161960: 91961: 41962: 171963: 151964: 71965: 141966: 151967: 91968: 121969: 81970: 81971: 91972: 121973: 51974: 101975: 51976: 121977: 131978: 21979: 61980: 61981: 111982: 41983: 161984: 61985: 141986: 91987: 171988: 101989: 141990: 131991: 191992: 91993: 61994: 71995: 81996: 71997: 121998: 131999: 62000: 152001: 142002: 92003: 82004: 72005: 102006: 72007: 32008: 52009: 102010: 42011: 82012: 202013: 82014: 122015: 62016: 62017: 102018: 162019: 142020: 142021: 152022: 122023: 42025: 102026: 61894190919231937195119651979199320072021
1,464 records at Rockwell City still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Rockwell City by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18947
18951
189725
189813
189917
19005
190114
190213
19036
190410
190514
19069
190714
190815
190921
19109
191112
191210
19138
19147
191518
191611
191718
191812
191911
19207
19213
19223
192314
192410
192517
19267
192711
192813
19299
193019
193118
193210
193315
193437
19359
193644
193718
19387
193921
19408
194115
194215
19437
194416
194511
194613
194723
194812
19495
195012
195110
19529
19536
19547
195518
19567
19573
19587
195916
19609
19614
196217
196315
19647
196514
196615
19679
196812
19698
19708
19719
197212
19735
197410
19755
197612
197713
19782
19796
19806
198111
19824
198316
19846
198514
19869
198717
198810
198914
199013
199119
19929
19936
19947
19958
19967
199712
199813
19996
200015
200114
20029
20038
20047
200510
20067
20073
20085
200910
20104
20118
201220
20138
201412
20156
20166
201710
201816
201914
202014
202115
202212
20234
202510
20266

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Rockwell City set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Rockwell City between 27 July 1930 and 15 June 1987. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord daily precipitation27 July 1930: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)3 August 1930: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)5 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)23 January 1936: Record snow depth 381.0 cm (150.0 in)23 February 1936: Record snow depth 406.4 cm (160.0 in)18 August 1936: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)23 July 1979: Record daily precipitation 153.9 mm (6.1 in)15 June 1987: Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)193019401950196019701980
8 all-time records were set at Rockwell City between 27 July 1930 and 15 June 1987. Each dot is a new record.
When Rockwell City set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-07-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930-08-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1934-08-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936-01-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 381.0 cm (150.0 in)
1936-02-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 406.4 cm (160.0 in)
1936-08-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1979-07-23Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1987-06-15Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 153.9 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rockwell City The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rockwell City. The most was 153.9 mm (6.1 in) on 23 July 1979. 050100150200 Jan: 33.0 mm (1.3 in), 5 January 1932 Jan Feb: 40.1 mm (1.6 in), 13 February 1915 Feb Mar: 51.8 mm (2.0 in), 13 March 1990 Mar Apr: 81.0 mm (3.2 in), 21 April 1954 Apr May: 149.1 mm (5.9 in), 5 May 1982 May Jun: 127.3 mm (5.0 in), 21 June 1954 Jun Jul: 153.9 mm (6.1 in), 23 July 1979 Jul Aug: 134.4 mm (5.3 in), 20 August 2007 Aug Sep: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 10 September 1911 Sep Oct: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 8 October 1970 Oct Nov: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 13 November 1909 Nov Dec: 61.7 mm (2.4 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rockwell City. The most was 153.9 mm (6.1 in) on 23 July 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rockwell City
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan33.0 mm (1.3 in)5 January 1932
Feb40.1 mm (1.6 in)13 February 1915
Mar51.8 mm (2.0 in)13 March 1990
Apr81.0 mm (3.2 in)21 April 1954
May149.1 mm (5.9 in)5 May 1982
Jun127.3 mm (5.0 in)21 June 1954
Jul153.9 mm (6.1 in)23 July 1979
Aug134.4 mm (5.3 in)20 August 2007
Sep133.4 mm (5.3 in)10 September 1911
Oct64.3 mm (2.5 in)8 October 1970
Nov88.9 mm (3.5 in)13 November 1909
Dec61.7 mm (2.4 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 2026
Days with data per year at Rockwell City 132 years of record at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1897, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 and others. 1894: 100 of 365 days1895: 30 of 365 days1897: 321 of 365 days1898: 356 of 365 days1899: 360 of 365 days1900: 362 of 365 days1901: 344 of 365 days1902: 340 of 365 days1903: 358 of 365 days1904: 361 of 366 days1905: 362 of 365 days1906: 333 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 364 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 334 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 349 of 365 days1919: 332 of 365 days1920: 342 of 366 days1921: 230 of 365 days1922: 250 of 365 days1923: 346 of 365 days1924: 254 of 366 days1925: 249 of 365 days1926: 322 of 365 days1927: 275 of 365 days1928: 308 of 366 days1929: 223 of 365 days1930: 304 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 337 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 363 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: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 357 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 355 of 365 days1995: 349 of 365 days1996: 357 of 366 days1997: 357 of 365 days1998: 327 of 365 days1999: 338 of 365 days2000: 349 of 366 days2001: 342 of 365 days2002: 350 of 365 days2003: 350 of 365 days2004: 360 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 347 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 331 of 365 days2011: 359 of 365 days2012: 363 of 366 days2013: 361 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 358 of 365 days2016: 361 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 352 of 365 days2019: 355 of 365 days2020: 359 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 288 of 365 days2024: 41 of 366 days2025: 284 of 365 days2026: 164 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
132 years of record at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1897, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 and others.
Days with data per year at Rockwell City
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189410027%No
1895308%No
189732188%No
189835698%Yes
189936099%Yes
190036299%Yes
190134494%Yes
190234093%Yes
190335898%Yes
190436199%Yes
190536299%Yes
190633391%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908365100%Yes
1909364100%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136399%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
191433492%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
191736099%Yes
191834996%Yes
191933291%Yes
192034293%Yes
192123063%No
192225068%No
192334695%Yes
192425469%No
192524968%No
192632288%No
192727575%No
192830884%No
192922361%No
193030483%No
1931364100%Yes
193233792%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194636399%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836399%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
198735798%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199435597%Yes
199534996%Yes
199635798%Yes
199735798%Yes
199832790%No
199933893%Yes
200034995%Yes
200134294%Yes
200235096%Yes
200335096%Yes
200436098%Yes
200536199%Yes
200634795%Yes
200736399%Yes
200836399%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201033191%Yes
201135998%Yes
201236399%Yes
201336199%Yes
201436099%Yes
201535898%Yes
201636199%Yes
201736399%Yes
201835296%Yes
201935597%Yes
202035998%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202328879%No
20244111%No
202528478%No
202616445%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Rockwell City
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 March 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Rockwell City, USmonthly high max32.8 C (91.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)39 years33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie48 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)116 years54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high max (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie44 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2026Rockwell City, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Rockwell City, USdaily low max (Tie)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)tie90 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026Rockwell City, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)124 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2025Rockwell City, USdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2025Rockwell City, USdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025Rockwell City, USdaily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)54 years28 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2025Rockwell City, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2025Rockwell City, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)72 years32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2025Rockwell City, USdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)100 years53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2025Rockwell City, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)63 years33 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2025Rockwell City, USdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)63 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2025Rockwell City, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)107 years40 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

105 complete years, 1898 to 2022
Annual mean temperature at Rockwell City as warming stripes, 1898 to 2022 One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Rockwell City, 1898 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 6.6 C (43.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.3 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1898: 7.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1899: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1901: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1903: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: 7.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1905: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1907: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1908: 9.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1909: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1910: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1911: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1912: 7.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1913: 9.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1916: 8.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 6.7 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1918: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1931: 11.3 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1933: 10.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1934: 10.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1935: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1936: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1937: 7.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1938: 10.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1939: 10.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1941: 10.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1942: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1944: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 8.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1946: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1947: 8.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1948: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 7.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1951: 7.0 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1952: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 9.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1954: 9.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1955: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1957: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1959: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1961: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 8.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1964: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1965: 8.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1967: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1969: 8.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1970: 8.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1972: 7.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1973: 9.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1974: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 8.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 9.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1977: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1978: 7.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1979: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1980: 9.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1981: 10.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1982: 7.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1983: 8.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 8.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 8.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 9.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 11.1 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1988: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1989: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 10.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1991: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1992: 9.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1993: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 8.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 8.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 6.6 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1997: 7.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1998: 9.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2000: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2001: 8.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2002: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2003: 8.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2004: 8.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2005: 9.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 8.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 6.9 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2009: 7.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2011: 8.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: 10.8 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 7.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2014: 7.1 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 9.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 10.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 9.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 8.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2019: 7.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 9.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 9.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 7.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1898191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Rockwell City, 1898 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 6.6 C (43.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.3 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rockwell City as warming stripes, 1898 to 2022
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18987.7 C-1.14 C
18998.2 C-0.64 C
19009.2 C+0.37 C
19019.3 C+0.48 C
19038.5 C-0.34 C
19047.7 C-1.11 C
19058.2 C-0.58 C
19078.6 C-0.20 C
19089.9 C+1.06 C
19098.5 C-0.30 C
19109.1 C+0.34 C
19119.5 C+0.69 C
19127.9 C-0.89 C
19139.2 C+0.45 C
19168.1 C-0.67 C
19176.7 C-2.08 C
19189.2 C+0.44 C
193111.3 C+2.55 C
193310.1 C+1.29 C
193410.4 C+1.63 C
19358.9 C+0.06 C
19368.5 C-0.31 C
19377.9 C-0.94 C
193810.0 C+1.25 C
193910.2 C+1.42 C
19408.4 C-0.44 C
194110.2 C+1.43 C
19429.0 C+0.21 C
19438.6 C-0.22 C
19449.2 C+0.41 C
19458.3 C-0.50 C
19469.8 C+0.97 C
19478.8 C+0.05 C
19489.2 C+0.36 C
19499.1 C+0.29 C
19507.3 C-1.49 C
19517.0 C-1.76 C
19529.1 C+0.30 C
19539.7 C+0.94 C
19549.7 C+0.86 C
19559.0 C+0.20 C
19569.3 C+0.46 C
19578.9 C+0.07 C
19588.9 C+0.07 C
19598.6 C-0.17 C
19608.2 C-0.61 C
19618.5 C-0.30 C
19628.3 C-0.46 C
19639.5 C+0.70 C
19649.8 C+0.97 C
19658.7 C-0.09 C
19668.6 C-0.16 C
19678.9 C+0.11 C
19689.1 C+0.33 C
19698.0 C-0.77 C
19708.7 C-0.14 C
19719.2 C+0.38 C
19727.7 C-1.14 C
19739.6 C+0.85 C
19749.0 C+0.23 C
19758.7 C-0.08 C
19769.2 C+0.41 C
19779.5 C+0.69 C
19787.5 C-1.25 C
19797.6 C-1.20 C
19809.5 C+0.73 C
198110.0 C+1.21 C
19827.9 C-0.85 C
19838.5 C-0.25 C
19848.9 C+0.12 C
19858.1 C-0.73 C
19869.4 C+0.65 C
198711.1 C+2.35 C
19889.8 C+1.01 C
19898.6 C-0.21 C
199010.1 C+1.30 C
19919.3 C+0.48 C
19929.3 C+0.47 C
19937.6 C-1.24 C
19948.8 C-0.01 C
19958.3 C-0.53 C
19966.6 C-2.19 C
19977.8 C-0.96 C
19989.8 C+0.99 C
20008.5 C-0.34 C
20018.3 C-0.45 C
20028.4 C-0.39 C
20038.0 C-0.83 C
20048.4 C-0.37 C
20059.0 C+0.21 C
20078.6 C-0.16 C
20086.9 C-1.88 C
20097.5 C-1.32 C
20118.5 C-0.27 C
201210.8 C+2.02 C
20137.6 C-1.16 C
20147.1 C-1.67 C
20159.4 C+0.62 C
201610.0 C+1.23 C
20179.7 C+0.92 C
20188.2 C-0.63 C
20197.5 C-1.33 C
20209.1 C+0.31 C
20219.6 C+0.76 C
20227.7 C-1.08 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 2022 is -0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 105 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rockwell City
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade-0.04 F (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade1898 to 2022105Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.08 C (-0.14 to -0.02) per decade-0.15 F (-0.26 to -0.04) per decade1898 to 2022105Fall
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade0.07 F (-0.02 to 0.17) per decade1898 to 2022105Not 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

1894 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Rockwell City: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)193636.1 C (97.0 F)132
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1912-27.8 C (-18.0 F)132
Wettest day (Rx1day)153.9 mm (6.1 in)197958.4 mm (2.3 in)132
Wettest five days (Rx5day)260.4 mm (10.3 in)200787.4 mm (3.4 in)132
Longest dry spell (CDD)64 days192427 days132

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Rockwell City by year The hottest day of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rockwell City by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189436.7 C (98.1 F)
189514.4 C (57.9 F)
189738.3 C (100.9 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189936.1 C (97.0 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190141.1 C (106.0 F)
190234.4 C (93.9 F)
190335.0 C (95.0 F)
190435.0 C (95.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190635.0 C (95.0 F)
190735.0 C (95.0 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190936.1 C (97.0 F)
191035.6 C (96.1 F)
191139.4 C (102.9 F)
191236.7 C (98.1 F)
191337.2 C (99.0 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191637.8 C (100.0 F)
191737.2 C (99.0 F)
191839.4 C (102.9 F)
191935.0 C (95.0 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192135.6 C (96.1 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192433.3 C (91.9 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192638.3 C (100.9 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192936.1 C (97.0 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193236.7 C (98.1 F)
193340.6 C (105.1 F)
193442.8 C (109.0 F)
193540.0 C (104.0 F)
193643.3 C (109.9 F)
193738.9 C (102.0 F)
193837.2 C (99.0 F)
193938.9 C (102.0 F)
194040.6 C (105.1 F)
194140.0 C (104.0 F)
194236.7 C (98.1 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194637.8 C (100.0 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195237.2 C (99.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195541.1 C (106.0 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195937.2 C (99.0 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196338.3 C (100.9 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196537.8 C (100.0 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196738.3 C (100.9 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197138.3 C (100.9 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197836.1 C (97.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198036.7 C (98.1 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198438.9 C (102.0 F)
198538.3 C (100.9 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 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)
199633.9 C (93.0 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199935.6 C (96.1 F)
200036.1 C (97.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200932.8 C (91.0 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201338.3 C (100.9 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201933.9 C (93.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202137.2 C (99.0 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202415.6 C (60.1 F)
202536.7 C (98.1 F)
202636.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Rockwell City by year The coldest night of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rockwell City by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1894-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1897-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1898-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1899-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1900-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1903-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1904-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1905-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1907-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1908-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1909-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1910-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1911-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1912-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1913-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1915-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1918-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1919-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1920-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1921-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1922-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1923-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1924-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1925-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1930-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1933-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1934-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1935-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1937-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1938-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1939-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1940-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1951-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1953-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1954-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1957-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1959-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1961-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1964-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1966-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1973-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1977-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1978-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1987-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1993-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1994-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1995-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1999-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2000-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2005-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2007-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2008-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2010-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2011-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2015-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2017-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2018-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2019-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2020-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2021-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2022-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2024-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2025-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2026-26.7 C (-16.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rockwell City by year The wettest day of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1979
The wettest day of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rockwell City by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189441.7 mm (1.6 in)
18957.6 mm (0.30 in)
189744.5 mm (1.8 in)
189845.0 mm (1.8 in)
189948.3 mm (1.9 in)
190091.4 mm (3.6 in)
190157.2 mm (2.3 in)
1902102.9 mm (4.1 in)
190372.4 mm (2.9 in)
190443.2 mm (1.7 in)
190552.1 mm (2.1 in)
190677.5 mm (3.1 in)
190763.5 mm (2.5 in)
190876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909100.3 mm (3.9 in)
191056.6 mm (2.2 in)
1911133.4 mm (5.3 in)
191244.5 mm (1.8 in)
191341.9 mm (1.6 in)
191447.2 mm (1.9 in)
191587.6 mm (3.4 in)
191653.8 mm (2.1 in)
191782.6 mm (3.3 in)
191864.0 mm (2.5 in)
191958.4 mm (2.3 in)
192050.8 mm (2.0 in)
192155.9 mm (2.2 in)
192275.4 mm (3.0 in)
192344.2 mm (1.7 in)
192426.4 mm (1.0 in)
192534.3 mm (1.4 in)
192661.0 mm (2.4 in)
192735.6 mm (1.4 in)
192852.1 mm (2.1 in)
192938.1 mm (1.5 in)
193061.5 mm (2.4 in)
193167.3 mm (2.6 in)
193272.4 mm (2.9 in)
193379.0 mm (3.1 in)
193433.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935115.3 mm (4.5 in)
193655.9 mm (2.2 in)
193792.7 mm (3.6 in)
193893.5 mm (3.7 in)
193928.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940114.0 mm (4.5 in)
194146.7 mm (1.8 in)
194232.0 mm (1.3 in)
194360.7 mm (2.4 in)
194451.1 mm (2.0 in)
194553.8 mm (2.1 in)
194652.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947108.0 mm (4.3 in)
194856.6 mm (2.2 in)
194958.4 mm (2.3 in)
195068.3 mm (2.7 in)
195167.1 mm (2.6 in)
195251.3 mm (2.0 in)
195373.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954127.3 mm (5.0 in)
195547.5 mm (1.9 in)
195645.7 mm (1.8 in)
195753.3 mm (2.1 in)
195838.1 mm (1.5 in)
195947.8 mm (1.9 in)
196064.8 mm (2.6 in)
196163.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196364.8 mm (2.6 in)
196441.9 mm (1.6 in)
196584.3 mm (3.3 in)
196655.1 mm (2.2 in)
196776.2 mm (3.0 in)
196889.4 mm (3.5 in)
196991.9 mm (3.6 in)
197064.3 mm (2.5 in)
197140.6 mm (1.6 in)
197274.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197455.9 mm (2.2 in)
197547.5 mm (1.9 in)
197647.5 mm (1.9 in)
197750.8 mm (2.0 in)
197890.9 mm (3.6 in)
1979153.9 mm (6.1 in)
198062.7 mm (2.5 in)
198169.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982149.1 mm (5.9 in)
198347.0 mm (1.9 in)
198435.6 mm (1.4 in)
198555.1 mm (2.2 in)
198666.0 mm (2.6 in)
198753.3 mm (2.1 in)
198898.6 mm (3.9 in)
198943.9 mm (1.7 in)
199051.8 mm (2.0 in)
199159.4 mm (2.3 in)
199246.2 mm (1.8 in)
199362.7 mm (2.5 in)
199466.5 mm (2.6 in)
199547.2 mm (1.9 in)
199671.1 mm (2.8 in)
199736.6 mm (1.4 in)
199874.2 mm (2.9 in)
199954.6 mm (2.1 in)
200047.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001116.8 mm (4.6 in)
200285.1 mm (3.4 in)
200390.9 mm (3.6 in)
200498.0 mm (3.9 in)
200569.9 mm (2.8 in)
200639.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007134.4 mm (5.3 in)
200875.9 mm (3.0 in)
200938.4 mm (1.5 in)
201073.7 mm (2.9 in)
201137.6 mm (1.5 in)
201269.1 mm (2.7 in)
201399.1 mm (3.9 in)
201467.3 mm (2.6 in)
201561.7 mm (2.4 in)
201670.6 mm (2.8 in)
201758.4 mm (2.3 in)
201862.7 mm (2.5 in)
201977.0 mm (3.0 in)
202047.5 mm (1.9 in)
202154.4 mm (2.1 in)
202236.3 mm (1.4 in)
202340.1 mm (1.6 in)
202426.7 mm (1.1 in)
202546.5 mm (1.8 in)
202636.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rockwell City by year The wettest five days of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 260.4 mm (10.3 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.4 mm (3.4 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 260.4 mm (10.3 in) in 2007
The wettest five days of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 260.4 mm (10.3 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rockwell City by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189448.8 mm (1.9 in)
18958.9 mm (0.35 in)
189757.5 mm (2.3 in)
189864.5 mm (2.5 in)
189962.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900142.5 mm (5.6 in)
190175.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1903115.9 mm (4.6 in)
190486.4 mm (3.4 in)
190591.4 mm (3.6 in)
1906100.1 mm (3.9 in)
190785.1 mm (3.4 in)
1908141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1909129.6 mm (5.1 in)
191077.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911153.7 mm (6.1 in)
191267.4 mm (2.7 in)
191382.5 mm (3.2 in)
1914109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1915123.5 mm (4.9 in)
191669.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1918141.8 mm (5.6 in)
191994.3 mm (3.7 in)
192083.9 mm (3.3 in)
192166.6 mm (2.6 in)
192283.8 mm (3.3 in)
192376.2 mm (3.0 in)
192449.3 mm (1.9 in)
192545.8 mm (1.8 in)
192683.9 mm (3.3 in)
192762.8 mm (2.5 in)
192871.7 mm (2.8 in)
192964.8 mm (2.6 in)
193093.3 mm (3.7 in)
1931107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1932102.1 mm (4.0 in)
193383.0 mm (3.3 in)
193483.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935127.4 mm (5.0 in)
193666.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1938150.4 mm (5.9 in)
193962.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940141.0 mm (5.6 in)
194183.1 mm (3.3 in)
194245.5 mm (1.8 in)
194391.9 mm (3.6 in)
1944119.7 mm (4.7 in)
194592.4 mm (3.6 in)
194684.4 mm (3.3 in)
194752.0 mm (2.0 in)
194864.5 mm (2.5 in)
194989.6 mm (3.5 in)
1950101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1951133.9 mm (5.3 in)
195274.7 mm (2.9 in)
195384.9 mm (3.3 in)
1954152.2 mm (6.0 in)
195553.2 mm (2.1 in)
195665.0 mm (2.6 in)
195789.9 mm (3.5 in)
195877.8 mm (3.1 in)
195996.0 mm (3.8 in)
196094.3 mm (3.7 in)
196185.4 mm (3.4 in)
1962132.9 mm (5.2 in)
196373.4 mm (2.9 in)
196446.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965186.7 mm (7.4 in)
196685.1 mm (3.4 in)
1967151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1968139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1969125.9 mm (5.0 in)
197099.5 mm (3.9 in)
197195.2 mm (3.7 in)
197298.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973164.2 mm (6.5 in)
197467.3 mm (2.6 in)
197560.5 mm (2.4 in)
197666.6 mm (2.6 in)
197778.1 mm (3.1 in)
1978131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1979182.9 mm (7.2 in)
198087.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1982162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1983112.3 mm (4.4 in)
198486.4 mm (3.4 in)
198569.6 mm (2.7 in)
198697.3 mm (3.8 in)
198783.1 mm (3.3 in)
198899.4 mm (3.9 in)
198987.3 mm (3.4 in)
1990103.1 mm (4.1 in)
199186.6 mm (3.4 in)
199267.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993100.9 mm (4.0 in)
199473.1 mm (2.9 in)
199564.6 mm (2.5 in)
199681.0 mm (3.2 in)
199749.3 mm (1.9 in)
199883.1 mm (3.3 in)
199991.5 mm (3.6 in)
200051.6 mm (2.0 in)
2001167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2002125.9 mm (5.0 in)
2003168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2004113.5 mm (4.5 in)
200599.3 mm (3.9 in)
200662.7 mm (2.5 in)
2007260.4 mm (10.3 in)
200895.4 mm (3.8 in)
200957.7 mm (2.3 in)
2010123.3 mm (4.9 in)
201172.1 mm (2.8 in)
201294.2 mm (3.7 in)
2013125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2014129.3 mm (5.1 in)
201592.9 mm (3.7 in)
201699.1 mm (3.9 in)
201781.8 mm (3.2 in)
2018135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2019115.2 mm (4.5 in)
202073.1 mm (2.9 in)
202190.7 mm (3.6 in)
202265.5 mm (2.6 in)
202354.6 mm (2.1 in)
202428.7 mm (1.1 in)
202575.2 mm (3.0 in)
202653.6 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rockwell City by year The longest dry spell of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 64 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 64 days in 1924
The longest dry spell of the year at Rockwell City, 1894 to 2026. The record is 64 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rockwell City by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189437 days
189513 days
189740 days
189828 days
189927 days
190026 days
190131 days
190226 days
190334 days
190451 days
190529 days
190635 days
190719 days
190830 days
190924 days
191052 days
191138 days
191230 days
191329 days
191445 days
191528 days
191631 days
191729 days
191822 days
191931 days
192019 days
192123 days
192218 days
192326 days
192464 days
192531 days
192647 days
192725 days
192836 days
192929 days
193035 days
193144 days
193230 days
193345 days
193428 days
193524 days
193624 days
193731 days
193827 days
193934 days
194026 days
194117 days
194237 days
194320 days
194421 days
194537 days
194625 days
194720 days
194827 days
194933 days
195026 days
195117 days
195253 days
195324 days
195431 days
195523 days
195638 days
195720 days
195830 days
195923 days
196029 days
196116 days
196244 days
196329 days
196425 days
196521 days
196628 days
196726 days
196823 days
196918 days
197020 days
197131 days
197227 days
197316 days
197430 days
197525 days
197635 days
197716 days
197830 days
197930 days
198032 days
198130 days
198216 days
198322 days
198428 days
198519 days
198632 days
198758 days
198830 days
198927 days
199026 days
199137 days
199223 days
199322 days
199426 days
199526 days
199619 days
199717 days
199839 days
199923 days
200020 days
200131 days
200256 days
200318 days
200418 days
200530 days
200630 days
200735 days
200816 days
200926 days
201026 days
201122 days
201230 days
201318 days
201417 days
201526 days
201626 days
201735 days
201824 days
201917 days
202019 days
202129 days
202226 days
202326 days
202412 days
202539 days
202625 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

105 years with a frost

Across 105 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rockwell City falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.

In 1990 to 2022 the median growing season was 169 days. That is 11 days more than in 1898 to 1944.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rockwell City
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1898 to 1944)Recent period (1990 to 2022)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost1 May3 May27 April6 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost7 October7 October10 October3 days later+0.4 days per decade
Growing days161 days158 days169 days11 days more+1.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

114 years, 1894 to 2022

A day with at least 61.0 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.3 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rockwell City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 years83.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 years99.8 mm (3.9 in)
25 years122.9 mm (4.8 in)
50 years141.9 mm (5.6 in)
100 years162.3 mm (6.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 114 years of values from 1894 to 2022.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1979; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1982; 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 2007.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Rockwell City, at 1931 and 1965. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1931 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Rockwell City, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1931-0.2-0.4possible5
1965+0.3+0.5possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2022 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2022, Rockwell City had a mean temperature of 8.6 C (47.4 F) and 833.0 mm (32.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Colo (United States, 116 km away), Toledo 3N (United States, 173 km away) and Paw Paw 2S (United States, 474 km away).

Climate twins of Rockwell City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2022 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
ColoUnited States116 km (72 mi)8.3 C (47.0 F)866.4 mm (34.1 in)0.75
Toledo 3NUnited States173 km (107 mi)8.3 C (47.0 F)881.4 mm (34.7 in)0.77
Paw Paw 2SUnited States474 km (295 mi)8.4 C (47.1 F)907.5 mm (35.7 in)0.79

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 Rockwell City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Rockwell City threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).