Van Meter Threshold Days by Year (USC00138490)
6 fixed thresholds counted per year at Van Meter (USC00138490): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Van Meter Thresholds
- Van Meter: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 37 years, most in 1928 with 41.
- Van Meter: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 37 years, most in 1931 with 14.
- Van Meter: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 33 years, most in 1931 with 4.
- Van Meter: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 11 years, most in 1934 with 4.
- 6 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Van Meter.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
37 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 21 | 25 |
| 1925 | 17 | 25 |
| 1926 | 27 | 25 |
| 1927 | 17 | 25 |
| 1928 | 41 | 25 |
| 1929 | 27 | 25 |
| 1930 | 16 | 22.2 |
| 1931 | 29 | 22.2 |
| 1932 | 22 | 22.2 |
| 1934 | 17 | 22.2 |
| 1935 | 26 | 22.2 |
| 1936 | 21 | 22.2 |
| 1937 | 26 | 22.2 |
| 1938 | 22 | 22.2 |
| 1939 | 21 | 22.2 |
| 1940 | 23 | 27.7 |
| 1941 | 35 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 28 | 27.7 |
| 1943 | 26 | 27.7 |
| 1944 | 29 | 27.7 |
| 1946 | 31 | 27.7 |
| 1949 | 22 | 27.7 |
| 1950 | 22 | 21.8 |
| 1951 | 32 | 21.8 |
| 1952 | 18 | 21.8 |
| 1953 | 14 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 25 | 21.8 |
| 1955 | 18 | 21.8 |
| 1956 | 21 | 21.8 |
| 1958 | 16 | 21.8 |
| 1959 | 30 | 21.8 |
| 1960 | 29 | 27.7 |
| 1961 | 31 | 27.7 |
| 1962 | 24 | 27.7 |
| 1963 | 26 | 27.7 |
| 1964 | 25 | 27.7 |
| 1965 | 31 | 27.7 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1921-04-16 | 1921-10-29 |
| 1925 | 1925-02-08 | 1925-12-15 |
| 1926 | 1926-01-04 | 1926-11-14 |
| 1927 | 1927-02-13 | 1927-10-02 |
| 1928 | 1928-02-07 | 1928-12-14 |
| 1929 | 1929-01-05 | 1929-11-12 |
| 1930 | 1930-04-15 | 1930-11-20 |
| 1931 | 1931-03-24 | 1931-12-31 |
| 1932 | 1932-01-01 | 1932-12-24 |
| 1934 | 1934-01-05 | 1934-11-30 |
| 1935 | 1935-01-19 | 1935-11-27 |
| 1936 | 1936-01-02 | 1936-12-30 |
| 1937 | 1937-01-08 | 1937-10-17 |
| 1938 | 1938-02-16 | 1938-11-04 |
| 1939 | 1939-02-27 | 1939-11-10 |
| 1940 | 1940-01-14 | 1940-12-16 |
| 1941 | 1941-01-26 | 1941-12-26 |
| 1942 | 1942-01-01 | 1942-12-27 |
| 1943 | 1943-02-03 | 1943-12-06 |
| 1944 | 1944-01-27 | 1944-09-28 |
| 1946 | 1946-01-05 | 1946-10-24 |
| 1949 | 1949-01-04 | 1949-12-12 |
| 1950 | 1950-01-25 | 1950-10-07 |
| 1951 | 1951-02-17 | 1951-11-12 |
| 1952 | 1952-03-08 | 1952-08-29 |
| 1953 | 1953-02-20 | 1953-11-20 |
| 1954 | 1954-02-20 | 1954-10-14 |
| 1955 | 1955-02-19 | 1955-09-29 |
| 1956 | 1956-04-28 | 1956-11-21 |
| 1958 | 1958-06-01 | 1958-11-18 |
| 1959 | 1959-02-10 | 1959-12-28 |
| 1960 | 1960-01-12 | 1960-12-05 |
| 1961 | 1961-02-18 | 1961-12-23 |
| 1962 | 1962-02-19 | 1962-11-16 |
| 1963 | 1963-03-04 | 1963-11-22 |
| 1964 | 1964-03-09 | 1964-09-23 |
| 1965 | 1965-01-23 | 1965-12-24 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 37 | 41 | 1928 | 31 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 37 | 14 | 1931 | 9 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 33 | 4 | 1931 | 2 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 3 | 2 | 1958 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 11 | 4 | 1934 | 3 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 3 | 2 | 1960 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1921.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).