Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Centralia (USC00141408), Kansas, United States, with 103 years of record.
Key Facts for Centralia
Centralia (USC00141408) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.72 latitude and -96.13 longitude, 402 m (1,320 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2011, 103 years of record.
1,464 records set at Centralia still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Centralia set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 15 January 2007.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 39.72 latitude, -96.13 longitude.
Elevation: 402 m (1,320 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2011, 103 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Centralia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Centralia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Centralia still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Centralia by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
10
1910
24
1911
26
1912
21
1913
29
1914
17
1915
27
1916
20
1917
28
1918
32
1919
13
1920
14
1921
21
1922
6
1923
8
1924
20
1925
14
1926
7
1927
8
1928
9
1929
6
1930
26
1931
18
1932
8
1933
33
1934
56
1935
15
1936
52
1937
15
1938
20
1939
29
1940
19
1941
10
1942
14
1943
18
1944
12
1945
14
1946
16
1947
18
1948
10
1949
12
1950
19
1951
17
1952
22
1953
15
1954
13
1955
11
1956
21
1957
6
1958
8
1959
12
1960
17
1961
8
1962
16
1963
14
1964
14
1965
17
1966
16
1967
21
1968
15
1969
6
1970
11
1971
4
1972
15
1973
4
1974
5
1975
10
1976
12
1977
7
1978
9
1979
9
1980
14
1981
7
1982
5
1983
19
1984
8
1985
16
1986
13
1987
8
1988
6
1989
27
1990
15
1991
18
1992
15
1993
6
1994
7
1995
7
1996
8
1997
13
1998
9
1999
16
2000
21
2001
9
2002
13
2003
6
2004
10
2005
11
2006
8
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Centralia between 9 October 1941 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Centralia set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1941-10-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947-01-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1958-07-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 143.5 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Centralia. The most was 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 31 July 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Centralia
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
8 January 1937
Feb
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
17 February 1911
Mar
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
31 March 1993
Apr
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
15 April 1999
May
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
30 May 1959
Jun
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
8 June 1984
Jul
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
31 July 1958
Aug
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
24 August 1962
Sep
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
18 September 1978
Oct
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
13 November 1909
Dec
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
8 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
100 years of record at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1910, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Centralia, 1911 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.2 C (50.4 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Centralia as warming stripes, 1911 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1911
12.4 C
+0.48 C
1913
12.4 C
+0.41 C
1914
12.0 C
+0.06 C
1915
11.0 C
-0.91 C
1916
11.1 C
-0.86 C
1917
10.2 C
-1.71 C
1918
12.0 C
+0.08 C
1919
11.2 C
-0.73 C
1920
11.4 C
-0.53 C
1927
12.0 C
+0.03 C
1931
13.7 C
+1.78 C
1933
13.7 C
+1.76 C
1935
11.9 C
0.00 C
1936
11.7 C
-0.21 C
1937
11.2 C
-0.76 C
1938
13.3 C
+1.37 C
1939
13.5 C
+1.52 C
1940
11.3 C
-0.63 C
1941
12.9 C
+0.94 C
1942
12.1 C
+0.11 C
1943
11.7 C
-0.21 C
1944
11.8 C
-0.15 C
1945
11.4 C
-0.56 C
1946
13.2 C
+1.30 C
1947
12.2 C
+0.24 C
1948
11.6 C
-0.30 C
1949
11.7 C
-0.23 C
1950
10.9 C
-1.00 C
1951
10.4 C
-1.58 C
1952
11.9 C
0.00 C
1953
13.1 C
+1.19 C
1954
13.4 C
+1.49 C
1955
11.9 C
-0.01 C
1956
12.9 C
+0.97 C
1957
11.7 C
-0.23 C
1958
11.4 C
-0.50 C
1959
11.6 C
-0.34 C
1960
11.0 C
-0.96 C
1961
11.0 C
-0.93 C
1962
11.7 C
-0.22 C
1963
12.6 C
+0.68 C
1964
12.4 C
+0.49 C
1965
12.1 C
+0.12 C
1966
11.7 C
-0.29 C
1967
11.6 C
-0.31 C
1968
11.6 C
-0.30 C
1969
11.3 C
-0.67 C
1970
12.0 C
+0.05 C
1971
11.9 C
-0.09 C
1972
11.3 C
-0.69 C
1973
12.2 C
+0.30 C
1974
12.5 C
+0.58 C
1975
11.9 C
-0.08 C
1976
12.0 C
+0.01 C
1977
12.6 C
+0.67 C
1978
10.8 C
-1.12 C
1979
10.7 C
-1.26 C
1980
12.4 C
+0.49 C
1981
12.6 C
+0.68 C
1982
11.0 C
-0.91 C
1983
11.5 C
-0.47 C
1984
12.0 C
+0.09 C
1985
10.8 C
-1.19 C
1986
12.7 C
+0.78 C
1987
13.1 C
+1.11 C
1988
12.4 C
+0.45 C
1989
11.3 C
-0.65 C
1990
12.7 C
+0.74 C
1991
12.7 C
+0.78 C
1992
11.8 C
-0.15 C
1993
10.5 C
-1.43 C
1994
12.0 C
+0.04 C
1995
11.5 C
-0.42 C
1996
10.8 C
-1.11 C
1997
11.4 C
-0.53 C
1998
12.9 C
+0.98 C
1999
12.7 C
+0.79 C
2000
12.5 C
+0.59 C
2001
12.4 C
+0.47 C
2002
12.5 C
+0.51 C
2003
11.9 C
-0.04 C
2004
12.1 C
+0.12 C
2005
12.0 C
+0.06 C
2006
12.2 C
+0.24 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1911 to 2006 is 0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.10 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 84 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Centralia
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.07) per decade
0.02 F (-0.10 to 0.13) per decade
1911 to 2006
84
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.16 to 0.00) per decade
-0.15 F (-0.29 to 0.00) per decade
1911 to 2006
84
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.04 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1911 to 2006
84
Rise
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
1909 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Centralia: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934
39.4 C (102.9 F)
100
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1947
-24.1 C (-11.5 F)
100
Wettest day (Rx1day)
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1958
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1984
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
99
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1970
29 days
100
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Centralia by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1912
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1913
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1914
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1921
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1935
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
15.6 C (60.1 F)
2011
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.1 C (-11.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Centralia by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1914
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1917
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1918
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1920
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1931
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1933
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1953
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1958
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1969
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1976
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1984
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1991
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1992
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1998
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2000
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2006
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2007
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. The record is 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Centralia by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1911
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1918
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1926
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1940
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1959
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1960
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1979
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1980
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1982
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1985
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1990
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1994
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1995
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1996
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1998
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1999
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2003
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2004
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2007
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2011
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. The record is 232.2 mm (9.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.9 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Centralia by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
185.8 mm (7.3 in)
1910
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1911
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1912
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1913
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1914
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1915
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1916
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1917
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1918
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1919
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1920
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1922
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1924
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1925
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1926
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1927
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1928
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1929
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1930
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1931
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1932
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1933
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1939
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1940
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1941
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1942
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1944
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1945
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946
188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1947
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1948
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1949
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1950
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1951
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1952
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1953
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1954
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1955
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1957
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958
161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1959
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1960
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1961
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1962
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1963
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1964
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1966
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1967
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1968
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1969
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1971
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1972
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1974
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1975
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1976
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1977
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1978
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1979
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1980
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1981
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1982
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1984
232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1985
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1986
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1987
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1988
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1993
205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1994
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1995
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1997
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1998
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1999
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
2000
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2001
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2002
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2003
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2004
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2006
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2007
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2011
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Centralia, 1909 to 2011. The record is 59 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Centralia by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
15 days
1910
44 days
1911
22 days
1912
43 days
1913
26 days
1914
52 days
1915
26 days
1916
23 days
1917
49 days
1918
24 days
1919
28 days
1920
26 days
1921
32 days
1922
32 days
1923
33 days
1924
27 days
1925
24 days
1926
20 days
1927
56 days
1928
29 days
1929
28 days
1930
31 days
1931
28 days
1932
31 days
1933
29 days
1934
29 days
1935
30 days
1936
32 days
1937
21 days
1938
29 days
1939
36 days
1940
26 days
1941
19 days
1942
35 days
1943
20 days
1944
30 days
1945
18 days
1946
29 days
1947
37 days
1948
28 days
1949
27 days
1950
38 days
1951
20 days
1952
57 days
1953
29 days
1954
50 days
1955
29 days
1956
37 days
1957
36 days
1958
31 days
1959
34 days
1960
20 days
1961
25 days
1962
23 days
1963
41 days
1964
25 days
1965
27 days
1966
43 days
1967
25 days
1968
21 days
1969
31 days
1970
59 days
1971
32 days
1972
29 days
1973
22 days
1974
43 days
1975
27 days
1976
34 days
1977
34 days
1978
23 days
1979
35 days
1980
22 days
1981
31 days
1982
18 days
1983
32 days
1984
37 days
1985
21 days
1986
34 days
1987
28 days
1988
25 days
1989
36 days
1990
24 days
1991
33 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
22 days
1995
26 days
1996
30 days
1997
20 days
1998
24 days
1999
51 days
2000
28 days
2001
31 days
2002
56 days
2003
17 days
2004
39 days
2005
30 days
2006
33 days
2007
13 days
2011
1 day
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
84 years with a frost
Across 84 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Centralia falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 11 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.
In 1977 to 2006 the median growing season was 169 days. That is 5 days more than in 1911 to 1952.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Centralia
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1911 to 1952)
Recent period (1977 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
27 April
21 April
6 days earlier
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 October
8 October
7 October
1 day earlier
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
168 days
164 days
169 days
5 days more
+0.8 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
92 years, 1911 to 2006
A day with at least 66.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.6 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Centralia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
100 years
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 92 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 92 years of values from 1911 to 2006.
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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1958; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1959; 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1993.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Centralia, at 1949 and 1986. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1949 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Centralia, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1949
+0.2
+0.3
likely
5
1986
-0.2
-0.3
possible
5
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.
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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.