Durham Threshold Days by Year (USC00142276)
5 fixed thresholds counted per year at Durham (USC00142276): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Durham Thresholds
- Durham: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 17 years, most in 1993 with 35.
- Durham: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 17 years, most in 1993 with 14.
- Durham: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 16 years, most in 1993 with 5.
- Durham: days with 100 mm (3.94 in) or more of precipitation in 5 years, most in 2005 with 1.
- 5 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Durham.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
17 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35 | 26.5 |
| 1994 | 18 | 26.5 |
| 2004 | 24 | 25 |
| 2005 | 26 | 25 |
| 2006 | 23 | 25 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 |
| 2008 | 26 | 25 |
| 2009 | 26 | 25 |
| 2010 | 27 | 24.8 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24.8 |
| 2012 | 19 | 24.8 |
| 2013 | 27 | 24.8 |
| 2014 | 18 | 24.8 |
| 2015 | 29 | 24.8 |
| 2016 | 28 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | 26 | 24.8 |
| 2018 | 25 | 24.8 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1993-01-09 | 1993-11-12 |
| 1994 | 1994-02-22 | 1994-11-19 |
| 2004 | 2004-02-01 | 2004-11-23 |
| 2005 | 2005-01-02 | 2005-11-15 |
| 2006 | 2006-03-20 | 2006-12-31 |
| 2007 | 2007-01-21 | 2007-12-28 |
| 2008 | 2008-02-06 | 2008-12-16 |
| 2009 | 2009-02-11 | 2009-12-26 |
| 2010 | 2010-01-07 | 2010-11-13 |
| 2011 | 2011-02-02 | 2011-12-20 |
| 2012 | 2012-02-03 | 2012-11-11 |
| 2013 | 2013-02-07 | 2013-12-22 |
| 2014 | 2014-02-05 | 2014-12-05 |
| 2015 | 2015-02-01 | 2015-12-27 |
| 2016 | 2016-02-02 | 2016-12-04 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-16 | 2017-10-15 |
| 2018 | 2018-03-19 | 2018-12-27 |
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 | 17 | 35 | 1993 | 25 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 17 | 14 | 1993 | 11 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 16 | 5 | 1993 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 5 | 1 | 2005 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 5 | 2 | 2007 | 2 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1993.
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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).