Oberlin Weather Records (USC00145906)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oberlin (USC00145906), Kansas, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Oberlin

Oberlin (USC00145906) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.82 latitude and -100.52 longitude, 788 m (2,586 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2021, 129 years of record.
1,464 records set at Oberlin still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oberlin set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 10 August 2021.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 39.82 latitude, -100.52 longitude.
Elevation: 788 m (2,586 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2021, 129 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oberlin. 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 Oberlin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Oberlin still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 40.

Standing records at Oberlin by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1913	17
1914	13
1915	20
1916	15
1917	23
1918	24
1919	26
1920	19
1921	10
1922	5
1923	14
1924	13
1925	10
1926	12
1927	20
1928	14
1929	14
1930	20
1931	24
1932	19
1933	19
1934	24
1935	10
1936	40
1937	15
1938	29
1939	22
1940	16
1941	9
1942	15
1943	12
1944	8
1945	17
1946	9
1947	15
1948	16
1949	7
1950	15
1951	16
1952	23
1953	15
1954	14
1955	17
1956	12
1957	8
1958	9
1959	11
1960	12
1961	4
1962	17
1963	18
1964	16
1965	21
1966	9
1967	14
1968	9
1969	12
1970	11
1971	12
1972	10
1973	5
1974	18
1975	7
1976	2
1977	12
1978	11
1979	13
1980	13
1981	11
1982	8
1983	15
1984	10
1985	22
1986	4
1987	16
1988	7
1989	28
1990	16
1991	13
1992	13
1993	7
1994	4
1995	16
1996	14
1997	13
1998	12
1999	6
2000	17
2001	5
2002	18
2003	11
2004	20
2005	9
2006	9
2007	4
2008	4
2009	9
2010	4
2011	6
2012	17
2013	13
2014	10
2015	8
2016	9
2017	9
2018	13
2019	9
2020	13
2021	11

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Oberlin between 18 January 1943 and 15 January 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Oberlin set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1943-01-18	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1980-02-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 36.8 cm (14.5 in)
1983-12-20	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984-03-18	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2007-01-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
2007-01-14	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
2007-01-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 141.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oberlin. The most was 141.5 mm (5.6 in) on 27 July 1893.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oberlin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 January 1990
Feb	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 February 1993
Mar	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 March 1984
Apr	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	12 April 1897
May	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 May 2008
Jun	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	13 June 1965
Jul	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	27 July 1893
Aug	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 August 1920
Sep	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 September 1901
Oct	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 October 2000
Nov	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 November 1922
Dec	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 2021

109 years of record at Oberlin, 1913 to 2021. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1916, 1947, 2003, 2020, 2021.

Days with data per year at Oberlin
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1913	237	65%	No
1914	362	99%	Yes
1915	357	98%	Yes
1916	327	89%	No
1917	357	98%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	365	100%	Yes
1921	353	97%	Yes
1922	332	91%	Yes
1923	356	98%	Yes
1924	361	99%	Yes
1925	361	99%	Yes
1926	362	99%	Yes
1927	356	98%	Yes
1928	356	97%	Yes
1929	362	99%	Yes
1930	363	99%	Yes
1931	364	100%	Yes
1932	344	94%	Yes
1933	360	99%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	362	99%	Yes
1936	363	99%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	345	95%	Yes
1939	357	98%	Yes
1940	348	95%	Yes
1941	355	97%	Yes
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	348	95%	Yes
1944	339	93%	Yes
1945	329	90%	Yes
1946	346	95%	Yes
1947	312	85%	No
1948	360	98%	Yes
1949	354	97%	Yes
1950	342	94%	Yes
1951	355	97%	Yes
1952	363	99%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	352	96%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	363	99%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	335	92%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	360	99%	Yes
1994	341	93%	Yes
1995	349	96%	Yes
1996	351	96%	Yes
1997	339	93%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	346	95%	Yes
2003	307	84%	No
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	354	97%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	329	90%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	364	100%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	332	91%	Yes
2017	357	98%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	243	66%	No
2021	149	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Oberlin
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min (Tie)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	tie	20 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021	Oberlin, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily low max (Tie)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2021	Oberlin, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2020	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2020	Oberlin, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2020	Oberlin, US	daily high max (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	78 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2020	Oberlin, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Oberlin, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2020	Oberlin, US	monthly low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

91 complete years, 1914 to 2019

One stripe for each of 91 complete years at Oberlin, 1914 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.3 C (52.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.9 C (47.9 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.3 C (55.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Oberlin as warming stripes, 1914 to 2019
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1914	12.0 C	+0.70 C
1915	10.3 C	-0.97 C
1917	10.7 C	-0.63 C
1918	11.4 C	+0.11 C
1919	10.7 C	-0.65 C
1920	10.6 C	-0.69 C
1921	12.5 C	+1.21 C
1923	10.9 C	-0.39 C
1924	9.9 C	-1.43 C
1925	11.5 C	+0.23 C
1926	11.6 C	+0.32 C
1928	11.0 C	-0.29 C
1929	10.1 C	-1.23 C
1930	10.9 C	-0.39 C
1931	11.9 C	+0.62 C
1932	10.7 C	-0.57 C
1933	12.4 C	+1.11 C
1934	13.2 C	+1.86 C
1935	11.8 C	+0.45 C
1936	11.7 C	+0.35 C
1937	11.3 C	-0.02 C
1939	12.8 C	+1.44 C
1941	11.6 C	+0.24 C
1942	11.0 C	-0.31 C
1943	12.0 C	+0.69 C
1944	10.7 C	-0.57 C
1948	11.2 C	-0.08 C
1949	10.4 C	-0.95 C
1950	11.3 C	+0.03 C
1951	11.0 C	-0.33 C
1952	11.9 C	+0.54 C
1953	12.7 C	+1.39 C
1954	13.3 C	+1.98 C
1955	11.7 C	+0.38 C
1956	12.7 C	+1.43 C
1957	11.6 C	+0.24 C
1958	11.3 C	-0.02 C
1959	11.6 C	+0.31 C
1960	11.3 C	-0.01 C
1961	11.4 C	+0.13 C
1962	12.4 C	+1.04 C
1963	12.9 C	+1.63 C
1964	11.9 C	+0.60 C
1965	11.3 C	-0.04 C
1966	10.8 C	-0.48 C
1967	11.3 C	-0.06 C
1968	11.3 C	+0.02 C
1969	11.0 C	-0.33 C
1970	11.4 C	+0.13 C
1971	11.8 C	+0.50 C
1972	11.4 C	+0.06 C
1973	11.4 C	+0.10 C
1974	11.9 C	+0.63 C
1975	11.4 C	+0.06 C
1976	12.0 C	+0.68 C
1977	12.5 C	+1.21 C
1978	10.9 C	-0.44 C
1980	12.4 C	+1.07 C
1981	12.5 C	+1.15 C
1982	10.5 C	-0.78 C
1983	11.0 C	-0.32 C
1984	10.5 C	-0.83 C
1986	12.8 C	+1.46 C
1987	12.2 C	+0.91 C
1989	9.9 C	-1.40 C
1990	11.0 C	-0.35 C
1991	11.1 C	-0.23 C
1992	10.1 C	-1.22 C
1993	8.9 C	-2.45 C
1994	10.7 C	-0.64 C
1995	10.3 C	-1.04 C
1996	9.4 C	-1.93 C
1998	11.8 C	+0.48 C
1999	11.8 C	+0.51 C
2000	11.6 C	+0.32 C
2001	11.8 C	+0.47 C
2002	11.0 C	-0.28 C
2004	11.0 C	-0.32 C
2005	11.4 C	+0.10 C
2006	11.1 C	-0.20 C
2008	10.2 C	-1.13 C
2009	10.0 C	-1.35 C
2010	10.9 C	-0.41 C
2011	10.3 C	-0.98 C
2012	12.3 C	+0.98 C
2013	10.5 C	-0.79 C
2014	10.2 C	-1.13 C
2015	11.7 C	+0.41 C
2017	11.6 C	+0.24 C
2018	10.5 C	-0.83 C
2019	10.0 C	-1.28 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade over 1914 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (0.00 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 91 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Oberlin
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.06 C (-0.12 to 0.00) per decade	-0.11 F (-0.21 to 0.00) per decade	1914 to 2019	91	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.09 C (-0.17 to -0.01) per decade	-0.16 F (-0.30 to -0.02) per decade	1914 to 2019	91	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade	-0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.05) per decade	1914 to 2019	91	Not 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

1893 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Oberlin: 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)	1936	41.1 C (106.0 F)	109
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1918	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	109
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	1893	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	1965	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	129
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1967	36 days	129

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Oberlin, 1893 to 2021. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Oberlin by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1917	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1920	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1923	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1933	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1940	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1991	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1992	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2013	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2014	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2016	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2018	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2020	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2021	42.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Oberlin, 1893 to 2021. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Oberlin by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1915	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1916	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1919	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1920	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1925	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1927	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1931	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1937	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1941	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1942	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1943	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1944	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1951	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1952	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1953	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1954	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1955	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1957	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1967	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1976	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1978	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1994	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1995	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1997	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1998	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2002	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2010	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2015	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2017	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2018	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2021	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oberlin, 1893 to 2021. The record is 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oberlin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1894	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1895	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1896	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1897	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1899	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1904	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1908	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1910	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1911	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1917	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1918	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1931	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1941	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1955	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1956	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1959	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1960	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1980	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1981	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1984	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1985	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1988	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1989	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1991	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1995	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1996	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1997	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2001	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2002	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2003	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2005	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2010	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2012	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2013	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2014	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2015	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2017	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2018	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2019	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2020	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2021	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oberlin, 1893 to 2021. The record is 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oberlin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1894	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1896	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1897	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1898	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1899	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1900	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1902	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1903	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1906	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1909	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1910	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1911	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1912	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1914	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1915	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1916	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1917	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1918	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1927	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1930	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1932	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1934	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1938	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1940	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1943	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1944	160.9 mm (6.3 in)
1945	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1946	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1947	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1962	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1963	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1964	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1965	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1966	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1967	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1968	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1969	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1970	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1972	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1975	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1980	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1987	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1991	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1992	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1993	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1994	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1995	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1996	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1997	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2000	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2004	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
2005	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2007	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2008	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2009	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2010	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
2011	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2012	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2013	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2014	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2015	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2016	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
2017	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2018	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2019	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2020	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2021	49.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oberlin, 1893 to 2021. The record is 65 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oberlin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	29 days
1894	28 days
1895	24 days
1896	29 days
1897	24 days
1898	26 days
1899	26 days
1900	25 days
1901	29 days
1902	36 days
1903	57 days
1904	31 days
1905	38 days
1906	40 days
1907	24 days
1908	51 days
1909	17 days
1910	38 days
1911	31 days
1912	23 days
1913	50 days
1914	44 days
1915	25 days
1916	41 days
1917	32 days
1918	30 days
1919	31 days
1920	54 days
1921	43 days
1922	58 days
1923	40 days
1924	43 days
1925	52 days
1926	44 days
1927	31 days
1928	36 days
1929	31 days
1930	26 days
1931	51 days
1932	37 days
1933	36 days
1934	54 days
1935	54 days
1936	47 days
1937	46 days
1938	53 days
1939	45 days
1940	29 days
1941	22 days
1942	29 days
1943	55 days
1944	26 days
1945	42 days
1946	45 days
1947	28 days
1948	32 days
1949	28 days
1950	59 days
1951	28 days
1952	41 days
1953	47 days
1954	62 days
1955	32 days
1956	49 days
1957	42 days
1958	27 days
1959	56 days
1960	28 days
1961	62 days
1962	30 days
1963	32 days
1964	42 days
1965	52 days
1966	46 days
1967	65 days
1968	39 days
1969	27 days
1970	38 days
1971	38 days
1972	50 days
1973	33 days
1974	43 days
1975	39 days
1976	32 days
1977	34 days
1978	34 days
1979	37 days
1980	65 days
1981	35 days
1982	44 days
1983	22 days
1984	28 days
1985	24 days
1986	34 days
1987	48 days
1988	35 days
1989	48 days
1990	31 days
1991	44 days
1992	20 days
1993	30 days
1994	33 days
1995	48 days
1996	45 days
1997	33 days
1998	53 days
1999	45 days
2000	49 days
2001	30 days
2002	47 days
2003	31 days
2004	32 days
2005	35 days
2006	38 days
2007	33 days
2008	36 days
2009	49 days
2010	22 days
2011	22 days
2012	50 days
2013	31 days
2014	64 days
2015	35 days
2016	50 days
2017	34 days
2018	36 days
2019	21 days
2020	42 days
2021	26 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

91 years with a frost

Across 91 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Oberlin falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 148 days between them.

In 1984 to 2019 the median growing season was 148 days. That is 1 day fewer than in 1914 to 1951.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Oberlin
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1914 to 1951)	Recent period (1984 to 2019)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 May	7 May	7 May	no change	0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	3 October	30 September	6 October	6 days later	+0.2 days per decade
Growing days	148 days	149 days	148 days	1 day fewer	+0.2 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

118 years, 1894 to 2020

A day with at least 52.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.6 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oberlin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	128.6 mm (5.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1894 to 2020.

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: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1979; 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1944; 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1965.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2002 to 2019 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2019, Oberlin had a mean temperature of 10.8 C (51.5 F) and 553.5 mm (21.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Winona (United States, 105 km away), Imperial (United States, 123 km away) and Goodland (United States, 113 km away).

Climate twins of Oberlin: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2019 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Winona	United States	105 km (65 mi)	11.0 C (51.9 F)	461.9 mm (18.2 in)	0.79
Imperial	United States	123 km (76 mi)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	488.9 mm (19.2 in)	0.80
Goodland	United States	113 km (70 mi)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	463.2 mm (18.2 in)	0.86

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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).