Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabeth (USC00162800), Louisiana, United States, with 79 years of record.
Key Facts for Elizabeth
Elizabeth (USC00162800) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.85 latitude and -92.78 longitude, 46 m (150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 2002, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elizabeth still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elizabeth set a daily record precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 4 November 2002.
About the Station
Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.85 latitude, -92.78 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (150 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 2002, 79 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 Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elizabeth still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Elizabeth by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1924
11
1925
39
1926
17
1927
56
1928
14
1929
19
1930
18
1931
23
1932
30
1933
31
1934
19
1935
34
1936
21
1937
26
1938
21
1939
22
1940
26
1941
7
1942
21
1943
21
1944
14
1945
16
1946
11
1947
22
1948
27
1949
12
1950
18
1951
25
1952
22
1953
14
1954
15
1955
13
1956
14
1957
17
1958
13
1959
14
1960
15
1961
27
1962
19
1963
13
1964
16
1965
18
1966
11
1967
28
1968
16
1969
12
1970
31
1971
13
1972
14
1973
22
1974
23
1975
4
1976
23
1977
19
1978
18
1979
11
1980
23
1981
20
1982
17
1983
20
1984
20
1985
11
1986
7
1987
23
1988
16
1989
32
1990
7
1991
12
1992
14
1993
16
1994
8
1995
5
1996
21
1997
15
1998
23
1999
9
2000
23
2001
14
2002
12
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Elizabeth between 31 August 2000 and 1 September 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabeth set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2000-08-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000-09-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 267.2 mm (10.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabeth. The most was 267.2 mm (10.5 in) on 18 May 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabeth
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
18 January 1987
Feb
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
5 February 1955
Mar
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1 March 1965
Apr
245.9 mm (9.7 in)
10 April 1995
May
267.2 mm (10.5 in)
18 May 1953
Jun
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
27 June 1989
Jul
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
25 July 1933
Aug
228.1 mm (9.0 in)
3 August 1983
Sep
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
20 September 1979
Oct
240.8 mm (9.5 in)
12 October 1970
Nov
232.7 mm (9.2 in)
16 November 1987
Dec
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
21 December 1962
Period of Record Coverage
1924 to 2002
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
79 years of record at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1924, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 68 complete years at Elizabeth, 1925 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 17.8 C (64.0 F), and the warmest was 1925, at 20.7 C (69.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabeth as warming stripes, 1925 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1925
20.7 C
+1.41 C
1926
20.2 C
+0.92 C
1928
19.2 C
-0.16 C
1929
19.3 C
+0.01 C
1930
19.3 C
-0.06 C
1931
19.3 C
-0.01 C
1932
19.5 C
+0.14 C
1933
20.7 C
+1.38 C
1935
20.7 C
+1.35 C
1936
20.1 C
+0.77 C
1937
20.2 C
+0.85 C
1938
20.7 C
+1.40 C
1939
20.6 C
+1.30 C
1940
19.1 C
-0.20 C
1941
20.3 C
+0.95 C
1942
19.9 C
+0.58 C
1944
20.2 C
+0.91 C
1945
20.0 C
+0.69 C
1946
19.7 C
+0.41 C
1947
19.1 C
-0.24 C
1948
19.6 C
+0.27 C
1951
19.9 C
+0.57 C
1952
19.3 C
-0.03 C
1953
20.2 C
+0.86 C
1954
20.6 C
+1.30 C
1956
19.9 C
+0.59 C
1959
18.8 C
-0.56 C
1960
18.4 C
-0.96 C
1961
18.3 C
-1.04 C
1962
19.4 C
+0.05 C
1963
18.9 C
-0.45 C
1964
18.7 C
-0.59 C
1965
19.5 C
+0.14 C
1966
18.3 C
-1.01 C
1967
18.7 C
-0.62 C
1968
18.1 C
-1.24 C
1969
18.8 C
-0.53 C
1970
18.4 C
-0.89 C
1971
19.4 C
+0.08 C
1972
19.2 C
-0.15 C
1973
19.2 C
-0.15 C
1974
19.2 C
-0.14 C
1976
17.8 C
-1.53 C
1977
19.4 C
+0.04 C
1978
18.7 C
-0.58 C
1979
18.4 C
-0.94 C
1980
19.3 C
-0.03 C
1981
19.2 C
-0.09 C
1982
19.3 C
-0.03 C
1983
17.9 C
-1.40 C
1984
19.1 C
-0.18 C
1985
19.2 C
-0.11 C
1986
19.7 C
+0.33 C
1987
18.9 C
-0.43 C
1988
18.7 C
-0.66 C
1989
18.4 C
-0.88 C
1990
19.8 C
+0.52 C
1991
19.3 C
-0.07 C
1992
18.6 C
-0.71 C
1993
18.5 C
-0.85 C
1994
19.0 C
-0.36 C
1995
19.2 C
-0.14 C
1996
18.9 C
-0.45 C
1997
18.9 C
-0.43 C
1998
20.3 C
+1.02 C
1999
19.7 C
+0.40 C
2000
19.5 C
+0.19 C
2001
18.9 C
-0.44 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1925 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 68 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabeth
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
1925 to 2001
68
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
1925 to 2001
68
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.12 C (-0.20 to -0.05) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1925 to 2001
68
Fall
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
1924 to 2002
Yearly extremes at Elizabeth: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
79
Coldest night (TNn)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
79
Wettest day (Rx1day)
267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1953
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
416.0 mm (16.4 in)
1989
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
79
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
1978
23 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1924
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1925
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1926
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1927
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1928
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1929
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1932
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1936
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1938
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1939
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1941
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1943
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1945
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1951
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1952
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1955
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1956
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1962
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1966
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1967
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1978
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1979
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1982
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1983
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1985
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1986
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1994
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1995
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. The record is 267.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.2 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1925
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1926
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1927
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1929
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1934
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1936
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1939
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1940
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1941
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1948
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1950
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1953
267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1954
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1955
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1956
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1962
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1963
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1964
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1965
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1966
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1968
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970
240.8 mm (9.5 in)
1971
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1973
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1974
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1975
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1976
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1977
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1978
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1979
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1980
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1982
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1983
228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1984
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1985
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987
232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1988
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1989
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1990
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1992
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1994
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1995
245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1996
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1997
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1998
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1999
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2002
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. The record is 416.0 mm (16.4 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 164.8 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1926
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1927
142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1928
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1929
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1930
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1932
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1933
256.2 mm (10.1 in)
1934
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1935
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1936
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1937
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1938
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1939
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1940
260.3 mm (10.2 in)
1941
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1942
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1943
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1944
139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1945
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1946
231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1947
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1948
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1949
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1950
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1952
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1953
390.1 mm (15.4 in)
1954
287.3 mm (11.3 in)
1955
229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1956
198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1957
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1958
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1959
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1960
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1961
162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1962
252.4 mm (9.9 in)
1963
211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1964
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1965
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1966
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1967
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1968
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1969
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1970
303.3 mm (11.9 in)
1971
259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1972
252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1973
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1974
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1975
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1976
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1977
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1979
298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1980
174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1981
245.6 mm (9.7 in)
1982
288.1 mm (11.3 in)
1983
240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1984
298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1985
261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1986
159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1987
279.2 mm (11.0 in)
1988
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1989
416.0 mm (16.4 in)
1990
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1991
221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1992
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1994
253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1995
255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1996
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1997
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1998
319.9 mm (12.6 in)
1999
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2000
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2001
315.8 mm (12.4 in)
2002
201.0 mm (7.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabeth, 1924 to 2002. The record is 47 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924
19 days
1925
23 days
1926
21 days
1927
25 days
1928
18 days
1929
39 days
1930
16 days
1931
18 days
1932
21 days
1933
19 days
1934
17 days
1935
29 days
1936
33 days
1937
29 days
1938
34 days
1939
16 days
1940
24 days
1941
18 days
1942
26 days
1943
30 days
1944
27 days
1945
12 days
1946
24 days
1947
29 days
1948
31 days
1949
25 days
1950
19 days
1951
27 days
1952
45 days
1953
36 days
1954
25 days
1955
28 days
1956
32 days
1957
22 days
1958
22 days
1959
19 days
1960
18 days
1961
25 days
1962
28 days
1963
26 days
1964
33 days
1965
24 days
1966
19 days
1967
32 days
1968
21 days
1969
33 days
1970
21 days
1971
21 days
1972
19 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
27 days
1976
16 days
1977
40 days
1978
47 days
1979
30 days
1980
24 days
1981
23 days
1982
16 days
1983
24 days
1984
23 days
1985
16 days
1986
23 days
1987
30 days
1988
16 days
1989
21 days
1990
17 days
1991
28 days
1992
11 days
1993
14 days
1994
15 days
1995
23 days
1996
17 days
1997
15 days
1998
36 days
1999
20 days
2000
30 days
2001
40 days
2002
16 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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabeth falls on 8 March and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 257 days between them.
In 1971 to 2001 the median growing season was 259 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1925 to 1963.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elizabeth
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1925 to 1963)
Recent period (1971 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 March
3 March
9 March
6 days later
+1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 November
18 November
19 November
1 day later
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
257 days
265 days
259 days
6 days fewer
-1.3 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
75 years, 1925 to 2001
A day with at least 108.8 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 310.4 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elizabeth: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
5 years
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
10 years
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
25 years
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
50 years
263.6 mm (10.4 in)
100 years
310.4 mm (12.2 in)
Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1925 to 2001.
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: 267.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1953; 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1995; 240.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1970.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Elizabeth, at 1990. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1990 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Elizabeth, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1990
-0.2
-0.4
likely
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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Data for Elizabeth 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.