Lake Providence Weather Records (USC00165090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Providence (USC00165090), Louisiana, United States, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Providence

Lake Providence (USC00165090) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 32.82 latitude and -91.17 longitude, 32 m (105 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2019, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake Providence still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake Providence set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 8 December 2018.

About the Station

Location: Louisiana, United States, 32.82 latitude, -91.17 longitude.
Elevation: 32 m (105 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2019, 127 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 Lake Providence. 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 Lake Providence, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake Providence still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 53.

Standing records at Lake Providence by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	29
1894	32
1895	13
1896	53
1897	19
1898	21
1899	27
1900	10
1901	24
1902	17
1903	19
1926	16
1927	40
1928	16
1929	15
1930	26
1931	23
1932	18
1933	17
1935	1
1936	18
1937	19
1938	6
1940	21
1941	11
1942	7
1943	23
1944	14
1945	11
1946	4
1947	13
1948	17
1949	14
1950	23
1951	48
1952	39
1953	23
1954	26
1955	22
1956	10
1957	12
1958	8
1959	5
1960	7
1961	21
1962	15
1963	18
1964	6
1965	7
1966	7
1967	17
1968	6
1969	6
1970	15
1971	8
1972	9
1973	7
1974	16
1975	8
1976	10
1977	9
1978	3
1979	7
1980	14
1981	5
1982	9
1983	19
1984	9
1985	12
1986	14
1987	12
1988	9
1989	35
1990	9
1991	10
1992	7
1993	16
1994	6
1995	10
1996	22
1997	6
1998	15
1999	9
2000	13
2001	4
2002	10
2003	4
2004	11
2005	4
2006	10
2007	7
2008	10
2009	4
2010	13
2011	8
2012	9
2013	12
2014	15
2015	13
2016	4
2017	23
2018	10

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Lake Providence between 1 September 1951 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake Providence set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-09-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960-02-13	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 24.1 cm (9.5 in)
1962-01-11	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985-01-21	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 222.0 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Providence. The most was 222.0 mm (8.7 in) on 19 November 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Providence
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	3 January 1949
Feb	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	21 February 1961
Mar	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	5 March 1984
Apr	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	29 April 1991
May	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	15 May 2008
Jun	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 June 2018
Jul	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	10 July 1970
Aug	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 August 1992
Sep	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	4 September 2008
Oct	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	7 October 1982
Nov	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	19 November 1948
Dec	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	4 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2018

103 years of record at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2018. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1926, 1928, 1929 and others.

Days with data per year at Lake Providence
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	344	94%	Yes
1894	358	98%	Yes
1895	286	78%	No
1896	266	73%	No
1897	287	79%	No
1898	183	50%	No
1899	239	65%	No
1900	363	99%	Yes
1901	354	97%	Yes
1902	337	92%	Yes
1903	360	99%	Yes
1926	189	52%	No
1927	354	97%	Yes
1928	197	54%	No
1929	261	72%	No
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	361	99%	Yes
1932	312	85%	No
1933	180	49%	No
1935	107	29%	No
1936	329	90%	No
1937	331	91%	Yes
1938	280	77%	No
1939	31	8%	No
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	361	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	325	89%	No
1950	359	98%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	355	97%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	362	99%	Yes
2015	362	99%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	361	99%	Yes
2018	181	50%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake Providence
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2018	Lake Providence, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	124 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	tie	84 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	tie	0 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	7 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high max (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	0 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2018	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

85 complete years, 1894 to 2017

One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Lake Providence, 1894 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (64.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 16.6 C (61.9 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 19.8 C (67.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lake Providence as warming stripes, 1894 to 2017
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1894	17.5 C	-0.81 C
1900	18.8 C	+0.56 C
1901	18.6 C	+0.32 C
1902	18.6 C	+0.37 C
1903	17.6 C	-0.63 C
1927	19.0 C	+0.78 C
1930	18.6 C	+0.35 C
1931	18.8 C	+0.56 C
1940	17.7 C	-0.59 C
1941	19.0 C	+0.74 C
1942	18.4 C	+0.12 C
1943	18.7 C	+0.47 C
1944	18.7 C	+0.42 C
1945	18.5 C	+0.24 C
1946	19.3 C	+1.08 C
1947	18.2 C	-0.10 C
1948	18.6 C	+0.37 C
1950	19.3 C	+1.01 C
1951	19.7 C	+1.45 C
1952	19.8 C	+1.54 C
1953	19.5 C	+1.24 C
1954	19.8 C	+1.52 C
1955	19.0 C	+0.74 C
1956	19.0 C	+0.78 C
1957	18.9 C	+0.64 C
1958	17.6 C	-0.66 C
1959	18.3 C	-0.01 C
1960	17.6 C	-0.69 C
1961	17.1 C	-1.13 C
1962	18.3 C	+0.05 C
1963	17.9 C	-0.37 C
1964	18.2 C	-0.11 C
1965	18.4 C	+0.14 C
1966	17.6 C	-0.70 C
1967	17.6 C	-0.63 C
1968	17.1 C	-1.17 C
1969	17.8 C	-0.44 C
1970	17.8 C	-0.50 C
1971	18.4 C	+0.13 C
1972	18.4 C	+0.14 C
1973	18.6 C	+0.29 C
1974	18.2 C	-0.05 C
1975	18.0 C	-0.28 C
1976	17.4 C	-0.88 C
1977	18.4 C	+0.13 C
1978	17.6 C	-0.69 C
1979	16.8 C	-1.48 C
1980	17.9 C	-0.41 C
1981	18.1 C	-0.17 C
1982	17.9 C	-0.33 C
1983	16.6 C	-1.63 C
1984	17.6 C	-0.63 C
1985	17.6 C	-0.69 C
1986	18.9 C	+0.59 C
1987	18.2 C	-0.09 C
1988	17.4 C	-0.82 C
1989	17.1 C	-1.16 C
1990	18.8 C	+0.54 C
1991	18.3 C	+0.03 C
1992	17.6 C	-0.62 C
1993	17.5 C	-0.78 C
1994	18.0 C	-0.26 C
1995	18.3 C	-0.01 C
1996	18.0 C	-0.31 C
1997	17.8 C	-0.50 C
1998	19.5 C	+1.20 C
1999	19.0 C	+0.75 C
2000	18.5 C	+0.21 C
2001	18.5 C	+0.20 C
2002	18.2 C	-0.02 C
2003	17.9 C	-0.33 C
2004	18.4 C	+0.15 C
2005	18.6 C	+0.35 C
2006	18.7 C	+0.41 C
2007	18.6 C	+0.34 C
2008	17.9 C	-0.39 C
2009	17.8 C	-0.43 C
2010	18.0 C	-0.29 C
2011	18.4 C	+0.18 C
2012	19.2 C	+0.96 C
2013	17.5 C	-0.73 C
2014	17.0 C	-1.31 C
2015	18.6 C	+0.34 C
2016	19.0 C	+0.75 C
2017	19.0 C	+0.76 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 2017 is -0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.07 F (-0.16 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 85 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lake Providence
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.01) per decade	-0.07 F (-0.16 to 0.02) per decade	1894 to 2017	85	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade	1894 to 2017	85	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1894 to 2017	85	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

1893 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Lake Providence: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)	103
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1899	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	104
Wettest day (Rx1day)	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	1948	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	355.8 mm (14.0 in)	1991	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	105
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1896	23 days	105

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2019. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake Providence by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	n/a
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1929	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1940	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1944	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2014	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2019. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake Providence by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1894	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1895	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1897	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1898	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1899	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1900	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1901	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1902	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1904	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1926	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1927	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1930	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1931	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1932	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1933	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1936	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1937	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1939	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1940	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1944	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1947	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1948	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1956	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1974	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1979	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1981	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1982	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1986	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1988	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1989	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1990	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1995	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1999	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2000	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2003	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2005	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2008	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2009	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2014	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2015	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2016	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2017	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2019. The record is 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.5 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Providence by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1894	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1896	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1897	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1898	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1899	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1900	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1901	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1902	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1903	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1904	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1928	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1933	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1947	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1948	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1949	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1950	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1954	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1956	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1962	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1965	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1967	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1971	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1973	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1976	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1977	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1978	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1983	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1984	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1985	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1987	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1988	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1992	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1993	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1994	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1997	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1998	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1999	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2000	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2001	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2002	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2005	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2006	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2007	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2009	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2010	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2012	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2013	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2014	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2015	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2016	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2017	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2018	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2019	71.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2019. The record is 355.8 mm (14.0 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 143.2 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Providence by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1894	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1895	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1896	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1897	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1898	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1899	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1900	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1901	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1902	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1903	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1904	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1926	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1927	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1928	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1929	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1930	308.7 mm (12.2 in)
1931	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1932	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1933	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1939	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1940	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1941	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1942	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1943	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1945	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1946	200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1947	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1948	298.2 mm (11.7 in)
1949	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1950	172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1951	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1952	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1954	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1955	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1956	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1957	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1958	222.4 mm (8.8 in)
1959	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1960	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1961	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1962	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1963	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1965	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1966	195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1967	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1968	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1969	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1970	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1971	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1972	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1973	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1975	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1978	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1979	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1980	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1981	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1982	336.5 mm (13.2 in)
1983	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1984	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1985	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1986	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1987	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1988	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1989	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1990	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1991	355.8 mm (14.0 in)
1992	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1994	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1995	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1996	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1998	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1999	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
2000	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2001	267.7 mm (10.5 in)
2002	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2003	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
2004	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
2005	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2006	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
2007	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
2008	291.3 mm (11.5 in)
2009	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
2010	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2011	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2012	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2013	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
2014	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
2015	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
2016	288.1 mm (11.3 in)
2017	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2018	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
2019	105.0 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Providence, 1893 to 2019. The record is 69 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Providence by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	45 days
1894	41 days
1895	29 days
1896	69 days
1897	40 days
1898	19 days
1899	20 days
1900	18 days
1901	24 days
1902	20 days
1903	29 days
1904	5 days
1926	26 days
1927	25 days
1928	43 days
1929	26 days
1930	44 days
1931	32 days
1932	22 days
1933	20 days
1935	16 days
1936	38 days
1937	19 days
1938	25 days
1939	11 days
1940	20 days
1941	22 days
1942	19 days
1943	21 days
1944	31 days
1945	17 days
1946	17 days
1947	35 days
1948	14 days
1949	40 days
1950	15 days
1951	29 days
1952	56 days
1953	36 days
1954	26 days
1955	28 days
1956	19 days
1957	16 days
1958	26 days
1959	19 days
1960	20 days
1961	22 days
1962	28 days
1963	33 days
1964	23 days
1965	29 days
1966	23 days
1967	20 days
1968	17 days
1969	21 days
1970	18 days
1971	21 days
1972	22 days
1973	21 days
1974	17 days
1975	14 days
1976	26 days
1977	34 days
1978	23 days
1979	22 days
1980	29 days
1981	22 days
1982	24 days
1983	19 days
1984	16 days
1985	19 days
1986	24 days
1987	29 days
1988	23 days
1989	22 days
1990	21 days
1991	17 days
1992	15 days
1993	17 days
1994	16 days
1995	27 days
1996	19 days
1997	24 days
1998	26 days
1999	18 days
2000	41 days
2001	25 days
2002	12 days
2003	20 days
2004	39 days
2005	36 days
2006	21 days
2007	25 days
2008	22 days
2009	25 days
2010	25 days
2011	31 days
2012	26 days
2013	45 days
2014	26 days
2015	31 days
2016	29 days
2017	15 days
2018	12 days
2019	17 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

84 years with a frost

Across 84 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lake Providence falls on 8 March and the median first autumn frost on 16 November, which leaves a median of 253 days between them.

In 1988 to 2017 the median growing season was 270 days. That is 31 days more than in 1894 to 1963.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Lake Providence
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1894 to 1963)	Recent period (1988 to 2017)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	8 March	9 March	5 March	4 days earlier	-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	16 November	8 November	24 November	16 days later	+2.0 days per decade
Growing days	253 days	239 days	270 days	31 days more	+3.8 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

88 years, 1899 to 2018

A day with at least 98.9 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 213.0 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Providence: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
5 years	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
10 years	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
25 years	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
50 years	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
100 years	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1899 to 2018.

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: 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1948; 210.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1982; 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1991.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lake Providence, at 1982. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1982 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lake Providence, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1982	-0.3	-0.5	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.

Climate Twins

2003 to 2017 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2003 to 2017, Lake Providence had a mean temperature of 18.3 C (65.0 F) and 1,405.6 mm (55.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Jackson Intl AP (United States, 117 km away), Montgomery AP (United States, 450 km away) and Columbus Metro AP (United States, 584 km away).

Climate twins of Lake Providence: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2017 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Jackson Intl AP	United States	117 km (73 mi)	18.0 C (64.5 F)	1,415.3 mm (55.7 in)	0.50
Montgomery AP	United States	450 km (280 mi)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1,357.6 mm (53.4 in)	0.57
Columbus Metro AP	United States	584 km (363 mi)	18.2 C (64.7 F)	1,296.0 mm (51.0 in)	0.66

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 2026-10-15 (15 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).