Watson 3 ESE Weather Records (USC00169480)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watson 3 ESE (USC00169480), Louisiana, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Watson 3 ESE

Watson 3 ESE (USC00169480) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.56 latitude and -90.92 longitude, 18 m (60 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2009, 32 years of record.
1,092 records set at Watson 3 ESE still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.56 latitude, -90.92 longitude.
Elevation: 18 m (60 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2009, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Watson 3 ESE. 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 Watson 3 ESE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,092 standing records

1,092 records at Watson 3 ESE still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 922.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 280.9 mm (11.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watson 3 ESE. The most was 280.9 mm (11.1 in) on 2 August 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Watson 3 ESE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 January 1996
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 February 1997
Mar	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 March 1980
Apr	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	6 April 1983
May	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	18 May 1978
Jun	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 June 1980
Jul	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	8 July 1997
Aug	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	2 August 1983
Sep	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	12 September 1998
Oct	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	9 October 2004
Nov	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	19 November 2000
Dec	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	4 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 1981

3 years of record at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 1981. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1980, 1981.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1978 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Watson 3 ESE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1978	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	1983	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	315.7 mm (12.4 in)	1983	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	2000	21 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 2009. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Watson 3 ESE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	n/a
1980	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 2009. The record is -7.8 C (18.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Watson 3 ESE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1979	n/a
1980	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1981	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 2009. The record is 280.9 mm (11.1 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.9 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watson 3 ESE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1979	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1980	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1982	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1983	280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1984	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1996	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1998	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1999	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2000	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
2001	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2004	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2005	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2008	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2009	13.2 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 2009. The record is 315.7 mm (12.4 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 141.7 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watson 3 ESE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1979	296.2 mm (11.7 in)
1980	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1981	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982	186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1983	315.7 mm (12.4 in)
1984	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1985	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1995	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1996	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1997	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1998	292.6 mm (11.5 in)
1999	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2000	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
2001	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2002	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
2003	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004	258.9 mm (10.2 in)
2005	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2007	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
2008	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2009	16.3 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Watson 3 ESE, 1978 to 2009. The record is 42 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watson 3 ESE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	33 days
1979	31 days
1980	26 days
1981	16 days
1982	21 days
1983	14 days
1984	16 days
1985	12 days
1995	13 days
1996	17 days
1997	19 days
1998	30 days
1999	23 days
2000	42 days
2001	39 days
2002	33 days
2003	39 days
2004	17 days
2005	42 days
2006	19 days
2007	32 days
2008	14 days
2009	8 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.

Download the Data

Data for Watson 3 ESE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Watson 3 ESE 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 2026-10-14 (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).