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Pickens Weather Records (USC00226926)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pickens (USC00226926), Mississippi, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Pickens

  • Pickens (USC00226926) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 32.89 latitude and -89.98 longitude, 73 m (238 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 2011, 64 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Pickens still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Pickens set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 29 November 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Mississippi, United States, 32.89 latitude, -89.98 longitude.
  • Elevation: 73 m (238 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 2011, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Pickens, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pickens. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pickens. 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 Pickens, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.8 C (82.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
May36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Dec28.9 C (84.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Pickens by the year they were set 1,464 records at Pickens still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 66. 0204060801948: 171949: 231950: 351951: 491952: 551953: 341954: 661955: 391956: 231957: 301958: 191959: 151960: 281961: 251962: 251963: 561964: 251965: 271966: 221967: 271968: 151969: 261970: 231971: 141972: 181973: 231974: 411975: 191976: 301977: 241978: 211979: 231980: 271981: 171982: 221983: 291984: 431985: 341986: 291987: 221988: 221989: 401990: 151993: 91994: 91995: 111996: 191997: 181998: 241999: 142000: 122001: 92002: 122003: 42004: 112005: 92006: 122007: 112008: 272009: 142010: 202011: 2194819551962196919761983199019992006
1,464 records at Pickens still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Pickens by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194817
194923
195035
195149
195255
195334
195466
195539
195623
195730
195819
195915
196028
196125
196225
196356
196425
196527
196622
196727
196815
196926
197023
197114
197218
197323
197441
197519
197630
197724
197821
197923
198027
198117
198222
198329
198443
198534
198629
198722
198822
198940
199015
19939
19949
199511
199619
199718
199824
199914
200012
20019
200212
20034
200411
20059
200612
200711
200827
200914
201020
20112

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Pickens set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Pickens between 25 December 1983 and 26 July 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -10.6 C (12.9 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)24 July 1999: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)26 July 2010: Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)198519901995200020052010
4 all-time records were set at Pickens between 25 December 1983 and 26 July 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Pickens set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-07-24Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
2010-07-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 209.0 mm (8.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pickens The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pickens. The most was 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 28 March 1951. 0100200300 Jan: 117.6 mm (4.6 in), 10 January 1972 Jan Feb: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 23 February 2006 Feb Mar: 209.0 mm (8.2 in), 28 March 1951 Mar Apr: 167.1 mm (6.6 in), 12 April 1979 Apr May: 144.3 mm (5.7 in), 16 May 1975 May Jun: 159.8 mm (6.3 in), 24 June 1980 Jun Jul: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 25 July 1971 Jul Aug: 87.1 mm (3.4 in), 25 August 1967 Aug Sep: 179.1 mm (7.1 in), 26 September 2005 Sep Oct: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 16 October 1975 Oct Nov: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 17 November 1987 Nov Dec: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 18 December 1967 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pickens. The most was 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 28 March 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pickens
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan117.6 mm (4.6 in)10 January 1972
Feb94.0 mm (3.7 in)23 February 2006
Mar209.0 mm (8.2 in)28 March 1951
Apr167.1 mm (6.6 in)12 April 1979
May144.3 mm (5.7 in)16 May 1975
Jun159.8 mm (6.3 in)24 June 1980
Jul83.8 mm (3.3 in)25 July 1971
Aug87.1 mm (3.4 in)25 August 1967
Sep179.1 mm (7.1 in)26 September 2005
Oct177.8 mm (7.0 in)16 October 1975
Nov110.5 mm (4.4 in)17 November 1987
Dec114.3 mm (4.5 in)18 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2011
Days with data per year at Pickens 62 years of record at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others. 1948: 263 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 335 of 365 days1952: 363 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 348 of 365 days1958: 359 of 365 days1959: 355 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 354 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 362 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 359 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 361 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 333 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 360 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 241 of 365 days1982: 324 of 365 days1983: 324 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 291 of 365 days1993: 246 of 365 days1994: 321 of 365 days1995: 326 of 365 days1996: 303 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 353 of 365 days1999: 329 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 243 of 365 days2002: 244 of 365 days2003: 341 of 365 days2004: 331 of 366 days2005: 322 of 365 days2006: 356 of 365 days2007: 350 of 365 days2008: 347 of 366 days2009: 354 of 365 days2010: 297 of 365 days2011: 112 of 365 days1950196019701980199020002010
62 years of record at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others.
Days with data per year at Pickens
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194826372%No
1949364100%Yes
195036299%Yes
195133592%Yes
195236399%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536099%Yes
195636399%Yes
195734895%Yes
195835998%Yes
195935597%Yes
196036399%Yes
196135497%Yes
196236099%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436499%Yes
196536299%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196735998%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036399%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436199%Yes
1975364100%Yes
197633391%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836099%Yes
197936299%Yes
198036399%Yes
198124166%No
198232489%No
198332489%No
198436499%Yes
198536399%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199029180%No
199324667%No
199432188%No
199532689%No
199630383%No
199736299%Yes
199835397%Yes
199932990%Yes
200036199%Yes
200124367%No
200224467%No
200334193%Yes
200433190%Yes
200532288%No
200635698%Yes
200735096%Yes
200834795%Yes
200935497%Yes
201029781%No
201111231%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Pickens
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 November 2011Pickens, USdaily rain70.6 mm (2.8 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)9 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2011Pickens, USdaily high min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2011Pickens, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2011Pickens, USdaily rain85.6 mm (3.4 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2011Pickens, USdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2011Pickens, USdaily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)8.4 cm (3.3 in)52 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2011Pickens, USmonthly snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)42 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2011Pickens, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2010Pickens, USdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2010Pickens, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2010Pickens, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)57 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2010Pickens, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2010Pickens, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2010Pickens, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high max (Tie)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high max (Tie)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high max (Tie)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2010Pickens, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1949 to 2009
Annual mean temperature at Pickens as warming stripes, 1949 to 2009 One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Pickens, 1949 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (63.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 14.5 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 18.8 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1949: 18.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1950: 17.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1952: 18.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1953: 18.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1954: 18.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1955: 18.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1956: 18.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1957: 18.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1958: 16.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1959: 17.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1960: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 17.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 18.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1963: 17.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1964: 17.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: 17.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1966: 16.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 17.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1968: 16.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 17.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1970: 17.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1971: 17.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1972: 17.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 17.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 17.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1975: 17.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1977: 17.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 16.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1979: 15.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1980: 16.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1982: 16.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 14.5 C, -2.7 C from the station mean1984: 15.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1985: 15.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1986: 16.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1987: 16.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 16.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1989: 16.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 16.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 18.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2000: 17.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 17.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 17.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 16.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 16.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean194919601970198019902000
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Pickens, 1949 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (63.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 14.5 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 18.8 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pickens as warming stripes, 1949 to 2009
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194918.1 C+0.88 C
195017.5 C+0.25 C
195218.3 C+1.07 C
195318.5 C+1.32 C
195418.8 C+1.63 C
195518.2 C+1.01 C
195618.5 C+1.28 C
195718.4 C+1.17 C
195816.9 C-0.30 C
195917.9 C+0.66 C
196017.0 C-0.25 C
196117.4 C+0.16 C
196218.1 C+0.86 C
196317.4 C+0.21 C
196417.6 C+0.44 C
196517.7 C+0.52 C
196616.9 C-0.31 C
196717.0 C-0.17 C
196816.8 C-0.44 C
196917.4 C+0.22 C
197017.3 C+0.09 C
197117.6 C+0.41 C
197217.6 C+0.42 C
197317.8 C+0.56 C
197417.8 C+0.56 C
197517.5 C+0.26 C
197717.0 C-0.22 C
197816.1 C-1.07 C
197915.7 C-1.54 C
198016.0 C-1.25 C
198216.7 C-0.50 C
198314.5 C-2.67 C
198415.2 C-2.05 C
198515.3 C-1.88 C
198616.8 C-0.40 C
198716.7 C-0.52 C
198816.1 C-1.11 C
198916.2 C-0.99 C
199716.8 C-0.36 C
199818.4 C+1.21 C
200017.6 C+0.43 C
200617.8 C+0.60 C
200717.8 C+0.57 C
200816.9 C-0.29 C
200916.9 C-0.27 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1949 to 2009. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pickens
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.2 C (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade-0.4 F (-0.7 to -0.1) per decade1949 to 200945Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.3 C (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade-0.5 F (-0.9 to -0.2) per decade1949 to 200945Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.15 C (-0.32 to 0.01) per decade-0.28 F (-0.57 to 0.02) per decade1949 to 200945Not 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

1948 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Pickens: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)195436.7 C (98.1 F)62
Coldest night (TNn)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1951-10.6 C (12.9 F)62
Wettest day (Rx1day)209.0 mm (8.2 in)195189.6 mm (3.5 in)62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)246.1 mm (9.7 in)1951140.1 mm (5.5 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)50 days195223 days62

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Pickens by year The hottest day of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 2530354045196019802000Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pickens by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195036.1 C (97.0 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195536.7 C (98.1 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197237.2 C (99.0 F)
197336.7 C (98.1 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197837.8 C (100.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198536.7 C (98.1 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198836.7 C (98.1 F)
198935.0 C (95.0 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199836.7 C (98.1 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200133.9 C (93.0 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200433.3 C (91.9 F)
200537.2 C (99.0 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201128.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Pickens by year The coldest night of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F). -20-15-10-5196019802000Record: -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1951
The coldest night of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pickens by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1948-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1954-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1980-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1989-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2006-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pickens by year The wettest day of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.6 mm (3.5 in). 50100150200250196019802000Record: 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1951
The wettest day of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.6 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pickens by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194878.7 mm (3.1 in)
194981.3 mm (3.2 in)
195092.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951209.0 mm (8.2 in)
195268.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953105.4 mm (4.1 in)
195462.2 mm (2.4 in)
195565.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195786.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958100.1 mm (3.9 in)
195999.1 mm (3.9 in)
196090.2 mm (3.6 in)
196199.1 mm (3.9 in)
196264.5 mm (2.5 in)
196364.8 mm (2.6 in)
196497.8 mm (3.9 in)
196557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1967114.3 mm (4.5 in)
196879.2 mm (3.1 in)
196997.8 mm (3.9 in)
197088.6 mm (3.5 in)
1971100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975177.8 mm (7.0 in)
197692.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977109.7 mm (4.3 in)
197878.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1980159.8 mm (6.3 in)
198161.0 mm (2.4 in)
198280.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983120.7 mm (4.8 in)
198479.8 mm (3.1 in)
198572.6 mm (2.9 in)
198688.1 mm (3.5 in)
1987110.5 mm (4.4 in)
198877.0 mm (3.0 in)
198976.5 mm (3.0 in)
199093.5 mm (3.7 in)
199388.9 mm (3.5 in)
199474.9 mm (2.9 in)
199576.2 mm (3.0 in)
199675.9 mm (3.0 in)
1997107.2 mm (4.2 in)
199858.9 mm (2.3 in)
1999111.8 mm (4.4 in)
200084.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200282.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003100.6 mm (4.0 in)
200470.9 mm (2.8 in)
2005179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2006142.2 mm (5.6 in)
200779.8 mm (3.1 in)
200857.2 mm (2.3 in)
2009109.2 mm (4.3 in)
201077.0 mm (3.0 in)
201185.6 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pickens by year The wettest five days of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 246.1 mm (9.7 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 140.1 mm (5.5 in). 50100150200250196019802000Record: 246.1 mm (9.7 in) in 1951
The wettest five days of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 246.1 mm (9.7 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 140.1 mm (5.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pickens by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1948139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1949139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1950140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1951246.1 mm (9.7 in)
195287.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1954136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1956189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1957153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1958177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1959116.9 mm (4.6 in)
196099.9 mm (3.9 in)
1961185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1962111.6 mm (4.4 in)
196381.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964101.6 mm (4.0 in)
196598.5 mm (3.9 in)
1966171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1967182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1968159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1969146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1970181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1971198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1972140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1973138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1975194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1976146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1977153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1978127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1979212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1980176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1981157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1982169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1983210.6 mm (8.3 in)
198494.1 mm (3.7 in)
1985105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1987148.4 mm (5.8 in)
198895.1 mm (3.7 in)
1989153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1990119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1993135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1994113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995103.1 mm (4.1 in)
199678.1 mm (3.1 in)
1997146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1998123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1999123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2000204.3 mm (8.0 in)
2001181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2002168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2003122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2004151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2005212.1 mm (8.4 in)
2006200.4 mm (7.9 in)
200799.1 mm (3.9 in)
2008113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2009141.9 mm (5.6 in)
201087.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011118.3 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pickens by year The longest dry spell of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 50 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 1020304050196019802000Record: 50 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Pickens, 1948 to 2011. The record is 50 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pickens by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194821 days
194920 days
195019 days
195136 days
195250 days
195326 days
195427 days
195546 days
195630 days
195714 days
195829 days
195912 days
196019 days
196121 days
196223 days
196334 days
196423 days
196541 days
196619 days
196724 days
196827 days
196921 days
197034 days
197114 days
197214 days
197316 days
197417 days
197519 days
197623 days
197719 days
197823 days
197919 days
198027 days
198135 days
198223 days
198320 days
198423 days
198519 days
198621 days
198736 days
198827 days
198919 days
199019 days
199338 days
199422 days
199531 days
199616 days
199713 days
199825 days
199921 days
200029 days
200115 days
200234 days
200327 days
200435 days
200549 days
200637 days
200729 days
200832 days
200938 days
201031 days
201114 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

45 years with a frost

Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pickens falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 215 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Pickens
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1965 to 2009)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost25 Marchn/a26 Marchn/a-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost30 Octobern/a3 Novembern/a+2.4 days per decade
Growing days215 daysn/a219 daysn/a+2.8 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

50 years, 1949 to 2009

A day with at least 90.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.2 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pickens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years90.5 mm (3.6 in)
5 years116.4 mm (4.6 in)
10 years135.5 mm (5.3 in)
25 years161.9 mm (6.4 in)
50 years183.3 mm (7.2 in)
100 years206.2 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1949 to 2009.

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: 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1951; 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1975; 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1979.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Pickens, at 1983 and 1997. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1997 ran 1.1 C (1.9 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Pickens, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1983-0.6-1.1likely5
1997+1.1+1.9possible5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Pickens standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Pickens 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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