Butler 4W Weather Records (USC00231145)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Butler 4W (USC00231145), Missouri, United States, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Butler 4W

Butler 4W (USC00231145) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 38.26 latitude and -94.41 longitude, 241 m (790 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2026, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Butler 4W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Butler 4W tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 19 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 38.26 latitude, -94.41 longitude.
Elevation: 241 m (790 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2026, 87 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Butler 4W. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Butler 4W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Jul	47.2 C (117.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Butler 4W still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Butler 4W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1946	21
1947	23
1948	11
1949	16
1950	26
1951	26
1952	39
1953	36
1954	27
1955	19
1956	23
1957	4
1958	5
1960	5
1961	8
1962	27
1963	26
1964	17
1965	21
1966	23
1967	29
1968	15
1969	8
1970	20
1971	13
1972	18
1973	7
1974	24
1975	14
1976	31
1977	16
1978	10
1979	24
1980	55
1981	12
1982	8
1983	24
1984	17
1985	13
1986	12
1987	11
1988	18
1989	36
1990	15
1991	19
1992	19
1993	10
1994	7
1995	15
1996	24
1997	15
1998	23
1999	21
2000	28
2001	22
2002	17
2003	25
2004	12
2005	12
2006	22
2007	23
2008	8
2009	15
2010	7
2011	24
2012	21
2013	15
2014	23
2015	10
2016	14
2017	16
2018	15
2019	12
2020	14
2021	21
2022	19
2023	15
2024	12
2025	15
2026	21

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Butler 4W between 1 February 1979 and 23 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Butler 4W set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-02-01	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1979-02-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980-07-15	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1981-06-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989-12-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 220.2 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butler 4W. The most was 220.2 mm (8.7 in) on 11 June 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Butler 4W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 January 2013
Feb	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 March 2004
Apr	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 April 2017
May	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	18 May 1995
Jun	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	11 June 1981
Jul	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	1 July 1986
Aug	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	14 August 1946
Sep	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	14 September 1998
Oct	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	3 October 1986
Nov	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 November 2011
Dec	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1946 to 2026

80 years of record at Butler 4W, 1946 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1978, 1982 and others.

Days with data per year at Butler 4W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1946	265	73%	No
1947	353	97%	Yes
1948	356	97%	Yes
1949	353	97%	Yes
1950	318	87%	No
1951	352	96%	Yes
1952	358	98%	Yes
1953	355	97%	Yes
1954	347	95%	Yes
1955	349	96%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	151	41%	No
1958	212	58%	No
1960	153	42%	No
1961	302	83%	No
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	332	91%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	360	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	353	97%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	304	83%	No
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	313	86%	No
1983	340	93%	Yes
1984	350	96%	Yes
1985	345	95%	Yes
1986	350	96%	Yes
1987	348	95%	Yes
1988	358	98%	Yes
1989	353	97%	Yes
1990	351	96%	Yes
1991	357	98%	Yes
1992	345	94%	Yes
1993	347	95%	Yes
1994	338	93%	Yes
1995	361	99%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	358	98%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	361	99%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	359	98%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	350	96%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	360	99%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	361	99%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	363	99%	Yes
2015	363	99%	Yes
2016	362	99%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	356	98%	Yes
2019	357	98%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	353	97%	Yes
2022	357	98%	Yes
2023	349	96%	Yes
2024	338	92%	Yes
2025	362	99%	Yes
2026	277	76%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Butler 4W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	53 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max (Provisional)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max (Provisional)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily rain (Provisional)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max (Provisional)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

69 complete years, 1948 to 2025

One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Butler 4W, 1948 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.4 C (59.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Butler 4W as warming stripes, 1948 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1948	13.0 C	-0.31 C
1949	12.9 C	-0.38 C
1951	12.0 C	-1.30 C
1952	14.2 C	+0.87 C
1953	15.3 C	+1.95 C
1954	15.4 C	+2.07 C
1955	14.0 C	+0.72 C
1956	14.5 C	+1.20 C
1962	13.5 C	+0.21 C
1963	14.1 C	+0.80 C
1965	13.5 C	+0.20 C
1966	12.8 C	-0.54 C
1967	12.6 C	-0.72 C
1968	12.6 C	-0.76 C
1969	12.7 C	-0.66 C
1970	13.2 C	-0.16 C
1971	13.5 C	+0.14 C
1972	13.0 C	-0.36 C
1973	13.5 C	+0.22 C
1974	13.5 C	+0.14 C
1975	13.4 C	+0.08 C
1976	11.7 C	-1.61 C
1977	12.3 C	-1.06 C
1979	11.1 C	-2.24 C
1980	13.7 C	+0.39 C
1981	13.6 C	+0.23 C
1982	13.0 C	-0.33 C
1983	12.8 C	-0.49 C
1984	13.1 C	-0.21 C
1985	12.5 C	-0.87 C
1986	14.4 C	+1.05 C
1987	14.3 C	+1.01 C
1988	13.7 C	+0.34 C
1989	12.5 C	-0.83 C
1990	14.6 C	+1.25 C
1991	15.0 C	+1.63 C
1992	14.3 C	+0.96 C
1993	12.8 C	-0.50 C
1994	13.9 C	+0.54 C
1995	13.0 C	-0.35 C
1996	12.0 C	-1.37 C
1997	12.4 C	-0.91 C
1998	14.5 C	+1.16 C
2000	13.5 C	+0.18 C
2001	14.3 C	+1.01 C
2002	13.3 C	-0.05 C
2003	12.6 C	-0.74 C
2004	13.0 C	-0.33 C
2005	13.8 C	+0.47 C
2006	14.1 C	+0.74 C
2007	13.4 C	+0.07 C
2008	12.2 C	-1.09 C
2009	12.3 C	-1.02 C
2010	13.0 C	-0.33 C
2011	13.1 C	-0.21 C
2012	15.0 C	+1.72 C
2013	12.0 C	-1.31 C
2014	11.8 C	-1.55 C
2015	13.4 C	+0.04 C
2016	14.3 C	+0.95 C
2017	14.1 C	+0.82 C
2018	13.0 C	-0.28 C
2019	12.8 C	-0.54 C
2020	13.4 C	+0.06 C
2021	13.6 C	+0.25 C
2022	12.9 C	-0.42 C
2023	13.9 C	+0.56 C
2024	13.9 C	+0.56 C
2025	12.8 C	-0.56 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1948 to 2025 is -0.03 C (-0.13 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Butler 4W
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.03 C (-0.13 to 0.07) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	1948 to 2025	69	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.08 C (-0.20 to 0.04) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade	1948 to 2025	69	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.11) per decade	0.03 F (-0.14 to 0.21) per decade	1948 to 2025	69	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

1940 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Butler 4W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)	80
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1989	-20.8 C (-5.5 F)	80
Wettest day (Rx1day)	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	1981	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	332.7 mm (13.1 in)	1986	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1965	24 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Butler 4W, 1940 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Butler 4W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2013	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2022	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2023	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2024	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Butler 4W, 1940 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Butler 4W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1964	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1975	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1987	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1992	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1995	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1998	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2007	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2008	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2010	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2011	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2013	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2015	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2017	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2018	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2020	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2021	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2022	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2023	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2024	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2025	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2026	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Butler 4W, 1940 to 2026. The record is 220.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butler 4W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1944	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1946	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1947	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1969	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1971	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1987	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1988	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1990	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1994	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1996	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1998	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1999	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2000	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2001	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2002	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2003	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2004	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2008	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2012	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2013	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2014	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2015	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2016	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2017	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2018	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2019	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2020	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2021	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2022	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2023	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2024	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2025	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2026	94.0 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Butler 4W, 1940 to 2026. The record is 332.7 mm (13.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.1 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butler 4W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1941	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1942	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1943	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1944	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1945	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1946	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1947	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1949	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1950	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1952	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1955	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1956	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1962	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1965	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1966	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1968	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1969	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1970	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1971	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1972	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1974	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1975	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1976	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1978	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1980	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	288.0 mm (11.3 in)
1982	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1983	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1984	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1986	332.7 mm (13.1 in)
1987	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1988	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1989	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1990	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1991	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1993	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1994	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1995	217.1 mm (8.5 in)
1996	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1998	202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1999	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2000	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2001	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
2002	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2003	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2004	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2005	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2006	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2007	311.1 mm (12.2 in)
2008	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
2009	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2010	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
2011	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
2012	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2013	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2014	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2015	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2016	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2017	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2018	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2019	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2020	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
2021	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2022	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2023	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2024	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2025	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2026	119.2 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Butler 4W, 1940 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butler 4W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	17 days
1941	25 days
1942	16 days
1943	28 days
1944	29 days
1945	26 days
1946	18 days
1947	20 days
1948	24 days
1949	27 days
1950	26 days
1951	12 days
1952	43 days
1953	18 days
1954	38 days
1955	33 days
1956	34 days
1957	21 days
1958	25 days
1960	16 days
1961	32 days
1962	22 days
1963	36 days
1964	28 days
1965	51 days
1966	41 days
1967	26 days
1968	19 days
1969	24 days
1970	26 days
1971	35 days
1972	17 days
1973	18 days
1974	22 days
1975	22 days
1976	25 days
1977	23 days
1978	23 days
1979	37 days
1980	32 days
1981	20 days
1982	16 days
1983	26 days
1984	38 days
1985	21 days
1986	36 days
1987	21 days
1988	22 days
1989	44 days
1990	24 days
1991	24 days
1992	18 days
1993	23 days
1994	23 days
1995	29 days
1996	30 days
1997	17 days
1998	15 days
1999	26 days
2000	22 days
2001	18 days
2002	27 days
2003	15 days
2004	24 days
2005	17 days
2006	33 days
2007	28 days
2008	23 days
2009	18 days
2010	28 days
2011	18 days
2012	34 days
2013	21 days
2014	20 days
2015	19 days
2016	35 days
2017	28 days
2018	24 days
2019	15 days
2020	19 days
2021	29 days
2022	18 days
2023	15 days
2024	30 days
2025	29 days
2026	19 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

69 years with a frost

Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Butler 4W falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 185 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 193 days. That is 15 days more than in 1948 to 1985.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Butler 4W
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1948 to 1985)	Recent period (1995 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 April	20 April	14 April	6 days earlier	-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 October	15 October	23 October	8 days later	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	185 days	178 days	193 days	15 days more	+2.6 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

79 years, 1941 to 2025

A day with at least 77.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 198.6 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Butler 4W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1941 to 2025.

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: 220.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1981; 170.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1998; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1943.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Butler 4W had a mean temperature of 13.3 C (56.0 F) and 1,085.2 mm (42.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Evansville Rgnl AP (United States, 603 km away), Du Quoin 4 SE (United States, 457 km away) and Sparta 1 W (United States, 410 km away).

Climate twins of Butler 4W: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	603 km (375 mi)	13.2 C (55.7 F)	1,096.4 mm (43.2 in)	0.52
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	457 km (284 mi)	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1,061.0 mm (41.8 in)	0.61
Sparta 1 W	United States	410 km (255 mi)	13.5 C (56.4 F)	1,056.3 mm (41.6 in)	0.63

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).