Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carthage (USC00231356), Missouri, United States, with 121 years of record.
Key Facts for Carthage
Carthage (USC00231356) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 37.18 latitude and -94.30 longitude, 298 m (978 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2013, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Carthage still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carthage set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 17 November 2013.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 37.18 latitude, -94.30 longitude.
Elevation: 298 m (978 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2013, 121 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 Carthage. 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 Carthage, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Carthage still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Carthage by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
25
1941
20
1942
18
1943
31
1944
22
1945
18
1946
27
1947
27
1948
23
1949
17
1950
35
1951
36
1952
35
1953
46
1954
38
1955
22
1956
25
1957
10
1958
25
1959
17
1960
21
1961
21
1962
25
1963
33
1964
19
1965
17
1966
28
1967
28
1968
21
1969
10
1970
11
1971
23
1972
25
1973
9
1974
17
1975
16
1976
24
1977
19
1978
24
1979
30
1980
43
1981
14
1982
21
1983
32
1984
18
1985
10
1986
19
1987
14
1988
20
1989
19
1994
7
1995
14
1996
10
1997
12
1998
3
1999
13
2000
21
2001
6
2002
12
2003
17
2004
17
2005
14
2006
33
2007
11
2008
12
2009
16
2010
9
2011
47
2012
26
2013
16
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Carthage between 17 March 1970 and 2 August 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Carthage set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-03-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1980-02-08
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985-02-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2007-06-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2011-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carthage. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 11 June 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carthage
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
5 January 2005
Feb
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
23 February 1985
Mar
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
20 March 2012
Apr
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
20 April 1996
May
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
18 May 1943
Jun
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
11 June 2007
Jul
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
30 July 2013
Aug
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
20 August 2009
Sep
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
29 September 1986
Oct
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
9 October 2009
Nov
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
21 November 1979
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
14 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Carthage, 1940 to 2013. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Carthage, 1941 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.6 C (54.7 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carthage as warming stripes, 1941 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
14.9 C
+0.60 C
1942
14.3 C
-0.06 C
1943
14.5 C
+0.19 C
1944
14.7 C
+0.38 C
1945
14.0 C
-0.32 C
1946
15.7 C
+1.36 C
1947
14.5 C
+0.17 C
1948
14.2 C
-0.14 C
1949
14.4 C
+0.11 C
1950
13.7 C
-0.63 C
1951
13.8 C
-0.56 C
1952
14.7 C
+0.41 C
1953
15.4 C
+1.06 C
1954
16.1 C
+1.81 C
1955
14.6 C
+0.23 C
1956
14.6 C
+0.30 C
1957
14.1 C
-0.20 C
1958
13.2 C
-1.12 C
1959
14.0 C
-0.35 C
1960
13.4 C
-0.96 C
1962
14.1 C
-0.22 C
1963
14.7 C
+0.34 C
1964
14.7 C
+0.38 C
1965
15.0 C
+0.68 C
1966
13.7 C
-0.65 C
1967
14.0 C
-0.30 C
1968
13.6 C
-0.74 C
1969
14.0 C
-0.31 C
1970
14.0 C
-0.30 C
1971
14.4 C
+0.04 C
1978
13.2 C
-1.12 C
1979
12.6 C
-1.70 C
1980
14.7 C
+0.40 C
1982
13.7 C
-0.67 C
1986
14.6 C
+0.30 C
1987
14.5 C
+0.20 C
1988
13.7 C
-0.64 C
2003
13.7 C
-0.62 C
2004
14.3 C
+0.02 C
2005
15.2 C
+0.84 C
2006
15.7 C
+1.35 C
2007
14.9 C
+0.60 C
2008
13.8 C
-0.55 C
2009
14.0 C
-0.34 C
2010
14.7 C
+0.38 C
2011
14.7 C
+0.41 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1941 to 2011 is -0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.19 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carthage
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.09) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.19 to 0.15) per decade
1941 to 2011
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.19 to 0.04) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1941 to 2011
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.06 C (-0.04 to 0.15) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1941 to 2011
46
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
1893 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Carthage: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2007
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
307.8 mm (12.1 in)
1986
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
73
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1979
24 days
73
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Carthage, 1893 to 2013. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carthage by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Carthage, 1893 to 2013. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carthage by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1940
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1941
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1983
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1989
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1994
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1995
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2004
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2005
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2013
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Carthage, 1893 to 2013. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carthage by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1894
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1895
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1944
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1945
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1946
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1947
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1958
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1960
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1970
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1971
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1977
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1979
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1980
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1982
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1984
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1986
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1987
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1989
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1997
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1999
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2000
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2003
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2005
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2006
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2007
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2008
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2009
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2010
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Carthage, 1893 to 2013. The record is 307.8 mm (12.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.9 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carthage by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1894
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1895
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1940
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1941
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1942
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1943
293.9 mm (11.6 in)
1944
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1945
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1946
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1947
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1948
196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1949
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1950
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1951
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1952
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1955
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1956
166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1957
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1958
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959
248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1960
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1962
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1963
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1964
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1965
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1966
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1968
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1970
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1971
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1973
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1974
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1975
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1976
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1977
237.8 mm (9.4 in)
1978
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1980
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1981
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1982
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1983
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1984
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985
236.3 mm (9.3 in)
1986
307.8 mm (12.1 in)
1987
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1988
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1989
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1996
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1997
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1998
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1999
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2000
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2001
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2002
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2003
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
2004
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2005
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
2006
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2007
210.5 mm (8.3 in)
2008
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2009
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
2010
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2011
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
2012
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
2013
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Carthage, 1893 to 2013. The record is 45 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carthage by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
37 days
1894
29 days
1895
14 days
1940
23 days
1941
27 days
1942
15 days
1943
28 days
1944
29 days
1945
18 days
1946
24 days
1947
26 days
1948
21 days
1949
20 days
1950
43 days
1951
16 days
1952
33 days
1953
23 days
1954
38 days
1955
29 days
1956
21 days
1957
24 days
1958
21 days
1959
27 days
1960
20 days
1961
32 days
1962
20 days
1963
31 days
1964
21 days
1965
24 days
1966
37 days
1967
26 days
1968
18 days
1969
19 days
1970
20 days
1971
20 days
1972
32 days
1973
16 days
1974
21 days
1975
23 days
1976
25 days
1977
28 days
1978
22 days
1979
45 days
1980
33 days
1981
21 days
1982
14 days
1983
26 days
1984
27 days
1985
29 days
1986
33 days
1987
24 days
1988
23 days
1989
24 days
1994
19 days
1995
36 days
1996
31 days
1997
18 days
1998
31 days
1999
32 days
2000
24 days
2001
24 days
2002
18 days
2003
16 days
2004
28 days
2005
25 days
2006
19 days
2007
28 days
2008
19 days
2009
18 days
2010
17 days
2011
16 days
2012
25 days
2013
33 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Carthage falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 192 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Carthage
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1957 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
n/a
12 April
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
21 October
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
192 days
n/a
196 days
n/a
+2.3 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
56 years, 1941 to 2012
A day with at least 75.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.2 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Carthage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
158.4 mm (6.2 in)
100 years
180.2 mm (7.1 in)
Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1941 to 2012.
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: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 2007; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 2009; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1986.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.