Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Caruthersville (USC00231364), Missouri, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Caruthersville
Caruthersville (USC00231364) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.19 latitude and -89.66 longitude, 82 m (270 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Caruthersville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Caruthersville set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 16 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.19 latitude, -89.66 longitude.
Elevation: 82 m (270 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
3 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 Caruthersville. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Caruthersville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Caruthersville still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Caruthersville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
1
1899
31
1900
15
1901
21
1902
12
1903
20
1904
13
1905
13
1906
18
1907
29
1908
10
1909
13
1910
26
1911
33
1912
16
1913
18
1914
15
1915
12
1916
12
1917
26
1918
29
1919
22
1920
18
1921
64
1922
23
1923
18
1924
20
1925
37
1926
8
1927
8
1928
6
1929
16
1930
21
1931
22
1932
9
1933
9
1934
11
1935
5
1936
16
1937
12
1938
9
1939
8
1940
21
1941
6
1942
13
1943
11
1944
3
1945
13
1946
6
1947
3
1948
6
1949
4
1950
15
1951
19
1952
14
1953
8
1954
9
1955
12
1956
3
1957
4
1958
9
1959
3
1960
10
1961
10
1962
15
1963
14
1964
13
1965
11
1966
15
1967
9
1968
3
1969
3
1970
13
1971
8
1972
10
1973
1
1974
11
1975
6
1976
15
1977
5
1978
8
1979
7
1980
7
1981
9
1982
18
1983
14
1984
9
1985
14
1986
5
1987
10
1988
13
1989
24
1990
9
1991
16
1992
18
1993
19
1994
9
1995
6
1996
15
1997
8
1998
11
1999
3
2000
10
2001
8
2002
10
2003
4
2004
14
2005
7
2006
6
2007
11
2008
6
2010
2
2011
6
2012
1
2025
14
2026
14
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Caruthersville between 4 July 1976 and 20 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Caruthersville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1976-07-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1977-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985-01-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 172.2 mm (6.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caruthersville. The most was 172.2 mm (6.8 in) on 4 July 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caruthersville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
3 January 1907
Feb
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 February 2011
Mar
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
18 March 1933
Apr
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
4 April 2008
May
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
19 May 1983
Jun
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
12 June 1989
Jul
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
4 July 1976
Aug
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
13 August 1952
Sep
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
21 September 1979
Oct
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
4 October 1910
Nov
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
19 November 1988
Dec
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
4 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
116 years of record at Caruthersville, 1898 to 2026. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1902, 1903, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Caruthersville, 1899 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.5 C (56.4 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 19.3 C (66.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.7 C (6.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Caruthersville as warming stripes, 1899 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
15.1 C
-0.58 C
1900
16.1 C
+0.47 C
1904
14.8 C
-0.89 C
1905
14.9 C
-0.71 C
1906
15.2 C
-0.47 C
1907
16.0 C
+0.36 C
1908
16.2 C
+0.59 C
1909
16.2 C
+0.59 C
1910
15.2 C
-0.43 C
1911
16.9 C
+1.22 C
1912
15.4 C
-0.22 C
1913
16.6 C
+0.90 C
1914
16.2 C
+0.57 C
1915
16.2 C
+0.51 C
1916
16.4 C
+0.78 C
1917
15.6 C
-0.09 C
1918
17.2 C
+1.56 C
1919
17.6 C
+1.90 C
1920
16.9 C
+1.20 C
1921
19.3 C
+3.60 C
1922
18.1 C
+2.44 C
1923
17.3 C
+1.63 C
1929
15.6 C
-0.01 C
1930
16.3 C
+0.67 C
1931
17.4 C
+1.73 C
1932
16.3 C
+0.69 C
1933
17.1 C
+1.44 C
1934
16.7 C
+1.01 C
1935
16.1 C
+0.46 C
1936
16.2 C
+0.58 C
1937
15.3 C
-0.32 C
1938
16.5 C
+0.86 C
1940
14.4 C
-1.23 C
1941
16.0 C
+0.36 C
1942
14.9 C
-0.72 C
1943
15.1 C
-0.51 C
1944
15.4 C
-0.28 C
1945
14.9 C
-0.76 C
1946
16.7 C
+1.04 C
1947
15.9 C
+0.20 C
1948
16.1 C
+0.43 C
1949
16.5 C
+0.80 C
1950
15.4 C
-0.30 C
1952
16.4 C
+0.75 C
1953
16.9 C
+1.23 C
1954
17.1 C
+1.49 C
1955
16.4 C
+0.71 C
1956
16.6 C
+0.96 C
1957
16.2 C
+0.53 C
1958
14.8 C
-0.85 C
1959
15.9 C
+0.24 C
1960
15.0 C
-0.66 C
1961
15.7 C
+0.04 C
1962
15.4 C
-0.24 C
1963
15.0 C
-0.62 C
1964
15.5 C
-0.13 C
1965
15.6 C
-0.08 C
1966
14.6 C
-1.07 C
1967
14.9 C
-0.75 C
1968
14.6 C
-1.09 C
1969
14.9 C
-0.76 C
1970
15.0 C
-0.70 C
1971
15.5 C
-0.20 C
1972
15.0 C
-0.67 C
1973
15.7 C
+0.03 C
1974
15.0 C
-0.67 C
1975
15.0 C
-0.69 C
1976
14.2 C
-1.42 C
1977
15.0 C
-0.69 C
1978
13.9 C
-1.80 C
1979
13.5 C
-2.11 C
1980
14.9 C
-0.75 C
1981
14.6 C
-1.06 C
1982
14.0 C
-1.68 C
1987
15.1 C
-0.57 C
1988
13.9 C
-1.73 C
1989
13.7 C
-1.96 C
1990
15.7 C
+0.00 C
1991
15.6 C
-0.10 C
1992
14.6 C
-1.09 C
1993
14.5 C
-1.17 C
1994
15.1 C
-0.60 C
1995
14.8 C
-0.88 C
1996
14.1 C
-1.55 C
1997
14.4 C
-1.22 C
1998
16.7 C
+1.05 C
1999
16.0 C
+0.37 C
2000
15.2 C
-0.44 C
2001
15.6 C
-0.06 C
2002
15.5 C
-0.13 C
2003
14.9 C
-0.71 C
2004
15.8 C
+0.11 C
2005
16.4 C
+0.77 C
2006
16.1 C
+0.45 C
2007
16.7 C
+1.03 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1899 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 95 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Caruthersville
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1899 to 2007
95
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.2) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.3) per decade
1899 to 2007
95
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1899 to 2007
95
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 2026
Yearly extremes at Caruthersville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
116
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1899
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
116
Wettest day (Rx1day)
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1976
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1998
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
120
Longest dry spell (CDD)
56 days
1904
21 days
120
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Caruthersville, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Caruthersville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1898
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1919
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1922
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2025
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Caruthersville, 1893 to 2026. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Caruthersville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1898
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1899
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1902
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1903
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1905
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1906
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1907
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1908
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1914
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1916
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1919
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1920
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1921
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1922
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1927
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1929
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1934
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1935
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1936
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1945
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1946
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1955
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1981
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1983
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1986
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1988
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1993
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1995
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1996
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1997
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2006
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2010
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
7.8 C (46.0 F)
2025
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2026
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Caruthersville, 1893 to 2026. The record is 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caruthersville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1894
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1895
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1896
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1899
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1900
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1901
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1903
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1906
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1907
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1908
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1909
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1910
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1914
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1919
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1921
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1923
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1924
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1930
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1931
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1935
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1952
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1953
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1962
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1963
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1976
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1977
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1978
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1983
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1984
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1987
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1989
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1990
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1991
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1992
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1993
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1994
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1998
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1999
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2000
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2002
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2003
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2004
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2007
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2010
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2012
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2025
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2026
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Caruthersville, 1893 to 2026. The record is 271.8 mm (10.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.8 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caruthersville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1894
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1895
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1896
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1898
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1900
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1901
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1903
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1904
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1905
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1906
228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1907
229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1908
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1909
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1910
263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1911
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1912
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1913
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1914
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1915
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1916
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1917
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1918
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1919
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1920
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1921
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1922
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1923
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1924
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1925
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1926
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1927
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1928
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1931
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1932
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1935
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1936
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1937
219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1938
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1939
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1940
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1944
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1945
152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1946
137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1947
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1948
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1950
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1951
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1952
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1953
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1954
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1957
179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1958
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1959
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1963
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1964
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1967
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1968
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1970
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1973
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1974
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1976
205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1977
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1978
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1979
158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1980
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1981
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982
138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1983
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1984
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1985
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1986
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1987
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1988
202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1989
187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1990
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1991
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1992
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1993
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1994
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1995
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1996
125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1997
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1998
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1999
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2000
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2001
164.7 mm (6.5 in)
2002
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2003
186.8 mm (7.4 in)
2004
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2005
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2006
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2007
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2008
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2010
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2012
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025
263.6 mm (10.4 in)
2026
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Caruthersville, 1893 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caruthersville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
23 days
1894
29 days
1895
15 days
1896
25 days
1898
10 days
1899
18 days
1900
27 days
1901
20 days
1902
27 days
1903
24 days
1904
56 days
1905
23 days
1906
17 days
1907
22 days
1908
37 days
1909
21 days
1910
27 days
1911
29 days
1912
26 days
1913
23 days
1914
39 days
1915
21 days
1916
19 days
1917
31 days
1918
31 days
1919
18 days
1920
29 days
1921
19 days
1922
25 days
1923
17 days
1924
26 days
1925
19 days
1926
15 days
1927
15 days
1928
13 days
1929
20 days
1930
30 days
1931
22 days
1932
16 days
1933
30 days
1934
33 days
1935
19 days
1936
34 days
1937
20 days
1938
23 days
1939
36 days
1940
24 days
1941
19 days
1942
25 days
1943
28 days
1944
31 days
1945
15 days
1946
18 days
1947
29 days
1948
20 days
1949
20 days
1950
24 days
1951
16 days
1952
30 days
1953
22 days
1954
23 days
1955
23 days
1956
18 days
1957
23 days
1958
19 days
1959
15 days
1960
18 days
1961
22 days
1962
17 days
1963
48 days
1964
22 days
1965
19 days
1966
18 days
1967
18 days
1968
23 days
1969
16 days
1970
16 days
1971
15 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
20 days
1975
20 days
1976
18 days
1977
19 days
1978
19 days
1979
20 days
1980
17 days
1981
21 days
1982
19 days
1983
24 days
1984
13 days
1985
18 days
1986
23 days
1987
17 days
1988
36 days
1989
30 days
1990
19 days
1991
15 days
1992
19 days
1993
18 days
1994
15 days
1995
26 days
1996
25 days
1997
15 days
1998
48 days
1999
35 days
2000
24 days
2001
17 days
2002
21 days
2003
14 days
2004
27 days
2005
33 days
2006
16 days
2007
49 days
2008
8 days
2010
52 days
2011
19 days
2012
31 days
2025
30 days
2026
16 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
95 years with a frost
Across 95 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Caruthersville falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 217 days between them.
In 1974 to 2007 the median growing season was 217 days. That is 2 days more than in 1899 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Caruthersville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1899 to 1936)
Recent period (1974 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
31 March
31 March
no change
-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 November
1 November
4 November
3 days later
+0.9 days per decade
Growing days
217 days
215 days
217 days
2 days more
+1.0 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
104 years, 1894 to 2007
A day with at least 78.3 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.7 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Caruthersville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
100 years
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1894 to 2007.
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: 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1976; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1998; 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1988.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Caruthersville, at 1981. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1981 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Caruthersville, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1981
-0.2
-0.4
possible
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.
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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.