Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elm (USC00232568), Missouri, United States, with 39 years of record.
Key Facts for Elm
Elm (USC00232568) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 38.87 latitude and -94.04 longitude, 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1988 to 2026, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elm still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elm tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 11 September 2024.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 38.87 latitude, -94.04 longitude.
Elevation: 259 m (850 ft).
Period of record: 1988 to 2026, 39 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
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 Elm. 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 Elm, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elm still stand. 2014 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Elm by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1989
24
1990
57
1991
66
1992
52
1993
39
1994
29
1995
31
1996
32
1997
7
1998
46
1999
52
2000
63
2001
38
2002
34
2003
45
2004
49
2005
32
2006
57
2007
35
2008
29
2009
47
2010
35
2011
44
2012
66
2013
49
2014
67
2015
32
2016
32
2017
49
2018
64
2019
35
2020
29
2021
16
2022
38
2023
15
2024
29
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 157.7 mm (6.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elm. The most was 157.7 mm (6.2 in) on 27 July 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elm
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
31 January 1999
Feb
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
18 February 2000
Mar
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
18 March 2008
Apr
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 April 2017
May
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
16 May 1990
Jun
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
30 June 2007
Jul
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
27 July 2017
Aug
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
6 August 2017
Sep
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
14 September 1998
Oct
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 October 1998
Nov
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
4 November 1994
Dec
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 December 1992
Period of Record Coverage
1989 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Elm, 1989 to 2025. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Elm, 1991 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (54.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 10.9 C (51.6 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 14.1 C (57.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elm as warming stripes, 1991 to 2019
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1991
12.8 C
+0.51 C
1992
12.1 C
-0.12 C
1993
11.1 C
-1.18 C
1994
12.1 C
-0.16 C
1995
11.8 C
-0.47 C
1998
13.1 C
+0.87 C
1999
12.7 C
+0.48 C
2000
12.2 C
-0.09 C
2001
12.4 C
+0.10 C
2003
12.0 C
-0.27 C
2004
11.8 C
-0.44 C
2005
12.6 C
+0.34 C
2006
13.2 C
+0.93 C
2007
12.5 C
+0.20 C
2008
11.1 C
-1.18 C
2009
11.3 C
-0.95 C
2010
12.1 C
-0.19 C
2011
12.1 C
-0.11 C
2012
14.1 C
+1.83 C
2013
11.1 C
-1.15 C
2014
10.9 C
-1.36 C
2015
12.6 C
+0.35 C
2016
13.5 C
+1.24 C
2017
13.2 C
+0.95 C
2018
12.3 C
+0.09 C
2019
11.9 C
-0.33 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1988 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Elm: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2017
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
299.9 mm (11.8 in)
2007
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
2016
22 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elm, 1988 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elm by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1988
n/a
1989
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2022
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2024
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elm, 1988 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elm by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1988
n/a
1989
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1991
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1992
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2000
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2014
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2015
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2016
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2018
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2020
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2021
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2022
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2023
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2024
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2025
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elm, 1988 to 2026. The record is 157.7 mm (6.2 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elm by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1988
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1990
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1991
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1995
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1999
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2000
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2001
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2005
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2006
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2008
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2009
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2011
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2014
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2015
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2017
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2018
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2019
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2020
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2021
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2022
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2023
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2024
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2025
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elm, 1988 to 2026. The record is 299.9 mm (11.8 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.7 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elm by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1988
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1990
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1991
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1992
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1993
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1994
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1995
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1997
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1998
191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1999
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2000
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2001
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
2002
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2003
229.4 mm (9.0 in)
2004
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
2005
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2007
299.9 mm (11.8 in)
2008
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2010
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2011
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2012
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2013
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2014
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2015
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2016
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2017
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
2018
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2019
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
2020
204.9 mm (8.1 in)
2021
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2022
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2023
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2024
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elm, 1988 to 2026. The record is 35 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elm by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1988
19 days
1989
21 days
1990
32 days
1991
25 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
23 days
1995
23 days
1996
34 days
1997
21 days
1998
23 days
1999
27 days
2000
31 days
2001
25 days
2002
32 days
2003
26 days
2004
24 days
2005
22 days
2006
33 days
2007
20 days
2008
22 days
2009
24 days
2010
18 days
2011
22 days
2012
26 days
2013
33 days
2014
20 days
2015
19 days
2016
35 days
2017
34 days
2018
21 days
2019
15 days
2020
16 days
2021
7 days
2022
4 days
2023
5 days
2024
9 days
2025
2 days
2026
1 day
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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elm falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 189 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elm
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1991 to 2019)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 April
n/a
11 April
n/a
+4.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 October
n/a
22 October
n/a
+4.5 days per decade
Growing days
189 days
n/a
189 days
n/a
+0.1 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.
Download the Data
Data for Elm standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elm 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.