Independence Threshold Days by Year (USC00234154)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Independence (USC00234154): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Independence Thresholds
- Independence: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 2015 with 46.
- Independence: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 2019 with 20.
- Independence: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 29 years, most in 2002 with 81.
- Independence: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 29 years, most in 2006 with 52.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Independence.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
29 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61 | 51.9 |
| 1991 | 76 | 51.9 |
| 1992 | 29 | 51.9 |
| 1993 | 48 | 51.9 |
| 1994 | 65 | 51.9 |
| 1996 | 31 | 51.9 |
| 1997 | 49 | 51.9 |
| 1998 | 58 | 51.9 |
| 1999 | 50 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 67 | 56.4 |
| 2001 | 44 | 56.4 |
| 2002 | 81 | 56.4 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56.4 |
| 2004 | 33 | 56.4 |
| 2005 | 69 | 56.4 |
| 2006 | 72 | 56.4 |
| 2007 | 70 | 56.4 |
| 2008 | 36 | 56.4 |
| 2009 | 36 | 56.4 |
| 2010 | 66 | 58.4 |
| 2011 | 76 | 58.4 |
| 2013 | 50 | 58.4 |
| 2014 | 29 | 58.4 |
| 2015 | 48 | 58.4 |
| 2016 | 67 | 58.4 |
| 2017 | 55 | 58.4 |
| 2018 | 78 | 58.4 |
| 2019 | 57 | 58.4 |
| 2020 | 58 | 58 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1990-05-26 | 1990-10-07 |
| 1991 | 1991-05-14 | 1991-09-15 |
| 1992 | 1992-06-16 | 1992-09-15 |
| 1993 | 1993-05-28 | 1993-09-22 |
| 1994 | 1994-05-23 | 1994-10-02 |
| 1996 | 1996-05-18 | 1996-09-05 |
| 1997 | 1997-05-18 | 1997-10-04 |
| 1998 | 1998-05-20 | 1998-09-29 |
| 1999 | 1999-06-05 | 1999-09-08 |
| 2000 | 2000-05-23 | 2000-10-04 |
| 2001 | 2001-05-17 | 2001-09-04 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-15 | 2002-10-02 |
| 2003 | 2003-05-11 | 2003-10-21 |
| 2004 | 2004-05-07 | 2004-09-15 |
| 2005 | 2005-05-11 | 2005-10-05 |
| 2006 | 2006-04-14 | 2006-10-04 |
| 2007 | 2007-04-30 | 2007-09-24 |
| 2008 | 2008-05-26 | 2008-09-03 |
| 2009 | 2009-05-30 | 2009-09-28 |
| 2010 | 2010-05-23 | 2010-09-21 |
| 2011 | 2011-04-04 | 2011-09-13 |
| 2013 | 2013-05-15 | 2013-09-20 |
| 2014 | 2014-05-07 | 2014-09-30 |
| 2015 | 2015-06-07 | 2015-09-18 |
| 2016 | 2016-05-30 | 2016-10-18 |
| 2017 | 2017-03-20 | 2017-10-15 |
| 2018 | 2018-05-10 | 2018-10-04 |
| 2019 | 2019-05-17 | 2019-10-03 |
| 2020 | 2020-04-09 | 2020-10-08 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 29 | 81 | 2002 | 58 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 26 | 21 | 2006 | 1 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 3 | 3 | 2003 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 29 | 52 | 2006 | 18 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 11 | 9 | 2003 | 5 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 29 | 39 | 2014 | 15 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 27 | 138 | 2013 | 105 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 27 | 41 | 1996 | 11 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 14 | 7 | 1996 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 27 | 55 | 2011 | 51 |
| 25 C (77 F): Days with min | 21 | 10 | 2011 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 30 | 46 | 2015 | 35 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 30 | 20 | 2019 | 12 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 29 | 8 | 2004 | 6 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 13 | 2 | 1998 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 15 | 3 | 2010 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1990.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).