Willow Sprg Radio Kuku Weather Records (USC00238995)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Willow Sprg Radio Kuku (USC00238995), Missouri, United States, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Willow Sprg Radio Kuku

Willow Sprg Radio Kuku (USC00238995) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.98 latitude and -91.99 longitude, 399 m (1,310 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2001, 107 years of record.
1,464 records set at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 10 April 2001.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 36.98 latitude, -91.99 longitude.
Elevation: 399 m (1,310 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2001, 107 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku. 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 Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	30
1896	26
1897	24
1898	22
1899	45
1900	31
1901	22
1902	16
1903	16
1904	11
1905	14
1906	25
1907	21
1908	14
1909	21
1941	17
1942	12
1943	32
1944	17
1945	30
1946	22
1947	13
1948	19
1949	17
1950	31
1951	28
1952	43
1953	34
1954	33
1955	28
1956	28
1957	11
1958	18
1959	12
1960	19
1961	17
1962	25
1963	30
1964	21
1965	21
1966	16
1967	28
1968	14
1969	5
1970	17
1971	14
1972	19
1973	12
1974	20
1975	9
1976	29
1977	17
1978	8
1979	10
1980	25
1981	10
1982	17
1983	21
1984	12
1985	19
1986	19
1987	9
1988	13
1989	26
1990	14
1991	20
1992	9
1993	12
1994	7
1995	16
1996	14
1997	14
1998	18
1999	5
2000	26
2001	4

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku between 17 March 1970 and 26 August 1998. Each dot is a new record.

When Willow Sprg Radio Kuku set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1970-03-17	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998-08-26	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 190.5 mm (7.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku. The most was 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 25 March 1904.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 January 1897
Feb	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	9 February 1966
Mar	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	25 March 1904
Apr	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 April 1974
May	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	15 May 1956
Jun	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	17 June 2000
Jul	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 July 1954
Aug	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 August 1931
Sep	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	25 September 1993
Oct	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	10 October 1999
Nov	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19 November 1985
Dec	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	3 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2001

77 years of record at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1941, 1982, 1984, 1985 and others.

Days with data per year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	244	67%	No
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	363	99%	Yes
1900	362	99%	Yes
1901	359	98%	Yes
1902	362	99%	Yes
1903	358	98%	Yes
1904	360	98%	Yes
1905	355	97%	Yes
1906	331	91%	Yes
1907	320	88%	No
1908	353	96%	Yes
1909	322	88%	No
1910	27	7%	No
1941	300	82%	No
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	362	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	332	91%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	358	98%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	334	92%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	328	90%	No
1983	331	91%	Yes
1984	326	89%	No
1985	326	89%	No
1986	316	87%	No
1987	333	91%	Yes
1988	337	92%	Yes
1989	345	95%	Yes
1990	354	97%	Yes
1991	352	96%	Yes
1992	358	98%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	356	98%	Yes
1996	327	89%	No
1997	340	93%	Yes
1998	303	83%	No
1999	347	95%	Yes
2000	346	95%	Yes
2001	82	22%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2001	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min (Tie)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	tie	55 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min (Tie)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	tie	36 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	93 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 December 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min (Tie)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	tie	38 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low max (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	49 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1896 to 2000

One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1896 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.4 C (52.5 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.7 C (58.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku as warming stripes, 1896 to 2000
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	14.4 C	+1.21 C
1897	13.4 C	+0.24 C
1898	12.2 C	-0.91 C
1899	13.3 C	+0.11 C
1900	13.7 C	+0.51 C
1901	13.0 C	-0.11 C
1902	13.1 C	-0.05 C
1903	12.4 C	-0.77 C
1904	12.5 C	-0.68 C
1905	11.9 C	-1.23 C
1908	14.1 C	+0.98 C
1942	13.3 C	+0.10 C
1943	12.6 C	-0.57 C
1944	12.8 C	-0.33 C
1945	13.2 C	+0.01 C
1946	14.5 C	+1.33 C
1947	13.6 C	+0.44 C
1948	13.2 C	+0.07 C
1949	13.9 C	+0.75 C
1952	14.1 C	+0.91 C
1953	14.4 C	+1.21 C
1954	14.4 C	+1.22 C
1955	13.5 C	+0.39 C
1956	13.8 C	+0.60 C
1957	13.3 C	+0.13 C
1958	12.2 C	-0.92 C
1959	13.2 C	+0.00 C
1960	12.4 C	-0.75 C
1961	12.7 C	-0.44 C
1962	13.3 C	+0.16 C
1963	13.3 C	+0.11 C
1964	13.3 C	+0.15 C
1965	13.6 C	+0.45 C
1966	12.5 C	-0.64 C
1967	12.9 C	-0.30 C
1968	12.1 C	-1.02 C
1970	12.6 C	-0.55 C
1971	13.2 C	+0.06 C
1972	12.8 C	-0.36 C
1973	13.3 C	+0.11 C
1974	12.4 C	-0.71 C
1975	12.5 C	-0.62 C
1976	12.1 C	-1.08 C
1977	13.7 C	+0.50 C
1978	12.4 C	-0.74 C
1979	11.4 C	-1.75 C
1980	12.9 C	-0.30 C
1982	12.2 C	-0.95 C
1983	12.4 C	-0.80 C
1984	13.2 C	+0.00 C
1985	12.9 C	-0.30 C
1987	13.8 C	+0.63 C
1988	13.8 C	+0.60 C
1989	13.3 C	+0.12 C
1990	14.7 C	+1.59 C
1991	14.3 C	+1.16 C
1992	13.3 C	+0.12 C
1993	12.5 C	-0.66 C
1994	13.5 C	+0.30 C
1995	13.4 C	+0.22 C
1996	12.8 C	-0.37 C
1997	12.9 C	-0.27 C
1999	14.4 C	+1.20 C
2000	13.5 C	+0.34 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2000 is 0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.0 F (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.06) per decade	0.0 F (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade	1896 to 2000	64	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.09 C (-0.17 to -0.02) per decade	-0.17 F (-0.30 to -0.03) per decade	1896 to 2000	64	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.09 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1896 to 2000	64	Rise

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

1895 to 2001

Yearly extremes at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)	77
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1899	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	77
Wettest day (Rx1day)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	1904	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.1 mm (8.6 in)	1982	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	86 days	1998	21 days	95

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1896	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1908	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1910	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	31.1 C (88.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1896	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1897	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1900	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1903	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1904	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1905	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1906	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1907	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1908	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1910	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1950	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1952	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1958	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1966	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1975	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1983	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1988	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1995	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. The record is 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.4 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1896	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1897	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1899	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1902	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1903	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1905	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1909	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1923	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1925	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1930	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1939	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1942	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1943	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1946	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1947	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1949	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1951	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1958	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1966	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1967	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1973	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1978	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1983	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1986	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1988	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1990	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1991	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1992	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1994	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1995	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1998	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2000	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. The record is 219.1 mm (8.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1896	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1897	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1898	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1899	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1900	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1901	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1902	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1903	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1904	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1905	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1906	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1907	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1908	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1909	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1910	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1923	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1924	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1928	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1929	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1930	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1931	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1932	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1934	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1936	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1937	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1938	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1943	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1944	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1946	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1947	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1950	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1951	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1955	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1957	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1958	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1959	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1964	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1965	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1967	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1969	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1970	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1971	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1972	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1974	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1976	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1978	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1979	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1982	219.1 mm (8.6 in)
1983	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1985	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1986	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1987	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1988	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1990	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1991	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1992	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1993	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1994	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1995	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1998	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2000	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2001	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, 1895 to 2001. The record is 86 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	16 days
1896	19 days
1897	24 days
1898	17 days
1899	22 days
1900	35 days
1901	42 days
1902	19 days
1903	20 days
1904	30 days
1905	25 days
1906	21 days
1907	22 days
1908	22 days
1909	22 days
1910	15 days
1923	11 days
1924	24 days
1925	19 days
1926	16 days
1927	21 days
1928	19 days
1929	24 days
1930	21 days
1931	16 days
1932	17 days
1933	27 days
1934	31 days
1935	20 days
1936	28 days
1937	14 days
1938	24 days
1939	20 days
1940	27 days
1941	15 days
1942	18 days
1943	27 days
1944	25 days
1945	14 days
1946	18 days
1947	21 days
1948	20 days
1949	21 days
1950	25 days
1951	14 days
1952	34 days
1953	26 days
1954	28 days
1955	20 days
1956	18 days
1957	22 days
1958	18 days
1959	15 days
1960	26 days
1961	21 days
1962	17 days
1963	34 days
1964	29 days
1965	19 days
1966	32 days
1967	18 days
1968	15 days
1969	17 days
1970	16 days
1971	17 days
1972	21 days
1973	18 days
1974	22 days
1975	23 days
1976	20 days
1977	19 days
1978	17 days
1979	24 days
1980	22 days
1981	19 days
1982	20 days
1983	23 days
1984	20 days
1985	23 days
1986	33 days
1987	22 days
1988	41 days
1989	30 days
1990	26 days
1991	19 days
1992	21 days
1993	17 days
1994	17 days
1995	21 days
1996	32 days
1997	21 days
1998	86 days
1999	21 days
2000	24 days
2001	36 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

64 years with a frost

Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 178 days between them.

In 1967 to 2000 the median growing season was 180 days. That is 3 days more than in 1896 to 1962.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1896 to 1962)	Recent period (1967 to 2000)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 April	18 April	19 April	1 day later	+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 October	15 October	12 October	3 days earlier	+0.1 days per decade
Growing days	178 days	177 days	180 days	3 days more	0.0 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

84 years, 1897 to 2000

A day with at least 76.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.9 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Willow Sprg Radio Kuku: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1897 to 2000.

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: 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1904; 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1982; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1956.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).