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Gardiner Weather Records (USC00243378)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gardiner (USC00243378), Montana, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Gardiner

  • Gardiner (USC00243378) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 45.03 latitude and -110.70 longitude, 1,608 m (5,275 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1956 to 2021, 66 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Gardiner still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Gardiner tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 4 April 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Montana, United States, 45.03 latitude, -110.70 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,608 m (5,275 ft).
  • Period of record: 1956 to 2021, 66 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Gardiner, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gardiner. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gardiner. 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 Gardiner, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.4 C (57.9 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
Feb16.7 C (62.1 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a
Mar21.1 C (70.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a
Apr31.1 C (88.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Jun37.8 C (100.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Oct30.6 C (87.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Nov21.1 C (70.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)n/an/a
Dec16.7 C (62.1 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Gardiner by the year they were set 1,464 records at Gardiner still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 45. 02040601956: 201957: 291958: 251959: 291960: 151961: 241962: 451963: 251964: 231965: 381966: 291967: 271968: 221969: 341970: 191971: 211972: 321973: 201974: 291975: 361976: 171977: 121978: 241979: 191980: 121981: 241982: 171983: 201984: 131987: 371988: 441989: 391990: 331991: 191992: 251993: 231994: 141995: 261996: 331997: 151998: 211999: 252000: 172001: 142002: 222003: 452004: 122005: 232006: 192007: 132008: 102009: 162010: 92011: 112012: 162013: 112014: 152015: 352016: 212017: 342018: 142019: 342020: 142021: 51956196319701977198419932000200720142021
1,464 records at Gardiner still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Gardiner by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195620
195729
195825
195929
196015
196124
196245
196325
196423
196538
196629
196727
196822
196934
197019
197121
197232
197320
197429
197536
197617
197712
197824
197919
198012
198124
198217
198320
198413
198737
198844
198939
199033
199119
199225
199323
199414
199526
199633
199715
199821
199925
200017
200114
200222
200345
200412
200523
200619
200713
200810
200916
20109
201111
201216
201311
201415
201535
201621
201734
201814
201934
202014
20215

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Gardiner set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Gardiner between 7 May 1988 and 18 June 2020. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature7 May 1988: Record daily precipitation 43.2 mm (1.7 in)3 February 1989: Record low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)20 December 1990: Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)16 June 1992: Record daily precipitation 47.5 mm (1.9 in)15 August 2003: Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)18 June 2020: Record daily precipitation 52.8 mm (2.1 in)1990199520002005201020152020
6 all-time records were set at Gardiner between 7 May 1988 and 18 June 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Gardiner set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1988-05-07Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989-02-03Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990-12-20Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992-06-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003-08-15Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
2020-06-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 52.8 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gardiner The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gardiner. The most was 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 18 June 2020. 0204060 Jan: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 10 January 1997 Jan Feb: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 7 February 1996 Feb Mar: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 20 March 1993 Mar Apr: 18.5 mm (0.7 in), 22 April 1958 Apr May: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 7 May 1988 May Jun: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 18 June 2020 Jun Jul: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 17 July 2017 Jul Aug: 20.6 mm (0.8 in), 20 August 1968 Aug Sep: 26.7 mm (1.1 in), 11 September 1961 Sep Oct: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 29 October 2004 Oct Nov: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 5 November 2015 Nov Dec: 15.2 mm (0.6 in), 4 December 1998 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gardiner. The most was 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 18 June 2020.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gardiner
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 January 1997
Feb25.4 mm (1.0 in)7 February 1996
Mar25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 March 1993
Apr18.5 mm (0.7 in)22 April 1958
May43.2 mm (1.7 in)7 May 1988
Jun52.8 mm (2.1 in)18 June 2020
Jul25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 July 2017
Aug20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 August 1968
Sep26.7 mm (1.1 in)11 September 1961
Oct34.3 mm (1.4 in)29 October 2004
Nov42.2 mm (1.7 in)5 November 2015
Dec15.2 mm (0.6 in)4 December 1998

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 2021
Days with data per year at Gardiner 65 years of record at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1980 and others. 1956: 264 of 366 days1957: 349 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 355 of 365 days1960: 247 of 366 days1961: 308 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 337 of 365 days1964: 355 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 361 of 365 days1967: 359 of 365 days1968: 359 of 366 days1969: 355 of 365 days1970: 353 of 365 days1971: 350 of 365 days1972: 320 of 366 days1973: 306 of 365 days1974: 361 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 313 of 366 days1977: 349 of 365 days1978: 322 of 365 days1979: 335 of 365 days1980: 263 of 366 days1981: 348 of 365 days1982: 325 of 365 days1983: 333 of 365 days1984: 225 of 366 days1986: 31 of 365 days1987: 293 of 365 days1988: 352 of 366 days1989: 342 of 365 days1990: 349 of 365 days1991: 304 of 365 days1992: 347 of 366 days1993: 328 of 365 days1994: 320 of 365 days1995: 325 of 365 days1996: 345 of 366 days1997: 346 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 355 of 365 days2000: 324 of 366 days2001: 349 of 365 days2002: 337 of 365 days2003: 348 of 365 days2004: 353 of 366 days2005: 331 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 266 of 365 days2008: 266 of 366 days2009: 291 of 365 days2010: 337 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 361 of 366 days2013: 351 of 365 days2014: 312 of 365 days2015: 348 of 365 days2016: 348 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 355 of 365 days2019: 290 of 365 days2020: 130 of 366 days2021: 44 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
65 years of record at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1980 and others.
Days with data per year at Gardiner
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195626472%No
195734996%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195935597%Yes
196024767%No
196130884%No
196236399%Yes
196333792%Yes
196435597%Yes
196536399%Yes
196636199%Yes
196735998%Yes
196835998%Yes
196935597%Yes
197035397%Yes
197135096%Yes
197232087%No
197330684%No
197436199%Yes
197536399%Yes
197631386%No
197734996%Yes
197832288%No
197933592%Yes
198026372%No
198134895%Yes
198232589%No
198333391%Yes
198422561%No
1986318%No
198729380%No
198835296%Yes
198934294%Yes
199034996%Yes
199130483%No
199234795%Yes
199332890%No
199432088%No
199532589%No
199634594%Yes
199734695%Yes
199835798%Yes
199935597%Yes
200032489%No
200134996%Yes
200233792%Yes
200334895%Yes
200435396%Yes
200533191%Yes
200636099%Yes
200726673%No
200826673%No
200929180%No
201033792%Yes
2011364100%Yes
201236199%Yes
201335196%Yes
201431285%No
201534895%Yes
201634895%Yes
2017364100%Yes
201835597%Yes
201929079%No
202013036%No
20214412%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Gardiner
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 April 2021Gardiner, USdaily high max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie34 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2021Gardiner, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)32 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2021Gardiner, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)54 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2021Gardiner, USdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2021Gardiner, USdaily low max (Tie)-11.1 C (12.0 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2021Gardiner, USdaily low min-30.0 C (-22.0 F)10.6 C (19.1 F)26 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2021Gardiner, USdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2021Gardiner, USdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie2 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2021Gardiner, USdaily rain (Tie)2.5 mm (0.10 in)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2021Gardiner, USdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)61 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2020Gardiner, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2020Gardiner, USmonthly high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2020Gardiner, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2020Gardiner, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)61 years29 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2020Gardiner, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1957 to 2018
Annual mean temperature at Gardiner as warming stripes, 1957 to 2018 One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Gardiner, 1957 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 5.5 C (41.9 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1957: 6.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1958: 7.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1959: 6.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1962: 7.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 6.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1965: 6.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: 7.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 6.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 6.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 7.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 6.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 6.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1972: 6.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1974: 7.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 5.7 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1977: 7.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1981: 8.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1982: 5.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1983: 7.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 8.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1989: 7.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1990: 7.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 8.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1993: 6.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 8.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1996: 7.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1997: 7.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 8.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1999: 8.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2001: 8.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2002: 7.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2003: 8.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2004: 8.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 8.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2010: 7.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 7.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: 8.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2013: 7.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2015: 9.2 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2016: 8.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2017: 7.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 7.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean195719701980199020002010
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Gardiner, 1957 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 5.5 C (41.9 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gardiner as warming stripes, 1957 to 2018
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19576.2 C-1.23 C
19587.8 C+0.31 C
19596.4 C-1.01 C
19627.0 C-0.45 C
19646.2 C-1.23 C
19656.4 C-1.08 C
19667.1 C-0.34 C
19676.6 C-0.87 C
19686.4 C-1.05 C
19697.4 C-0.09 C
19706.8 C-0.64 C
19716.7 C-0.80 C
19726.8 C-0.69 C
19747.3 C-0.14 C
19755.7 C-1.72 C
19777.0 C-0.50 C
19818.2 C+0.74 C
19825.5 C-1.93 C
19837.5 C+0.04 C
19888.7 C+1.27 C
19897.3 C-0.14 C
19907.8 C+0.34 C
19928.5 C+1.00 C
19936.4 C-1.02 C
19948.4 C+0.96 C
19967.2 C-0.21 C
19977.6 C+0.15 C
19988.5 C+1.02 C
19998.3 C+0.89 C
20018.6 C+1.16 C
20027.1 C-0.36 C
20038.6 C+1.19 C
20048.3 C+0.82 C
20068.4 C+0.98 C
20107.6 C+0.17 C
20117.2 C-0.28 C
20128.8 C+1.36 C
20137.7 C+0.24 C
20159.2 C+1.74 C
20168.4 C+0.93 C
20177.9 C+0.46 C
20187.4 C-0.09 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1957 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gardiner
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade1957 to 201842Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade1957 to 201842Rise
Mean daily minimum0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.8 F (0.6 to 1.0) per decade1957 to 201842Rise

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

1956 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Gardiner: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)196035.0 C (95.0 F)65
Coldest night (TNn)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)1989-27.2 C (-17.0 F)65
Wettest day (Rx1day)52.8 mm (2.1 in)202020.3 mm (0.8 in)65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)67.6 mm (2.7 in)199231.1 mm (1.2 in)65
Longest dry spell (CDD)71 days198833 days65

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Gardiner by year The hottest day of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 0102030401960198020002020Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1960
The hottest day of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gardiner by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196039.4 C (102.9 F)
196138.9 C (102.0 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196335.0 C (95.0 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196833.9 C (93.0 F)
196936.7 C (98.1 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197733.9 C (93.0 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
19866.7 C (44.1 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198836.7 C (98.1 F)
198938.3 C (100.9 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199332.8 C (91.0 F)
199436.1 C (97.0 F)
199534.4 C (93.9 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200136.7 C (98.1 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200337.8 C (100.0 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201737.2 C (99.0 F)
201837.2 C (99.0 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202126.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Gardiner by year The coldest night of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F). -35-30-25-20-151960198020002020Record: -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.2 C (-17.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gardiner by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1956-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1958-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1959-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1960-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1961-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1963-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1965-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1966-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1973-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1975-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1976-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1991-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1994-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1998-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2007-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2008-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2009-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2011-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2013-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2014-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2015-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2017-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2018-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2020-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2021-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gardiner by year The wettest day of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 52.8 mm (2.1 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in). 02040601960198020002020Record: 52.8 mm (2.1 in) in 2020
The wettest day of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 52.8 mm (2.1 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gardiner by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195616.3 mm (0.6 in)
195715.5 mm (0.6 in)
195818.5 mm (0.7 in)
195919.8 mm (0.8 in)
196019.1 mm (0.8 in)
196126.7 mm (1.1 in)
196214.0 mm (0.6 in)
196315.5 mm (0.6 in)
196421.3 mm (0.8 in)
196514.5 mm (0.6 in)
196626.7 mm (1.1 in)
196722.6 mm (0.9 in)
196820.6 mm (0.8 in)
196913.7 mm (0.5 in)
197012.2 mm (0.5 in)
197117.8 mm (0.7 in)
197219.8 mm (0.8 in)
197311.2 mm (0.4 in)
197424.9 mm (1.0 in)
197519.3 mm (0.8 in)
197622.9 mm (0.9 in)
197722.9 mm (0.9 in)
197812.7 mm (0.5 in)
197918.5 mm (0.7 in)
198010.2 mm (0.4 in)
198125.4 mm (1.0 in)
198225.4 mm (1.0 in)
198321.1 mm (0.8 in)
198417.8 mm (0.7 in)
19860.3 mm (0.01 in)
198715.2 mm (0.6 in)
198843.2 mm (1.7 in)
198922.1 mm (0.9 in)
199021.8 mm (0.9 in)
199125.4 mm (1.0 in)
199247.5 mm (1.9 in)
199340.6 mm (1.6 in)
199425.4 mm (1.0 in)
199515.2 mm (0.6 in)
199625.4 mm (1.0 in)
199725.4 mm (1.0 in)
199819.3 mm (0.8 in)
199925.4 mm (1.0 in)
200011.4 mm (0.4 in)
200124.4 mm (1.0 in)
200212.7 mm (0.5 in)
200320.3 mm (0.8 in)
200434.3 mm (1.4 in)
200520.3 mm (0.8 in)
200616.3 mm (0.6 in)
200719.6 mm (0.8 in)
200810.9 mm (0.4 in)
200910.2 mm (0.4 in)
201026.7 mm (1.1 in)
201114.2 mm (0.6 in)
201218.3 mm (0.7 in)
201325.4 mm (1.0 in)
201422.9 mm (0.9 in)
201542.2 mm (1.7 in)
201625.4 mm (1.0 in)
201725.4 mm (1.0 in)
201820.3 mm (0.8 in)
201925.4 mm (1.0 in)
202052.8 mm (2.1 in)
202110.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gardiner by year The wettest five days of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 mm (1.2 in). 0204060801960198020002020Record: 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1992
The wettest five days of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gardiner by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195629.8 mm (1.2 in)
195720.6 mm (0.8 in)
195825.6 mm (1.0 in)
195944.3 mm (1.7 in)
196024.9 mm (1.0 in)
196145.0 mm (1.8 in)
196220.1 mm (0.8 in)
196327.7 mm (1.1 in)
196432.0 mm (1.3 in)
196522.0 mm (0.9 in)
196633.6 mm (1.3 in)
196736.6 mm (1.4 in)
196846.4 mm (1.8 in)
196933.8 mm (1.3 in)
197022.9 mm (0.9 in)
197130.5 mm (1.2 in)
197233.5 mm (1.3 in)
197319.1 mm (0.8 in)
197431.2 mm (1.2 in)
197523.3 mm (0.9 in)
197637.1 mm (1.5 in)
197735.3 mm (1.4 in)
197816.5 mm (0.6 in)
197932.7 mm (1.3 in)
198017.2 mm (0.7 in)
198131.2 mm (1.2 in)
198234.6 mm (1.4 in)
198330.2 mm (1.2 in)
198436.2 mm (1.4 in)
19860.3 mm (0.01 in)
198728.9 mm (1.1 in)
198843.2 mm (1.7 in)
198931.1 mm (1.2 in)
199038.3 mm (1.5 in)
199158.2 mm (2.3 in)
199267.6 mm (2.7 in)
199347.4 mm (1.9 in)
199436.4 mm (1.4 in)
199520.3 mm (0.8 in)
199626.9 mm (1.1 in)
199734.3 mm (1.4 in)
199822.1 mm (0.9 in)
199927.6 mm (1.1 in)
200016.8 mm (0.7 in)
200139.9 mm (1.6 in)
200218.5 mm (0.7 in)
200320.3 mm (0.8 in)
200435.6 mm (1.4 in)
200520.3 mm (0.8 in)
200624.9 mm (1.0 in)
200724.7 mm (1.0 in)
200815.2 mm (0.6 in)
200917.8 mm (0.7 in)
201042.8 mm (1.7 in)
201125.2 mm (1.0 in)
201223.2 mm (0.9 in)
201326.2 mm (1.0 in)
201435.1 mm (1.4 in)
201542.2 mm (1.7 in)
201634.4 mm (1.4 in)
201750.8 mm (2.0 in)
201833.0 mm (1.3 in)
201942.9 mm (1.7 in)
202054.1 mm (2.1 in)
202113.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gardiner by year The longest dry spell of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 71 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days. 0204060801960198020002020Record: 71 days in 1988
The longest dry spell of the year at Gardiner, 1956 to 2021. The record is 71 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gardiner by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195629 days
195731 days
195831 days
195949 days
196033 days
196141 days
196232 days
196326 days
196424 days
196534 days
196668 days
196731 days
196849 days
196940 days
197020 days
197123 days
197240 days
197342 days
197433 days
197524 days
197632 days
197737 days
197837 days
197933 days
198032 days
198137 days
198221 days
198343 days
198429 days
198631 days
198754 days
198871 days
198936 days
199046 days
199125 days
199227 days
199325 days
199434 days
199517 days
199629 days
199731 days
199827 days
199944 days
200028 days
200139 days
200236 days
200341 days
200453 days
200527 days
200639 days
200725 days
200820 days
200924 days
201046 days
201136 days
201227 days
201348 days
201417 days
201527 days
201623 days
201754 days
201838 days
201956 days
202033 days
202127 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

42 years with a frost

Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gardiner falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Gardiner
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1972 to 2018)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost26 Mayn/a23 Mayn/a-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost21 Septembern/a22 Septembern/a+5.2 days per decade
Growing days115 daysn/a120 daysn/a+6.2 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

40 years, 1957 to 2017

A day with at least 20.9 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gardiner: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years20.9 mm (0.8 in)
5 years27.4 mm (1.1 in)
10 years32.2 mm (1.3 in)
25 years38.7 mm (1.5 in)
50 years43.9 mm (1.7 in)Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years49.5 mm (1.9 in)Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1957 to 2017.

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: 47.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1992; 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1988; 42.2 mm (1.7 in) in 2015.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Gardiner, at 1983. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Gardiner, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1983+0.3+0.6possible5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Gardiner standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.

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