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Virginia City Weather Records (USC00248597)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Virginia City (USC00248597), Montana, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Virginia City

  • Virginia City (USC00248597) is a weather station in Montana, United States at 45.29 latitude and -111.94 longitude, 1,778 m (5,833 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Virginia City still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Virginia City set a daily record snow depth of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 10 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Montana, United States, 45.29 latitude, -111.94 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,778 m (5,833 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Virginia City, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Virginia City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 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 Virginia City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Virginia City, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.3 C (64.9 F)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Feb17.8 C (64.0 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Mar22.8 C (73.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Apr27.2 C (81.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
May32.8 C (91.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Jun37.8 C (100.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Aug36.7 C (98.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Oct29.4 C (84.9 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Nov23.3 C (73.9 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a
Dec17.2 C (63.0 F)-38.9 C (-38.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Virginia City by the year they were set 1,464 records at Virginia City still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 48. 02040601893: 141894: 161895: 101896: 181897: 191898: 41905: 121906: 141909: 101910: 221911: 121912: 51916: 71917: 121918: 291919: 481920: 111921: 401922: 121923: 51924: 131925: 41926: 131927: 91928: 101929: 91930: 141931: 91932: 141933: 241934: 231935: 131936: 261937: 131938: 101939: 91940: 61941: 91942: 41943: 91944: 41945: 61946: 41947: 151948: 101949: 131950: 111951: 101952: 31953: 81954: 151955: 161956: 51957: 81958: 121959: 161960: 151961: 111962: 221963: 151964: 121965: 161966: 131967: 21968: 141969: 161970: 51971: 81972: 241973: 151974: 171975: 141976: 51977: 161978: 161979: 141980: 111981: 111982: 111983: 231984: 101985: 231986: 131987: 111988: 31989: 191990: 141991: 41992: 81993: 111994: 51995: 71996: 161997: 41998: 21999: 152000: 72001: 92002: 92003: 192004: 52005: 132006: 52007: 72008: 112009: 82010: 92011: 42012: 32013: 22014: 82015: 202016: 82017: 102018: 52019: 32020: 132021: 132022: 162023: 72024: 152025: 172026: 101893191719301943195619691982199520082021
1,464 records at Virginia City still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Virginia City by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189314
189416
189510
189618
189719
18984
190512
190614
190910
191022
191112
19125
19167
191712
191829
191948
192011
192140
192212
19235
192413
19254
192613
19279
192810
19299
193014
19319
193214
193324
193423
193513
193626
193713
193810
19399
19406
19419
19424
19439
19444
19456
19464
194715
194810
194913
195011
195110
19523
19538
195415
195516
19565
19578
195812
195916
196015
196111
196222
196315
196412
196516
196613
19672
196814
196916
19705
19718
197224
197315
197417
197514
19765
197716
197816
197914
198011
198111
198211
198323
198410
198523
198613
198711
19883
198919
199014
19914
19928
199311
19945
19957
199616
19974
19982
199915
20007
20019
20029
200319
20045
200513
20065
20077
200811
20098
20109
20114
20123
20132
20148
201520
20168
201710
20185
20193
202013
202113
202216
20237
202415
202517
202610

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Virginia City set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Virginia City between 15 October 1935 and 27 January 1995. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord snow depth15 October 1935: Record daily precipitation 43.7 mm (1.7 in)16 April 1941: Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)2 August 1943: Record daily precipitation 46.2 mm (1.8 in)19 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -40.0 C (-40.0 F)9 July 1968: Record daily precipitation 47.8 mm (1.9 in)2 February 1989: Record low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)15 January 1995: Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)16 January 1995: Record snow depth 53.3 cm (21.0 in)27 January 1995: Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)194019501960197019801990
9 all-time records were set at Virginia City between 15 October 1935 and 27 January 1995. Each dot is a new record.
When Virginia City set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1935-10-15Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941-04-16Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1943-08-02Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963-01-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968-07-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1989-02-02Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1995-01-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1995-01-16Record snow depthRecord snow depth 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
1995-01-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Virginia City The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Virginia City. The most was 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 9 July 1968. 0204060 Jan: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 13 January 1928 Jan Feb: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 14 February 2023 Feb Mar: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 6 March 1950 Mar Apr: 40.9 mm (1.6 in), 26 April 1943 Apr May: 41.9 mm (1.6 in), 18 May 1944 May Jun: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 27 June 1944 Jun Jul: 47.8 mm (1.9 in), 9 July 1968 Jul Aug: 46.2 mm (1.8 in), 2 August 1943 Aug Sep: 34.0 mm (1.3 in), 30 September 1977 Sep Oct: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 15 October 1935 Oct Nov: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 15 November 1952 Nov Dec: 31.0 mm (1.2 in), 23 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Virginia City. The most was 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 9 July 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Virginia City
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan26.4 mm (1.0 in)13 January 1928
Feb22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 February 2023
Mar35.6 mm (1.4 in)6 March 1950
Apr40.9 mm (1.6 in)26 April 1943
May41.9 mm (1.6 in)18 May 1944
Jun36.8 mm (1.4 in)27 June 1944
Jul47.8 mm (1.9 in)9 July 1968
Aug46.2 mm (1.8 in)2 August 1943
Sep34.0 mm (1.3 in)30 September 1977
Oct43.7 mm (1.7 in)15 October 1935
Nov29.5 mm (1.2 in)15 November 1952
Dec31.0 mm (1.2 in)23 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Virginia City 123 years of record at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1916, 1920, 1942, 1943 and others. 1893: 362 of 365 days1894: 359 of 365 days1895: 365 of 365 days1896: 366 of 366 days1897: 357 of 365 days1898: 119 of 365 days1905: 299 of 365 days1906: 212 of 365 days1909: 312 of 365 days1910: 361 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 345 of 366 days1916: 180 of 366 days1917: 355 of 365 days1918: 336 of 365 days1919: 358 of 365 days1920: 301 of 366 days1921: 351 of 365 days1922: 359 of 365 days1923: 361 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 361 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 350 of 365 days1930: 362 of 365 days1931: 361 of 365 days1932: 334 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 353 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 355 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 360 of 365 days1940: 364 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 327 of 365 days1943: 308 of 365 days1944: 327 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 359 of 365 days1947: 359 of 365 days1948: 354 of 366 days1949: 358 of 365 days1950: 354 of 365 days1951: 355 of 365 days1952: 357 of 366 days1953: 358 of 365 days1954: 356 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 364 of 366 days1961: 360 of 365 days1962: 361 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 360 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 362 of 365 days1979: 359 of 365 days1980: 358 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 353 of 365 days1983: 348 of 365 days1984: 351 of 366 days1985: 352 of 365 days1986: 353 of 365 days1987: 348 of 365 days1988: 351 of 366 days1989: 341 of 365 days1990: 353 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 341 of 366 days1993: 348 of 365 days1994: 345 of 365 days1995: 347 of 365 days1996: 345 of 366 days1997: 340 of 365 days1998: 356 of 365 days1999: 347 of 365 days2000: 347 of 366 days2001: 351 of 365 days2002: 346 of 365 days2003: 350 of 365 days2004: 351 of 366 days2005: 346 of 365 days2006: 342 of 365 days2007: 346 of 365 days2008: 349 of 366 days2009: 343 of 365 days2010: 353 of 365 days2011: 355 of 365 days2012: 360 of 366 days2013: 303 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 333 of 365 days2016: 275 of 366 days2017: 338 of 365 days2018: 233 of 365 days2019: 315 of 365 days2020: 275 of 366 days2021: 304 of 365 days2022: 301 of 365 days2023: 361 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 161 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
123 years of record at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1916, 1920, 1942, 1943 and others.
Days with data per year at Virginia City
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189336299%Yes
189435998%Yes
1895365100%Yes
1896366100%Yes
189735798%Yes
189811933%No
190529982%No
190621258%No
190931285%No
191036199%Yes
191136399%Yes
191234594%Yes
191618049%No
191735597%Yes
191833692%Yes
191935898%Yes
192030182%No
192135196%Yes
192235998%Yes
192336199%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926364100%Yes
192736199%Yes
192836399%Yes
192935096%Yes
193036299%Yes
193136199%Yes
193233491%Yes
193336399%Yes
193435998%Yes
193535397%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193735597%Yes
1938364100%Yes
193936099%Yes
194036499%Yes
194136299%Yes
194232790%No
194330884%No
194432789%No
194536399%Yes
194635998%Yes
194735998%Yes
194835497%Yes
194935898%Yes
195035497%Yes
195135597%Yes
195235798%Yes
195335898%Yes
195435698%Yes
195536099%Yes
195636499%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836399%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196036499%Yes
196136099%Yes
196236199%Yes
196336399%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965365100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197536099%Yes
197636499%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836299%Yes
197935998%Yes
198035898%Yes
198136299%Yes
198235397%Yes
198334895%Yes
198435196%Yes
198535296%Yes
198635397%Yes
198734895%Yes
198835196%Yes
198934193%Yes
199035397%Yes
199135898%Yes
199234193%Yes
199334895%Yes
199434595%Yes
199534795%Yes
199634594%Yes
199734093%Yes
199835698%Yes
199934795%Yes
200034795%Yes
200135196%Yes
200234695%Yes
200335096%Yes
200435196%Yes
200534695%Yes
200634294%Yes
200734695%Yes
200834995%Yes
200934394%Yes
201035397%Yes
201135597%Yes
201236098%Yes
201330383%No
201436299%Yes
201533391%Yes
201627575%No
201733893%Yes
201823364%No
201931586%No
202027575%No
202130483%No
202230182%No
202336199%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202616144%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Virginia City
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 October 2026Virginia City, USdaily snow depth (Provisional)5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)77 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026Virginia City, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie3 years2 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2026Virginia City, USdaily high min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie16 years3 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Virginia City, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Virginia City, USmonthly high max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026Virginia City, USmonthly high max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie21 years6 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Virginia City, USmonthly high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)59 years37 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2026Virginia City, USdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Virginia City, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2026Virginia City, USdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)60 years30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2025Virginia City, USdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2025Virginia City, USdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)87 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025Virginia City, USdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)62 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2025Virginia City, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)100 years40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2025Virginia City, USdaily rain (Tie)10.7 mm (0.4 in)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Virginia City as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Virginia City, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 4.1 C (39.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 8.6 C (47.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F). 1893: 5.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1894: 5.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1895: 4.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1896: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1897: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1910: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1911: 4.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1917: 5.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1919: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1921: 5.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1922: 4.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1923: 4.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1924: 5.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1925: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1926: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1927: 5.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1928: 5.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1929: 4.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 5.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1931: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1933: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1934: 8.6 C, +2.8 C from the station mean1936: 5.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1937: 5.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1938: 5.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1939: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1940: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1941: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1946: 5.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 5.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 5.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1949: 5.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1950: 5.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 4.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 5.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1954: 6.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 4.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1956: 5.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 5.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1958: 6.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1959: 5.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1962: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 6.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1964: 5.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1965: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 6.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1967: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1968: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 5.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 6.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1971: 5.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 5.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 5.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 4.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1976: 6.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1977: 5.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1978: 5.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1979: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 5.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 6.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 4.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1983: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 4.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1985: 4.2 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1986: 6.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1987: 6.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1988: 6.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 6.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1991: 6.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 6.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1993: 4.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1994: 6.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1995: 5.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1996: 5.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 5.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 6.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1999: 6.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2000: 6.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 6.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2002: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 7.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2004: 6.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2005: 6.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 6.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 6.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2008: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 5.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2010: 5.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 5.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 7.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2014: 6.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2017: 6.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2023: 5.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2024: 6.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2025: 7.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Virginia City, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 4.1 C (39.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 8.6 C (47.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Virginia City as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18935.3 C-0.48 C
18945.8 C-0.01 C
18954.8 C-0.98 C
18965.5 C-0.31 C
18975.5 C-0.25 C
19106.2 C+0.41 C
19114.3 C-1.47 C
19175.8 C-0.02 C
19196.2 C+0.44 C
19215.9 C+0.16 C
19224.4 C-1.35 C
19234.6 C-1.14 C
19245.0 C-0.83 C
19256.3 C+0.50 C
19266.2 C+0.40 C
19275.1 C-0.69 C
19285.6 C-0.14 C
19294.9 C-0.84 C
19305.7 C-0.12 C
19316.3 C+0.52 C
19336.3 C+0.53 C
19348.6 C+2.78 C
19365.6 C-0.21 C
19375.9 C+0.13 C
19385.7 C-0.10 C
19396.2 C+0.38 C
19406.2 C+0.41 C
19415.5 C-0.30 C
19455.5 C-0.30 C
19465.9 C+0.10 C
19475.8 C+0.03 C
19485.0 C-0.75 C
19495.2 C-0.59 C
19505.1 C-0.68 C
19514.3 C-1.50 C
19525.6 C-0.20 C
19546.5 C+0.73 C
19554.5 C-1.33 C
19565.6 C-0.20 C
19575.1 C-0.72 C
19586.5 C+0.75 C
19595.2 C-0.54 C
19605.4 C-0.42 C
19616.3 C+0.49 C
19625.5 C-0.24 C
19636.6 C+0.79 C
19645.2 C-0.60 C
19655.5 C-0.28 C
19666.4 C+0.64 C
19676.2 C+0.43 C
19685.4 C-0.38 C
19695.7 C-0.07 C
19706.0 C+0.24 C
19715.6 C-0.15 C
19725.5 C-0.32 C
19735.0 C-0.78 C
19745.8 C+0.05 C
19754.9 C-0.88 C
19766.4 C+0.62 C
19775.9 C+0.13 C
19785.0 C-0.80 C
19795.4 C-0.43 C
19805.8 C-0.02 C
19816.4 C+0.57 C
19824.1 C-1.65 C
19835.4 C-0.42 C
19844.6 C-1.21 C
19854.2 C-1.59 C
19866.4 C+0.57 C
19876.3 C+0.53 C
19886.4 C+0.60 C
19895.4 C-0.36 C
19906.1 C+0.34 C
19916.1 C+0.33 C
19926.7 C+0.88 C
19934.5 C-1.29 C
19946.5 C+0.75 C
19955.7 C-0.04 C
19965.4 C-0.35 C
19975.8 C+0.06 C
19986.2 C+0.46 C
19996.6 C+0.79 C
20006.2 C+0.40 C
20016.9 C+1.12 C
20025.5 C-0.24 C
20037.0 C+1.23 C
20046.7 C+0.92 C
20056.5 C+0.76 C
20066.7 C+0.94 C
20076.8 C+1.05 C
20085.5 C-0.28 C
20095.5 C-0.28 C
20105.7 C-0.11 C
20115.5 C-0.24 C
20127.3 C+1.48 C
20146.7 C+0.87 C
20176.9 C+1.14 C
20235.4 C-0.42 C
20246.8 C+1.01 C
20257.1 C+1.34 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.02 to 0.11) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (0.04 to 0.20) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Virginia City
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (0.02 to 0.11) per decade0.12 F (0.04 to 0.20) per decade1893 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1893 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade-0.04 F (-0.12 to 0.05) per decade1893 to 2025100Not 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 Virginia City: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)191933.3 C (91.9 F)123
Coldest night (TNn)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)1963-29.4 C (-20.9 F)123
Wettest day (Rx1day)47.8 mm (1.9 in)196824.6 mm (1.0 in)123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)80.0 mm (3.1 in)194738.9 mm (1.5 in)123
Longest dry spell (CDD)83 days191928 days123

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Virginia City by year The hottest day of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 20253035401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1919
The hottest day of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Virginia City by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189336.1 C (97.0 F)
189432.2 C (90.0 F)
189531.7 C (89.1 F)
189633.3 C (91.9 F)
189735.0 C (95.0 F)
189824.4 C (75.9 F)
190531.1 C (88.0 F)
190632.2 C (90.0 F)
190934.4 C (93.9 F)
191032.8 C (91.0 F)
191130.6 C (87.1 F)
191231.7 C (89.1 F)
191633.3 C (91.9 F)
191735.6 C (96.1 F)
191832.8 C (91.0 F)
191939.4 C (102.9 F)
192030.6 C (87.1 F)
192134.4 C (93.9 F)
192232.8 C (91.0 F)
192331.7 C (89.1 F)
192432.8 C (91.0 F)
192533.9 C (93.0 F)
192633.3 C (91.9 F)
192732.8 C (91.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192933.3 C (91.9 F)
193033.9 C (93.0 F)
193136.1 C (97.0 F)
193232.8 C (91.0 F)
193334.4 C (93.9 F)
193434.4 C (93.9 F)
193533.9 C (93.0 F)
193635.0 C (95.0 F)
193732.8 C (91.0 F)
193831.1 C (88.0 F)
193932.8 C (91.0 F)
194035.6 C (96.1 F)
194132.2 C (90.0 F)
194232.2 C (90.0 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194431.1 C (88.0 F)
194532.8 C (91.0 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194734.4 C (93.9 F)
194833.3 C (91.9 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195232.2 C (90.0 F)
195335.0 C (95.0 F)
195433.9 C (93.0 F)
195533.9 C (93.0 F)
195633.9 C (93.0 F)
195731.7 C (89.1 F)
195832.8 C (91.0 F)
195932.8 C (91.0 F)
196037.2 C (99.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196231.1 C (88.0 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196432.2 C (90.0 F)
196532.2 C (90.0 F)
196633.9 C (93.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196831.7 C (89.1 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197033.9 C (93.0 F)
197133.3 C (91.9 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197633.3 C (91.9 F)
197731.7 C (89.1 F)
197831.7 C (89.1 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198033.3 C (91.9 F)
198133.3 C (91.9 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198335.6 C (96.1 F)
198431.1 C (88.0 F)
198533.3 C (91.9 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198732.8 C (91.0 F)
198833.3 C (91.9 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199033.9 C (93.0 F)
199133.3 C (91.9 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199330.0 C (86.0 F)
199431.7 C (89.1 F)
199531.1 C (88.0 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199731.1 C (88.0 F)
199833.3 C (91.9 F)
199933.3 C (91.9 F)
200034.4 C (93.9 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200237.8 C (100.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200833.9 C (93.0 F)
200933.3 C (91.9 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201132.8 C (91.0 F)
201234.4 C (93.9 F)
201333.3 C (91.9 F)
201431.7 C (89.1 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201633.9 C (93.0 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201932.8 C (91.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202534.4 C (93.9 F)
202630.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Virginia City by year The coldest night of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Virginia City by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1894-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1895-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1896-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1897-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1898-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1905-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1906-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1909-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1911-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1917-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1922-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1924-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1930-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1931-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1932-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1934-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1935-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1936-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1937-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1938-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1942-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1944-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1945-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1950-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1952-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1953-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1964-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1977-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1978-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1982-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1984-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1986-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1990-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1991-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1995-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1998-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1999-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2004-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2007-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2008-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2013-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2014-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2015-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2016-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2017-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2018-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2019-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2020-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2021-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2022-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2023-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2024-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2025-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Virginia City by year The wettest day of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 47.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.6 mm (1.0 in). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 47.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1968
The wettest day of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 47.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.6 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Virginia City by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189331.8 mm (1.3 in)
189421.3 mm (0.8 in)
189524.1 mm (0.9 in)
189617.8 mm (0.7 in)
189730.5 mm (1.2 in)
189810.2 mm (0.4 in)
190522.9 mm (0.9 in)
190624.1 mm (0.9 in)
190928.7 mm (1.1 in)
191025.7 mm (1.0 in)
191118.5 mm (0.7 in)
191224.4 mm (1.0 in)
191615.2 mm (0.6 in)
191717.8 mm (0.7 in)
191817.8 mm (0.7 in)
191935.6 mm (1.4 in)
192019.1 mm (0.8 in)
192130.5 mm (1.2 in)
192216.5 mm (0.6 in)
192317.0 mm (0.7 in)
192420.3 mm (0.8 in)
192525.4 mm (1.0 in)
192624.9 mm (1.0 in)
192714.7 mm (0.6 in)
192826.4 mm (1.0 in)
192924.1 mm (0.9 in)
193021.1 mm (0.8 in)
193124.1 mm (0.9 in)
193221.3 mm (0.8 in)
193342.4 mm (1.7 in)
193420.3 mm (0.8 in)
193543.7 mm (1.7 in)
193616.5 mm (0.6 in)
193725.1 mm (1.0 in)
193830.2 mm (1.2 in)
193917.0 mm (0.7 in)
194019.3 mm (0.8 in)
194129.5 mm (1.2 in)
194216.3 mm (0.6 in)
194346.2 mm (1.8 in)
194441.9 mm (1.6 in)
194525.7 mm (1.0 in)
194627.7 mm (1.1 in)
194731.8 mm (1.3 in)
194823.1 mm (0.9 in)
194917.3 mm (0.7 in)
195035.6 mm (1.4 in)
195124.6 mm (1.0 in)
195229.5 mm (1.2 in)
195320.3 mm (0.8 in)
195422.1 mm (0.9 in)
195531.0 mm (1.2 in)
195614.7 mm (0.6 in)
195726.7 mm (1.1 in)
195824.9 mm (1.0 in)
195935.6 mm (1.4 in)
196015.0 mm (0.6 in)
196121.8 mm (0.9 in)
196235.1 mm (1.4 in)
196318.8 mm (0.7 in)
196429.0 mm (1.1 in)
196526.2 mm (1.0 in)
196637.3 mm (1.5 in)
196726.4 mm (1.0 in)
196847.8 mm (1.9 in)
196929.0 mm (1.1 in)
197027.2 mm (1.1 in)
197120.8 mm (0.8 in)
197221.1 mm (0.8 in)
197324.4 mm (1.0 in)
197421.3 mm (0.8 in)
197539.6 mm (1.6 in)
197633.3 mm (1.3 in)
197734.0 mm (1.3 in)
197825.9 mm (1.0 in)
197924.4 mm (1.0 in)
198040.4 mm (1.6 in)
198131.8 mm (1.3 in)
198224.4 mm (1.0 in)
198327.9 mm (1.1 in)
198418.5 mm (0.7 in)
198520.3 mm (0.8 in)
198623.9 mm (0.9 in)
198728.7 mm (1.1 in)
198826.7 mm (1.1 in)
198918.5 mm (0.7 in)
199020.3 mm (0.8 in)
199120.3 mm (0.8 in)
199232.0 mm (1.3 in)
199322.9 mm (0.9 in)
199423.1 mm (0.9 in)
199522.4 mm (0.9 in)
199624.6 mm (1.0 in)
199725.4 mm (1.0 in)
199819.3 mm (0.8 in)
199928.7 mm (1.1 in)
200017.0 mm (0.7 in)
200125.1 mm (1.0 in)
200225.7 mm (1.0 in)
200317.8 mm (0.7 in)
200430.5 mm (1.2 in)
200524.6 mm (1.0 in)
200636.1 mm (1.4 in)
200735.1 mm (1.4 in)
200821.1 mm (0.8 in)
200926.9 mm (1.1 in)
201024.4 mm (1.0 in)
201132.0 mm (1.3 in)
201221.3 mm (0.8 in)
201328.2 mm (1.1 in)
201419.8 mm (0.8 in)
201524.9 mm (1.0 in)
201615.2 mm (0.6 in)
201726.7 mm (1.1 in)
201819.3 mm (0.8 in)
201931.0 mm (1.2 in)
202025.4 mm (1.0 in)
202124.6 mm (1.0 in)
202240.1 mm (1.6 in)
202323.4 mm (0.9 in)
202416.5 mm (0.6 in)
202532.5 mm (1.3 in)
202630.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Virginia City by year The wettest five days of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 mm (1.5 in). 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1947
The wettest five days of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Virginia City by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189352.9 mm (2.1 in)
189439.1 mm (1.5 in)
189533.3 mm (1.3 in)
189648.8 mm (1.9 in)
189748.5 mm (1.9 in)
189819.1 mm (0.8 in)
190551.5 mm (2.0 in)
190648.2 mm (1.9 in)
190954.7 mm (2.2 in)
191028.8 mm (1.1 in)
191130.5 mm (1.2 in)
191248.3 mm (1.9 in)
191630.7 mm (1.2 in)
191727.2 mm (1.1 in)
191828.0 mm (1.1 in)
191935.6 mm (1.4 in)
192037.4 mm (1.5 in)
192130.5 mm (1.2 in)
192234.0 mm (1.3 in)
192333.0 mm (1.3 in)
192431.2 mm (1.2 in)
192541.1 mm (1.6 in)
192631.2 mm (1.2 in)
192723.5 mm (0.9 in)
192832.1 mm (1.3 in)
192938.1 mm (1.5 in)
193031.1 mm (1.2 in)
193136.1 mm (1.4 in)
193251.2 mm (2.0 in)
193333.5 mm (1.3 in)
193438.7 mm (1.5 in)
193545.8 mm (1.8 in)
193632.8 mm (1.3 in)
193737.6 mm (1.5 in)
193835.9 mm (1.4 in)
193937.1 mm (1.5 in)
194043.7 mm (1.7 in)
194143.2 mm (1.7 in)
194228.2 mm (1.1 in)
194350.8 mm (2.0 in)
194470.6 mm (2.8 in)
194544.6 mm (1.8 in)
194630.3 mm (1.2 in)
194780.0 mm (3.1 in)
194836.3 mm (1.4 in)
194930.5 mm (1.2 in)
195037.4 mm (1.5 in)
195131.8 mm (1.3 in)
195236.6 mm (1.4 in)
195332.0 mm (1.3 in)
195430.2 mm (1.2 in)
195535.1 mm (1.4 in)
195634.6 mm (1.4 in)
195738.6 mm (1.5 in)
195835.8 mm (1.4 in)
195953.4 mm (2.1 in)
196025.4 mm (1.0 in)
196150.8 mm (2.0 in)
196238.7 mm (1.5 in)
196340.9 mm (1.6 in)
196470.7 mm (2.8 in)
196544.2 mm (1.7 in)
196641.9 mm (1.6 in)
196741.1 mm (1.6 in)
196848.6 mm (1.9 in)
196956.3 mm (2.2 in)
197043.2 mm (1.7 in)
197154.6 mm (2.1 in)
197235.8 mm (1.4 in)
197336.6 mm (1.4 in)
197421.9 mm (0.9 in)
197573.9 mm (2.9 in)
197637.4 mm (1.5 in)
197743.2 mm (1.7 in)
197851.8 mm (2.0 in)
197958.7 mm (2.3 in)
198074.4 mm (2.9 in)
198147.6 mm (1.9 in)
198270.1 mm (2.8 in)
198354.3 mm (2.1 in)
198423.3 mm (0.9 in)
198536.9 mm (1.5 in)
198636.1 mm (1.4 in)
198761.2 mm (2.4 in)
198835.1 mm (1.4 in)
198934.0 mm (1.3 in)
199043.2 mm (1.7 in)
199132.8 mm (1.3 in)
199237.4 mm (1.5 in)
199347.8 mm (1.9 in)
199431.4 mm (1.2 in)
199559.1 mm (2.3 in)
199642.9 mm (1.7 in)
199746.0 mm (1.8 in)
199857.5 mm (2.3 in)
199948.6 mm (1.9 in)
200030.1 mm (1.2 in)
200135.8 mm (1.4 in)
200250.3 mm (2.0 in)
200341.1 mm (1.6 in)
200441.3 mm (1.6 in)
200550.0 mm (2.0 in)
200646.7 mm (1.8 in)
200753.9 mm (2.1 in)
200836.3 mm (1.4 in)
200942.9 mm (1.7 in)
201040.3 mm (1.6 in)
201137.4 mm (1.5 in)
201217.8 mm (0.7 in)
201343.0 mm (1.7 in)
201443.9 mm (1.7 in)
201545.8 mm (1.8 in)
201630.8 mm (1.2 in)
201750.6 mm (2.0 in)
201838.1 mm (1.5 in)
201950.1 mm (2.0 in)
202043.0 mm (1.7 in)
202138.9 mm (1.5 in)
202270.3 mm (2.8 in)
202341.1 mm (1.6 in)
202430.7 mm (1.2 in)
202541.4 mm (1.6 in)
202630.0 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Virginia City by year The longest dry spell of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 83 days in 1919
The longest dry spell of the year at Virginia City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Virginia City by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189326 days
189435 days
189529 days
189628 days
189717 days
189812 days
190528 days
190635 days
190918 days
191035 days
191142 days
191224 days
191647 days
191760 days
191822 days
191983 days
192019 days
192137 days
192240 days
192331 days
192428 days
192519 days
192621 days
192723 days
192824 days
192921 days
193025 days
193128 days
193244 days
193333 days
193427 days
193540 days
193653 days
193733 days
193832 days
193942 days
194022 days
194138 days
194225 days
194327 days
194442 days
194527 days
194621 days
194727 days
194836 days
194928 days
195023 days
195125 days
195264 days
195326 days
195437 days
195549 days
195634 days
195729 days
195828 days
195949 days
196024 days
196130 days
196231 days
196324 days
196420 days
196522 days
196626 days
196720 days
196815 days
196921 days
197018 days
197132 days
197242 days
197325 days
197438 days
197532 days
197633 days
197744 days
197839 days
197951 days
198024 days
198124 days
198219 days
198348 days
198418 days
198522 days
198625 days
198749 days
198827 days
198923 days
199040 days
199146 days
199242 days
199328 days
199437 days
199525 days
199632 days
199718 days
199818 days
199934 days
200016 days
200135 days
200228 days
200318 days
200420 days
200532 days
200627 days
200720 days
200822 days
200931 days
201022 days
20113 days
201217 days
201331 days
201421 days
201534 days
201626 days
201730 days
201823 days
201922 days
202017 days
202120 days
202216 days
202317 days
202429 days
202529 days
202634 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

100 years with a frost

Across 100 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Virginia City falls on 11 June and the median first autumn frost on 10 September, which leaves a median of 93 days between them.

In 1988 to 2025 the median growing season was 93 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1893 to 1946.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Virginia City
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1946)Recent period (1988 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost11 June8 June14 June6 days later+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost10 September12 September11 September1 day earlier-0.1 days per decade
Growing days93 days96 days93 days3 days fewer-0.5 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

103 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 24.4 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 48.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Virginia City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years24.4 mm (1.0 in)
5 years30.7 mm (1.2 in)
10 years34.9 mm (1.4 in)
25 years40.3 mm (1.6 in)
50 years44.3 mm (1.7 in)
100 years48.3 mm (1.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

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: 47.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1968; 46.2 mm (1.8 in) in 1943; 43.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1935.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2003 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2003 to 2025, Virginia City had a mean temperature of 6.4 C (43.5 F) and 411.7 mm (16.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Kamas (United States, 520 km away), Arthur 4NW (United States, 567 km away) and Wanship Dam (United States, 502 km away).

Climate twins of Virginia City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
KamasUnited States520 km (323 mi)6.5 C (43.7 F)404.4 mm (15.9 in)0.59
Arthur 4NWUnited States567 km (352 mi)6.6 C (43.8 F)395.7 mm (15.6 in)0.69
Wanship DamUnited States502 km (312 mi)6.6 C (44.0 F)415.6 mm (16.4 in)0.75

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Virginia City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Virginia City 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).