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Atkinson 3SW Weather Records (USC00250420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Atkinson 3SW (USC00250420), Nebraska, United States, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Atkinson 3SW

  • Atkinson 3SW (USC00250420) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.51 latitude and -99.03 longitude, 649 m (2,128 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Atkinson 3SW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Atkinson 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 20 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.51 latitude, -99.03 longitude.
  • Elevation: 649 m (2,128 ft).
  • Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Atkinson 3SW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Atkinson 3SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Atkinson 3SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Atkinson 3SW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.2 C (72.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Jun41.7 C (107.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jul44.4 C (111.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Nov28.3 C (82.9 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Atkinson 3SW by the year they were set 1,464 records at Atkinson 3SW still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 43. 02040601906: 71907: 151908: 101909: 71910: 121911: 201912: 111913: 131914: 41915: 141916: 181917: 251918: 181919: 111920: 131921: 71922: 111923: 61924: 151925: 151926: 51927: 171928: 211929: 191930: 131931: 251932: 61933: 131934: 201935: 11936: 431937: 111938: 111939: 211940: 201941: 81942: 91943: 121944: 111945: 121946: 171947: 281948: 81949: 71950: 161951: 151952: 61953: 111954: 141955: 181956: 121957: 61958: 91959: 111960: 81961: 31962: 151963: 231964: 111965: 131966: 121967: 131968: 81969: 71970: 61971: 81972: 71973: 61974: 161975: 71976: 121977: 71978: 131979: 81980: 121981: 141982: 51983: 151984: 111985: 271986: 101987: 111988: 141989: 271990: 171991: 191992: 131993: 21994: 81995: 131996: 91997: 91998: 221999: 132000: 222001: 102002: 172003: 92004: 152005: 92006: 112007: 42008: 12009: 22010: 22011: 42012: 172013: 92014: 122015: 92016: 82017: 82018: 172019: 62020: 142021: 82022: 102023: 62024: 112025: 122026: 91906191919321945195819711984199720102023
1,464 records at Atkinson 3SW still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Atkinson 3SW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19067
190715
190810
19097
191012
191120
191211
191313
19144
191514
191618
191725
191818
191911
192013
19217
192211
19236
192415
192515
19265
192717
192821
192919
193013
193125
19326
193313
193420
19351
193643
193711
193811
193921
194020
19418
19429
194312
194411
194512
194617
194728
19488
19497
195016
195115
19526
195311
195414
195518
195612
19576
19589
195911
19608
19613
196215
196323
196411
196513
196612
196713
19688
19697
19706
19718
19727
19736
197416
19757
197612
19777
197813
19798
198012
198114
19825
198315
198411
198527
198610
198711
198814
198927
199017
199119
199213
19932
19948
199513
19969
19979
199822
199913
200022
200110
200217
20039
200415
20059
200611
20074
20081
20092
20102
20114
201217
20139
201412
20159
20168
20178
201817
20196
202014
20218
202210
20236
202411
202512
20269

All-Time Record Progression

15 new records
When Atkinson 3SW set new all-time records 15 all-time records were set at Atkinson 3SW between 24 July 1940 and 20 July 2002. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord daily snowfallRecord daily precipitation24 July 1940: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)10 August 1944: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)30 January 1947: Record snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)18 November 1948: Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)19 November 1948: Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)3 January 1949: Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)18 January 1949: Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)20 January 1949: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)27 January 1949: Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)30 March 1949: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)29 June 1963: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)12 August 1966: Record daily precipitation 100.3 mm (3.9 in)17 September 1986: Record daily precipitation 114.3 mm (4.5 in)23 August 1990: Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)20 July 2002: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)1940195019601970198019902000
15 all-time records were set at Atkinson 3SW between 24 July 1940 and 20 July 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Atkinson 3SW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1940-07-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1944-08-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1947-01-30Record snow depthRecord snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
1948-11-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1948-11-19Record snow depthRecord snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1949-01-03Record snow depthRecord snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1949-01-18Record snow depthRecord snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1949-01-20Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1949-01-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1949-03-30Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1963-06-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1966-08-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1986-09-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1990-08-23Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2002-07-20Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Atkinson 3SW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Atkinson 3SW. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 August 1990. 050100150 Jan: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 3 January 2023 Jan Feb: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 1 February 1915 Feb Mar: 81.0 mm (3.2 in), 30 March 1949 Mar Apr: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 30 April 2022 Apr May: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 26 May 1917 May Jun: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 9 June 2014 Jun Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 12 July 1908 Jul Aug: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 23 August 1990 Aug Sep: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 17 September 1986 Sep Oct: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 13 October 2023 Oct Nov: 42.9 mm (1.7 in), 28 November 1960 Nov Dec: 40.9 mm (1.6 in), 3 December 1953 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Atkinson 3SW. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 August 1990.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Atkinson 3SW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.9 mm (1.5 in)3 January 2023
Feb30.5 mm (1.2 in)1 February 1915
Mar81.0 mm (3.2 in)30 March 1949
Apr76.2 mm (3.0 in)30 April 2022
May79.2 mm (3.1 in)26 May 1917
Jun92.5 mm (3.6 in)9 June 2014
Jul91.4 mm (3.6 in)12 July 1908
Aug127.0 mm (5.0 in)23 August 1990
Sep114.3 mm (4.5 in)17 September 1986
Oct83.8 mm (3.3 in)13 October 2023
Nov42.9 mm (1.7 in)28 November 1960
Dec40.9 mm (1.6 in)3 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1906 to 2026
Days with data per year at Atkinson 3SW 121 years of record at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1909, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932 and others. 1906: 213 of 365 days1907: 340 of 365 days1908: 340 of 366 days1909: 227 of 365 days1910: 348 of 365 days1911: 346 of 365 days1912: 345 of 366 days1913: 340 of 365 days1914: 342 of 365 days1915: 346 of 365 days1916: 337 of 366 days1917: 336 of 365 days1918: 337 of 365 days1919: 344 of 365 days1920: 351 of 366 days1921: 349 of 365 days1922: 298 of 365 days1923: 190 of 365 days1924: 350 of 366 days1925: 293 of 365 days1926: 176 of 365 days1927: 348 of 365 days1928: 357 of 366 days1929: 336 of 365 days1930: 325 of 365 days1931: 351 of 365 days1932: 111 of 366 days1933: 340 of 365 days1934: 317 of 365 days1935: 51 of 365 days1936: 344 of 366 days1937: 333 of 365 days1938: 341 of 365 days1939: 309 of 365 days1940: 299 of 366 days1941: 309 of 365 days1942: 283 of 365 days1943: 262 of 365 days1944: 230 of 366 days1945: 293 of 365 days1946: 258 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 362 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 354 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 357 of 366 days1953: 334 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 364 of 366 days1961: 348 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 362 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 352 of 365 days1972: 362 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 362 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 335 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 359 of 366 days1985: 355 of 365 days1986: 318 of 365 days1987: 310 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 333 of 366 days1993: 343 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 356 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 362 of 365 days2003: 360 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 354 of 365 days2006: 357 of 365 days2007: 351 of 365 days2008: 147 of 366 days2009: 91 of 365 days2010: 260 of 365 days2011: 325 of 365 days2012: 353 of 366 days2013: 348 of 365 days2014: 350 of 365 days2015: 356 of 365 days2016: 356 of 366 days2017: 323 of 365 days2018: 347 of 365 days2019: 349 of 365 days2020: 356 of 366 days2021: 358 of 365 days2022: 354 of 365 days2023: 354 of 365 days2024: 361 of 366 days2025: 353 of 365 days2026: 237 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
121 years of record at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1909, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932 and others.
Days with data per year at Atkinson 3SW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190621358%No
190734093%Yes
190834093%Yes
190922762%No
191034895%Yes
191134695%Yes
191234594%Yes
191334093%Yes
191434294%Yes
191534695%Yes
191633792%Yes
191733692%Yes
191833792%Yes
191934494%Yes
192035196%Yes
192134996%Yes
192229882%No
192319052%No
192435096%Yes
192529380%No
192617648%No
192734895%Yes
192835798%Yes
192933692%Yes
193032589%No
193135196%Yes
193211130%No
193334093%Yes
193431787%No
19355114%No
193634494%Yes
193733391%Yes
193834193%Yes
193930985%No
194029982%No
194130985%No
194228378%No
194326272%No
194423063%No
194529380%No
194625871%No
1947365100%Yes
194836299%Yes
1949364100%Yes
195035497%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195235798%Yes
195333492%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
195736399%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936399%Yes
196036499%Yes
196134895%Yes
196236399%Yes
196336399%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965365100%Yes
196636299%Yes
196736299%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197135296%Yes
197236299%Yes
197336199%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197536299%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198233592%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198435998%Yes
198535597%Yes
198631887%No
198731085%No
198836399%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199233391%Yes
199334394%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199636499%Yes
199735998%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199935698%Yes
200036399%Yes
200135898%Yes
200236299%Yes
200336099%Yes
200435998%Yes
200535497%Yes
200635798%Yes
200735196%Yes
200814740%No
20099125%No
201026071%No
201132589%No
201235396%Yes
201334895%Yes
201435096%Yes
201535698%Yes
201635697%Yes
201732388%No
201834795%Yes
201934996%Yes
202035697%Yes
202135898%Yes
202235497%Yes
202335497%Yes
202436199%Yes
202535397%Yes
202623765%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Atkinson 3SW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 August 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily rain (Provisional)39.1 mm (1.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)112 years44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max (Tie)41.1 C (106.0 F)tie107 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)115 years42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)81 years35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie59 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)116 years41 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)116 years40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily low min-18.9 C (-2.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)64 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily low max-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)90 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2026Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)91 years41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2025Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2025Atkinson 3SW, USmonthly high max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2025Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)72 years32 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025Atkinson 3SW, USdaily high min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2025Atkinson 3SW, USdaily rain68.3 mm (2.7 in)48.2 mm (1.9 in)48 years64 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

88 complete years, 1908 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Atkinson 3SW as warming stripes, 1908 to 2025 One stripe for each of 88 complete years at Atkinson 3SW, 1908 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 6.3 C (43.4 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F). 1908: 9.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1910: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1911: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1912: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1913: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1914: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 7.4 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1916: 7.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1918: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1919: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1920: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1921: 10.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1924: 6.9 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1927: 7.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1928: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1929: 6.9 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1931: 10.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1933: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1936: 8.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1937: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1938: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1948: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1949: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1950: 7.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1951: 7.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 9.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1954: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1955: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1957: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1959: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 8.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1964: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1965: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1966: 8.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 8.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1973: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 10.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1975: 8.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1976: 8.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 8.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 6.3 C, -2.8 C from the station mean1979: 6.7 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1980: 9.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1982: 8.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1983: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 10.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1987: 11.0 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1988: 10.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1990: 10.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1991: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1994: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1995: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 7.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 9.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1998: 10.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1999: 11.1 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2000: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2001: 10.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2002: 10.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2003: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2004: 10.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2006: 10.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2007: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 10.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2013: 8.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2014: 8.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2015: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 10.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 7.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2019: 7.3 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2020: 9.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2021: 9.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 8.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 9.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2024: 9.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2025: 9.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean190819201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 88 complete years at Atkinson 3SW, 1908 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 6.3 C (43.4 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Atkinson 3SW as warming stripes, 1908 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19089.4 C+0.26 C
19109.1 C+0.02 C
19118.8 C-0.30 C
19127.9 C-1.22 C
19139.2 C+0.06 C
19149.2 C+0.08 C
19157.4 C-1.66 C
19167.5 C-1.57 C
19188.6 C-0.51 C
19197.9 C-1.22 C
19208.4 C-0.70 C
192110.4 C+1.27 C
19246.9 C-2.15 C
19277.8 C-1.33 C
19288.4 C-0.67 C
19296.9 C-2.20 C
193110.4 C+1.26 C
19339.2 C+0.07 C
19368.1 C-1.00 C
19377.9 C-1.21 C
19389.8 C+0.75 C
19489.3 C+0.16 C
19499.1 C+0.02 C
19507.6 C-1.46 C
19517.6 C-1.49 C
19529.7 C+0.58 C
195410.6 C+1.50 C
19559.5 C+0.42 C
19569.6 C+0.52 C
19579.1 C-0.03 C
19589.1 C+0.03 C
19599.1 C-0.01 C
19608.2 C-0.85 C
19628.9 C-0.22 C
196310.3 C+1.16 C
19649.3 C+0.23 C
19658.9 C-0.17 C
19668.7 C-0.40 C
19679.1 C-0.01 C
19689.2 C+0.13 C
19698.6 C-0.51 C
19709.0 C-0.07 C
19728.1 C-0.99 C
19739.6 C+0.47 C
197410.1 C+0.97 C
19758.4 C-0.68 C
19768.9 C-0.16 C
19778.8 C-0.26 C
19786.3 C-2.78 C
19796.7 C-2.35 C
19809.2 C+0.07 C
19819.8 C+0.66 C
19828.5 C-0.62 C
19839.3 C+0.16 C
19849.6 C+0.53 C
19858.6 C-0.49 C
198610.4 C+1.29 C
198711.0 C+1.88 C
198810.0 C+0.94 C
19899.3 C+0.24 C
199010.5 C+1.45 C
199110.6 C+1.47 C
19949.5 C+0.39 C
19959.5 C+0.38 C
19967.7 C-1.42 C
19979.5 C+0.40 C
199810.7 C+1.64 C
199911.1 C+2.04 C
200010.3 C+1.20 C
200110.3 C+1.25 C
200210.6 C+1.50 C
200310.2 C+1.12 C
200410.2 C+1.10 C
200610.8 C+1.74 C
20079.1 C0.00 C
201210.8 C+1.70 C
20138.1 C-0.96 C
20148.0 C-1.10 C
20159.8 C+0.69 C
201610.4 C+1.26 C
20187.9 C-1.21 C
20197.3 C-1.77 C
20209.1 C-0.02 C
20219.8 C+0.67 C
20228.6 C-0.52 C
20239.0 C-0.13 C
20249.6 C+0.54 C
20259.3 C+0.17 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.04 to 0.16) per decade over 1908 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 88 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Atkinson 3SW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.10 C (0.04 to 0.16) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1908 to 202588Rise
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade1908 to 202588Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1908 to 202588Rise

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

1906 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Atkinson 3SW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)194038.9 C (102.0 F)121
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1912-27.8 C (-18.0 F)121
Wettest day (Rx1day)127.0 mm (5.0 in)199053.3 mm (2.1 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)204.4 mm (8.0 in)198674.9 mm (2.9 in)121
Longest dry spell (CDD)100 days199933 days121

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Atkinson 3SW by year The hottest day of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F). 1020304050192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1940
The hottest day of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Atkinson 3SW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190637.2 C (99.0 F)
190738.9 C (102.0 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190936.7 C (98.1 F)
191040.0 C (104.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191340.6 C (105.1 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191741.1 C (106.0 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191941.1 C (106.0 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192240.6 C (105.1 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192437.2 C (99.0 F)
192542.8 C (109.0 F)
192641.1 C (106.0 F)
192741.1 C (106.0 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192939.4 C (102.9 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193141.1 C (106.0 F)
193221.1 C (70.0 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193443.3 C (109.9 F)
193515.6 C (60.1 F)
193643.9 C (111.0 F)
193741.7 C (107.1 F)
193841.1 C (106.0 F)
193942.2 C (108.0 F)
194044.4 C (111.9 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194240.0 C (104.0 F)
194341.7 C (107.1 F)
194438.9 C (102.0 F)
194540.6 C (105.1 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194741.1 C (106.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195937.2 C (99.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196440.0 C (104.0 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196640.6 C (105.1 F)
196739.4 C (102.9 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197139.4 C (102.9 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197440.6 C (105.1 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197638.3 C (100.9 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197838.3 C (100.9 F)
197937.2 C (99.0 F)
198041.7 C (107.1 F)
198136.7 C (98.1 F)
198237.8 C (100.0 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198438.3 C (100.9 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198637.2 C (99.0 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198940.0 C (104.0 F)
199040.0 C (104.0 F)
199140.0 C (104.0 F)
199235.0 C (95.0 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199542.8 C (109.0 F)
199633.9 C (93.0 F)
199738.3 C (100.9 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200242.2 C (108.0 F)
200339.4 C (102.9 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200540.0 C (104.0 F)
200641.7 C (107.1 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200831.7 C (89.1 F)
200928.3 C (82.9 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201242.8 C (109.0 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201438.3 C (100.9 F)
201537.2 C (99.0 F)
201638.3 C (100.9 F)
201740.0 C (104.0 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202140.0 C (104.0 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202339.4 C (102.9 F)
202439.4 C (102.9 F)
202538.3 C (100.9 F)
202641.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Atkinson 3SW by year The coldest night of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F). -40-35-30-25-20-15192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Atkinson 3SW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1906-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1909-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1912-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1913-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1914-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1915-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1916-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1918-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1921-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1922-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1923-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1925-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1927-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1928-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1930-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1931-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1934-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1937-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1938-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1939-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1940-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1942-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1952-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1959-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1981-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1983-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1984-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1989-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1992-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1994-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1997-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2007-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2008-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2009-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2011-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2014-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2015-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2017-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2018-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2019-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2020-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2021-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2022-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2023-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2024-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2025-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2026-24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Atkinson 3SW by year The wettest day of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1990
The wettest day of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Atkinson 3SW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190636.6 mm (1.4 in)
190743.7 mm (1.7 in)
190891.4 mm (3.6 in)
190953.3 mm (2.1 in)
191068.6 mm (2.7 in)
191172.4 mm (2.9 in)
191233.0 mm (1.3 in)
191357.2 mm (2.3 in)
191446.0 mm (1.8 in)
191556.6 mm (2.2 in)
191636.1 mm (1.4 in)
191779.2 mm (3.1 in)
191850.8 mm (2.0 in)
191934.5 mm (1.4 in)
192055.9 mm (2.2 in)
192143.2 mm (1.7 in)
192261.2 mm (2.4 in)
192348.3 mm (1.9 in)
192441.4 mm (1.6 in)
192518.3 mm (0.7 in)
192647.8 mm (1.9 in)
192754.1 mm (2.1 in)
192831.0 mm (1.2 in)
192950.3 mm (2.0 in)
193027.2 mm (1.1 in)
193151.3 mm (2.0 in)
193212.7 mm (0.5 in)
193357.7 mm (2.3 in)
193429.2 mm (1.1 in)
193510.2 mm (0.4 in)
193633.0 mm (1.3 in)
193733.0 mm (1.3 in)
193858.4 mm (2.3 in)
193934.8 mm (1.4 in)
194041.9 mm (1.6 in)
194167.8 mm (2.7 in)
194255.1 mm (2.2 in)
194346.2 mm (1.8 in)
194436.1 mm (1.4 in)
194536.1 mm (1.4 in)
194650.8 mm (2.0 in)
194761.0 mm (2.4 in)
194870.6 mm (2.8 in)
194981.0 mm (3.2 in)
195071.1 mm (2.8 in)
195169.6 mm (2.7 in)
195219.3 mm (0.8 in)
195342.2 mm (1.7 in)
195442.4 mm (1.7 in)
195550.8 mm (2.0 in)
195629.2 mm (1.1 in)
195742.4 mm (1.7 in)
195835.6 mm (1.4 in)
195935.6 mm (1.4 in)
196057.4 mm (2.3 in)
196133.0 mm (1.3 in)
196251.8 mm (2.0 in)
196355.9 mm (2.2 in)
196457.9 mm (2.3 in)
196567.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966100.3 mm (3.9 in)
196771.4 mm (2.8 in)
196861.2 mm (2.4 in)
196960.2 mm (2.4 in)
197065.0 mm (2.6 in)
197143.2 mm (1.7 in)
197258.9 mm (2.3 in)
197361.0 mm (2.4 in)
197471.1 mm (2.8 in)
197540.1 mm (1.6 in)
197669.3 mm (2.7 in)
197776.2 mm (3.0 in)
197836.8 mm (1.4 in)
197939.9 mm (1.6 in)
198041.9 mm (1.6 in)
198187.6 mm (3.4 in)
198238.1 mm (1.5 in)
198358.4 mm (2.3 in)
198457.2 mm (2.3 in)
198553.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986114.3 mm (4.5 in)
198759.9 mm (2.4 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198953.3 mm (2.1 in)
1990127.0 mm (5.0 in)
199163.5 mm (2.5 in)
199244.5 mm (1.8 in)
199347.0 mm (1.9 in)
199448.3 mm (1.9 in)
199549.5 mm (1.9 in)
199649.5 mm (1.9 in)
199739.1 mm (1.5 in)
199842.9 mm (1.7 in)
199960.7 mm (2.4 in)
200072.4 mm (2.9 in)
200159.7 mm (2.4 in)
200229.5 mm (1.2 in)
200332.3 mm (1.3 in)
200443.4 mm (1.7 in)
200553.1 mm (2.1 in)
200640.6 mm (1.6 in)
200745.7 mm (1.8 in)
200847.0 mm (1.9 in)
200933.3 mm (1.3 in)
201075.4 mm (3.0 in)
201155.4 mm (2.2 in)
201258.9 mm (2.3 in)
201367.1 mm (2.6 in)
201492.5 mm (3.6 in)
201562.7 mm (2.5 in)
201655.6 mm (2.2 in)
201781.3 mm (3.2 in)
201882.0 mm (3.2 in)
201984.8 mm (3.3 in)
202083.1 mm (3.3 in)
202155.1 mm (2.2 in)
202276.2 mm (3.0 in)
202383.8 mm (3.3 in)
202487.4 mm (3.4 in)
202568.3 mm (2.7 in)
202639.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Atkinson 3SW by year The wettest five days of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 204.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.9 mm (2.9 in). 050100150200250192019401960198020002020Record: 204.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1986
The wettest five days of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 204.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.9 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Atkinson 3SW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190655.1 mm (2.2 in)
190774.8 mm (2.9 in)
190891.4 mm (3.6 in)
190967.3 mm (2.6 in)
191072.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911110.8 mm (4.4 in)
191244.4 mm (1.7 in)
191367.4 mm (2.7 in)
191470.6 mm (2.8 in)
191593.1 mm (3.7 in)
191651.3 mm (2.0 in)
191794.7 mm (3.7 in)
191868.6 mm (2.7 in)
191957.7 mm (2.3 in)
192095.3 mm (3.8 in)
192151.3 mm (2.0 in)
192265.2 mm (2.6 in)
192379.7 mm (3.1 in)
192492.2 mm (3.6 in)
192539.6 mm (1.6 in)
192659.0 mm (2.3 in)
192789.3 mm (3.5 in)
192840.9 mm (1.6 in)
192966.0 mm (2.6 in)
193067.6 mm (2.7 in)
193160.0 mm (2.4 in)
193239.8 mm (1.6 in)
193357.7 mm (2.3 in)
193455.9 mm (2.2 in)
193514.5 mm (0.6 in)
193665.3 mm (2.6 in)
193750.6 mm (2.0 in)
193871.9 mm (2.8 in)
193949.0 mm (1.9 in)
194070.6 mm (2.8 in)
194194.7 mm (3.7 in)
194292.8 mm (3.7 in)
194398.6 mm (3.9 in)
194480.5 mm (3.2 in)
194546.3 mm (1.8 in)
1946134.8 mm (5.3 in)
194776.0 mm (3.0 in)
194889.5 mm (3.5 in)
1949152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1950115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1951111.6 mm (4.4 in)
195241.6 mm (1.6 in)
195378.3 mm (3.1 in)
195448.0 mm (1.9 in)
195556.4 mm (2.2 in)
195637.4 mm (1.5 in)
195759.5 mm (2.3 in)
195854.3 mm (2.1 in)
195953.6 mm (2.1 in)
196095.3 mm (3.8 in)
196146.5 mm (1.8 in)
196288.9 mm (3.5 in)
196365.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1966117.1 mm (4.6 in)
196794.0 mm (3.7 in)
196865.0 mm (2.6 in)
196974.9 mm (2.9 in)
197075.1 mm (3.0 in)
197150.9 mm (2.0 in)
197299.7 mm (3.9 in)
1973105.4 mm (4.1 in)
197472.7 mm (2.9 in)
197569.0 mm (2.7 in)
197674.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977115.7 mm (4.6 in)
197866.5 mm (2.6 in)
197961.3 mm (2.4 in)
198048.7 mm (1.9 in)
198194.4 mm (3.7 in)
198286.5 mm (3.4 in)
1983101.1 mm (4.0 in)
198468.4 mm (2.7 in)
198567.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986204.4 mm (8.0 in)
198791.1 mm (3.6 in)
198857.4 mm (2.3 in)
198998.8 mm (3.9 in)
1990135.9 mm (5.4 in)
199182.6 mm (3.3 in)
199285.9 mm (3.4 in)
199374.5 mm (2.9 in)
199483.1 mm (3.3 in)
199591.9 mm (3.6 in)
199693.2 mm (3.7 in)
199763.7 mm (2.5 in)
199877.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999108.0 mm (4.3 in)
200077.5 mm (3.1 in)
200174.9 mm (2.9 in)
200252.4 mm (2.1 in)
200388.7 mm (3.5 in)
200452.1 mm (2.1 in)
200591.0 mm (3.6 in)
200651.0 mm (2.0 in)
200770.0 mm (2.8 in)
200862.4 mm (2.5 in)
200946.3 mm (1.8 in)
2010193.7 mm (7.6 in)
201180.3 mm (3.2 in)
201260.0 mm (2.4 in)
201381.4 mm (3.2 in)
2014104.2 mm (4.1 in)
201582.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2017108.8 mm (4.3 in)
201884.8 mm (3.3 in)
2019121.7 mm (4.8 in)
202092.5 mm (3.6 in)
202172.3 mm (2.8 in)
202284.3 mm (3.3 in)
2023146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2024112.1 mm (4.4 in)
202578.3 mm (3.1 in)
202662.8 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Atkinson 3SW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 100 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days. 0255075100192019401960198020002020Record: 100 days in 1999
The longest dry spell of the year at Atkinson 3SW, 1906 to 2026. The record is 100 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Atkinson 3SW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190624 days
190788 days
190842 days
190931 days
191034 days
191136 days
191255 days
191321 days
191439 days
191520 days
191627 days
191721 days
191819 days
191927 days
192051 days
192136 days
192248 days
192347 days
192433 days
192521 days
192622 days
192730 days
192836 days
192918 days
193025 days
193133 days
193220 days
193339 days
193437 days
193534 days
193635 days
193743 days
193884 days
193955 days
194037 days
194125 days
194271 days
194341 days
194450 days
194558 days
194647 days
194744 days
194828 days
194927 days
195029 days
195135 days
195257 days
195326 days
195455 days
195555 days
195636 days
195763 days
195842 days
195943 days
196029 days
196131 days
196274 days
196332 days
196471 days
196538 days
196641 days
196737 days
196887 days
196921 days
197043 days
197129 days
197231 days
197332 days
197430 days
197523 days
197642 days
197726 days
197831 days
197935 days
198029 days
198138 days
198237 days
198326 days
198430 days
198526 days
198644 days
198737 days
198823 days
198928 days
199029 days
199133 days
199234 days
199333 days
199426 days
199529 days
199627 days
199729 days
199849 days
1999100 days
200038 days
200141 days
200240 days
200331 days
200422 days
200538 days
200643 days
200742 days
200820 days
200917 days
201029 days
201128 days
201231 days
201327 days
201428 days
201564 days
201631 days
201738 days
201823 days
201930 days
202033 days
202129 days
202230 days
202328 days
202441 days
202532 days
202633 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

88 years with a frost

Across 88 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Atkinson 3SW falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.

In 1988 to 2025 the median growing season was 157 days. That is 6 days more than in 1908 to 1957.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Atkinson 3SW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1908 to 1957)Recent period (1988 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost6 May7 May4 May3 days earlier-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost4 October1 October7 October6 days later+0.5 days per decade
Growing days152 days151 days157 days6 days more+0.9 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, 1907 to 2025

A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.0 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Atkinson 3SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years70.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years81.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years94.4 mm (3.7 in)
50 years103.4 mm (4.1 in)
100 years112.0 mm (4.4 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 1907 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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1990; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1986; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1966.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2006 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2025, Atkinson 3SW had a mean temperature of 9.2 C (48.5 F) and 626.2 mm (24.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Clay Ctr (United States, 236 km away), Loup City (United States, 137 km away) and Purdum (United States, 112 km away).

Climate twins of Atkinson 3SW: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Clay CtrUnited States236 km (147 mi)9.7 C (49.4 F)698.4 mm (27.5 in)1.05
Loup CityUnited States137 km (85 mi)9.3 C (48.7 F)648.5 mm (25.5 in)1.08
PurdumUnited States112 km (70 mi)9.2 C (48.6 F)549.8 mm (21.6 in)1.13

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.

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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 (2026-10-15).