Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hay Springs (USC00253710), Nebraska, United States, with 120 years of record.
Key Facts for Hay Springs
Hay Springs (USC00253710) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.68 latitude and -102.69 longitude, 1,175 m (3,855 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2012, 120 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hay Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hay Springs set a daily record high minimum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 22 July 2012.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.68 latitude, -102.69 longitude.
Elevation: 1,175 m (3,855 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2012, 120 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hay Springs. 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 Hay Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hay Springs still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Hay Springs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
5
1894
19
1895
15
1896
3
1897
20
1898
14
1899
28
1900
20
1901
9
1902
10
1903
19
1904
6
1905
16
1906
17
1907
17
1908
19
1909
12
1910
22
1911
19
1912
3
1913
8
1914
11
1915
10
1916
18
1917
17
1918
15
1919
21
1920
6
1921
13
1922
7
1923
9
1924
13
1925
15
1926
13
1927
24
1928
6
1929
13
1930
16
1931
23
1932
24
1933
12
1934
19
1935
5
1936
41
1937
13
1938
14
1939
18
1940
18
1941
7
1942
12
1943
13
1944
8
1945
9
1946
13
1947
14
1948
9
1949
8
1950
13
1951
17
1952
11
1953
11
1954
16
1955
11
1956
11
1957
4
1958
5
1959
17
1960
18
1961
1
1962
20
1963
14
1964
8
1965
20
1966
12
1967
12
1968
10
1969
13
1970
5
1971
8
1972
15
1973
5
1974
11
1975
10
1976
12
1977
7
1978
4
1979
8
1980
13
1981
9
1982
8
1983
13
1984
8
1985
25
1986
10
1987
16
1990
16
1991
16
1992
10
1993
11
1994
6
1995
18
1996
19
1997
18
1998
15
1999
14
2000
8
2001
4
2002
18
2003
22
2004
11
2005
6
2008
3
2010
3
2011
5
2012
2
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Hay Springs between 7 June 1925 and 20 December 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Hay Springs set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1925-06-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935-01-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1940-07-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1985-12-10
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1985-12-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1985-12-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1985-12-20
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hay Springs. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 7 June 1925.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hay Springs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
4 January 1949
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
25 February 2002
Mar
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
28 March 1918
Apr
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
29 April 1895
May
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
28 May 1978
Jun
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
7 June 1925
Jul
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
16 July 1903
Aug
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
4 August 1996
Sep
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
18 September 1946
Oct
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
12 October 1904
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 November 1922
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
21 December 1918
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1935 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 91 complete years at Hay Springs, 1894 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.1 C (46.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1927, at 6.3 C (43.3 F), and the warmest was 1939, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hay Springs as warming stripes, 1894 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
7.8 C
-0.35 C
1897
7.8 C
-0.33 C
1898
7.6 C
-0.56 C
1899
6.6 C
-1.53 C
1900
9.6 C
+1.51 C
1902
7.7 C
-0.40 C
1905
6.7 C
-1.43 C
1906
7.6 C
-0.51 C
1907
7.5 C
-0.61 C
1908
7.8 C
-0.28 C
1909
6.8 C
-1.31 C
1910
8.7 C
+0.58 C
1911
7.9 C
-0.18 C
1912
6.7 C
-1.42 C
1913
7.4 C
-0.70 C
1914
8.4 C
+0.28 C
1916
7.1 C
-1.05 C
1917
7.1 C
-1.04 C
1918
8.3 C
+0.17 C
1919
8.0 C
-0.16 C
1920
7.5 C
-0.60 C
1921
8.7 C
+0.60 C
1922
7.4 C
-0.72 C
1923
7.7 C
-0.39 C
1924
6.7 C
-1.41 C
1925
7.9 C
-0.21 C
1926
7.9 C
-0.24 C
1927
6.3 C
-1.84 C
1928
8.6 C
+0.44 C
1929
6.7 C
-1.41 C
1930
7.9 C
-0.24 C
1931
9.1 C
+1.02 C
1932
7.3 C
-0.83 C
1933
8.9 C
+0.78 C
1934
9.6 C
+1.51 C
1936
7.9 C
-0.25 C
1937
7.2 C
-0.93 C
1938
9.5 C
+1.39 C
1939
9.8 C
+1.69 C
1940
9.1 C
+0.98 C
1941
9.1 C
+0.94 C
1942
8.7 C
+0.60 C
1943
9.0 C
+0.86 C
1944
8.2 C
+0.08 C
1945
8.2 C
+0.04 C
1946
9.4 C
+1.29 C
1947
7.8 C
-0.36 C
1948
7.6 C
-0.56 C
1949
7.6 C
-0.50 C
1950
7.7 C
-0.45 C
1951
6.5 C
-1.58 C
1953
9.3 C
+1.17 C
1954
9.3 C
+1.20 C
1955
7.9 C
-0.23 C
1956
8.9 C
+0.74 C
1957
8.2 C
+0.05 C
1958
8.4 C
+0.29 C
1959
8.0 C
-0.09 C
1960
7.8 C
-0.36 C
1965
8.1 C
-0.04 C
1966
7.9 C
-0.20 C
1967
8.0 C
-0.10 C
1968
7.7 C
-0.44 C
1969
8.3 C
+0.16 C
1970
8.1 C
-0.01 C
1971
8.0 C
-0.10 C
1972
7.9 C
-0.19 C
1974
9.1 C
+1.02 C
1975
8.2 C
+0.12 C
1976
9.1 C
+0.97 C
1977
9.4 C
+1.25 C
1979
8.0 C
-0.15 C
1980
9.2 C
+1.10 C
1981
9.8 C
+1.68 C
1982
7.9 C
-0.26 C
1983
8.6 C
+0.48 C
1984
8.7 C
+0.54 C
1985
7.8 C
-0.35 C
1986
9.3 C
+1.19 C
1991
8.5 C
+0.38 C
1992
8.1 C
+0.01 C
1993
6.3 C
-1.83 C
1994
8.6 C
+0.51 C
1995
7.9 C
-0.20 C
1996
6.9 C
-1.25 C
1997
7.9 C
-0.22 C
1998
8.6 C
+0.47 C
1999
9.2 C
+1.06 C
2001
8.8 C
+0.66 C
2002
8.3 C
+0.15 C
2003
8.6 C
+0.46 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade over 1894 to 2003. In Fahrenheit: 0.14 F (0.04 to 0.24) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 91 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hay Springs
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade
0.14 F (0.04 to 0.24) per decade
1894 to 2003
91
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade
0.08 F (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade
1894 to 2003
91
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 2003
91
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1893 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Hay Springs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1899
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
115
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1925
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1927
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
115
Longest dry spell (CDD)
57 days
1901
30 days
115
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hay Springs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1895
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1897
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2011
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hay Springs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1894
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1895
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1896
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1897
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1898
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1899
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1900
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1901
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1902
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1903
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1906
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1907
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1908
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1909
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1910
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1912
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1913
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1914
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1915
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1916
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1917
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1918
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1919
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1922
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1923
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1924
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1926
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1927
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1928
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1935
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1936
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1937
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1939
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1942
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1944
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1950
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1954
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1965
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1970
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1979
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1984
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1987
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1993
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1995
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1997
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1998
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2004
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2005
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2008
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2010
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2011
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2012
10.0 C (50.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hay Springs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1894
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1895
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1896
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1897
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1898
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1899
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1900
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1903
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1904
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1905
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1906
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1908
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1919
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1926
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1937
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1947
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1948
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1958
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1970
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1976
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1980
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1986
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1990
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1991
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1992
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1993
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1994
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1997
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2003
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2008
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2010
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2011
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. The record is 140.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hay Springs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1894
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1895
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1896
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1897
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1899
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1900
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1901
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1903
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1904
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1905
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1906
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1908
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1909
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1910
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1914
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1915
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1916
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1917
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1918
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1921
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1923
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1926
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1928
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1930
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1931
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1936
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1938
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1939
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1942
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1945
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1946
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1947
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1948
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1950
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1952
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1953
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1955
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1960
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1961
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1963
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1964
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1966
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1971
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1974
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1975
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1976
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1977
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1979
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1980
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1983
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1985
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1986
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1992
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1994
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1996
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1997
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1998
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2000
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2002
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2004
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2005
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2008
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2011
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hay Springs, 1893 to 2012. The record is 57 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hay Springs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
30 days
1894
35 days
1895
29 days
1896
19 days
1897
37 days
1898
38 days
1899
46 days
1900
52 days
1901
57 days
1902
44 days
1903
41 days
1904
41 days
1905
29 days
1906
26 days
1907
48 days
1908
40 days
1909
31 days
1910
38 days
1911
26 days
1912
21 days
1913
35 days
1914
45 days
1915
21 days
1916
29 days
1917
26 days
1918
34 days
1919
32 days
1920
20 days
1921
45 days
1922
22 days
1923
40 days
1924
24 days
1925
31 days
1926
33 days
1927
20 days
1928
30 days
1929
28 days
1930
37 days
1931
33 days
1932
25 days
1933
42 days
1934
35 days
1935
15 days
1936
29 days
1937
37 days
1938
23 days
1939
54 days
1940
22 days
1941
20 days
1942
23 days
1943
30 days
1944
27 days
1945
27 days
1946
28 days
1947
24 days
1948
29 days
1949
35 days
1950
35 days
1951
27 days
1952
33 days
1953
32 days
1954
27 days
1955
39 days
1956
25 days
1957
27 days
1958
33 days
1959
32 days
1960
19 days
1961
31 days
1962
28 days
1963
49 days
1964
32 days
1965
28 days
1966
21 days
1967
37 days
1968
44 days
1969
27 days
1970
39 days
1971
32 days
1972
28 days
1973
30 days
1974
24 days
1975
33 days
1976
46 days
1977
28 days
1978
35 days
1979
20 days
1980
24 days
1981
38 days
1982
22 days
1983
18 days
1984
29 days
1985
21 days
1986
23 days
1987
28 days
1990
38 days
1991
32 days
1992
29 days
1993
23 days
1994
21 days
1995
24 days
1996
36 days
1997
24 days
1998
38 days
1999
42 days
2000
18 days
2001
46 days
2002
55 days
2003
33 days
2004
28 days
2005
40 days
2008
13 days
2010
29 days
2011
17 days
2012
8 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
91 years with a frost
Across 91 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hay Springs falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
In 1967 to 2003 the median growing season was 134 days. That is 5 days more than in 1894 to 1929.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Hay Springs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1929)
Recent period (1967 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
16 May
16 May
no change
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
20 September
23 September
3 days later
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
129 days
134 days
5 days more
+0.8 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
101 years, 1894 to 2003
A day with at least 41.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.2 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Hay Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1894 to 2003.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1925; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1903; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1952.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Hay Springs, at 1956. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1956 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Hay Springs, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1956
+0.3
+0.5
possible
5
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.
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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.