Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mitchell 5E (USC00255590), Nebraska, United States, with 109 years of record.
Key Facts for Mitchell 5E
Mitchell 5E (USC00255590) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.95 latitude and -103.70 longitude, 1,244 m (4,080 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2017, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mitchell 5E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mitchell 5E set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 25 October 2017.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.95 latitude, -103.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,244 m (4,080 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2017, 109 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 Mitchell 5E. 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 Mitchell 5E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Mitchell 5E still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Mitchell 5E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
12
1910
28
1911
20
1912
17
1913
14
1914
16
1915
18
1916
18
1917
16
1922
12
1923
10
1924
19
1925
11
1926
14
1927
10
1930
25
1931
28
1932
20
1933
23
1934
21
1935
10
1936
47
1937
18
1938
11
1939
24
1940
26
1941
12
1942
12
1943
15
1944
1
1945
11
1946
16
1947
14
1948
12
1949
7
1950
21
1951
16
1952
17
1953
14
1954
24
1955
20
1956
15
1957
5
1958
11
1959
17
1960
9
1961
4
1962
21
1963
15
1964
15
1965
12
1966
13
1967
9
1968
11
1969
21
1970
10
1971
10
1972
27
1973
12
1974
12
1975
23
1976
6
1977
17
1978
9
1979
9
1980
12
1981
9
1982
11
1983
24
1984
5
1985
19
1986
18
1987
10
1988
12
1989
37
1990
26
1991
15
1992
11
1993
7
1994
6
1995
15
1996
23
1997
17
1998
7
1999
3
2002
7
2003
17
2004
13
2005
8
2006
17
2007
4
2008
7
2009
8
2012
23
2013
17
2014
9
2015
14
2016
10
2017
10
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Mitchell 5E between 4 December 1955 and 20 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Mitchell 5E set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1955-12-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1959-03-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1963-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-07-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1985-12-10
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1985-12-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1987-08-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1989-12-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1990-12-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mitchell 5E. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 3 August 1987.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mitchell 5E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
16 January 1995
Feb
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
22 February 1992
Mar
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
31 March 1927
Apr
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
11 April 1996
May
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
15 May 1991
Jun
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
22 June 1952
Jul
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
20 July 1973
Aug
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
3 August 1987
Sep
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
29 September 2014
Oct
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
10 October 2005
Nov
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2 November 1998
Dec
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
30 December 1931
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 2017
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
100 years of record at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1917, 1937, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Mitchell 5E, 1910 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 6.9 C (44.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 11.2 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mitchell 5E as warming stripes, 1910 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1910
9.8 C
+1.05 C
1911
8.7 C
-0.05 C
1912
6.9 C
-1.87 C
1913
7.7 C
-1.11 C
1914
8.5 C
-0.30 C
1915
7.8 C
-1.01 C
1916
7.9 C
-0.87 C
1923
8.2 C
-0.56 C
1924
7.7 C
-1.08 C
1926
8.6 C
-0.17 C
1927
8.0 C
-0.82 C
1931
9.9 C
+1.12 C
1932
8.5 C
-0.31 C
1933
10.1 C
+1.28 C
1934
10.7 C
+1.95 C
1935
8.1 C
-0.71 C
1936
8.9 C
+0.13 C
1938
10.0 C
+1.23 C
1939
10.2 C
+1.37 C
1940
9.6 C
+0.78 C
1941
9.4 C
+0.60 C
1942
8.1 C
-0.68 C
1943
9.5 C
+0.72 C
1944
8.3 C
-0.49 C
1945
8.2 C
-0.56 C
1946
10.1 C
+1.31 C
1947
8.9 C
+0.10 C
1949
8.5 C
-0.32 C
1950
8.4 C
-0.40 C
1951
7.6 C
-1.23 C
1952
9.0 C
+0.17 C
1953
9.7 C
+0.89 C
1954
10.1 C
+1.34 C
1955
8.1 C
-0.66 C
1956
9.1 C
+0.36 C
1957
8.6 C
-0.22 C
1958
8.9 C
+0.10 C
1959
8.3 C
-0.49 C
1960
8.4 C
-0.34 C
1961
8.2 C
-0.60 C
1962
8.5 C
-0.28 C
1963
9.0 C
+0.17 C
1964
7.8 C
-0.96 C
1965
8.1 C
-0.73 C
1966
8.4 C
-0.37 C
1967
8.2 C
-0.54 C
1968
8.1 C
-0.68 C
1969
8.6 C
-0.18 C
1970
8.1 C
-0.65 C
1971
8.4 C
-0.43 C
1972
8.1 C
-0.71 C
1973
8.4 C
-0.42 C
1974
8.8 C
-0.01 C
1975
8.0 C
-0.76 C
1976
8.8 C
+0.06 C
1977
9.6 C
+0.81 C
1979
8.1 C
-0.72 C
1982
8.0 C
-0.74 C
1983
8.1 C
-0.65 C
1984
8.6 C
-0.23 C
1986
9.3 C
+0.47 C
1987
9.4 C
+0.65 C
1988
9.5 C
+0.69 C
1989
8.8 C
+0.06 C
1990
9.3 C
+0.47 C
1991
9.6 C
+0.78 C
1992
9.2 C
+0.39 C
1994
9.2 C
+0.44 C
1995
9.0 C
+0.24 C
2003
9.3 C
+0.56 C
2004
9.2 C
+0.41 C
2006
9.6 C
+0.83 C
2008
8.4 C
-0.37 C
2012
11.2 C
+2.41 C
2013
9.2 C
+0.40 C
2014
8.5 C
-0.26 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1910 to 2014 is 0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (-0.01 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 76 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Mitchell 5E
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.11 F (-0.01 to 0.22) per decade
1910 to 2014
76
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.11 to 0.07) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.19 to 0.13) per decade
1910 to 2014
76
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
1910 to 2014
76
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
1909 to 2017
Yearly extremes at Mitchell 5E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
100
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1989
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
100
Wettest day (Rx1day)
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1997
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
100
Longest dry spell (CDD)
117 days
1923
39 days
100
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mitchell 5E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
20.0 C (68.0 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2015
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mitchell 5E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1914
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1915
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1917
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1924
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1930
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1931
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1935
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1937
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1940
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1941
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1942
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1960
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1973
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1978
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1984
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1987
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1990
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1995
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2004
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2006
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2012
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2014
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2015
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2017
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mitchell 5E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1911
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1912
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1915
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1924
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1927
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1930
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1936
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1937
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1944
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1945
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1958
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1975
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1976
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1980
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1982
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1986
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1988
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2002
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2005
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2006
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2007
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2008
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2011
1.5 mm (0.06 in)
2012
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2013
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2014
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2016
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2017
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. The record is 101.3 mm (4.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.0 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mitchell 5E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1911
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1912
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1914
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1915
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1916
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1917
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1923
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1925
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1927
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1930
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1932
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1936
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1942
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1943
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1948
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1953
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1955
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1962
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1964
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1967
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1968
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1970
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1973
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1975
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1976
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1980
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1982
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1983
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1984
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1986
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1988
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1989
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1993
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1994
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1995
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1996
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1997
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1998
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1999
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
2002
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2003
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2005
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
2006
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
2008
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2009
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2011
1.5 mm (0.06 in)
2012
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2013
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2014
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2015
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2016
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
2017
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Mitchell 5E, 1909 to 2017. The record is 117 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mitchell 5E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
32 days
1910
62 days
1911
38 days
1912
35 days
1913
35 days
1914
37 days
1915
34 days
1916
32 days
1917
43 days
1922
85 days
1923
117 days
1924
59 days
1925
67 days
1926
35 days
1927
62 days
1930
35 days
1931
52 days
1932
29 days
1933
63 days
1934
37 days
1935
46 days
1936
37 days
1937
51 days
1938
37 days
1939
74 days
1940
31 days
1941
29 days
1942
29 days
1943
32 days
1944
27 days
1945
39 days
1946
37 days
1947
65 days
1948
33 days
1949
46 days
1950
36 days
1951
34 days
1952
33 days
1953
35 days
1954
70 days
1955
35 days
1956
39 days
1957
49 days
1958
41 days
1959
31 days
1960
32 days
1961
48 days
1962
39 days
1963
39 days
1964
42 days
1965
50 days
1966
47 days
1967
54 days
1968
49 days
1969
34 days
1970
36 days
1971
47 days
1972
30 days
1973
38 days
1974
47 days
1975
27 days
1976
50 days
1977
57 days
1978
34 days
1979
46 days
1980
38 days
1981
65 days
1982
43 days
1983
64 days
1984
37 days
1985
51 days
1986
34 days
1987
50 days
1988
40 days
1989
45 days
1990
23 days
1991
45 days
1992
21 days
1993
21 days
1994
19 days
1995
36 days
1996
53 days
1997
78 days
1998
30 days
1999
63 days
2002
31 days
2003
88 days
2004
95 days
2005
42 days
2006
72 days
2007
28 days
2008
60 days
2009
59 days
2011
59 days
2012
49 days
2013
27 days
2014
58 days
2015
17 days
2016
29 days
2017
30 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
76 years with a frost
Across 76 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mitchell 5E falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 136 days between them.
In 1968 to 2014 the median growing season was 137 days. That is 6 days more than in 1910 to 1951.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Mitchell 5E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1910 to 1951)
Recent period (1968 to 2014)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
16 May
10 May
6 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
24 September
21 September
3 days earlier
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
136 days
131 days
137 days
6 days more
+1.6 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
77 years, 1910 to 2006
A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.2 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Mitchell 5E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
25 years
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
50 years
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
100 years
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 77 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 77 years of values from 1910 to 2006.
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: 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1987; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1913; 75.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1952.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Mitchell 5E, at 1966. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Mitchell 5E, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1966
+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.