Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Stapleton 5 SSE (USC00258130), Nebraska, United States, with 71 years of record.
Key Facts for Stapleton 5 SSE
Stapleton 5 SSE (USC00258130) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.42 latitude and -100.47 longitude, 921 m (3,022 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1983, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Stapleton 5 SSE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Stapleton 5 SSE set a daily record low minimum temperature of -3.9 C (25.0 F) on 13 October 1983.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.42 latitude, -100.47 longitude.
Elevation: 921 m (3,022 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1983, 71 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 Stapleton 5 SSE. 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 Stapleton 5 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Stapleton 5 SSE still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Stapleton 5 SSE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1913
7
1914
3
1915
7
1921
5
1922
14
1923
19
1924
15
1925
27
1926
17
1927
20
1928
24
1929
13
1930
27
1931
34
1932
34
1933
27
1934
50
1935
31
1936
59
1937
18
1938
21
1939
42
1940
42
1941
16
1942
23
1943
29
1944
15
1945
31
1946
20
1947
23
1948
16
1949
16
1950
35
1951
27
1952
25
1953
22
1954
26
1955
24
1956
18
1957
9
1958
9
1959
19
1960
23
1961
11
1962
29
1963
23
1964
24
1965
24
1966
23
1967
27
1968
29
1969
21
1970
17
1971
12
1972
34
1973
13
1974
20
1975
28
1976
17
1977
14
1978
24
1979
20
1980
22
1981
21
1982
14
1983
15
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Stapleton 5 SSE between 11 July 1954 and 28 March 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When Stapleton 5 SSE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1954-07-11
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1961-04-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1980-03-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stapleton 5 SSE. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 5 October 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Stapleton 5 SSE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
27 January 1944
Feb
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
3 February 1960
Mar
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
28 March 1980
Apr
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
6 April 1915
May
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
15 May 1951
Jun
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
14 June 1943
Jul
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
20 July 1972
Aug
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
28 August 1929
Sep
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2 September 1942
Oct
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
5 October 1946
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 November 1922
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1913 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
66 years of record at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1922 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 8.1 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 11.8 C (53.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Stapleton 5 SSE as warming stripes, 1922 to 1982
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1922
9.3 C
-0.24 C
1923
9.2 C
-0.37 C
1925
9.5 C
-0.04 C
1926
9.7 C
+0.16 C
1932
9.3 C
-0.22 C
1933
11.0 C
+1.47 C
1934
11.8 C
+2.30 C
1935
9.8 C
+0.30 C
1936
9.5 C
0.00 C
1937
9.0 C
-0.55 C
1938
10.6 C
+1.05 C
1939
11.0 C
+1.52 C
1940
10.1 C
+0.62 C
1941
10.2 C
+0.69 C
1942
9.4 C
-0.11 C
1943
10.0 C
+0.52 C
1944
9.2 C
-0.30 C
1946
10.7 C
+1.16 C
1947
9.6 C
+0.09 C
1948
9.9 C
+0.34 C
1949
9.2 C
-0.30 C
1950
8.5 C
-1.02 C
1951
8.1 C
-1.45 C
1952
9.7 C
+0.21 C
1953
10.4 C
+0.90 C
1954
10.8 C
+1.25 C
1955
9.0 C
-0.52 C
1956
9.6 C
+0.05 C
1957
8.8 C
-0.70 C
1958
8.9 C
-0.65 C
1959
9.1 C
-0.38 C
1960
8.8 C
-0.77 C
1961
9.0 C
-0.56 C
1962
9.3 C
-0.23 C
1963
10.3 C
+0.81 C
1964
9.3 C
-0.21 C
1965
9.0 C
-0.57 C
1966
8.8 C
-0.73 C
1967
9.0 C
-0.48 C
1968
9.6 C
+0.03 C
1969
9.0 C
-0.54 C
1970
9.6 C
+0.03 C
1971
8.8 C
-0.76 C
1972
8.5 C
-0.98 C
1973
9.3 C
-0.19 C
1974
9.6 C
+0.12 C
1975
8.7 C
-0.82 C
1976
9.6 C
+0.04 C
1977
10.3 C
+0.77 C
1978
8.2 C
-1.30 C
1980
10.0 C
+0.52 C
1981
10.5 C
+0.94 C
1982
8.7 C
-0.87 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.14 C (0.02 to 0.26) per decade over 1922 to 1982. In Fahrenheit: 0.25 F (0.03 to 0.48) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Stapleton 5 SSE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.14 C (-0.26 to -0.02) per decade
-0.25 F (-0.48 to -0.03) per decade
1922 to 1982
53
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1922 to 1982
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
1922 to 1982
53
Fall
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
1913 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Stapleton 5 SSE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954
39.7 C (103.5 F)
66
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1930
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
66
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1946
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1951
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
74 days
1939
36 days
66
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Stapleton 5 SSE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1913
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1914
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1915
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1921
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1975
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Stapleton 5 SSE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1913
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1915
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1923
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1924
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1926
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1927
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1929
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1931
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1933
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1936
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1937
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1938
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1940
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1942
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1947
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1949
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1950
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1951
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1957
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1980
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stapleton 5 SSE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1915
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1926
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1930
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1943
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1947
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1949
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1955
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1976
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1977
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. The record is 215.2 mm (8.5 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.4 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stapleton 5 SSE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1915
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1922
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1923
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1925
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1929
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1930
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1931
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1936
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1943
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1946
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1947
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1952
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1955
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1956
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1958
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1959
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1960
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1963
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1976
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1977
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1978
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1982
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Stapleton 5 SSE, 1913 to 1983. The record is 74 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stapleton 5 SSE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
21 days
1914
20 days
1915
15 days
1921
22 days
1922
49 days
1923
48 days
1924
33 days
1925
52 days
1926
62 days
1927
34 days
1928
36 days
1929
36 days
1930
41 days
1931
52 days
1932
48 days
1933
65 days
1934
37 days
1935
42 days
1936
43 days
1937
30 days
1938
44 days
1939
74 days
1940
34 days
1941
26 days
1942
56 days
1943
53 days
1944
22 days
1945
32 days
1946
46 days
1947
30 days
1948
44 days
1949
29 days
1950
47 days
1951
21 days
1952
33 days
1953
57 days
1954
57 days
1955
28 days
1956
65 days
1957
42 days
1958
23 days
1959
56 days
1960
25 days
1961
47 days
1962
40 days
1963
33 days
1964
32 days
1965
37 days
1966
42 days
1967
57 days
1968
39 days
1969
24 days
1970
31 days
1971
26 days
1972
37 days
1973
23 days
1974
44 days
1975
25 days
1976
35 days
1977
34 days
1978
34 days
1979
36 days
1980
46 days
1981
19 days
1982
30 days
1983
23 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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Stapleton 5 SSE falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Stapleton 5 SSE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
11 May
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 September
n/a
27 September
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
Growing days
142 days
n/a
139 days
n/a
-1.5 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
60 years, 1922 to 1982
A day with at least 46.4 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Stapleton 5 SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1922 to 1982.
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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1946; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1942; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1951.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Stapleton 5 SSE 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.