Desert Nwr Threshold Days by Year (USC00262243)

16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Desert Nwr (USC00262243): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Desert Nwr Thresholds

Desert Nwr: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 72 years, most in 1958 with 167.
Desert Nwr: days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 72 years, most in 2001 with 119.
Desert Nwr: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 72 years, most in 1958 with 148.
Desert Nwr: days with a maximum temperature at or above 100 F (37.8 C) in 72 years, most in 1960 with 80.
16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Desert Nwr.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

72 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Desert Nwr with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 167 in 1958.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Desert Nwr
Year	Days	Decade average
1941	121	133.8
1942	159	133.8
1943	144	133.8
1946	137	133.8
1948	116	133.8
1949	126	133.8
1950	147	143.8
1951	134	143.8
1952	148	143.8
1953	132	143.8
1954	161	143.8
1955	142	143.8
1956	138	143.8
1957	116	143.8
1958	167	143.8
1959	153	143.8
1960	160	140.8
1961	144	140.8
1962	137	140.8
1963	138	140.8
1964	144	140.8
1966	150	140.8
1968	116	140.8
1969	137	140.8
1970	131	137.4
1971	117	137.4
1972	141	137.4
1973	147	137.4
1974	155	137.4
1976	135	137.4
1977	136	137.4
1981	136	139.3
1982	119	139.3
1983	121	139.3
1985	146	139.3
1986	130	139.3
1987	154	139.3
1988	150	139.3
1989	158	139.3
1990	138	141.6
1991	147	141.6
1992	161	141.6
1993	146	141.6
1995	121	141.6
1997	157	141.6
1998	120	141.6
1999	143	141.6
2000	150	146.2
2001	162	146.2
2002	141	146.2
2003	138	146.2
2004	147	146.2
2005	133	146.2
2007	148	146.2
2008	145	146.2
2009	152	146.2
2010	133	139.5
2011	139	139.5
2012	156	139.5
2013	132	139.5
2014	143	139.5
2015	138	139.5
2016	136	139.5
2017	148	139.5
2018	139	139.5
2019	131	139.5
2020	161	151
2021	144	151
2022	158	151
2023	142	151
2024	145	151
2026	156	151

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Desert Nwr meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Desert Nwr
Year	First date	Last date
1941	1941-05-05	1941-10-11
1942	1942-05-03	1942-10-30
1943	1943-04-03	1943-10-17
1946	1946-04-16	1946-09-29
1948	1948-04-16	1948-10-06
1949	1949-04-22	1949-10-05
1950	1950-04-17	1950-10-17
1951	1951-04-13	1951-10-10
1952	1952-05-02	1952-10-14
1953	1953-04-23	1953-10-10
1954	1954-04-15	1954-10-22
1955	1955-05-05	1955-10-17
1956	1956-04-22	1956-10-06
1957	1957-05-04	1957-10-04
1958	1958-04-16	1958-10-19
1959	1959-04-02	1959-10-26
1960	1960-04-04	1960-10-08
1961	1961-04-02	1961-10-16
1962	1962-04-07	1962-11-02
1963	1963-04-30	1963-10-11
1964	1964-04-15	1964-10-22
1966	1966-03-28	1966-10-10
1968	1968-03-30	1968-10-27
1969	1969-03-31	1969-10-03
1970	1970-04-10	1970-10-06
1971	1971-03-26	1971-10-14
1972	1972-03-05	1972-10-01
1973	1973-04-27	1973-10-20
1974	1974-05-01	1974-10-25
1976	1976-04-21	1976-11-03
1977	1977-04-07	1977-10-18
1981	1981-04-16	1981-09-30
1982	1982-04-27	1982-09-26
1983	1983-05-08	1983-09-25
1985	1985-04-03	1985-10-06
1986	1986-02-26	1986-10-08
1987	1987-04-15	1987-10-18
1988	1988-04-06	1988-10-25
1989	1989-04-05	1989-10-21
1990	1990-04-11	1990-10-13
1991	1991-04-06	1991-10-19
1992	1992-04-24	1992-10-20
1993	1993-04-21	1993-10-05
1995	1995-04-26	1995-10-21
1997	1997-03-21	1997-10-19
1998	1998-03-25	1998-10-14
1999	1999-03-03	1999-10-15
2000	2000-04-03	2000-10-08
2001	2001-04-16	2001-10-23
2002	2002-04-01	2002-10-10
2003	2003-05-12	2003-10-28
2004	2004-03-20	2004-10-15
2005	2005-04-17	2005-10-14
2007	2007-03-13	2007-10-04
2008	2008-04-14	2008-10-28
2009	2009-04-20	2009-10-19
2010	2010-05-04	2010-11-03
2011	2011-03-31	2011-10-22
2012	2012-04-11	2012-10-17
2013	2013-04-23	2013-10-03
2014	2014-04-10	2014-10-16
2015	2015-03-29	2015-10-15
2016	2016-04-21	2016-10-23
2017	2017-03-20	2017-11-03
2018	2018-03-31	2018-10-01
2019	2019-04-20	2019-10-10
2020	2020-04-26	2020-10-21
2021	2021-04-04	2021-10-05
2022	2022-03-26	2022-10-16
2023	2023-04-10	2023-10-23
2024	2024-04-19	2024-10-17
2026	2026-03-18	2026-10-02

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Desert Nwr
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	72	167	1958	156
35 C (95 F): Days	72	119	2001	93
40 C (104 F): Days	71	46	1981	41
45 C (113 F): Days	8	3	1998	3
90 F (32.2 C): Days	72	148	1958	138
100 F (37.8 C): Days	72	80	1960	68
110 F (43.3 C): Days	46	7	1961	4
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max	5	3	1990	3
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	72	104	1948	20
-10 C (14 F): Days with min	24	9	1990	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	72	79	2022	73
25 C (77 F): Days with min	70	25	2024	13
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	68	11	2005	1
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	23	5	2005	2
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	2	1	1951	1
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall	3	2	1974	2

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1941.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Desert Nwr Threshold Days by Year (USC00262243)

Key Facts for Desert Nwr Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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