Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Duckwater (USC00262390), Nevada, United States, with 38 years of record.
Key Facts for Duckwater
Duckwater (USC00262390) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 38.85 latitude and -115.64 longitude, 1,692 m (5,550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2003, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Duckwater still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Duckwater tied a daily record snow depth of 2.5 cm (1.0 in) on 17 December 2002.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 38.85 latitude, -115.64 longitude.
Elevation: 1,692 m (5,550 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2003, 38 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Duckwater. 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 Duckwater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Duckwater still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 88.
Standing records at Duckwater by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
30
1967
33
1968
38
1969
50
1970
49
1971
84
1972
52
1973
43
1974
57
1975
45
1976
42
1977
39
1978
42
1979
49
1980
66
1981
55
1982
46
1983
37
1984
39
1985
88
1986
53
1987
48
1988
59
1989
60
1990
47
1991
19
1992
12
1993
32
1994
16
1995
19
1996
33
1997
23
1998
24
1999
13
2000
8
2002
11
2003
3
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 48.3 mm (1.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Duckwater. The most was 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 September 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Duckwater
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
8 January 1993
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
24 February 1969
Mar
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
8 March 2000
Apr
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
18 April 1995
May
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
8 May 1976
Jun
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
9 June 2000
Jul
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
21 July 1985
Aug
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
21 August 1988
Sep
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 September 1978
Oct
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
11 October 1981
Nov
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
7 November 1969
Dec
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
25 December 1971
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Duckwater, 1969 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.4 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Duckwater as warming stripes, 1969 to 1993
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1969
9.5 C
+0.26 C
1970
8.9 C
-0.33 C
1971
8.5 C
-0.71 C
1972
9.2 C
+0.01 C
1973
8.9 C
-0.34 C
1974
9.8 C
+0.54 C
1975
8.7 C
-0.56 C
1976
9.4 C
+0.14 C
1977
9.5 C
+0.32 C
1978
9.5 C
+0.25 C
1980
10.3 C
+1.07 C
1981
10.8 C
+1.54 C
1982
8.5 C
-0.68 C
1984
9.1 C
-0.08 C
1985
8.4 C
-0.82 C
1986
10.3 C
+1.06 C
1987
9.2 C
-0.01 C
1988
8.9 C
-0.30 C
1989
8.8 C
-0.38 C
1990
9.1 C
-0.17 C
1993
8.4 C
-0.86 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1966 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Duckwater: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
104 days
1978
48 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Duckwater by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
21.7 C (71.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Duckwater by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1979
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Duckwater by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1967
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1970
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1972
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1978
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1983
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1984
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1987
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1992
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1994
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1995
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1996
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1997
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1998
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2000
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2003
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 58.5 mm (2.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Duckwater by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968
23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1969
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1971
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1976
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1983
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1984
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1986
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1991
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1992
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1994
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1995
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1997
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1998
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2000
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
2002
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2003
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 104 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Duckwater by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
48 days
1967
82 days
1968
51 days
1969
59 days
1970
61 days
1971
45 days
1972
75 days
1973
48 days
1974
77 days
1975
49 days
1976
46 days
1977
52 days
1978
104 days
1979
60 days
1980
42 days
1981
49 days
1982
28 days
1983
60 days
1984
36 days
1985
45 days
1986
79 days
1987
44 days
1988
56 days
1989
79 days
1990
34 days
1991
41 days
1992
39 days
1993
43 days
1994
57 days
1995
14 days
1996
88 days
1997
40 days
1998
44 days
1999
33 days
2000
55 days
2002
41 days
2003
6 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Duckwater falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 25 September, which leaves a median of 122 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Duckwater
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1969 to 1993)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 May
n/a
27 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
25 September
n/a
25 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
122 days
n/a
122 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.