Elgin Weather Records (USC00262557)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elgin (USC00262557), Nevada, United States, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Elgin

Elgin (USC00262557) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 37.35 latitude and -114.54 longitude, 1,043 m (3,422 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2012, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elgin still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Nevada, United States, 37.35 latitude, -114.54 longitude.
Elevation: 1,043 m (3,422 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2012, 62 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elgin. 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 Elgin, 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)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elgin still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Elgin by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1985	35
1986	71
1987	49
1988	65
1989	70
1990	59
1991	73
1992	32
1993	39
1994	71
1995	83
1996	89
1997	43
1998	54
1999	55
2000	42
2001	37
2002	66
2003	57
2004	35
2005	40
2006	51
2007	50
2008	32
2009	51
2010	35
2011	59
2012	21

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 75.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elgin. The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 24 July 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elgin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 January 1992
Feb	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 February 1998
Mar	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 March 1995
Apr	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 April 2005
May	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 May 1990
Jun	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 June 1993
Jul	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 July 1998
Aug	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 August 2005
Sep	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 September 1986
Oct	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 October 1992
Nov	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 November 1987
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 2012

28 years of record at Elgin, 1985 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2008, 2012.

Days with data per year at Elgin
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1985	132	36%	No
1986	302	83%	No
1987	266	73%	No
1988	323	88%	No
1989	333	91%	Yes
1990	357	98%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	347	95%	Yes
1993	357	98%	Yes
1994	352	96%	Yes
1995	353	97%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	357	98%	Yes
1998	350	96%	Yes
1999	361	99%	Yes
2000	317	87%	No
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	346	95%	Yes
2003	351	96%	Yes
2004	360	98%	Yes
2005	346	95%	Yes
2006	332	91%	Yes
2007	335	92%	Yes
2008	297	81%	No
2009	359	98%	Yes
2010	356	98%	Yes
2011	355	97%	Yes
2012	181	49%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1986 to 2011

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Elgin, 1986 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 13.7 C (56.6 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 15.7 C (60.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elgin as warming stripes, 1986 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1986	15.4 C	+0.43 C
1988	15.1 C	+0.14 C
1989	15.4 C	+0.41 C
1990	14.7 C	-0.24 C
1991	14.7 C	-0.31 C
1992	15.0 C	+0.03 C
1993	14.1 C	-0.82 C
1994	14.8 C	-0.19 C
1995	14.9 C	-0.05 C
1996	15.4 C	+0.40 C
1997	14.8 C	-0.12 C
1998	13.7 C	-1.29 C
1999	14.6 C	-0.37 C
2001	15.0 C	+0.08 C
2003	15.7 C	+0.74 C
2004	14.7 C	-0.27 C
2005	15.0 C	+0.05 C
2006	15.3 C	+0.37 C
2007	15.7 C	+0.71 C
2009	15.6 C	+0.66 C
2010	15.2 C	+0.20 C
2011	14.4 C	-0.61 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

1951 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Elgin: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2002	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1990	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	1998	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	1998	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	131 days	2002	56 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elgin, 1951 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elgin by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	n/a
1985	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1988	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1990	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1992	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1997	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1999	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2003	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2005	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2006	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2008	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2010	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2011	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elgin, 1951 to 2012. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elgin by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	n/a
1985	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1986	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1987	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1989	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1993	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1995	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1997	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2001	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2004	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2005	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2006	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2009	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012	-8.3 C (17.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elgin, 1951 to 2012. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elgin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1987	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1989	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1990	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1991	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1992	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1994	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1997	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1998	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2002	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2003	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2004	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2009	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2011	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2012	19.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elgin, 1951 to 2012. The record is 148.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elgin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1988	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1993	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1995	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1996	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1998	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1999	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2000	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2001	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
2003	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2004	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2005	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2006	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
2007	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2008	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2009	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2010	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2011	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2012	22.6 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elgin, 1951 to 2012. The record is 131 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elgin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	33 days
1985	34 days
1986	45 days
1987	56 days
1988	40 days
1989	66 days
1990	34 days
1991	46 days
1992	67 days
1993	56 days
1994	67 days
1995	107 days
1996	68 days
1997	84 days
1998	42 days
1999	103 days
2000	72 days
2001	56 days
2002	131 days
2003	77 days
2004	40 days
2005	47 days
2006	53 days
2007	90 days
2008	72 days
2009	68 days
2010	62 days
2011	48 days
2012	46 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elgin falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Elgin
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1986 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	n/a	21 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	30 October	n/a	30 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	195 days	n/a	195 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).