Elgin Threshold Days by Year (USC00262557)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Elgin (USC00262557): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Elgin Thresholds
- Elgin: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 22 years, most in 1998 with 19.
- Elgin: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 21 years, most in 2001 with 143.
- Elgin: days with a maximum temperature at or above 35 C (95 F) in 21 years, most in 1996 with 94.
- Elgin: days with a maximum temperature at or above 40 C (104 F) in 21 years, most in 1996 with 24.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Elgin.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
21 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 130 | 130 |
| 1990 | 110 | 118.6 |
| 1991 | 122 | 118.6 |
| 1992 | 114 | 118.6 |
| 1993 | 119 | 118.6 |
| 1994 | 132 | 118.6 |
| 1995 | 105 | 118.6 |
| 1996 | 142 | 118.6 |
| 1997 | 127 | 118.6 |
| 1998 | 88 | 118.6 |
| 1999 | 127 | 118.6 |
| 2001 | 143 | 124.9 |
| 2002 | 132 | 124.9 |
| 2003 | 134 | 124.9 |
| 2004 | 126 | 124.9 |
| 2005 | 96 | 124.9 |
| 2006 | 114 | 124.9 |
| 2007 | 117 | 124.9 |
| 2009 | 137 | 124.9 |
| 2010 | 118 | 118.5 |
| 2011 | 119 | 118.5 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1989-04-07 | 1989-10-14 |
| 1990 | 1990-04-14 | 1990-10-06 |
| 1991 | 1991-05-09 | 1991-10-19 |
| 1992 | 1992-04-26 | 1992-10-14 |
| 1993 | 1993-05-11 | 1993-10-06 |
| 1994 | 1994-04-17 | 1994-09-28 |
| 1995 | 1995-05-21 | 1995-10-18 |
| 1996 | 1996-04-09 | 1996-10-13 |
| 1997 | 1997-05-05 | 1997-10-06 |
| 1998 | 1998-06-01 | 1998-09-20 |
| 1999 | 1999-05-14 | 1999-11-04 |
| 2001 | 2001-04-27 | 2001-10-06 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-02 | 2002-09-25 |
| 2003 | 2003-05-16 | 2003-10-24 |
| 2004 | 2004-03-21 | 2004-10-16 |
| 2005 | 2005-05-16 | 2005-10-04 |
| 2006 | 2006-05-02 | 2006-10-01 |
| 2007 | 2007-03-18 | 2007-09-17 |
| 2009 | 2009-04-21 | 2009-10-18 |
| 2010 | 2010-05-05 | 2010-10-17 |
| 2011 | 2011-04-18 | 2011-10-03 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 21 | 143 | 2001 | 119 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 21 | 94 | 1996 | 83 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 21 | 24 | 1996 | 10 |
| 45 C (113 F): Days | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 21 | 126 | 2001 | 103 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 21 | 56 | 2002 | 52 |
| 110 F (43.3 C): Days | 6 | 4 | 2002 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 8 | 5 | 1990 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 20 | 114 | 1997 | 98 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 10 | 10 | 1990 | 3 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 20 | 27 | 2006 | 15 |
| 25 C (77 F): Days with min | 7 | 4 | 2006 | 2 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 22 | 19 | 1998 | 6 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 13 | 7 | 2005 | 2 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 2 | 2 | 1998 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 1 | 0 | n/a | 3 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1989.
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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).