Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fernley (USC00262840), Nevada, United States, with 68 years of record.
Key Facts for Fernley
Fernley (USC00262840) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 39.62 latitude and -119.25 longitude, 1,269 m (4,163 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1974, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fernley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fernley set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.9 C (93.0 F) on 27 May 1974.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 39.62 latitude, -119.25 longitude.
Elevation: 1,269 m (4,163 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1974, 68 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Fernley. 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 Fernley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fernley still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Fernley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1907
49
1908
66
1909
61
1910
80
1911
1
1912
57
1913
53
1914
40
1915
37
1916
2
1949
34
1950
68
1951
39
1952
15
1954
23
1955
56
1956
41
1957
37
1958
38
1959
50
1960
76
1961
41
1962
40
1963
37
1964
69
1965
36
1966
37
1967
37
1968
40
1969
26
1970
36
1971
38
1972
66
1973
22
1974
16
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 43.9 mm (1.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fernley. The most was 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 14 August 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fernley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
19 January 1914
Feb
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1 February 1963
Mar
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
5 March 1907
Apr
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
14 April 1907
May
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
28 May 1913
Jun
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
9 June 1969
Jul
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
17 July 1973
Aug
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
14 August 1965
Sep
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
28 September 1909
Oct
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
8 October 1973
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
14 November 1909
Dec
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
23 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1907 to 1974
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1949 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Fernley, 1912 to 1973. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.3 C (52.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 9.8 C (49.6 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.4 C (54.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fernley as warming stripes, 1912 to 1973
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
10.1 C
-1.15 C
1913
10.2 C
-1.08 C
1951
11.5 C
+0.25 C
1955
11.1 C
-0.16 C
1956
11.2 C
-0.07 C
1957
11.3 C
+0.02 C
1958
12.4 C
+1.10 C
1959
12.1 C
+0.81 C
1960
12.2 C
+0.96 C
1961
12.1 C
+0.81 C
1962
11.2 C
-0.04 C
1963
10.8 C
-0.47 C
1964
9.8 C
-1.52 C
1966
11.3 C
-0.01 C
1967
11.1 C
-0.17 C
1969
11.5 C
+0.18 C
1970
11.4 C
+0.16 C
1971
10.9 C
-0.43 C
1972
11.5 C
+0.17 C
1973
11.9 C
+0.63 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
1907 to 1974
Yearly extremes at Fernley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972
-19.1 C (-2.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1965
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1965
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
140 days
1949
67 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fernley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1911
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1960
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fernley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1907
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1908
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1910
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916
n/a
1949
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1970
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. The record is 43.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fernley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1909
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1911
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1912
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1913
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1914
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1915
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1949
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1950
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1951
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1955
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1957
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1958
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1961
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1964
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1967
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1972
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1973
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. The record is 78.9 mm (3.1 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fernley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1909
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1911
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1912
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1913
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1914
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1915
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1950
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1955
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1958
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1960
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1961
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1962
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1964
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1966
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1967
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1973
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fernley, 1907 to 1974. The record is 140 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fernley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907
51 days
1908
72 days
1909
86 days
1910
55 days
1911
94 days
1912
85 days
1913
38 days
1914
63 days
1915
80 days
1916
8 days
1949
140 days
1950
55 days
1951
91 days
1952
35 days
1954
109 days
1955
58 days
1956
73 days
1957
98 days
1958
67 days
1959
102 days
1960
96 days
1961
40 days
1962
96 days
1963
73 days
1964
69 days
1965
47 days
1966
103 days
1967
36 days
1968
60 days
1969
117 days
1970
67 days
1971
50 days
1972
37 days
1973
42 days
1974
37 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fernley falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 1 October, which leaves a median of 144 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Fernley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1912 to 1973)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 May
n/a
12 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
1 October
n/a
1 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
144 days
n/a
144 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
Data for Fernley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fernley 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.