Metropolis Weather Records (USC00265092)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Metropolis (USC00265092), Nevada, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Metropolis

Metropolis (USC00265092) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 41.28 latitude and -115.02 longitude, 1,768 m (5,800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 1995, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Metropolis 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, 41.28 latitude, -115.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,768 m (5,800 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 1995, 31 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 Metropolis. 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 Metropolis, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Metropolis still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 87.

Standing records at Metropolis by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	30
1966	80
1967	55
1968	43
1969	87
1970	60
1971	66
1972	37
1973	9
1974	45
1975	62
1976	38
1977	20
1978	18
1979	38
1980	52
1981	51
1982	55
1983	29
1984	66
1985	58
1986	57
1987	55
1988	52
1989	37
1990	66
1991	42
1992	48
1993	50
1994	36
1995	22

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 54.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Metropolis. The most was 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 25 June 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Metropolis
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 January 1983
Feb	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 February 1979
Mar	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 March 1973
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 April 1980
May	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 May 1971
Jun	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 June 1982
Jul	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 July 1979
Aug	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 August 1983
Sep	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 September 1978
Oct	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 October 1979
Nov	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 November 1994
Dec	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 December 1985

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1995

31 years of record at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.

Days with data per year at Metropolis
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	153	42%	No
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	303	83%	No
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	349	96%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	334	91%	Yes
1973	93	25%	No
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	300	82%	No
1977	123	34%	No
1978	178	49%	No
1979	328	90%	No
1980	300	82%	No
1981	355	97%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes
1984	340	93%	Yes
1985	356	98%	Yes
1986	349	96%	Yes
1987	348	95%	Yes
1988	345	94%	Yes
1989	312	85%	No
1990	336	92%	Yes
1991	341	93%	Yes
1992	344	94%	Yes
1993	329	90%	Yes
1994	321	88%	No
1995	196	54%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1966 to 1993

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Metropolis, 1966 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 6.4 C (43.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 9.8 C (49.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Metropolis as warming stripes, 1966 to 1993
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	8.6 C	+0.21 C
1967	8.3 C	-0.10 C
1969	8.4 C	+0.02 C
1971	7.7 C	-0.77 C
1974	9.1 C	+0.65 C
1975	7.2 C	-1.19 C
1981	9.8 C	+1.40 C
1982	7.3 C	-1.16 C
1983	8.0 C	-0.42 C
1984	6.4 C	-1.99 C
1985	7.7 C	-0.72 C
1986	9.6 C	+1.14 C
1987	9.4 C	+0.95 C
1988	9.3 C	+0.92 C
1990	8.8 C	+0.41 C
1991	8.7 C	+0.32 C
1992	9.7 C	+1.24 C
1993	7.4 C	-0.99 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

1965 to 1995

Yearly extremes at Metropolis: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1990	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1982	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1994	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1995	35 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Metropolis by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Metropolis by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1974	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1988	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1991	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1993	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995	-14.4 C (6.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. The record is 54.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Metropolis by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1973	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1975	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1978	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1982	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1985	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1987	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1988	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1989	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1990	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1994	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	26.7 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. The record is 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Metropolis by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1969	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1970	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1975	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1976	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1977	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1981	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1985	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1987	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1988	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1989	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1990	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1992	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	55.4 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Metropolis, 1965 to 1995. The record is 91 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Metropolis by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	27 days
1966	30 days
1967	33 days
1968	21 days
1969	62 days
1970	57 days
1971	45 days
1972	34 days
1973	20 days
1974	79 days
1975	24 days
1976	90 days
1977	31 days
1978	32 days
1979	31 days
1980	35 days
1981	63 days
1982	20 days
1983	24 days
1984	28 days
1985	30 days
1986	44 days
1987	59 days
1988	50 days
1989	37 days
1990	32 days
1991	44 days
1992	38 days
1993	35 days
1994	59 days
1995	91 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.

Download the Data

Data for Metropolis standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Metropolis 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.

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