Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ruth (USC00267175), Nevada, United States, with 65 years of record.
Key Facts for Ruth
Ruth (USC00267175) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 39.28 latitude and -114.99 longitude, 2,090 m (6,858 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2022, 65 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ruth still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ruth set a daily record low maximum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 12 March 2022.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 39.28 latitude, -114.99 longitude.
Elevation: 2,090 m (6,858 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2022, 65 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Ruth. 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 Ruth, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ruth still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Ruth by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
26
1959
22
1960
43
1961
23
1962
37
1963
22
1964
45
1965
46
1966
37
1967
36
1968
25
1969
28
1970
33
1971
30
1972
29
1973
22
1974
27
1975
48
1976
22
1977
22
1978
9
1985
4
1986
41
1987
27
1988
25
1989
42
1990
36
1991
21
1992
29
1993
11
1994
37
1995
26
1996
64
1997
18
1998
24
1999
16
2000
23
2002
26
2003
34
2004
13
2005
6
2006
14
2007
26
2008
16
2009
20
2010
30
2011
17
2012
20
2013
30
2014
10
2015
25
2016
9
2017
17
2018
9
2019
19
2020
23
2021
22
2022
2
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Ruth between 12 August 1996 and 2 November 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Ruth set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1996-08-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998-07-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998-07-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003-11-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ruth. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 3 February 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ruth
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
25 January 2004
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
3 February 2004
Mar
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
29 March 2016
Apr
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
7 April 2004
May
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
18 May 1987
Jun
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
11 June 1963
Jul
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
21 July 1987
Aug
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1 August 1976
Sep
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
3 September 1997
Oct
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2 October 1976
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2 November 2003
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
21 December 2003
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1978, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Ruth, 1960 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.6 C (42.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 3.9 C (39.0 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 6.8 C (44.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ruth as warming stripes, 1960 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
5.5 C
-0.08 C
1961
5.2 C
-0.47 C
1962
5.1 C
-0.49 C
1963
5.5 C
-0.15 C
1964
3.9 C
-1.75 C
1965
4.5 C
-1.11 C
1966
5.2 C
-0.46 C
1968
4.9 C
-0.68 C
1969
5.4 C
-0.27 C
1970
4.9 C
-0.69 C
1971
4.6 C
-0.99 C
1972
5.3 C
-0.36 C
1973
4.8 C
-0.78 C
1974
5.6 C
-0.04 C
1975
4.2 C
-1.42 C
1976
5.5 C
-0.16 C
1977
5.8 C
+0.19 C
1986
6.3 C
+0.67 C
1990
5.7 C
+0.10 C
1992
6.6 C
+1.01 C
1996
6.8 C
+1.16 C
2007
6.5 C
+0.85 C
2008
5.8 C
+0.18 C
2009
5.3 C
-0.32 C
2010
5.1 C
-0.50 C
2011
5.1 C
-0.48 C
2012
6.7 C
+1.09 C
2013
5.8 C
+0.17 C
2014
6.7 C
+1.03 C
2015
6.8 C
+1.21 C
2016
6.2 C
+0.55 C
2017
6.5 C
+0.89 C
2018
6.3 C
+0.65 C
2019
5.1 C
-0.53 C
2020
6.5 C
+0.83 C
2021
6.6 C
+0.98 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1960 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ruth
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2021
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2021
36
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2021
36
Rise
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
1958 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Ruth: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
33.6 C (92.5 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1990
-28.0 C (-18.5 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2004
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
57
Longest dry spell (CDD)
75 days
1986
39 days
58
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ruth by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1986
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1987
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1988
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2007
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2015
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2020
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.0 C (-18.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ruth by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1971
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1973
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1974
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1975
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1988
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1993
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1995
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2000
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2005
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2006
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2007
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2008
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2010
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2014
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2015
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2016
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2017
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2018
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2019
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2020
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2022
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ruth by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1962
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1971
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1972
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1973
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1975
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1977
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985
3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1986
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1988
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1992
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1993
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1994
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1997
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1999
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2002
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2004
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2006
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2008
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2009
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2011
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2012
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2013
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2014
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2015
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2016
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2017
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2018
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2019
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2020
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2021
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2022
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.5 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ruth by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1967
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1971
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1973
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1974
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1985
n/a
1986
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1989
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1991
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1992
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1993
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1996
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1997
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1998
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1999
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2000
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
2002
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
2003
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2004
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2005
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2006
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2007
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2009
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2010
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2011
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2012
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2013
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2014
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2015
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
2016
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2017
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2018
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2019
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2020
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2021
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2022
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ruth, 1958 to 2022. The record is 75 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ruth by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
54 days
1959
51 days
1960
44 days
1961
26 days
1962
71 days
1963
43 days
1964
71 days
1965
29 days
1966
48 days
1967
44 days
1968
33 days
1969
35 days
1970
44 days
1971
39 days
1972
39 days
1973
33 days
1974
55 days
1975
34 days
1976
46 days
1977
39 days
1978
53 days
1985
1 day
1986
75 days
1987
38 days
1988
42 days
1989
35 days
1990
27 days
1991
30 days
1992
34 days
1993
31 days
1994
50 days
1995
54 days
1996
31 days
1997
32 days
1998
25 days
1999
39 days
2000
37 days
2002
45 days
2003
45 days
2004
23 days
2005
15 days
2006
39 days
2007
39 days
2008
34 days
2009
48 days
2010
41 days
2011
54 days
2012
38 days
2013
36 days
2014
31 days
2015
42 days
2016
37 days
2017
66 days
2018
52 days
2019
51 days
2020
59 days
2021
33 days
2022
26 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ruth falls on 17 June and the median first autumn frost on 30 August, which leaves a median of 74 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ruth
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 June
n/a
17 June
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 August
n/a
2 September
n/a
+6.8 days per decade
Growing days
74 days
n/a
78 days
n/a
+7.9 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
48 years, 1959 to 2021
A day with at least 26.1 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ruth: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 48 years of values from 1959 to 2021.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2003; 48.0 mm (1.9 in) in 2016; 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1969.
Climate Twins
2007 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2007 to 2021, Ruth had a mean temperature of 6.1 C (42.9 F) and 296.5 mm (11.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Saratoga (United States, 734 km away), Dillon AP (United States, 695 km away) and Little Hills (United States, 587 km away).
Climate twins of Ruth: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2021 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Ruth standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ruth 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.