Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sheldon (USC00267443), Nevada, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Sheldon
Sheldon (USC00267443) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 41.85 latitude and -119.63 longitude, 1,983 m (6,506 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 1972, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sheldon still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sheldon set a daily record precipitation of 8.1 mm (0.32 in) on 29 February 1972.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 41.85 latitude, -119.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,983 m (6,506 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 1972, 40 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 Sheldon. 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 Sheldon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sheldon still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Sheldon by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1933
45
1934
77
1935
45
1936
49
1937
36
1938
40
1939
48
1940
38
1941
26
1942
34
1943
39
1944
20
1945
39
1946
27
1947
42
1948
37
1949
55
1950
51
1951
14
1952
30
1953
31
1954
36
1955
53
1956
39
1957
28
1958
30
1959
35
1960
42
1961
36
1962
31
1963
40
1964
25
1965
25
1966
29
1967
39
1968
49
1969
23
1970
31
1971
49
1972
1
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Sheldon between 16 August 1967 and 30 September 1971. Each dot is a new record.
When Sheldon set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1967-08-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969-02-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 96.5 cm (38.0 in)
1969-02-28
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
1969-03-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 109.2 cm (43.0 in)
1969-03-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 124.5 cm (49.0 in)
1969-03-06
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 137.2 cm (54.0 in)
1969-03-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 139.7 cm (55.0 in)
1971-03-12
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1971-08-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.4 C (66.9 F)
1971-09-30
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 43.2 mm (1.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sheldon. The most was 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 10 October 1962.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sheldon
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
15 January 1936
Feb
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
7 February 1960
Mar
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
12 March 1971
Apr
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
28 April 1942
May
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
31 May 1971
Jun
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
9 June 1964
Jul
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
15 July 1938
Aug
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
22 August 1951
Sep
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
30 September 1971
Oct
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
10 October 1962
Nov
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
9 November 1970
Dec
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
23 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1933 to 1972
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1950, 1972.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Sheldon, 1934 to 1970. 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 1948, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 7.6 C (45.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sheldon as warming stripes, 1934 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1934
7.6 C
+2.02 C
1935
5.2 C
-0.39 C
1936
6.3 C
+0.66 C
1939
6.1 C
+0.46 C
1942
4.9 C
-0.71 C
1943
5.8 C
+0.22 C
1944
4.5 C
-1.10 C
1945
5.0 C
-0.57 C
1946
4.8 C
-0.82 C
1947
6.3 C
+0.67 C
1948
4.3 C
-1.31 C
1949
4.9 C
-0.66 C
1951
5.2 C
-0.42 C
1952
5.1 C
-0.45 C
1953
5.9 C
+0.32 C
1954
6.0 C
+0.39 C
1955
4.5 C
-1.07 C
1956
5.5 C
-0.12 C
1957
5.2 C
-0.36 C
1958
6.7 C
+1.15 C
1959
6.5 C
+0.93 C
1960
5.7 C
+0.15 C
1961
6.1 C
+0.46 C
1962
5.6 C
+0.04 C
1963
6.1 C
+0.48 C
1964
4.9 C
-0.74 C
1965
5.5 C
-0.09 C
1966
6.1 C
+0.55 C
1967
5.8 C
+0.25 C
1968
6.0 C
+0.39 C
1969
5.4 C
-0.23 C
1970
5.5 C
-0.09 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1934 to 1970 is 0.01 C (-0.24 to 0.26) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.44 to 0.47) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sheldon
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.24 to 0.26) per decade
0.02 F (-0.44 to 0.47) per decade
1934 to 1970
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.8 to 0.3) per decade
1934 to 1970
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1934 to 1970
32
Not clearly different from zero
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
1933 to 1972
Yearly extremes at Sheldon: 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)
1967
31.4 C (88.5 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1937
-22.7 C (-9.0 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
40
Longest dry spell (CDD)
105 days
1936
51 days
40
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sheldon by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1938
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1941
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1945
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1949
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1965
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.7 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sheldon by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1933
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1935
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1941
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1942
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1963
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1969
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. The record is 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sheldon by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1934
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1935
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1940
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1942
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1943
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1945
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1947
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1948
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1949
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1954
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1955
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1957
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1958
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1961
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1964
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1966
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1971
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. The record is 91.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sheldon by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1934
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1935
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1939
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1940
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1941
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1943
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1947
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1951
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1953
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1955
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1956
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1957
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1960
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1963
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1965
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1968
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sheldon, 1933 to 1972. The record is 105 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sheldon by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933
37 days
1934
82 days
1935
76 days
1936
105 days
1937
40 days
1938
41 days
1939
32 days
1940
50 days
1941
39 days
1942
60 days
1943
72 days
1944
54 days
1945
86 days
1946
41 days
1947
64 days
1948
48 days
1949
51 days
1950
34 days
1951
76 days
1952
36 days
1953
47 days
1954
33 days
1955
38 days
1956
35 days
1957
65 days
1958
35 days
1959
55 days
1960
60 days
1961
32 days
1962
65 days
1963
47 days
1964
55 days
1965
55 days
1966
47 days
1967
31 days
1968
52 days
1969
66 days
1970
67 days
1971
55 days
1972
17 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sheldon falls on 28 June and the median first autumn frost on 16 July, which leaves a median of 20 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sheldon
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1936 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 June
n/a
28 June
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 July
n/a
20 July
n/a
-3.9 days per decade
Growing days
20 days
n/a
21 days
n/a
-3.6 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
38 years, 1934 to 1971
A day with at least 21.3 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 44.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sheldon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
25 years
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
50 years
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1934 to 1971.
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: 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1962; 40.9 mm (1.6 in) in 1955; 33.8 mm (1.3 in) in 1951.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.