Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sparks (USC00267697), Nevada, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Sparks
Sparks (USC00267697) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 39.56 latitude and -119.73 longitude, 1,328 m (4,357 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1988 to 2022, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sparks still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sparks set a daily record snowfall of 1.3 cm (0.5 in) on 13 November 2022.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 39.56 latitude, -119.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,328 m (4,357 ft).
Period of record: 1988 to 2022, 35 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 Sparks. 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 Sparks, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sparks still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Sparks by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1988
12
1989
60
1990
78
1991
45
1992
49
1993
56
1994
33
1995
57
1996
37
1997
26
1998
32
1999
42
2000
60
2001
29
2002
48
2003
55
2004
35
2005
28
2006
32
2007
33
2008
39
2009
34
2010
31
2011
38
2012
53
2013
47
2014
40
2015
62
2016
36
2017
53
2018
44
2019
38
2020
41
2021
60
2022
1
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Sparks between 25 October 2021 and 25 October 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Sparks set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2021-10-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 61.2 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 61.2 mm (2.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sparks. The most was 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 25 October 2021.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sparks
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1 January 2011
Feb
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
21 February 2017
Mar
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
11 March 1995
Apr
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
9 April 2001
May
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
16 May 1996
Jun
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
6 June 2011
Jul
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
15 July 2018
Aug
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
6 August 2005
Sep
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
26 September 1998
Oct
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
25 October 2021
Nov
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2 November 2015
Dec
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
31 December 2005
Period of Record Coverage
1988 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Sparks, 1989 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.8 C (53.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 10.3 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 13.0 C (55.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sparks as warming stripes, 1989 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1989
10.8 C
-0.97 C
1990
10.7 C
-1.05 C
1991
11.2 C
-0.58 C
1992
12.1 C
+0.31 C
1993
10.3 C
-1.42 C
1994
11.1 C
-0.69 C
1995
11.6 C
-0.18 C
1999
11.3 C
-0.44 C
2002
11.9 C
+0.17 C
2003
12.5 C
+0.69 C
2006
11.7 C
-0.11 C
2008
11.5 C
-0.31 C
2009
11.3 C
-0.42 C
2012
12.5 C
+0.74 C
2013
11.2 C
-0.54 C
2014
13.0 C
+1.24 C
2015
12.7 C
+0.90 C
2016
12.3 C
+0.58 C
2017
12.2 C
+0.39 C
2018
12.3 C
+0.50 C
2019
11.2 C
-0.55 C
2020
12.4 C
+0.66 C
2021
12.8 C
+1.07 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
1988 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Sparks: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2021
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2021
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
130 days
1995
56 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sparks by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1988
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2018
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
16.7 C (62.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sparks by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2005
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2012
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2014
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2015
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2017
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2018
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2019
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2020
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2022
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. The record is 61.2 mm (2.4 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sparks by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1988
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1990
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1992
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1994
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1995
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1999
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2000
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2001
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2003
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2004
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2005
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2009
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2011
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2012
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2013
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
2014
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2015
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2017
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2018
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2019
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2020
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2021
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2022
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. The record is 97.2 mm (3.8 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sparks by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1988
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1990
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1992
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1994
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1996
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1997
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1998
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2001
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2005
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2006
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2010
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2012
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
2014
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2015
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2016
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2017
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2018
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2019
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2020
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2021
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2022
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sparks, 1988 to 2022. The record is 130 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sparks by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1988
23 days
1989
61 days
1990
41 days
1991
45 days
1992
56 days
1993
105 days
1994
67 days
1995
130 days
1996
32 days
1997
44 days
1998
33 days
1999
56 days
2000
69 days
2001
51 days
2002
62 days
2003
58 days
2004
69 days
2005
34 days
2006
74 days
2007
34 days
2008
53 days
2009
67 days
2010
29 days
2011
31 days
2012
70 days
2013
62 days
2014
51 days
2015
54 days
2016
88 days
2017
54 days
2018
75 days
2019
55 days
2020
75 days
2021
70 days
2022
102 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sparks falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Sparks
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1989 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 May
n/a
1 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
7 October
n/a
7 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
154 days
n/a
154 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 Sparks standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sparks 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.