Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sulphur (USC00267873), Nevada, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Sulphur
Sulphur (USC00267873) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 40.90 latitude and -118.67 longitude, 1,232 m (4,042 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1953, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sulphur still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sulphur set a daily record high maximum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 31 January 1953.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 40.90 latitude, -118.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,232 m (4,042 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1953, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Sulphur. 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 Sulphur, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sulphur still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Sulphur by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
29
1915
22
1916
52
1917
72
1918
39
1919
73
1920
30
1921
33
1922
56
1923
53
1924
62
1925
34
1926
42
1927
55
1928
18
1929
43
1930
33
1931
41
1932
55
1933
36
1934
52
1935
38
1936
43
1937
42
1938
25
1939
34
1940
34
1941
38
1942
31
1943
32
1944
23
1945
47
1946
16
1948
11
1950
33
1951
34
1952
33
1953
20
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 35.8 mm (1.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sulphur. The most was 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 30 May 1930.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sulphur
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
24 January 1944
Feb
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
6 February 1937
Mar
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
7 March 1935
Apr
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
25 April 1938
May
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
30 May 1930
Jun
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 June 1948
Jul
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
25 July 1946
Aug
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
28 August 1916
Sep
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
22 September 1916
Oct
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
5 October 1925
Nov
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
20 November 1943
Dec
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
22 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1914 to 1953
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
39 years of record at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1915, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1944, 1946, 1948 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Sulphur, 1917 to 1945. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1922, at 8.4 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 12.1 C (53.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sulphur as warming stripes, 1917 to 1945
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
9.4 C
-0.91 C
1919
9.7 C
-0.65 C
1922
8.4 C
-1.95 C
1923
8.5 C
-1.85 C
1927
10.3 C
+0.03 C
1929
10.5 C
+0.18 C
1930
9.8 C
-0.54 C
1931
10.6 C
+0.28 C
1932
9.7 C
-0.57 C
1933
10.0 C
-0.33 C
1934
12.1 C
+1.75 C
1935
9.8 C
-0.48 C
1936
11.2 C
+0.87 C
1939
11.3 C
+0.96 C
1940
11.5 C
+1.22 C
1941
11.0 C
+0.71 C
1943
11.1 C
+0.76 C
1945
10.8 C
+0.45 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
1914 to 1953
Yearly extremes at Sulphur: 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)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
39
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1937
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
250 days
1950
86 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sulphur by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1920
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1950
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
19.4 C (66.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sulphur by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1915
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1916
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1918
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1919
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1921
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1923
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1924
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1930
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1931
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1932
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1935
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1937
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. The record is 35.8 mm (1.4 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.2 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sulphur by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1915
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1918
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1920
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1922
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1924
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1925
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1927
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1929
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1930
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1932
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1933
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1934
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1935
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1936
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1937
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1938
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1940
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1942
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1946
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1950
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1951
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1952
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. The record is 49.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sulphur by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1915
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1918
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1919
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1920
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1921
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1922
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1923
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1924
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1925
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1926
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1929
11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1930
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1932
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1934
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1935
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1937
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1940
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1949
3.9 mm (0.15 in)
1950
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1951
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1952
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sulphur, 1914 to 1953. The record is 250 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sulphur by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
56 days
1915
166 days
1916
82 days
1917
163 days
1918
39 days
1919
89 days
1920
15 days
1921
69 days
1922
59 days
1923
63 days
1924
169 days
1925
21 days
1926
71 days
1927
59 days
1928
31 days
1929
189 days
1930
63 days
1931
94 days
1932
102 days
1933
125 days
1934
108 days
1935
133 days
1936
86 days
1937
193 days
1938
87 days
1939
50 days
1940
91 days
1941
50 days
1942
147 days
1943
110 days
1944
56 days
1945
48 days
1946
58 days
1948
53 days
1949
189 days
1950
250 days
1951
187 days
1952
95 days
1953
15 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 Sulphur standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sulphur 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.