Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wellington Rs (USC00268977), Nevada, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Wellington Rs
Wellington Rs (USC00268977) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 38.75 latitude and -119.37 longitude, 1,476 m (4,843 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 1973, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wellington Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wellington Rs set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 26 April 1973.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 38.75 latitude, -119.37 longitude.
Elevation: 1,476 m (4,843 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 1973, 32 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Wellington Rs. 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 Wellington Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wellington Rs still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 85.
Standing records at Wellington Rs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1942
44
1943
41
1944
50
1945
57
1946
30
1947
35
1948
41
1949
85
1950
54
1951
50
1952
40
1953
52
1954
54
1955
58
1956
41
1957
39
1958
35
1959
44
1960
68
1961
53
1962
44
1963
40
1964
40
1965
46
1966
52
1967
40
1968
49
1969
32
1970
43
1971
55
1972
49
1973
3
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 74.9 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wellington Rs. The most was 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 2 February 1945.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wellington Rs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
21 January 1969
Feb
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2 February 1945
Mar
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
16 March 1967
Apr
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
3 April 1958
May
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
21 May 1963
Jun
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1 June 1953
Jul
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
25 July 1946
Aug
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
7 August 1961
Sep
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
18 September 1955
Oct
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
27 October 1950
Nov
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
20 November 1946
Dec
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
23 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1942 to 1973
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1956 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Wellington Rs, 1943 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1949, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 11.3 C (52.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wellington Rs as warming stripes, 1943 to 1971
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1943
10.8 C
+0.28 C
1948
9.9 C
-0.62 C
1949
9.8 C
-0.74 C
1951
10.7 C
+0.13 C
1954
11.3 C
+0.70 C
1955
10.6 C
+0.03 C
1957
10.5 C
-0.06 C
1961
11.2 C
+0.59 C
1962
10.5 C
-0.07 C
1963
10.4 C
-0.12 C
1964
10.3 C
-0.27 C
1965
10.1 C
-0.49 C
1967
10.9 C
+0.32 C
1968
11.1 C
+0.51 C
1969
10.7 C
+0.17 C
1970
10.6 C
+0.07 C
1971
10.1 C
-0.43 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
1942 to 1973
Yearly extremes at Wellington Rs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1963
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
120 days
1966
62 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wellington Rs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
26.1 C (79.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wellington Rs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1942
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1945
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. The record is 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wellington Rs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1948
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1949
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1956
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1959
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1971
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wellington Rs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1945
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1946
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1948
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1949
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1954
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1962
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1964
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1967
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1970
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1972
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wellington Rs, 1942 to 1973. The record is 120 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wellington Rs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942
85 days
1943
78 days
1944
108 days
1945
43 days
1946
91 days
1947
67 days
1948
48 days
1949
91 days
1950
38 days
1951
62 days
1952
63 days
1953
48 days
1954
88 days
1955
58 days
1956
53 days
1957
52 days
1958
62 days
1959
102 days
1960
42 days
1961
59 days
1962
52 days
1963
46 days
1964
81 days
1965
67 days
1966
120 days
1967
55 days
1968
41 days
1969
82 days
1970
103 days
1971
51 days
1972
81 days
1973
16 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.
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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.