Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wells (USC00268988), Nevada, United States, with 130 years of record.
Key Facts for Wells
Wells (USC00268988) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 41.12 latitude and -114.98 longitude, 1,723 m (5,653 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2024, 130 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wells still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wells set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.1 C (88.0 F) on 29 September 2024.
About the Station
Location: Nevada, United States, 41.12 latitude, -114.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1,723 m (5,653 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2024, 130 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 Wells. 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 Wells, 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)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wells still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Wells by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
17
1896
27
1897
23
1898
18
1899
7
1906
7
1908
18
1909
35
1910
53
1911
21
1912
12
1913
25
1914
6
1915
11
1916
21
1939
23
1940
30
1941
28
1942
45
1943
36
1944
21
1945
10
1946
12
1947
21
1948
14
1949
32
1950
30
1951
15
1952
19
1953
16
1954
33
1955
16
1956
18
1957
9
1958
18
1959
13
1960
11
1961
17
1962
27
1963
21
1964
19
1965
19
1966
14
1967
13
1968
18
1969
20
1970
15
1971
22
1972
28
1973
11
1974
9
1975
21
1976
11
1977
16
1978
14
1979
10
1980
12
1981
15
1982
12
1983
6
1984
18
1985
12
1986
15
1987
12
1988
13
1989
12
1990
24
1991
7
1992
15
1993
19
1994
12
1995
19
1996
14
1997
9
1998
8
1999
13
2000
1
2001
12
2002
9
2003
11
2004
6
2020
13
2021
14
2022
18
2023
11
2024
6
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Wells between 9 December 1972 and 4 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Wells set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1972-12-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972-12-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1993-01-10
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1993-01-11
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1996-02-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1996-02-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 50.8 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wells. The most was 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 March 1906.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wells
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
13 January 1906
Feb
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1 February 1910
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
15 March 1906
Apr
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
8 April 1943
May
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
4 May 1971
Jun
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
26 June 1944
Jul
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
30 July 1952
Aug
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
18 August 1965
Sep
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
26 September 1982
Oct
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 October 1912
Nov
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
12 November 1944
Dec
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
24 December 1904
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Wells, 1895 to 2024. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1899, 1906, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Wells, 1896 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.0 C (44.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 5.2 C (41.4 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 8.5 C (47.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wells as warming stripes, 1896 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
7.5 C
+0.57 C
1897
7.0 C
+0.02 C
1909
8.0 C
+1.08 C
1910
7.9 C
+0.95 C
1911
6.1 C
-0.91 C
1940
8.5 C
+1.56 C
1941
6.9 C
-0.05 C
1942
6.8 C
-0.14 C
1943
8.0 C
+1.05 C
1944
5.5 C
-1.44 C
1945
6.6 C
-0.36 C
1946
7.2 C
+0.25 C
1947
7.3 C
+0.35 C
1948
6.9 C
-0.05 C
1949
6.2 C
-0.81 C
1950
7.5 C
+0.57 C
1951
7.2 C
+0.20 C
1952
6.6 C
-0.41 C
1953
7.8 C
+0.82 C
1954
7.8 C
+0.86 C
1955
5.9 C
-1.03 C
1956
6.6 C
-0.39 C
1957
6.7 C
-0.25 C
1958
7.9 C
+0.94 C
1959
7.3 C
+0.38 C
1960
7.4 C
+0.42 C
1961
7.9 C
+0.90 C
1962
7.2 C
+0.20 C
1963
6.9 C
-0.09 C
1964
5.2 C
-1.74 C
1965
6.0 C
-0.96 C
1966
6.2 C
-0.78 C
1967
6.6 C
-0.34 C
1968
6.5 C
-0.44 C
1969
6.7 C
-0.30 C
1970
6.5 C
-0.49 C
1971
6.2 C
-0.81 C
1973
6.4 C
-0.61 C
1974
7.0 C
+0.05 C
1975
5.8 C
-1.21 C
1976
6.9 C
-0.07 C
1977
7.4 C
+0.40 C
1978
6.7 C
-0.29 C
1979
6.9 C
-0.02 C
1980
7.4 C
+0.43 C
1981
8.2 C
+1.23 C
1982
5.9 C
-1.02 C
1983
7.0 C
+0.00 C
1984
5.2 C
-1.72 C
1985
5.8 C
-1.15 C
1986
7.8 C
+0.88 C
1987
7.2 C
+0.21 C
1988
7.1 C
+0.18 C
1989
6.4 C
-0.58 C
1990
6.7 C
-0.23 C
1991
6.9 C
-0.02 C
1992
7.4 C
+0.39 C
1993
5.2 C
-1.73 C
1994
7.4 C
+0.45 C
1995
7.6 C
+0.61 C
1996
7.2 C
+0.26 C
1997
7.3 C
+0.32 C
1998
7.3 C
+0.31 C
1999
7.3 C
+0.29 C
2000
7.6 C
+0.63 C
2001
7.5 C
+0.50 C
2003
8.1 C
+1.09 C
2021
8.0 C
+1.08 C
2022
7.3 C
+0.38 C
2023
6.4 C
-0.61 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2023 is -0.01 C (-0.08 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.14 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wells
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.01 C (-0.08 to 0.06) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.14 to 0.10) per decade
1896 to 2023
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.17 to 0.00) per decade
-0.16 F (-0.31 to 0.00) per decade
1896 to 2023
70
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade
0.12 F (-0.02 to 0.26) per decade
1896 to 2023
70
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
1895 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Wells: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1906
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
96
Longest dry spell (CDD)
151 days
1901
46 days
99
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wells, 1895 to 2024. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wells by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
n/a
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2019
17.2 C (63.0 F)
2020
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2024
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wells, 1895 to 2024. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wells by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1896
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1897
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1898
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1907
n/a
1908
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1909
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1911
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1916
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1943
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1949
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1950
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1953
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1955
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1956
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1957
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1967
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1968
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1986
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1988
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1991
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1994
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1995
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2019
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2021
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2022
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2024
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wells, 1895 to 2024. The record is 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.8 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wells by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1896
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1897
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1899
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1901
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1902
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1903
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1905
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1906
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1910
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1912
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1914
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1915
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1916
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1934
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1935
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1936
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1938
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1942
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1948
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1952
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1955
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1956
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1957
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1958
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1959
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1962
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1963
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1969
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1970
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1971
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1974
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1975
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1977
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1978
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1985
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1987
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1989
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1990
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1992
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1993
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1994
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1997
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1998
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2000
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2001
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2002
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2019
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2020
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2021
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2022
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2023
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2024
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wells, 1895 to 2024. The record is 86.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wells by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1896
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1897
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1899
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1900
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1902
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1903
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1904
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1906
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1907
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1908
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1910
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1911
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1914
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1915
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1916
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1935
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1939
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1945
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1949
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1950
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1954
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1958
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1962
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1964
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1968
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1969
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1973
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1974
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1986
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1988
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1990
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1992
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1994
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1995
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1996
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1999
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2000
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2001
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2003
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2004
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2019
n/a
2020
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2021
n/a
2022
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
2024
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wells, 1895 to 2024. The record is 151 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wells by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
42 days
1896
58 days
1897
34 days
1898
35 days
1899
28 days
1900
66 days
1901
151 days
1902
87 days
1903
61 days
1904
43 days
1905
131 days
1906
64 days
1907
123 days
1908
58 days
1909
63 days
1910
57 days
1911
65 days
1912
44 days
1913
65 days
1914
40 days
1915
47 days
1916
55 days
1934
15 days
1935
83 days
1936
56 days
1937
76 days
1938
30 days
1939
43 days
1940
89 days
1941
16 days
1942
124 days
1943
81 days
1944
95 days
1945
31 days
1946
26 days
1947
48 days
1948
88 days
1949
42 days
1950
24 days
1951
57 days
1952
101 days
1953
55 days
1954
44 days
1955
23 days
1956
42 days
1957
37 days
1958
47 days
1959
50 days
1960
37 days
1961
38 days
1962
52 days
1963
48 days
1964
106 days
1965
48 days
1966
58 days
1967
32 days
1968
39 days
1969
63 days
1970
21 days
1971
31 days
1972
44 days
1973
27 days
1974
57 days
1975
24 days
1976
42 days
1977
35 days
1978
44 days
1979
37 days
1980
37 days
1981
48 days
1982
31 days
1983
29 days
1984
34 days
1985
33 days
1986
46 days
1987
87 days
1988
45 days
1989
32 days
1990
50 days
1991
45 days
1992
58 days
1993
73 days
1994
120 days
1995
65 days
1996
59 days
1997
29 days
1998
27 days
1999
57 days
2000
72 days
2001
48 days
2002
53 days
2003
69 days
2004
44 days
2019
3 days
2020
30 days
2021
4 days
2022
5 days
2023
6 days
2024
4 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
70 years with a frost
Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wells falls on 17 June and the median first autumn frost on 27 August, which leaves a median of 68 days between them.
In 1976 to 2023 the median growing season was 87 days. That is 26 days more than in 1896 to 1964.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wells
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1964)
Recent period (1976 to 2023)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 June
21 June
13 June
8 days earlier
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 August
23 August
8 September
16 days later
+3.2 days per decade
Growing days
68 days
61 days
87 days
26 days more
+3.1 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
75 years, 1896 to 2003
A day with at least 20.7 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 39.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wells: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
20.7 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
25 years
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
50 years
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
100 years
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1896 to 2003.
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: 40.9 mm (1.6 in) in 1971; 37.1 mm (1.5 in) in 1943; 35.8 mm (1.4 in) in 1944.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.