Wilkins Weather Records (USC00269122)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilkins (USC00269122), Nevada, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilkins

Wilkins (USC00269122) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 41.43 latitude and -114.75 longitude, 1,720 m (5,643 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1980, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wilkins still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Nevada, United States, 41.43 latitude, -114.75 longitude.
Elevation: 1,720 m (5,643 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1980, 33 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wilkins. 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 Wilkins, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wilkins still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 95.

Standing records at Wilkins by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	51
1949	95
1950	92
1951	71
1952	83
1953	78
1954	93
1955	83
1956	70
1957	58
1958	75
1959	84
1960	76
1961	68
1962	79
1963	60
1964	78
1965	51
1966	40
1967	43
1968	20
1969	4
1970	6
1980	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 32.5 mm (1.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilkins. The most was 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 7 February 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilkins
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 January 1950
Feb	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 February 1960
Mar	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 March 1952
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 April 1967
May	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 May 1955
Jun	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 June 1950
Jul	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 July 1955
Aug	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 September 1950
Oct	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 October 1963
Nov	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 November 1958
Dec	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1980

24 years of record at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and others.

Days with data per year at Wilkins
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	184	50%	No
1949	326	89%	No
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	359	98%	Yes
1953	357	98%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	357	98%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	356	98%	Yes
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	362	99%	Yes
1965	269	74%	No
1966	239	65%	No
1967	296	81%	No
1968	183	50%	No
1969	58	16%	No
1970	26	7%	No
1980	13	4%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1950 to 1964

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Wilkins, 1950 to 1964. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.1 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 7.5 C (45.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wilkins as warming stripes, 1950 to 1964
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	5.1 C	-1.02 C
1951	4.7 C	-1.36 C
1952	4.8 C	-1.32 C
1953	6.9 C	+0.82 C
1954	7.0 C	+0.89 C
1955	5.4 C	-0.66 C
1956	6.0 C	-0.07 C
1957	6.3 C	+0.20 C
1958	7.5 C	+1.38 C
1959	6.5 C	+0.44 C
1961	6.8 C	+0.76 C
1962	6.4 C	+0.32 C
1963	6.5 C	+0.44 C
1964	5.2 C	-0.85 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

1948 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Wilkins: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1949	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1960	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	1966	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	92 days	1964	49 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilkins by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980	22.8 C (73.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.6 C (-19.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wilkins by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1953	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1955	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1956	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1959	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1962	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1963	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. The record is 32.5 mm (1.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.3 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilkins by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1953	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1955	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1961	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1962	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1963	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1966	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1970	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1980	20.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. The record is 54.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilkins by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1949	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1950	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1951	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1952	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1956	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1957	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1958	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1959	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1964	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1966	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1970	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1980	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilkins, 1948 to 1980. The record is 92 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilkins by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	78 days
1949	81 days
1950	41 days
1951	37 days
1952	68 days
1953	37 days
1954	51 days
1955	23 days
1956	41 days
1957	37 days
1958	47 days
1959	76 days
1960	48 days
1961	33 days
1962	52 days
1963	70 days
1964	92 days
1965	66 days
1966	49 days
1967	76 days
1968	55 days
1969	31 days
1970	24 days
1980	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.

Download the Data

Data for Wilkins standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).