Benton 5 SW Threshold Days by Year (USC00270681)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Benton 5 SW (USC00270681): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Benton 5 SW Thresholds
- Benton 5 SW: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 47 years, most in 2003 with 85.
- Benton 5 SW: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 47 years, most in 1967 with 194.
- Benton 5 SW: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 47 years, most in 1978 with 90.
- Benton 5 SW: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -20 C (-4 F) in 47 years, most in 1968 with 33.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Benton 5 SW.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
44 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 1966 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 1968 | 9 | 6.3 |
| 1969 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 1970 | 14 | 7.5 |
| 1971 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 1972 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 1973 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 1974 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 1975 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 1976 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 1977 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 1978 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 1979 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 1980 | 2 | 6 |
| 1981 | 3 | 6 |
| 1982 | 4 | 6 |
| 1983 | 7 | 6 |
| 1984 | 4 | 6 |
| 1985 | 3 | 6 |
| 1986 | 2 | 6 |
| 1987 | 7 | 6 |
| 1988 | 19 | 6 |
| 1989 | 9 | 6 |
| 1990 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5.6 |
| 1992 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 4 | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 10 | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 2 | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 13 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 16 | 8.9 |
| 2002 | 17 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8.9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 10 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1965-06-07 | 1965-09-22 |
| 1966 | 1966-06-27 | 1966-07-03 |
| 1968 | 1968-07-01 | 1968-08-25 |
| 1969 | 1969-06-13 | 1969-07-17 |
| 1970 | 1970-05-01 | 1970-09-22 |
| 1971 | 1971-06-30 | 1971-08-19 |
| 1972 | 1972-07-12 | 1972-07-18 |
| 1973 | 1973-06-11 | 1973-09-03 |
| 1974 | 1974-05-15 | 1974-07-14 |
| 1975 | 1975-05-20 | 1975-08-03 |
| 1976 | 1976-04-19 | 1976-08-22 |
| 1977 | 1977-05-22 | 1977-08-29 |
| 1978 | 1978-05-28 | 1978-08-16 |
| 1979 | 1979-05-09 | 1979-07-30 |
| 1980 | 1980-08-08 | 1980-08-26 |
| 1981 | 1981-06-16 | 1981-07-09 |
| 1982 | 1982-07-16 | 1982-07-19 |
| 1983 | 1983-06-13 | 1983-08-07 |
| 1984 | 1984-06-08 | 1984-06-11 |
| 1985 | 1985-07-25 | 1985-08-15 |
| 1986 | 1986-05-19 | 1986-07-07 |
| 1987 | 1987-07-10 | 1987-08-17 |
| 1988 | 1988-06-13 | 1988-08-14 |
| 1989 | 1989-05-19 | 1989-09-10 |
| 1990 | 1990-04-27 | 1990-07-16 |
| 1991 | 1991-05-24 | 1991-08-17 |
| 1992 | 1992-05-22 | 1992-05-22 |
| 1993 | 1993-07-07 | 1993-08-27 |
| 1994 | 1994-06-17 | 1994-07-22 |
| 1995 | 1995-06-19 | 1995-08-17 |
| 1996 | 1996-06-13 | 1996-08-07 |
| 1997 | 1997-06-12 | 1997-08-11 |
| 1998 | 1998-05-30 | 1998-07-17 |
| 1999 | 1999-06-01 | 1999-09-17 |
| 2001 | 2001-06-15 | 2001-09-10 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-18 | 2002-09-11 |
| 2003 | 2003-06-25 | 2003-07-06 |
| 2005 | 2005-06-11 | 2005-08-11 |
| 2006 | 2006-06-19 | 2006-08-04 |
| 2007 | 2007-05-26 | 2007-09-08 |
| 2008 | 2008-06-08 | 2008-07-09 |
| 2009 | 2009-08-18 | 2009-08-19 |
| 2010 | 2010-05-26 | 2010-09-03 |
| 2011 | 2011-07-06 | 2011-07-24 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 44 | 19 | 1988 | 6 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 25 | 8 | 2002 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 47 | 85 | 2003 | 73 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 47 | 194 | 1967 | 164 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 47 | 90 | 1978 | 77 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 47 | 33 | 1968 | 12 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 17 | 4 | 1971 | 2 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 27 | 7 | 1999 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 47 | 46 | 1981 | 36 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 47 | 15 | 2008 | 10 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 20 | 3 | 1969 | 3 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1973 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 46 | 9 | 2003 | 7 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 22 | 3 | 2008 | 1 |
| 50 cm (19.7 in): Days with 50 cm or more snowfall | 1 | 1 | 1969 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1965.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).