Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bell Ranch (USC00290858), New Mexico, United States, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Bell Ranch
Bell Ranch (USC00290858) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.53 latitude and -104.09 longitude, 1,372 m (4,500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 2010, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bell Ranch still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bell Ranch tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 22 September 2010.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.53 latitude, -104.09 longitude.
Elevation: 1,372 m (4,500 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 2010, 112 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 Bell Ranch. 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 Bell Ranch, 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)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bell Ranch still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Bell Ranch by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
3
1905
21
1906
12
1907
20
1908
16
1909
13
1910
27
1911
29
1913
21
1914
9
1915
23
1916
17
1917
27
1918
23
1919
17
1920
12
1921
18
1922
21
1923
12
1924
27
1925
20
1926
10
1927
19
1928
8
1929
16
1930
8
1931
19
1932
7
1933
11
1934
22
1935
14
1936
15
1937
5
1938
11
1939
14
1940
10
1941
5
1942
9
1943
13
1944
6
1945
43
1946
16
1947
12
1948
22
1949
12
1950
17
1951
21
1952
15
1953
14
1954
8
1955
16
1956
16
1957
13
1958
13
1959
8
1960
9
1961
12
1962
16
1963
20
1964
8
1965
15
1966
13
1967
18
1968
5
1969
16
1970
15
1971
19
1972
12
1973
6
1974
9
1975
6
1976
8
1977
3
1978
12
1979
9
1980
10
1981
12
1982
5
1983
8
1984
5
1985
6
1986
9
1987
10
1988
9
1989
17
1990
10
1991
15
1992
8
1993
6
1994
8
1995
8
1996
17
1997
6
1998
12
1999
8
2000
17
2001
4
2002
9
2003
10
2004
12
2005
17
2006
69
2007
9
2008
10
2009
23
2010
8
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Bell Ranch between 19 June 1938 and 21 June 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Bell Ranch set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1938-06-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1941-09-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1945-07-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1945-08-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1958-12-29
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1963-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2006-06-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bell Ranch. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 22 September 1941.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bell Ranch
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
24 January 1921
Feb
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
20 February 1990
Mar
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
22 March 1919
Apr
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
30 April 1914
May
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1 May 1914
Jun
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
13 June 1988
Jul
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
23 July 2004
Aug
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
31 August 1969
Sep
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
22 September 1941
Oct
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
5 October 1923
Nov
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
9 November 1905
Dec
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
8 December 1899
Period of Record Coverage
1904 to 2010
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
106 years of record at Bell Ranch, 1904 to 2010. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1908, 1932, 1936, 1947, 1977, 1981, 1983 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Bell Ranch, 1905 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.5 C (59.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bell Ranch as warming stripes, 1905 to 1987
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1905
13.7 C
+0.01 C
1906
13.5 C
-0.18 C
1907
14.2 C
+0.46 C
1909
13.8 C
+0.12 C
1910
14.7 C
+0.94 C
1911
14.0 C
+0.29 C
1913
12.7 C
-1.04 C
1915
13.2 C
-0.53 C
1916
14.1 C
+0.35 C
1917
13.6 C
-0.14 C
1918
13.4 C
-0.29 C
1919
12.7 C
-0.99 C
1920
12.4 C
-1.34 C
1921
13.7 C
+0.02 C
1922
13.5 C
-0.23 C
1923
13.2 C
-0.55 C
1924
12.8 C
-0.92 C
1926
13.4 C
-0.36 C
1927
14.9 C
+1.17 C
1928
13.8 C
+0.11 C
1929
12.3 C
-1.39 C
1930
13.3 C
-0.43 C
1931
13.2 C
-0.55 C
1933
14.3 C
+0.61 C
1934
15.4 C
+1.68 C
1935
13.8 C
+0.13 C
1937
14.1 C
+0.37 C
1938
14.2 C
+0.45 C
1939
14.0 C
+0.28 C
1940
13.9 C
+0.17 C
1941
13.8 C
+0.12 C
1942
13.6 C
-0.14 C
1943
13.8 C
+0.10 C
1944
13.5 C
-0.21 C
1945
13.8 C
+0.10 C
1946
15.0 C
+1.32 C
1948
13.7 C
-0.05 C
1949
13.7 C
-0.06 C
1950
15.0 C
+1.28 C
1951
14.4 C
+0.64 C
1952
14.4 C
+0.70 C
1953
14.7 C
+1.02 C
1954
15.5 C
+1.77 C
1955
14.0 C
+0.31 C
1956
14.3 C
+0.56 C
1957
14.3 C
+0.54 C
1958
14.0 C
+0.27 C
1959
13.4 C
-0.34 C
1960
13.2 C
-0.48 C
1961
13.1 C
-0.65 C
1962
14.1 C
+0.36 C
1964
13.7 C
-0.06 C
1965
13.7 C
-0.03 C
1966
13.5 C
-0.24 C
1967
14.0 C
+0.30 C
1968
13.4 C
-0.30 C
1969
13.5 C
-0.20 C
1970
13.6 C
-0.12 C
1971
13.3 C
-0.40 C
1972
13.4 C
-0.34 C
1973
12.9 C
-0.86 C
1974
13.5 C
-0.18 C
1975
13.1 C
-0.63 C
1976
13.3 C
-0.45 C
1978
13.0 C
-0.71 C
1980
14.0 C
+0.29 C
1982
13.4 C
-0.27 C
1985
13.2 C
-0.54 C
1986
13.9 C
+0.15 C
1987
12.7 C
-0.99 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1905 to 1987 is -0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.09) 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 Bell Ranch
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.05) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.09) per decade
1905 to 1987
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.11 to 0.08) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.19 to 0.14) per decade
1905 to 1987
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.09 to 0.06) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.16 to 0.10) per decade
1905 to 1987
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
1899 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Bell Ranch: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
106
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
106
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1941
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
126 days
1972
53 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bell Ranch, 1899 to 2010. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bell Ranch by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1907
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1923
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2009
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bell Ranch, 1899 to 2010. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bell Ranch by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1908
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1916
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1917
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1921
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1927
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1933
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1934
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1935
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1950
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1959
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1960
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1987
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1991
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2000
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2003
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bell Ranch, 1899 to 2010. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bell Ranch by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1901
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1902
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1904
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1905
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1906
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1908
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1909
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1911
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1915
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1918
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1919
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1920
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1921
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1924
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1926
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1930
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1933
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1960
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1963
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1968
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1971
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1975
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1978
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1981
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1988
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1992
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2003
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2004
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2005
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2008
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bell Ranch, 1899 to 2010. The record is 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bell Ranch by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1900
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1901
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1905
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1906
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1907
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1910
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1913
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1914
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1915
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1916
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1917
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1918
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1920
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1921
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1922
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1923
161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1924
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1927
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1930
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1936
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1938
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1939
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1940
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1942
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1948
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1950
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1951
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1953
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1954
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1956
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1957
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1958
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1960
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1961
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1964
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1970
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1973
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1983
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1984
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1988
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1989
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1990
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1991
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1992
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1998
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1999
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2000
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2003
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2005
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2009
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2010
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bell Ranch, 1899 to 2010. The record is 126 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bell Ranch by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
27 days
1900
36 days
1901
48 days
1902
57 days
1903
62 days
1904
49 days
1905
27 days
1906
50 days
1907
56 days
1908
64 days
1909
44 days
1910
47 days
1911
50 days
1913
32 days
1914
57 days
1915
72 days
1916
69 days
1917
45 days
1918
36 days
1919
48 days
1920
48 days
1921
85 days
1922
37 days
1923
33 days
1924
55 days
1925
51 days
1926
37 days
1927
95 days
1928
35 days
1929
44 days
1930
67 days
1931
32 days
1932
44 days
1933
58 days
1934
62 days
1935
115 days
1936
68 days
1937
58 days
1938
70 days
1939
51 days
1940
55 days
1941
58 days
1942
54 days
1943
74 days
1944
33 days
1945
79 days
1946
56 days
1947
31 days
1948
60 days
1949
62 days
1950
102 days
1951
50 days
1952
42 days
1953
48 days
1954
64 days
1955
91 days
1956
75 days
1957
44 days
1958
30 days
1959
65 days
1960
66 days
1961
44 days
1962
57 days
1963
50 days
1964
59 days
1965
53 days
1966
125 days
1967
100 days
1968
43 days
1969
43 days
1970
85 days
1971
52 days
1972
126 days
1973
53 days
1974
58 days
1975
58 days
1976
49 days
1977
74 days
1978
59 days
1979
50 days
1980
75 days
1981
85 days
1982
54 days
1983
48 days
1984
29 days
1985
51 days
1986
30 days
1987
57 days
1988
58 days
1989
59 days
1990
41 days
1991
47 days
1992
62 days
1993
48 days
1994
27 days
1995
83 days
1996
121 days
1997
42 days
1998
61 days
1999
30 days
2000
53 days
2001
43 days
2002
65 days
2003
46 days
2004
33 days
2005
42 days
2006
72 days
2007
52 days
2008
53 days
2009
84 days
2010
36 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 Bell Ranch falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 178 days between them.
In 1952 to 1987 the median growing season was 179 days. That is 4 days more than in 1905 to 1940.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bell Ranch
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1905 to 1940)
Recent period (1952 to 1987)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
24 April
26 April
2 days later
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
22 October
19 October
3 days earlier
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
178 days
175 days
179 days
4 days more
+0.2 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
101 years, 1900 to 2008
A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.8 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bell Ranch: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
100 years
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1900 to 2008.
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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1941; 105.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1923; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1988.
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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.