Espanola Weather Records (USC00293031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Espanola (USC00293031), New Mexico, United States, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Espanola

Espanola (USC00293031) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.00 latitude and -106.06 longitude, 1,713 m (5,620 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2012, 118 years of record.
1,464 records set at Espanola still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Espanola tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 9 September 2012.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.00 latitude, -106.06 longitude.
Elevation: 1,713 m (5,620 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2012, 118 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Espanola. 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 Espanola, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Espanola still stand. 1929 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Espanola by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	15
1896	17
1897	14
1898	20
1899	19
1900	17
1901	5
1902	7
1905	18
1906	17
1907	28
1908	17
1909	9
1910	10
1911	31
1912	14
1913	22
1914	3
1915	24
1916	11
1917	11
1918	15
1919	14
1920	34
1921	13
1922	20
1923	13
1924	21
1925	28
1926	22
1927	37
1928	24
1929	55
1938	10
1939	13
1940	8
1941	5
1942	12
1943	26
1944	8
1945	11
1946	6
1947	7
1948	16
1949	10
1950	34
1951	29
1952	17
1953	7
1954	9
1955	13
1956	28
1957	6
1958	11
1959	6
1960	16
1961	9
1962	16
1963	17
1964	11
1965	15
1966	5
1967	15
1968	11
1969	12
1970	17
1971	31
1972	7
1973	6
1974	13
1975	8
1976	18
1977	9
1978	11
1979	11
1980	3
1981	22
1982	4
1983	6
1984	9
1985	7
1986	9
1987	4
1988	6
1989	17
1990	7
1991	7
1992	4
1993	5
1994	5
1995	11
1996	12
1997	11
1998	4
1999	8
2000	17
2001	1
2002	14
2003	19
2004	11
2005	12
2006	6
2007	6
2008	11
2009	16
2010	5
2011	7
2012	3

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records

10 all-time records were set at Espanola between 25 June 1929 and 20 August 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Espanola set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1929-06-25	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1929-07-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1950-07-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971-01-05	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971-01-06	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971-01-06	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971-01-07	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971-01-07	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2003-07-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006-08-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Espanola. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 20 August 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Espanola
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 January 1916
Feb	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 February 1965
Mar	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 March 1940
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 April 1907
May	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 May 1947
Jun	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 June 1921
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 July 1950
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 August 2006
Sep	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 September 1900
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 October 1911
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 November 1990
Dec	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2012

108 years of record at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. 59 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910 and others.

Days with data per year at Espanola
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	275	75%	No
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	334	92%	Yes
1898	358	98%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	221	61%	No
1902	228	62%	No
1905	208	57%	No
1906	186	51%	No
1907	306	84%	No
1908	362	99%	Yes
1909	328	90%	No
1910	222	61%	No
1911	348	95%	Yes
1912	364	99%	Yes
1913	357	98%	Yes
1914	356	98%	Yes
1915	336	92%	Yes
1916	341	93%	Yes
1917	345	95%	Yes
1918	324	89%	No
1919	181	50%	No
1920	301	82%	No
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	364	100%	Yes
1923	241	66%	No
1924	319	87%	No
1925	362	99%	Yes
1926	361	99%	Yes
1927	191	52%	No
1928	129	35%	No
1929	161	44%	No
1938	275	75%	No
1939	333	91%	Yes
1940	338	92%	Yes
1941	299	82%	No
1942	361	99%	Yes
1943	298	82%	No
1944	211	58%	No
1945	174	48%	No
1946	42	12%	No
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	319	87%	No
1949	300	82%	No
1950	317	87%	No
1951	316	87%	No
1952	250	68%	No
1953	328	90%	No
1954	312	85%	No
1955	249	68%	No
1956	252	69%	No
1957	248	68%	No
1958	281	77%	No
1959	290	79%	No
1960	281	77%	No
1961	287	79%	No
1962	255	70%	No
1963	252	69%	No
1964	254	69%	No
1965	277	76%	No
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	330	90%	Yes
1970	317	87%	No
1971	279	76%	No
1972	337	92%	Yes
1973	353	97%	Yes
1974	321	88%	No
1975	354	97%	Yes
1976	343	94%	Yes
1977	334	92%	Yes
1978	322	88%	No
1979	320	88%	No
1980	249	68%	No
1981	302	83%	No
1982	348	95%	Yes
1983	350	96%	Yes
1984	348	95%	Yes
1985	343	94%	Yes
1986	352	96%	Yes
1987	335	92%	Yes
1988	340	93%	Yes
1989	323	88%	No
1990	332	91%	Yes
1991	341	93%	Yes
1992	314	86%	No
1993	320	88%	No
1994	319	87%	No
1995	330	90%	Yes
1996	306	84%	No
1997	355	97%	Yes
1998	254	70%	No
1999	198	54%	No
2000	355	97%	Yes
2001	88	24%	No
2002	344	94%	Yes
2003	340	93%	Yes
2004	343	94%	Yes
2005	310	85%	No
2006	249	68%	No
2007	354	97%	Yes
2008	363	99%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	352	96%	Yes
2011	156	43%	No
2012	203	55%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Espanola
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2012	Espanola, US	daily low max (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	112 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2012	Espanola, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	51 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2012	Espanola, US	daily high max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	101 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2012	Espanola, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2012	Espanola, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2012	Espanola, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2012	Espanola, US	daily low min (Tie)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	tie	67 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2011	Espanola, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2011	Espanola, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2011	Espanola, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2011	Espanola, US	monthly snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2011	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2011	Espanola, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2011	Espanola, US	daily high min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	91 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2011	Espanola, US	daily high max (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2011	Espanola, US	monthly low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2011	Espanola, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2011	Espanola, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2010	Espanola, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2010	Espanola, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

41 complete years, 1896 to 2010

One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Espanola, 1896 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.7 C (51.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 12.2 C (53.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Espanola as warming stripes, 1896 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	11.3 C	+0.52 C
1898	10.0 C	-0.73 C
1899	10.7 C	-0.02 C
1900	10.9 C	+0.11 C
1908	9.7 C	-1.06 C
1911	10.9 C	+0.15 C
1912	9.4 C	-1.34 C
1913	9.9 C	-0.88 C
1914	11.0 C	+0.21 C
1916	10.9 C	+0.19 C
1921	11.3 C	+0.51 C
1922	10.7 C	-0.03 C
1925	11.5 C	+0.75 C
1926	11.3 C	+0.51 C
1942	10.4 C	-0.35 C
1947	11.1 C	+0.38 C
1953	10.7 C	-0.01 C
1954	10.9 C	+0.11 C
1959	10.8 C	+0.01 C
1961	10.5 C	-0.27 C
1964	9.2 C	-1.58 C
1965	9.5 C	-1.27 C
1967	10.1 C	-0.60 C
1968	10.0 C	-0.73 C
1972	11.1 C	+0.37 C
1973	10.2 C	-0.52 C
1975	10.2 C	-0.54 C
1976	10.1 C	-0.60 C
1982	11.5 C	+0.78 C
1984	11.6 C	+0.82 C
1985	11.5 C	+0.77 C
1986	11.7 C	+0.99 C
1988	11.4 C	+0.70 C
1991	11.6 C	+0.86 C
1997	11.3 C	+0.59 C
2000	12.2 C	+1.44 C
2004	11.4 C	+0.61 C
2007	11.7 C	+0.91 C
2008	10.3 C	-0.42 C
2009	10.0 C	-0.72 C
2010	10.3 C	-0.47 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2010 is 0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Espanola
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade	0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.19) per decade	1896 to 2010	41	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade	0.15 F (0.02 to 0.28) per decade	1896 to 2010	41	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade	0.01 F (-0.13 to 0.15) per decade	1896 to 2010	41	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 2012

Yearly extremes at Espanola: 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)	2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)	108
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1971	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	108
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2006	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2006	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	107
Longest dry spell (CDD)	123 days	1972	46 days	107

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Espanola by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1905	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1947	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2012	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Espanola by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1897	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1900	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1905	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1906	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1908	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1909	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1910	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1911	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1912	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1914	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1920	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1922	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1923	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1924	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1925	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1927	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1928	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1939	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1944	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1945	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1957	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1958	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1968	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1976	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1978	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1980	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1981	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1991	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1994	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2001	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2007	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012	-11.7 C (10.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.3 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Espanola by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1896	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1897	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1898	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1899	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1900	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1902	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1906	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1909	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1918	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1919	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1922	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1940	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1946	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1947	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1953	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1955	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1972	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1979	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1982	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1984	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1985	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1986	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1987	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1988	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1989	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1995	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1997	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1998	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2000	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2001	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
2002	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2003	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2004	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2008	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2009	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2012	17.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.4 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Espanola by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1897	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1899	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1900	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1901	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1902	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1905	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1906	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1909	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1910	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1911	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1913	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1914	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1916	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1918	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1919	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1920	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1921	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1922	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1925	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1927	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1929	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1939	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1940	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1943	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	n/a
1947	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1952	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1955	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1961	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1966	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1974	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1975	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1977	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1979	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1982	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1984	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1985	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1995	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1998	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2000	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2001	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
2002	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2003	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2004	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2006	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2007	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2008	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2009	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2011	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
2012	19.0 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Espanola, 1895 to 2012. The record is 123 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Espanola by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	25 days
1896	61 days
1897	28 days
1898	48 days
1899	75 days
1900	42 days
1901	27 days
1902	31 days
1905	44 days
1906	83 days
1907	42 days
1908	32 days
1909	50 days
1910	46 days
1911	31 days
1912	43 days
1913	45 days
1914	61 days
1915	44 days
1916	48 days
1917	51 days
1918	33 days
1919	31 days
1920	35 days
1921	43 days
1922	57 days
1923	51 days
1924	69 days
1925	52 days
1926	76 days
1927	95 days
1928	68 days
1929	69 days
1938	43 days
1939	43 days
1940	32 days
1941	43 days
1942	62 days
1943	54 days
1944	19 days
1945	30 days
1946	n/a
1947	57 days
1948	57 days
1949	46 days
1950	96 days
1951	70 days
1952	39 days
1953	51 days
1954	35 days
1955	50 days
1956	105 days
1957	35 days
1958	34 days
1959	30 days
1960	32 days
1961	64 days
1962	45 days
1963	57 days
1964	56 days
1965	36 days
1966	86 days
1967	67 days
1968	74 days
1969	35 days
1970	99 days
1971	50 days
1972	123 days
1973	40 days
1974	51 days
1975	59 days
1976	41 days
1977	54 days
1978	32 days
1979	51 days
1980	27 days
1981	31 days
1982	29 days
1983	31 days
1984	69 days
1985	32 days
1986	53 days
1987	42 days
1988	83 days
1989	85 days
1990	46 days
1991	38 days
1992	31 days
1993	58 days
1994	38 days
1995	75 days
1996	89 days
1997	24 days
1998	46 days
1999	47 days
2000	58 days
2001	30 days
2002	67 days
2003	43 days
2004	28 days
2005	41 days
2006	45 days
2007	51 days
2008	69 days
2009	33 days
2010	55 days
2011	39 days
2012	42 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

41 years with a frost

Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Espanola falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 153 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Espanola
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1922 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	10 May	n/a	9 May	n/a	0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	9 October	n/a	9 October	n/a	+0.6 days per decade
Growing days	153 days	n/a	154 days	n/a	+0.6 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

72 years, 1896 to 2010

A day with at least 27.3 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Espanola: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
25 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
50 years	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
100 years	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1896 to 2010.

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: 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1950; 55.4 mm (2.2 in) in 2010; 52.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1951.

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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.

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