Maxwell 3 NW Weather Records (USC00295490)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Maxwell 3 NW (USC00295490), New Mexico, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Maxwell 3 NW

Maxwell 3 NW (USC00295490) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.57 latitude and -104.59 longitude, 1,834 m (6,017 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 2023, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Maxwell 3 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Maxwell 3 NW set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 13 June 2021.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.57 latitude, -104.59 longitude.
Elevation: 1,834 m (6,017 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 2023, 119 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 Maxwell 3 NW. 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 Maxwell 3 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Maxwell 3 NW still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Maxwell 3 NW by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	24
1946	7
1947	7
1948	29
1949	16
1950	29
1951	11
1952	21
1953	42
1954	20
1955	29
1956	44
1957	19
1958	16
1959	21
1960	25
1961	19
1962	28
1963	36
1964	21
1965	14
1966	22
1967	26
1968	7
1969	15
1970	23
1971	46
1972	27
1973	27
1974	19
1976	10
1977	14
1978	16
1979	28
1980	22
1981	25
1982	21
1983	13
1984	20
1985	16
1986	26
1987	14
1988	8
1989	33
1990	15
1991	16
1992	8
1993	8
1994	9
1995	30
1996	41
1997	21
1998	19
1999	15
2000	19
2001	10
2002	12
2003	21
2004	16
2005	16
2006	19
2007	22
2010	10
2011	14
2012	11
2013	27
2014	26
2015	13
2016	15
2017	13
2018	8
2019	22
2020	23
2021	9

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Maxwell 3 NW between 18 May 1955 and 6 July 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Maxwell 3 NW set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-05-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968-03-11	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1989-02-05	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990-01-19	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1999-05-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2006-07-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 118.6 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 118.6 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maxwell 3 NW. The most was 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 6 July 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Maxwell 3 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 January 1944
Feb	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 February 1931
Mar	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 March 1919
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 April 1914
May	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	3 May 1999
Jun	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 June 2019
Jul	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	6 July 2006
Aug	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 August 1987
Sep	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 September 1973
Oct	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 October 1957
Nov	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 November 1978
Dec	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2021

74 years of record at Maxwell 3 NW, 1945 to 2021. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1965, 1974, 1976, 1982 and others.

Days with data per year at Maxwell 3 NW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	356	98%	Yes
1946	119	33%	No
1947	183	50%	No
1948	358	98%	Yes
1949	299	82%	No
1950	343	94%	Yes
1951	210	58%	No
1952	348	95%	Yes
1953	358	98%	Yes
1954	354	97%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	362	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	340	93%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	298	82%	No
1966	355	97%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	354	97%	Yes
1969	351	96%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	304	83%	No
1976	261	71%	No
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	358	98%	Yes
1979	351	96%	Yes
1980	355	97%	Yes
1981	353	97%	Yes
1982	321	88%	No
1983	325	89%	No
1984	357	98%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	337	92%	Yes
1990	333	91%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	362	99%	Yes
1993	343	94%	Yes
1994	351	96%	Yes
1995	345	95%	Yes
1996	345	94%	Yes
1997	346	95%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	361	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	355	97%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	335	92%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2010	213	58%	No
2011	205	56%	No
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	363	99%	Yes
2015	212	58%	No
2016	296	81%	No
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	340	93%	Yes
2019	352	96%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	153	42%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Maxwell 3 NW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 June 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max (Tie)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	tie	68 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max (Tie)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	tie	42 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low min (Tie)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	tie	22 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2021	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2020	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

51 complete years, 1945 to 2017

One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Maxwell 3 NW, 1945 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 8.0 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Maxwell 3 NW as warming stripes, 1945 to 2017
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	8.8 C	-0.68 C
1948	8.6 C	-0.90 C
1954	11.1 C	+1.67 C
1955	8.7 C	-0.75 C
1956	9.2 C	-0.25 C
1957	9.4 C	-0.02 C
1958	9.7 C	+0.25 C
1959	8.9 C	-0.52 C
1960	8.5 C	-0.95 C
1961	8.1 C	-1.36 C
1962	9.8 C	+0.31 C
1963	10.1 C	+0.59 C
1964	9.1 C	-0.36 C
1966	9.9 C	+0.41 C
1967	9.3 C	-0.17 C
1968	9.0 C	-0.46 C
1969	9.3 C	-0.20 C
1970	8.3 C	-1.12 C
1971	8.6 C	-0.89 C
1977	9.8 C	+0.35 C
1978	9.5 C	+0.05 C
1979	8.5 C	-0.93 C
1980	10.3 C	+0.80 C
1981	10.6 C	+1.16 C
1982	9.3 C	-0.15 C
1983	8.4 C	-1.08 C
1984	8.0 C	-1.43 C
1986	10.3 C	+0.85 C
1987	8.5 C	-0.92 C
1988	9.2 C	-0.31 C
1989	9.8 C	+0.34 C
1991	9.0 C	-0.51 C
1992	9.0 C	-0.42 C
1993	9.2 C	-0.24 C
1994	10.0 C	+0.49 C
1995	10.1 C	+0.63 C
1996	9.9 C	+0.47 C
1997	8.8 C	-0.68 C
1998	10.3 C	+0.81 C
1999	10.2 C	+0.73 C
2000	10.0 C	+0.58 C
2001	9.8 C	+0.34 C
2002	9.3 C	-0.18 C
2003	10.1 C	+0.61 C
2005	10.2 C	+0.75 C
2006	10.4 C	+0.98 C
2007	10.3 C	+0.86 C
2012	10.5 C	+1.06 C
2013	9.0 C	-0.45 C
2014	9.4 C	-0.09 C
2017	10.2 C	+0.78 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade over 1945 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Maxwell 3 NW
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1945 to 2017	51	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.00 C (-0.15 to 0.15) per decade	0.00 F (-0.26 to 0.27) per decade	1945 to 2017	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade	1945 to 2017	51	Rise

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

1905 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Maxwell 3 NW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1953	35.6 C (96.1 F)	74
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1963	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	74
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	2006	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	103
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	1955	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	103
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1921	51 days	103

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Maxwell 3 NW, 1905 to 2023. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Maxwell 3 NW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Maxwell 3 NW, 1905 to 2023. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Maxwell 3 NW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1948	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1949	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1950	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1952	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1953	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1954	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1959	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1960	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1976	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1987	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1990	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1992	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1995	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1997	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1998	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1999	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2003	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2005	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2006	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2007	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2011	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2012	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2013	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2014	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2015	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2016	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2017	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2018	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2021	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Maxwell 3 NW, 1905 to 2023. The record is 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maxwell 3 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1911	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1912	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1915	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1916	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1918	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1932	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1943	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1954	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1956	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1981	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1983	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1985	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1986	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1989	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1990	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1992	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1997	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1998	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2000	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2001	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2004	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2007	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2010	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2011	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2012	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2013	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2015	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2017	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2018	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2020	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2021	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Maxwell 3 NW, 1905 to 2023. The record is 178.4 mm (7.0 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.1 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maxwell 3 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1908	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1909	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1910	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1911	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1915	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1916	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1917	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1918	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1920	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1922	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1923	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1924	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1930	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1931	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1932	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1947	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1948	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1950	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1951	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1953	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1956	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1958	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1960	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1961	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1965	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1972	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1984	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1990	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1991	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1994	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1995	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1996	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1999	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2000	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2001	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2002	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2003	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2007	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2010	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
2011	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2013	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2016	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2017	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
2018	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2019	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
2020	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2021	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Maxwell 3 NW, 1905 to 2023. The record is 104 days in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maxwell 3 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	41 days
1906	40 days
1908	56 days
1909	48 days
1910	43 days
1911	51 days
1912	50 days
1913	44 days
1914	69 days
1915	49 days
1916	59 days
1917	54 days
1918	32 days
1919	31 days
1920	49 days
1921	104 days
1922	51 days
1923	56 days
1924	29 days
1925	82 days
1926	67 days
1927	91 days
1928	38 days
1929	50 days
1930	42 days
1931	43 days
1932	44 days
1943	47 days
1944	34 days
1945	62 days
1946	29 days
1947	31 days
1948	61 days
1949	33 days
1950	96 days
1951	62 days
1952	47 days
1953	60 days
1954	64 days
1955	55 days
1956	58 days
1957	56 days
1958	33 days
1959	64 days
1960	58 days
1961	68 days
1962	54 days
1963	80 days
1964	53 days
1965	53 days
1966	70 days
1967	61 days
1968	47 days
1969	43 days
1970	74 days
1971	41 days
1972	60 days
1973	42 days
1974	65 days
1976	34 days
1977	53 days
1978	34 days
1979	52 days
1980	63 days
1981	51 days
1982	30 days
1983	41 days
1984	68 days
1985	53 days
1986	31 days
1987	33 days
1988	39 days
1989	66 days
1990	41 days
1991	73 days
1992	71 days
1993	51 days
1994	66 days
1995	59 days
1996	58 days
1997	37 days
1998	36 days
1999	73 days
2000	47 days
2001	72 days
2002	66 days
2003	48 days
2004	47 days
2005	76 days
2006	83 days
2007	38 days
2010	55 days
2011	23 days
2012	62 days
2013	39 days
2014	69 days
2015	27 days
2016	43 days
2017	54 days
2018	44 days
2019	46 days
2020	45 days
2021	30 days
2022	n/a
2023	n/a

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

51 years with a frost

Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Maxwell 3 NW falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 135 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 Maxwell 3 NW
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1979 to 2017)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 May	n/a	17 May	n/a	+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	28 September	n/a	29 September	n/a	+0.7 days per decade
Growing days	135 days	n/a	136 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

85 years, 1908 to 2020

A day with at least 39.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 119.9 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Maxwell 3 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1908 to 2020.

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: 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 2006; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1999; 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1955.

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 2026-10-14 (14 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).