Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McGaffey 5 SE (USC00295560), New Mexico, United States, with 66 years of record.
Key Facts for McGaffey 5 SE
McGaffey 5 SE (USC00295560) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.34 latitude and -108.44 longitude, 2,438 m (8,000 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2014, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at McGaffey 5 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
McGaffey 5 SE tied a monthly record high minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 31 January 2014.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.34 latitude, -108.44 longitude.
Elevation: 2,438 m (8,000 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2014, 66 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 McGaffey 5 SE. 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 McGaffey 5 SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at McGaffey 5 SE still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at McGaffey 5 SE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
34
1950
31
1951
37
1952
18
1953
33
1954
21
1955
35
1956
8
1957
23
1958
17
1959
12
1960
29
1961
10
1962
25
1963
28
1964
9
1965
19
1966
11
1967
7
1968
8
1969
9
1970
14
1971
25
1972
21
1973
12
1974
17
1975
25
1976
16
1977
25
1978
23
1979
25
1980
21
1981
15
1982
18
1983
14
1984
17
1985
31
1986
28
1987
26
1988
18
1989
30
1990
23
1991
20
1992
24
1993
11
1994
12
1995
21
1996
40
1997
17
1998
22
1999
17
2000
44
2001
16
2002
20
2003
30
2004
24
2005
35
2006
23
2007
25
2008
38
2009
35
2010
31
2011
25
2012
40
2013
23
2014
3
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at McGaffey 5 SE between 27 March 1984 and 31 January 2001. Each dot is a new record.
When McGaffey 5 SE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1984-03-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1995-08-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 66.0 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McGaffey 5 SE. The most was 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 August 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at McGaffey 5 SE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
8 January 1957
Feb
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
15 February 1980
Mar
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
31 March 2003
Apr
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
4 April 1999
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
21 May 1993
Jun
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2 June 1952
Jul
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 July 1975
Aug
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
12 August 1995
Sep
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
7 September 1958
Oct
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
26 October 1998
Nov
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
7 November 1998
Dec
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
26 December 1983
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
66 years of record at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1986, 2001 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 54 complete years at McGaffey 5 SE, 1950 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.3 C (43.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 4.9 C (40.8 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 7.7 C (45.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at McGaffey 5 SE as warming stripes, 1950 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
6.9 C
+0.62 C
1951
6.3 C
+0.02 C
1952
6.0 C
-0.24 C
1953
6.2 C
-0.05 C
1954
7.1 C
+0.77 C
1957
6.9 C
+0.65 C
1958
7.2 C
+0.94 C
1959
7.1 C
+0.86 C
1960
6.4 C
+0.14 C
1961
6.8 C
+0.48 C
1962
6.8 C
+0.51 C
1963
7.2 C
+0.87 C
1964
5.3 C
-0.99 C
1965
5.7 C
-0.61 C
1966
6.8 C
+0.53 C
1967
6.6 C
+0.28 C
1969
5.9 C
-0.43 C
1970
5.6 C
-0.65 C
1972
6.1 C
-0.18 C
1973
5.3 C
-1.03 C
1974
5.9 C
-0.34 C
1975
4.9 C
-1.37 C
1976
5.7 C
-0.61 C
1977
6.2 C
-0.05 C
1978
6.1 C
-0.22 C
1979
5.4 C
-0.84 C
1980
6.5 C
+0.20 C
1981
7.0 C
+0.71 C
1982
5.3 C
-0.96 C
1983
5.7 C
-0.55 C
1984
5.8 C
-0.46 C
1985
5.3 C
-0.98 C
1987
5.3 C
-1.02 C
1988
5.5 C
-0.77 C
1989
6.3 C
+0.06 C
1990
5.7 C
-0.57 C
1991
5.6 C
-0.69 C
1992
5.7 C
-0.62 C
1993
6.0 C
-0.30 C
1994
6.3 C
+0.04 C
1995
6.4 C
+0.10 C
1996
7.0 C
+0.72 C
1997
5.9 C
-0.38 C
1998
5.9 C
-0.42 C
1999
6.7 C
+0.42 C
2000
7.1 C
+0.80 C
2001
6.3 C
+0.05 C
2003
6.5 C
+0.18 C
2006
6.2 C
-0.09 C
2007
7.0 C
+0.70 C
2008
7.1 C
+0.78 C
2009
7.5 C
+1.19 C
2010
7.5 C
+1.26 C
2011
7.7 C
+1.45 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1950 to 2011 is 0.04 C (-0.07 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 54 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at McGaffey 5 SE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.07 to 0.14) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1950 to 2011
54
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.11 C (-0.04 to 0.26) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1950 to 2011
54
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.03 C (-0.15 to 0.09) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
1950 to 2011
54
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
1949 to 2014
Yearly extremes at McGaffey 5 SE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
66
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971
-26.4 C (-15.5 F)
66
Wettest day (Rx1day)
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
106 days
1989
38 days
66
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at McGaffey 5 SE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1949
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1984
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1987
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1988
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1992
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014
15.0 C (59.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.4 C (-15.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at McGaffey 5 SE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1949
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1950
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1953
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1973
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1975
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1987
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1988
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1991
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1992
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1993
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1994
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1995
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1998
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2000
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2002
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2004
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2007
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2009
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2013
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2014
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. The record is 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at McGaffey 5 SE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1951
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1954
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1956
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1957
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1963
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1974
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1975
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1987
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1994
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1997
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1998
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2000
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2001
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2003
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2009
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2010
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2012
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2014
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McGaffey 5 SE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1950
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1951
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1953
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1956
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1959
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1960
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1961
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1962
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1968
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1969
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1974
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1976
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1979
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1982
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1986
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1988
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1989
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1990
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1996
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1997
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1999
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2001
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2003
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2005
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2006
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2007
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2009
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2010
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2011
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
2012
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
2013
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2014
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at McGaffey 5 SE, 1949 to 2014. The record is 106 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at McGaffey 5 SE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949
28 days
1950
44 days
1951
58 days
1952
34 days
1953
33 days
1954
61 days
1955
66 days
1956
36 days
1957
41 days
1958
31 days
1959
56 days
1960
38 days
1961
56 days
1962
36 days
1963
46 days
1964
28 days
1965
34 days
1966
39 days
1967
48 days
1968
39 days
1969
31 days
1970
34 days
1971
37 days
1972
56 days
1973
28 days
1974
65 days
1975
35 days
1976
34 days
1977
47 days
1978
37 days
1979
30 days
1980
43 days
1981
34 days
1982
35 days
1983
35 days
1984
47 days
1985
34 days
1986
20 days
1987
20 days
1988
63 days
1989
106 days
1990
24 days
1991
41 days
1992
33 days
1993
40 days
1994
39 days
1995
39 days
1996
62 days
1997
35 days
1998
49 days
1999
66 days
2000
59 days
2001
26 days
2002
41 days
2003
51 days
2004
27 days
2005
41 days
2006
41 days
2007
35 days
2008
34 days
2009
26 days
2010
53 days
2011
30 days
2012
57 days
2013
27 days
2014
30 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
54 years with a frost
Across 54 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at McGaffey 5 SE falls on 14 June and the median first autumn frost on 17 September, which leaves a median of 95 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at McGaffey 5 SE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 June
n/a
15 June
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 September
n/a
16 September
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
Growing days
95 days
n/a
95 days
n/a
-1.9 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
57 years, 1949 to 2010
A day with at least 35.1 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.6 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at McGaffey 5 SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
100 years
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1949 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: 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1995; 65.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1957; 64.5 mm (2.5 in) in 2003.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of McGaffey 5 SE, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at McGaffey 5 SE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
-0.4
-0.8
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Download the Data
Data for McGaffey 5 SE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for McGaffey 5 SE threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.