Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Melrose (USC00295617), New Mexico, United States, with 111 years of record.
Key Facts for Melrose
Melrose (USC00295617) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.43 latitude and -103.63 longitude, 1,402 m (4,599 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 2018, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Melrose still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Melrose set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 20 September 2018.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.43 latitude, -103.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,402 m (4,599 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 2018, 111 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 Melrose. 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 Melrose, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Melrose still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Melrose by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1908
16
1909
29
1910
11
1926
13
1927
4
1941
7
1942
11
1943
20
1944
18
1945
28
1946
18
1947
18
1948
16
1949
17
1950
30
1951
27
1952
20
1953
30
1954
9
1955
55
1956
21
1957
14
1958
17
1959
12
1960
30
1961
20
1962
19
1963
28
1964
13
1965
18
1966
20
1967
22
1968
10
1969
19
1970
12
1971
27
1972
13
1973
14
1974
14
1975
14
1976
18
1977
3
1978
24
1979
15
1980
23
1981
14
1982
12
1983
15
1984
15
1985
15
1986
14
1987
11
1988
10
1989
25
1990
22
1991
17
1992
9
1993
6
1994
13
1995
24
1996
23
1997
19
1998
15
1999
8
2000
30
2001
10
2002
17
2003
21
2004
17
2005
14
2006
25
2007
13
2008
13
2009
20
2010
10
2011
36
2012
18
2013
20
2014
12
2015
7
2016
19
2017
29
2018
9
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Melrose between 23 December 1997 and 19 December 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Melrose set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-12-23
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2011-12-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 126.7 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Melrose. The most was 126.7 mm (5.0 in) on 26 August 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Melrose
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
23 January 1921
Feb
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
22 February 1923
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 March 1922
Apr
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
11 April 1923
May
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
4 May 2001
Jun
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2 June 1963
Jul
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
13 July 1991
Aug
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
26 August 1942
Sep
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
11 September 2013
Oct
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
23 October 2000
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
25 November 1935
Dec
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
10 December 1923
Period of Record Coverage
1908 to 2018
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
83 years of record at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1910, 1926, 1927, 1941, 1954, 1955, 1957 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Melrose, 1909 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 12.9 C (55.1 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.4 C (61.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Melrose as warming stripes, 1909 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1909
13.7 C
-0.62 C
1942
13.8 C
-0.49 C
1943
14.4 C
+0.07 C
1944
13.9 C
-0.42 C
1945
14.6 C
+0.28 C
1946
15.0 C
+0.66 C
1948
13.8 C
-0.51 C
1949
14.2 C
-0.10 C
1950
15.2 C
+0.88 C
1951
14.5 C
+0.21 C
1952
14.5 C
+0.18 C
1953
15.2 C
+0.93 C
1958
13.4 C
-0.90 C
1959
13.5 C
-0.79 C
1960
12.9 C
-1.44 C
1961
13.3 C
-1.02 C
1962
14.2 C
-0.07 C
1963
14.5 C
+0.22 C
1964
13.8 C
-0.52 C
1965
14.3 C
+0.01 C
1966
13.7 C
-0.65 C
1967
14.1 C
-0.22 C
1968
13.6 C
-0.69 C
1969
13.8 C
-0.51 C
1970
13.5 C
-0.76 C
1971
13.7 C
-0.63 C
1972
13.4 C
-0.89 C
1973
12.9 C
-1.38 C
1974
14.0 C
-0.35 C
1975
13.0 C
-1.27 C
1976
13.2 C
-1.13 C
1977
14.3 C
0.00 C
1978
13.5 C
-0.82 C
1979
13.1 C
-1.21 C
1980
14.3 C
-0.01 C
1981
14.5 C
+0.21 C
1982
13.8 C
-0.54 C
1983
13.7 C
-0.63 C
1984
13.3 C
-1.01 C
1985
13.8 C
-0.55 C
1986
14.4 C
+0.06 C
1987
13.5 C
-0.85 C
1988
13.8 C
-0.51 C
1989
14.5 C
+0.16 C
1990
14.6 C
+0.31 C
1991
14.0 C
-0.28 C
1992
14.1 C
-0.22 C
1993
14.3 C
-0.03 C
1994
15.4 C
+1.12 C
1995
15.1 C
+0.84 C
1996
15.1 C
+0.82 C
1997
13.9 C
-0.36 C
1998
15.4 C
+1.06 C
1999
15.1 C
+0.75 C
2000
15.5 C
+1.22 C
2001
15.2 C
+0.89 C
2002
15.1 C
+0.83 C
2003
15.7 C
+1.36 C
2004
14.6 C
+0.30 C
2005
15.1 C
+0.75 C
2006
15.5 C
+1.18 C
2007
14.6 C
+0.25 C
2008
14.8 C
+0.48 C
2009
15.1 C
+0.79 C
2010
14.9 C
+0.63 C
2011
15.6 C
+1.31 C
2012
16.4 C
+2.07 C
2013
14.7 C
+0.39 C
2017
15.6 C
+1.29 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1909 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Melrose
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1909 to 2017
69
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.12 C (0.02 to 0.22) per decade
0.21 F (0.03 to 0.39) per decade
1909 to 2017
69
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1909 to 2017
69
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
1908 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Melrose: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
83
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
83
Wettest day (Rx1day)
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1942
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1991
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
112 days
1996
45 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Melrose by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
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
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1958
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2017
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Melrose by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1908
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1909
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
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
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1927
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1984
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1995
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1997
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1999
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2008
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2013
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2017
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2018
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. The record is 126.7 mm (5.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Melrose by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1910
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1914
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1920
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1929
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1932
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1943
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1959
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1968
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1970
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1975
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1982
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1983
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1984
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1990
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1994
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1995
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1997
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2001
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2004
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2005
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2008
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2010
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2012
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2013
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2014
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2016
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2017
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. The record is 204.3 mm (8.0 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Melrose by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1911
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1914
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1915
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1916
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1917
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1918
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1920
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1923
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1924
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1934
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1939
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1940
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1942
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1943
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1945
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1946
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1950
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1951
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1958
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1959
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1961
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1964
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1969
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1973
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1977
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1978
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1981
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1982
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1985
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1987
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1988
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1992
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1993
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1998
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1999
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2000
140.1 mm (5.5 in)
2001
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
2003
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2004
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2006
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2007
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2009
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2010
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
2011
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2012
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2013
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2014
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2015
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2016
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2017
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2018
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Melrose, 1908 to 2018. The record is 112 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Melrose by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908
36 days
1909
69 days
1910
62 days
1911
30 days
1912
59 days
1913
36 days
1914
69 days
1915
40 days
1916
56 days
1917
60 days
1918
32 days
1919
31 days
1920
67 days
1921
97 days
1922
48 days
1923
23 days
1924
39 days
1925
85 days
1926
35 days
1927
33 days
1928
25 days
1929
21 days
1930
28 days
1931
20 days
1932
53 days
1933
102 days
1934
59 days
1935
69 days
1936
101 days
1937
60 days
1938
53 days
1939
57 days
1940
59 days
1941
28 days
1942
58 days
1943
57 days
1944
34 days
1945
53 days
1946
96 days
1947
31 days
1948
55 days
1949
28 days
1950
102 days
1951
39 days
1952
62 days
1953
59 days
1954
50 days
1955
90 days
1956
74 days
1957
49 days
1958
41 days
1959
51 days
1960
34 days
1961
40 days
1962
28 days
1963
30 days
1964
59 days
1965
44 days
1966
54 days
1967
57 days
1968
33 days
1969
43 days
1970
76 days
1971
48 days
1972
43 days
1973
33 days
1974
52 days
1975
40 days
1976
34 days
1977
27 days
1978
25 days
1979
38 days
1980
40 days
1981
32 days
1982
44 days
1983
26 days
1984
38 days
1985
21 days
1986
35 days
1987
27 days
1988
37 days
1989
57 days
1990
67 days
1991
51 days
1992
34 days
1993
28 days
1994
41 days
1995
75 days
1996
112 days
1997
33 days
1998
34 days
1999
40 days
2000
61 days
2001
47 days
2002
46 days
2003
48 days
2004
42 days
2005
73 days
2006
44 days
2007
51 days
2008
46 days
2009
40 days
2010
55 days
2011
39 days
2012
40 days
2013
45 days
2014
72 days
2015
27 days
2016
47 days
2017
78 days
2018
46 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
69 years with a frost
Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Melrose falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
In 1985 to 2017 the median growing season was 184 days. That is 3 days more than in 1909 to 1975.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Melrose
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1909 to 1975)
Recent period (1985 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 April
24 April
17 April
7 days earlier
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
21 October
20 October
1 day earlier
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
181 days
184 days
3 days more
+1.0 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
95 years, 1909 to 2017
A day with at least 46.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Melrose: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
100 years
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1909 to 2017.
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: 126.7 mm (5.0 in) in 1942; 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 2000; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1981.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Melrose, at 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Melrose, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1988
+0.4
+0.6
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.
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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.