Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tatum (USC00298713), New Mexico, United States, with 107 years of record.
Key Facts for Tatum
Tatum (USC00298713) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.24 latitude and -103.36 longitude, 1,223 m (4,012 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 2025, 107 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tatum still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tatum set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 30 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.24 latitude, -103.36 longitude.
Elevation: 1,223 m (4,012 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 2025, 107 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 Tatum. 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 Tatum, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.1 C (115.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tatum still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Tatum by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1919
7
1920
7
1921
25
1922
8
1923
13
1924
19
1925
5
1926
2
1927
12
1928
6
1929
12
1930
21
1931
14
1932
9
1933
11
1934
17
1935
12
1936
21
1937
23
1938
19
1939
15
1940
16
1941
19
1942
16
1943
12
1944
8
1945
29
1947
3
1948
26
1949
15
1950
23
1951
22
1952
19
1953
17
1954
20
1955
12
1956
12
1957
19
1958
17
1959
16
1960
14
1961
7
1962
10
1963
17
1964
10
1965
13
1967
14
1968
9
1969
14
1970
23
1971
24
1972
18
1973
38
1974
30
1975
8
1976
15
1977
4
1978
8
1979
16
1980
15
1981
8
1982
15
1983
21
1984
20
1985
14
1986
15
1987
17
1988
8
1989
29
1990
21
1991
17
1992
5
1993
6
1994
15
1995
16
1996
22
1997
16
1998
17
1999
13
2000
30
2001
10
2002
10
2003
13
2004
15
2005
14
2006
10
2007
11
2008
12
2009
13
2010
14
2011
39
2012
12
2013
18
2014
15
2015
11
2016
16
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Tatum between 14 July 1958 and 28 June 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Tatum set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1958-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960-12-09
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1961-02-20
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1962-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988-02-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1994-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tatum. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 30 July 1925.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tatum
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
8 January 1939
Feb
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
20 February 1961
Mar
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
27 March 1929
Apr
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
4 April 2004
May
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
6 May 1969
Jun
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
20 June 1999
Jul
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
30 July 1925
Aug
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
5 August 1953
Sep
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
26 September 1980
Oct
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
11 October 1981
Nov
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
4 November 1978
Dec
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
11 December 1923
Period of Record Coverage
1919 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
97 years of record at Tatum, 1919 to 2016. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1937 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Tatum, 1921 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1973, at 12.9 C (55.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.5 C (61.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tatum as warming stripes, 1921 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1921
15.3 C
+0.54 C
1923
14.1 C
-0.59 C
1929
14.1 C
-0.58 C
1930
14.8 C
+0.10 C
1931
14.3 C
-0.47 C
1932
14.1 C
-0.67 C
1933
15.2 C
+0.50 C
1934
15.6 C
+0.84 C
1935
14.6 C
-0.14 C
1936
13.1 C
-1.58 C
1938
15.4 C
+0.65 C
1939
15.2 C
+0.48 C
1940
15.1 C
+0.33 C
1943
15.1 C
+0.39 C
1944
14.0 C
-0.76 C
1948
15.0 C
+0.31 C
1949
14.4 C
-0.36 C
1950
15.6 C
+0.91 C
1951
15.2 C
+0.51 C
1952
15.2 C
+0.47 C
1953
15.5 C
+0.81 C
1954
16.5 C
+1.77 C
1955
15.3 C
+0.61 C
1956
15.6 C
+0.91 C
1957
15.1 C
+0.34 C
1958
14.7 C
-0.03 C
1959
14.5 C
-0.20 C
1963
14.6 C
-0.10 C
1967
15.2 C
+0.43 C
1968
14.4 C
-0.28 C
1969
14.7 C
+0.01 C
1970
14.4 C
-0.32 C
1971
14.3 C
-0.39 C
1972
14.0 C
-0.73 C
1973
12.9 C
-1.81 C
1975
14.1 C
-0.59 C
1976
13.9 C
-0.78 C
1979
13.7 C
-0.99 C
1980
14.8 C
+0.11 C
1981
15.1 C
+0.41 C
1982
13.8 C
-0.93 C
1986
14.6 C
-0.17 C
1987
13.7 C
-1.03 C
1988
13.8 C
-0.97 C
1989
14.3 C
-0.38 C
1990
14.7 C
-0.02 C
1992
14.0 C
-0.69 C
1993
14.1 C
-0.67 C
1995
14.9 C
+0.20 C
1997
14.0 C
-0.69 C
1998
15.8 C
+1.03 C
1999
15.3 C
+0.59 C
2000
15.7 C
+1.02 C
2001
15.4 C
+0.71 C
2002
14.9 C
+0.18 C
2003
15.6 C
+0.85 C
2005
14.5 C
-0.18 C
2008
14.2 C
-0.52 C
2010
14.7 C
-0.07 C
2011
15.6 C
+0.87 C
2012
16.2 C
+1.46 C
2013
14.5 C
-0.19 C
2014
14.5 C
-0.22 C
2015
14.6 C
-0.14 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1921 to 2015 is 0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.12 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tatum
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.06) per decade
0.00 F (-0.12 to 0.12) per decade
1921 to 2015
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.11 to 0.06) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.19 to 0.11) per decade
1921 to 2015
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade
0.04 F (-0.11 to 0.19) per decade
1921 to 2015
64
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
1919 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Tatum: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
97
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
97
Wettest day (Rx1day)
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1925
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1941
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
106
Longest dry spell (CDD)
101 days
1989
48 days
106
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tatum, 1919 to 2025. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tatum by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1924
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2014
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tatum, 1919 to 2025. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tatum by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1919
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1920
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1926
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1934
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1936
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1947
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1950
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1959
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1989
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1994
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1996
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1997
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1998
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2005
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2014
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2015
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tatum, 1919 to 2025. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.1 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tatum by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1926
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1928
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1935
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1947
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1955
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1961
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1974
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1981
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1982
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1988
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1991
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1992
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1993
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1995
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1999
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2000
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2005
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2007
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2008
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2010
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2011
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
2012
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2013
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2014
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2016
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2020
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2021
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2022
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2023
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2024
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2025
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tatum, 1919 to 2025. The record is 244.3 mm (9.6 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tatum by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1920
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1921
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1922
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1923
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1924
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1926
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1928
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1930
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1934
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1937
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1938
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1941
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1942
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1944
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1947
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1951
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1954
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1955
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1956
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1961
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1969
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1970
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1972
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1974
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1977
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1978
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1979
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1980
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1981
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1982
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984
151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1985
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1986
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1988
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1989
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1992
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1993
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1994
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1999
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2001
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2002
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2005
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
156.4 mm (6.2 in)
2007
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2008
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2009
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2010
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2011
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2012
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2014
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2015
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2016
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
2017
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2018
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2019
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2020
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2021
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2022
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2023
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2024
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
2025
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tatum, 1919 to 2025. The record is 101 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tatum by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919
27 days
1920
35 days
1921
85 days
1922
37 days
1923
20 days
1924
53 days
1925
15 days
1926
37 days
1927
83 days
1928
34 days
1929
45 days
1930
76 days
1931
34 days
1932
42 days
1933
42 days
1934
42 days
1935
38 days
1936
43 days
1937
41 days
1938
52 days
1939
45 days
1940
61 days
1941
28 days
1942
55 days
1943
55 days
1944
32 days
1945
64 days
1947
27 days
1948
57 days
1949
38 days
1950
87 days
1951
47 days
1952
40 days
1953
51 days
1954
100 days
1955
64 days
1956
79 days
1957
39 days
1958
32 days
1959
47 days
1960
49 days
1961
54 days
1962
50 days
1963
41 days
1964
65 days
1965
75 days
1966
31 days
1967
97 days
1968
35 days
1969
43 days
1970
76 days
1971
51 days
1972
89 days
1973
87 days
1974
50 days
1975
49 days
1976
89 days
1977
40 days
1978
35 days
1979
37 days
1980
54 days
1981
37 days
1982
30 days
1983
37 days
1984
70 days
1985
29 days
1986
38 days
1987
33 days
1988
75 days
1989
101 days
1990
69 days
1991
54 days
1992
63 days
1993
40 days
1994
66 days
1995
59 days
1996
49 days
1997
34 days
1998
66 days
1999
36 days
2000
72 days
2001
30 days
2002
41 days
2003
60 days
2004
38 days
2005
76 days
2006
55 days
2007
62 days
2008
62 days
2009
33 days
2010
70 days
2011
60 days
2012
43 days
2013
62 days
2014
51 days
2015
29 days
2016
36 days
2017
61 days
2018
71 days
2019
42 days
2020
73 days
2021
56 days
2022
28 days
2023
10 days
2024
4 days
2025
4 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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tatum falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
In 1973 to 2015 the median growing season was 184 days. That is 1 day fewer than in 1921 to 1968.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Tatum
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1921 to 1968)
Recent period (1973 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
21 April
21 April
no change
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
27 October
22 October
5 days earlier
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
185 days
184 days
1 day fewer
+1.2 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
81 years, 1921 to 2020
A day with at least 44.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.2 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tatum: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
50 years
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1921 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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1981; 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1980; 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1969.
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.