Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Southport 5 N (USC00318113), North Carolina, United States, with 125 years of record.
Key Facts for Southport 5 N
Southport 5 N (USC00318113) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 33.99 latitude and -78.01 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2016, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Southport 5 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Southport 5 N set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 31 March 2016.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 33.99 latitude, -78.01 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2016, 125 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 Southport 5 N. 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 Southport 5 N, 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)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Southport 5 N still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 33.
Standing records at Southport 5 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
13
1893
14
1894
10
1895
13
1896
14
1897
7
1898
5
1899
14
1900
13
1901
13
1902
7
1903
8
1904
5
1905
14
1906
9
1907
12
1908
6
1909
5
1910
6
1911
5
1912
11
1913
12
1914
12
1915
4
1916
9
1917
19
1918
9
1919
8
1920
14
1921
12
1922
8
1923
6
1924
4
1925
13
1926
8
1927
8
1928
7
1929
7
1930
5
1931
15
1932
15
1933
17
1934
15
1935
17
1936
13
1937
19
1938
7
1939
9
1940
7
1941
8
1942
6
1943
17
1944
7
1945
14
1946
5
1947
7
1948
5
1949
9
1950
12
1951
7
1952
14
1953
7
1954
9
1955
3
1956
4
1957
9
1958
10
1959
6
1960
6
1961
5
1962
16
1963
3
1964
2
1965
2
1966
4
1967
12
1968
1
1969
8
1970
6
1971
17
1972
21
1973
15
1974
16
1975
9
1976
26
1977
18
1978
14
1979
14
1980
18
1981
33
1982
21
1983
17
1984
20
1985
24
1986
26
1987
13
1988
22
1989
22
1990
20
1991
10
1992
12
1993
15
1994
20
1995
10
1996
16
1997
18
1998
10
1999
17
2000
10
2001
9
2002
21
2003
9
2004
10
2005
8
2006
15
2007
24
2008
28
2009
7
2010
6
2011
6
2012
12
2013
15
2014
10
2015
26
2016
7
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Southport 5 N between 25 June 1945 and 16 September 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Southport 5 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1945-06-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1946-06-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1946-09-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1952-06-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980-03-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989-12-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1989-12-25
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996-09-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1999-09-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 464.8 mm (18.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 464.8 mm (18.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Southport 5 N. The most was 464.8 mm (18.3 in) on 16 September 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Southport 5 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
27 January 1921
Feb
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
17 February 1998
Mar
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
21 March 2001
Apr
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
19 April 1899
May
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
12 May 1912
Jun
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
15 June 1946
Jul
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
24 July 1925
Aug
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
27 August 1998
Sep
464.8 mm (18.3 in)
16 September 1999
Oct
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
14 October 1994
Nov
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
7 November 1951
Dec
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
9 December 1905
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
125 years of record at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1903, 1904, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1986 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 98 complete years at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.6 C (63.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1892, at 16.1 C (60.9 F), and the warmest was 2008, at 19.0 C (66.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Southport 5 N as warming stripes, 1892 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
16.1 C
-1.58 C
1893
16.8 C
-0.81 C
1895
16.7 C
-0.92 C
1896
17.7 C
+0.07 C
1897
17.8 C
+0.16 C
1898
17.7 C
+0.05 C
1899
17.6 C
+0.01 C
1900
18.4 C
+0.74 C
1901
17.0 C
-0.65 C
1905
17.7 C
+0.02 C
1906
18.0 C
+0.37 C
1907
17.7 C
+0.04 C
1908
18.4 C
+0.76 C
1909
17.9 C
+0.31 C
1910
17.0 C
-0.59 C
1911
18.3 C
+0.67 C
1912
17.5 C
-0.11 C
1913
18.0 C
+0.34 C
1914
17.2 C
-0.48 C
1915
17.6 C
-0.08 C
1916
17.7 C
+0.08 C
1917
16.7 C
-0.97 C
1918
17.4 C
-0.24 C
1919
17.9 C
+0.30 C
1921
18.9 C
+1.30 C
1922
18.2 C
+0.58 C
1923
18.1 C
+0.50 C
1924
17.3 C
-0.34 C
1925
18.2 C
+0.55 C
1926
17.5 C
-0.12 C
1927
18.3 C
+0.69 C
1928
17.8 C
+0.13 C
1929
18.1 C
+0.44 C
1930
17.6 C
+0.01 C
1931
18.2 C
+0.59 C
1932
18.9 C
+1.29 C
1933
18.9 C
+1.25 C
1934
18.0 C
+0.36 C
1935
18.2 C
+0.56 C
1936
18.1 C
+0.47 C
1937
17.9 C
+0.29 C
1938
18.2 C
+0.61 C
1939
18.3 C
+0.65 C
1940
16.8 C
-0.83 C
1941
17.9 C
+0.23 C
1942
18.0 C
+0.40 C
1943
17.4 C
-0.19 C
1944
17.7 C
+0.10 C
1945
18.3 C
+0.67 C
1946
18.3 C
+0.62 C
1947
17.4 C
-0.26 C
1948
17.9 C
+0.29 C
1949
18.7 C
+1.06 C
1950
17.8 C
+0.18 C
1951
17.8 C
+0.15 C
1952
18.2 C
+0.54 C
1953
18.3 C
+0.67 C
1954
17.9 C
+0.28 C
1955
17.7 C
+0.05 C
1956
18.0 C
+0.40 C
1957
17.9 C
+0.31 C
1958
16.7 C
-0.95 C
1959
18.1 C
+0.48 C
1960
17.0 C
-0.68 C
1961
17.5 C
-0.17 C
1962
16.9 C
-0.70 C
1963
16.8 C
-0.84 C
1964
17.7 C
+0.03 C
1965
17.6 C
-0.03 C
1966
16.9 C
-0.75 C
1967
17.1 C
-0.52 C
1969
16.3 C
-1.34 C
1971
17.1 C
-0.49 C
1975
17.6 C
0.00 C
1976
16.3 C
-1.31 C
1977
16.8 C
-0.84 C
1978
16.4 C
-1.25 C
1980
16.1 C
-1.57 C
1982
16.7 C
-0.95 C
1983
16.7 C
-0.94 C
1985
17.3 C
-0.35 C
1990
17.9 C
+0.28 C
1994
17.0 C
-0.65 C
1995
16.7 C
-0.94 C
1996
16.2 C
-1.42 C
1997
16.5 C
-1.10 C
1998
18.0 C
+0.33 C
1999
17.0 C
-0.62 C
2002
17.9 C
+0.26 C
2003
16.9 C
-0.72 C
2006
18.5 C
+0.88 C
2007
18.9 C
+1.24 C
2008
19.0 C
+1.36 C
2011
18.4 C
+0.72 C
2012
18.7 C
+1.03 C
2013
17.7 C
+0.11 C
2014
17.5 C
-0.14 C
2015
18.7 C
+1.03 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1892 to 2015 is -0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.05) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 98 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Southport 5 N
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.03) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.05) per decade
1892 to 2015
98
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1892 to 2015
98
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
1892 to 2015
98
Fall
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
1892 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Southport 5 N: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
125
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
125
Wettest day (Rx1day)
464.8 mm (18.3 in)
1999
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
611.1 mm (24.1 in)
1999
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
125
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
1943
19 days
125
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Southport 5 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1911
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Southport 5 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1893
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1894
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1895
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1896
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1897
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1898
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1899
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1900
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1901
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1902
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1903
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1904
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1905
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1906
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1907
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1908
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1909
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1910
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1911
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1912
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1913
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1915
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1916
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1917
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1919
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1920
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1921
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1922
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1924
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1925
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1926
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1927
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1930
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1931
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1932
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1934
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1935
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1936
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1941
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1943
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1948
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1949
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1950
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1951
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1952
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1967
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1997
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2005
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2009
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2011
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2012
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2014
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2015
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2016
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. The record is 464.8 mm (18.3 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Southport 5 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1893
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1894
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1895
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1896
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1897
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1898
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1900
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1901
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1902
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1904
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1905
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1906
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1907
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1908
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1909
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1911
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1912
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1913
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1914
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1915
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1916
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1918
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1919
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1920
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1922
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1923
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1925
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1926
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1929
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1930
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1931
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1932
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1934
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1935
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1936
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1938
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1939
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1941
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1946
279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1947
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1948
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1950
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1952
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1953
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1954
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1955
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1956
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1957
234.7 mm (9.2 in)
1958
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1959
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1961
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1963
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1964
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1973
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1975
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1977
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1979
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1980
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1981
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1983
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1984
222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1985
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1990
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1994
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1995
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996
299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1997
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1999
464.8 mm (18.3 in)
2000
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2002
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2003
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005
251.2 mm (9.9 in)
2006
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2008
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2010
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2011
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
2012
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2013
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2014
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2015
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2016
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. The record is 611.1 mm (24.1 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.7 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Southport 5 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1893
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1894
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1895
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1896
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1897
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1898
162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1899
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1900
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1902
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1903
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1904
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1905
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1906
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1907
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1908
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1909
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1910
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1911
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1912
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1913
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1914
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1915
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1916
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1918
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1919
179.7 mm (7.1 in)
1920
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1921
197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1922
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1923
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924
273.7 mm (10.8 in)
1925
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1926
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1929
183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1930
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1931
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1932
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1933
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1934
218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1935
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1936
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1937
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1938
185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1939
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1940
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1942
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1943
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1944
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1945
177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1946
314.7 mm (12.4 in)
1947
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1948
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1949
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1950
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1951
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1952
220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1953
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1954
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955
218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956
141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1957
248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1958
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1959
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1960
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1963
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1964
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1965
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1967
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1968
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1969
191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1970
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1972
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1973
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1974
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1975
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1976
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1977
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1979
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1980
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1981
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1982
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1983
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1984
458.1 mm (18.0 in)
1985
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1986
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1987
191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1988
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1989
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1990
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1991
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1992
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1993
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1994
246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1995
183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1996
361.9 mm (14.2 in)
1997
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1998
268.5 mm (10.6 in)
1999
611.1 mm (24.1 in)
2000
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
2001
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2002
164.2 mm (6.5 in)
2003
161.1 mm (6.3 in)
2004
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
2005
326.9 mm (12.9 in)
2006
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2007
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2008
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2010
376.5 mm (14.8 in)
2011
195.0 mm (7.7 in)
2012
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2013
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2014
156.9 mm (6.2 in)
2015
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2016
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Southport 5 N, 1892 to 2016. The record is 46 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Southport 5 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
21 days
1893
16 days
1894
19 days
1895
24 days
1896
15 days
1897
2 days
1898
11 days
1899
24 days
1900
18 days
1901
16 days
1902
23 days
1903
22 days
1904
14 days
1905
23 days
1906
21 days
1907
16 days
1908
15 days
1909
19 days
1910
24 days
1911
18 days
1912
19 days
1913
18 days
1914
20 days
1915
25 days
1916
17 days
1917
25 days
1918
21 days
1919
16 days
1920
27 days
1921
15 days
1922
28 days
1923
14 days
1924
25 days
1925
12 days
1926
15 days
1927
24 days
1928
25 days
1929
18 days
1930
16 days
1931
20 days
1932
19 days
1933
24 days
1934
18 days
1935
29 days
1936
28 days
1937
17 days
1938
23 days
1939
17 days
1940
37 days
1941
18 days
1942
33 days
1943
46 days
1944
22 days
1945
11 days
1946
14 days
1947
16 days
1948
17 days
1949
14 days
1950
17 days
1951
23 days
1952
24 days
1953
25 days
1954
16 days
1955
20 days
1956
14 days
1957
19 days
1958
21 days
1959
14 days
1960
25 days
1961
27 days
1962
18 days
1963
23 days
1964
25 days
1965
16 days
1966
16 days
1967
32 days
1968
20 days
1969
19 days
1970
7 days
1971
16 days
1972
21 days
1973
24 days
1974
22 days
1975
11 days
1976
20 days
1977
17 days
1978
26 days
1979
11 days
1980
14 days
1981
23 days
1982
25 days
1983
20 days
1984
29 days
1985
19 days
1986
18 days
1987
25 days
1988
16 days
1989
10 days
1990
21 days
1991
25 days
1992
20 days
1993
19 days
1994
20 days
1995
18 days
1996
15 days
1997
22 days
1998
25 days
1999
25 days
2000
28 days
2001
19 days
2002
16 days
2003
15 days
2004
15 days
2005
18 days
2006
14 days
2007
20 days
2008
15 days
2009
20 days
2010
25 days
2011
27 days
2012
18 days
2013
15 days
2014
14 days
2015
15 days
2016
16 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
97 years with a frost
Across 97 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Southport 5 N falls on 22 March and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 238 days between them.
In 1965 to 2015 the median growing season was 227 days. That is 11 days fewer than in 1892 to 1926.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Southport 5 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1892 to 1926)
Recent period (1965 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 March
21 March
28 March
7 days later
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 November
16 November
9 November
7 days earlier
-0.7 days per decade
Growing days
238 days
238 days
227 days
11 days fewer
-1.4 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
103 years, 1892 to 2011
A day with at least 97.2 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 349.1 mm (13.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Southport 5 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
5 years
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
10 years
177.6 mm (7.0 in)
25 years
235.0 mm (9.3 in)
50 years
287.3 mm (11.3 in)
100 years
349.1 mm (13.7 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1892 to 2011.
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: 464.8 mm (18.3 in) in 1999; 299.7 mm (11.8 in) in 1996; 279.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1946.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Southport 5 N, at 1956 and 1980. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1956 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1980 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Southport 5 N, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1956
+0.3
+0.6
likely
5
1980
-0.5
-1.0
possible
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.