Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barnsdall (USC00340535), Oklahoma, United States, with 60 years of record.
Key Facts for Barnsdall
Barnsdall (USC00340535) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 36.57 latitude and -96.17 longitude, 235 m (770 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 2002, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Barnsdall still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Barnsdall tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 29 October 2002.
About the Station
Location: Oklahoma, United States, 36.57 latitude, -96.17 longitude.
Elevation: 235 m (770 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 2002, 60 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 Barnsdall. 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 Barnsdall, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 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 Barnsdall still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 84.
Standing records at Barnsdall by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
46
1954
56
1955
31
1956
84
1957
24
1958
35
1959
48
1960
36
1961
30
1962
35
1963
41
1964
33
1965
31
1966
35
1967
39
1968
33
1969
17
1970
30
1971
31
1972
31
1973
14
1974
23
1975
14
1976
25
1977
34
1978
30
1979
24
1980
49
1981
21
1982
19
1983
38
1984
25
1985
25
1986
21
1987
18
1988
18
1989
48
1990
16
1991
20
1992
24
1993
28
1994
15
1995
28
1996
32
1997
22
1998
24
1999
20
2000
23
2001
6
2002
14
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Barnsdall between 24 December 1983 and 30 July 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Barnsdall set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1985-06-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1986-09-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 264.7 mm (10.4 in)
1999-07-30
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 264.7 mm (10.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barnsdall. The most was 264.7 mm (10.4 in) on 29 September 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Barnsdall
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
5 January 1946
Feb
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
23 February 1985
Mar
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
10 March 1974
Apr
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 April 1999
May
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
9 May 1993
Jun
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
10 June 1985
Jul
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
15 July 1961
Aug
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
14 August 1961
Sep
264.7 mm (10.4 in)
29 September 1986
Oct
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
22 October 1972
Nov
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
3 November 1974
Dec
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
15 December 1971
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 2002
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Barnsdall, 1953 to 2002. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 2000, 2001.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Barnsdall, 1954 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.3 C (59.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 13.9 C (57.0 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Barnsdall as warming stripes, 1954 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
16.7 C
+1.41 C
1956
17.1 C
+1.74 C
1957
14.8 C
-0.56 C
1958
14.3 C
-1.05 C
1959
14.3 C
-0.98 C
1961
14.5 C
-0.83 C
1962
15.2 C
-0.07 C
1963
15.7 C
+0.41 C
1964
15.3 C
+0.01 C
1965
15.7 C
+0.42 C
1967
14.8 C
-0.47 C
1968
14.5 C
-0.79 C
1969
15.1 C
-0.24 C
1970
15.1 C
-0.17 C
1971
15.4 C
+0.09 C
1972
15.4 C
+0.10 C
1974
15.9 C
+0.59 C
1975
15.7 C
+0.35 C
1976
15.5 C
+0.14 C
1977
16.7 C
+1.42 C
1979
14.7 C
-0.63 C
1980
16.3 C
+1.03 C
1981
16.3 C
+0.95 C
1982
15.5 C
+0.22 C
1983
14.9 C
-0.38 C
1984
15.5 C
+0.23 C
1985
15.1 C
-0.18 C
1986
15.8 C
+0.53 C
1987
15.2 C
-0.16 C
1988
14.9 C
-0.41 C
1989
13.9 C
-1.43 C
1990
15.7 C
+0.42 C
1991
15.7 C
+0.38 C
1992
14.8 C
-0.48 C
1993
14.1 C
-1.23 C
1994
15.1 C
-0.24 C
1995
14.9 C
-0.46 C
1996
14.7 C
-0.65 C
1997
14.4 C
-0.93 C
1998
16.3 C
+1.02 C
1999
16.1 C
+0.80 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1954 to 1999 is -0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Barnsdall
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1954 to 1999
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.24 C (-0.48 to 0.00) per decade
-0.44 F (-0.87 to -0.01) per decade
1954 to 1999
41
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.13 C (-0.03 to 0.29) per decade
0.24 F (-0.05 to 0.53) per decade
1954 to 1999
41
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
1943 to 2002
Yearly extremes at Barnsdall: 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)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-18.0 C (-0.5 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
264.7 mm (10.4 in)
1986
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
411.6 mm (16.2 in)
1986
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
56 days
1955
29 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Barnsdall, 1943 to 2002. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Barnsdall by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1985
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Barnsdall, 1943 to 2002. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Barnsdall by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1975
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1985
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1986
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Barnsdall, 1943 to 2002. The record is 264.7 mm (10.4 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barnsdall by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1958
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1962
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1963
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1966
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1967
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1970
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1973
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1974
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1975
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1980
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1985
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1986
264.7 mm (10.4 in)
1987
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1990
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1993
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1994
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1995
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1996
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1997
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1998
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1999
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Barnsdall, 1943 to 2002. The record is 411.6 mm (16.2 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.7 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barnsdall by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1944
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1945
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1946
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1947
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948
192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1949
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1950
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1951
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1952
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1954
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1955
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1956
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1957
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1958
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959
245.6 mm (9.7 in)
1960
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1962
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1963
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1965
142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1966
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1967
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1968
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1969
137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1970
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1972
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1973
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1974
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1975
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1976
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1978
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1980
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1981
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1982
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1984
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1985
195.0 mm (7.7 in)
1986
411.6 mm (16.2 in)
1987
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1989
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1990
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1991
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1992
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1993
198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1994
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1995
180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1996
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1997
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1998
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1999
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2000
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2001
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Barnsdall, 1943 to 2002. The record is 56 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barnsdall by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943
34 days
1944
28 days
1945
29 days
1946
24 days
1947
55 days
1948
32 days
1949
28 days
1950
31 days
1951
15 days
1952
48 days
1953
25 days
1954
37 days
1955
56 days
1956
36 days
1957
24 days
1958
29 days
1959
23 days
1960
23 days
1961
21 days
1962
27 days
1963
37 days
1964
29 days
1965
33 days
1966
33 days
1967
26 days
1968
19 days
1969
23 days
1970
34 days
1971
25 days
1972
37 days
1973
19 days
1974
21 days
1975
13 days
1976
35 days
1977
25 days
1978
22 days
1979
38 days
1980
52 days
1981
23 days
1982
21 days
1983
18 days
1984
21 days
1985
19 days
1986
35 days
1987
21 days
1988
34 days
1989
36 days
1990
22 days
1991
29 days
1992
15 days
1993
21 days
1994
33 days
1995
38 days
1996
41 days
1997
20 days
1998
29 days
1999
30 days
2000
43 days
2001
34 days
2002
27 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Barnsdall falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Barnsdall
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1968 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 April
n/a
5 April
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
21 October
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
195 days
n/a
198 days
n/a
+2.2 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
56 years, 1944 to 2000
A day with at least 83.4 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 203.8 mm (8.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Barnsdall: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
10 years
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
25 years
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
50 years
182.8 mm (7.2 in)
100 years
203.8 mm (8.0 in)
Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1944 to 2000.
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: 264.7 mm (10.4 in) in 1986; 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1985; 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1996.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Barnsdall standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Barnsdall 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.