Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cushing (USC00342318), Oklahoma, United States, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Cushing
Cushing (USC00342318) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 35.98 latitude and -96.78 longitude, 290 m (950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2013, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cushing still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cushing set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 4 April 2013.
About the Station
Location: Oklahoma, United States, 35.98 latitude, -96.78 longitude.
Elevation: 290 m (950 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2013, 77 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 Cushing. 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 Cushing, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.2 C (117.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cushing still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Cushing by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
3
1941
14
1942
19
1943
34
1944
8
1945
22
1946
28
1947
30
1948
28
1949
21
1950
33
1951
34
1952
34
1953
53
1954
61
1955
24
1956
43
1957
14
1958
18
1959
30
1960
17
1961
11
1962
26
1963
28
1964
23
1965
21
1966
27
1967
36
1968
14
1969
8
1970
20
1971
14
1972
24
1973
9
1974
15
1975
13
1976
19
1977
6
1978
17
1979
24
1980
16
1981
5
1982
12
1983
25
1984
14
1985
18
1986
12
1987
8
1988
14
1989
32
1990
15
1991
20
1992
11
1993
18
1994
15
1995
18
1996
19
1997
11
1998
16
1999
10
2000
19
2001
9
2002
10
2003
19
2004
16
2005
17
2006
23
2007
15
2008
10
2009
17
2010
5
2011
40
2012
28
2013
4
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Cushing between 2 September 1974 and 22 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Cushing set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1974-09-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1983-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 140.2 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cushing. The most was 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 2 September 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cushing
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 January 1998
Feb
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
23 February 1985
Mar
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
28 March 1938
Apr
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
27 April 1998
May
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
30 May 2001
Jun
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
21 June 1948
Jul
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
27 July 1959
Aug
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
14 August 1942
Sep
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2 September 1974
Oct
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
5 October 1998
Nov
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
3 November 1974
Dec
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
74 years of record at Cushing, 1940 to 2013. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1950, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Cushing, 1942 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (59.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 13.6 C (56.6 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 17.9 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cushing as warming stripes, 1942 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1942
15.1 C
-0.35 C
1943
15.5 C
-0.01 C
1944
15.3 C
-0.18 C
1945
15.0 C
-0.52 C
1946
16.9 C
+1.45 C
1947
15.8 C
+0.32 C
1948
15.6 C
+0.08 C
1949
15.2 C
-0.26 C
1952
16.6 C
+1.15 C
1953
17.2 C
+1.72 C
1954
17.9 C
+2.37 C
1955
16.1 C
+0.57 C
1956
17.4 C
+1.93 C
1957
15.2 C
-0.32 C
1958
15.2 C
-0.32 C
1959
14.9 C
-0.58 C
1960
14.9 C
-0.62 C
1961
14.6 C
-0.91 C
1962
15.1 C
-0.40 C
1963
15.5 C
+0.06 C
1964
15.3 C
-0.17 C
1965
16.0 C
+0.49 C
1966
14.9 C
-0.62 C
1967
15.0 C
-0.46 C
1968
14.6 C
-0.92 C
1969
14.8 C
-0.68 C
1970
15.0 C
-0.51 C
1971
15.0 C
-0.45 C
1972
14.8 C
-0.70 C
1973
15.2 C
-0.31 C
1974
15.3 C
-0.14 C
1975
14.9 C
-0.62 C
1976
14.8 C
-0.66 C
1978
14.6 C
-0.92 C
1979
13.6 C
-1.84 C
1980
15.6 C
+0.14 C
1981
15.9 C
+0.45 C
1982
15.2 C
-0.26 C
1984
14.9 C
-0.59 C
1985
14.6 C
-0.90 C
1986
15.9 C
+0.46 C
1988
15.2 C
-0.24 C
1989
14.3 C
-1.16 C
1990
16.2 C
+0.75 C
1992
15.2 C
-0.33 C
1993
14.2 C
-1.28 C
1994
15.2 C
-0.27 C
1995
15.1 C
-0.39 C
1996
14.8 C
-0.68 C
1997
15.1 C
-0.37 C
1998
16.7 C
+1.24 C
2000
15.6 C
+0.11 C
2001
16.2 C
+0.70 C
2002
15.6 C
+0.07 C
2003
15.7 C
+0.25 C
2004
15.5 C
-0.03 C
2005
16.2 C
+0.73 C
2006
16.9 C
+1.41 C
2010
15.8 C
+0.31 C
2011
16.6 C
+1.15 C
2012
17.8 C
+2.28 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1942 to 2012 is 0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.25) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 61 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cushing
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.14) per decade
0.05 F (-0.15 to 0.25) per decade
1942 to 2012
61
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1942 to 2012
61
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.12 C (0.02 to 0.21) per decade
0.21 F (0.04 to 0.38) per decade
1942 to 2012
61
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
1937 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Cushing: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
74
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
74
Wettest day (Rx1day)
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1974
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1948
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
77
Longest dry spell (CDD)
62 days
1989
33 days
77
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cushing, 1937 to 2013. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cushing by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1941
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1947
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2012
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2013
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cushing, 1937 to 2013. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cushing by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1941
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1943
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1948
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1971
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1985
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1998
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2009
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2012
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cushing, 1937 to 2013. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.4 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cushing by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1942
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1943
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1948
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1949
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1950
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1954
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1961
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1962
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1966
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1971
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1972
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1975
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1978
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1980
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1982
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1983
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1984
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1985
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1990
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1993
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1994
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1995
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1996
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1999
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2000
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2002
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2003
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2004
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2008
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2009
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2010
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2011
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2012
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2013
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cushing, 1937 to 2013. The record is 277.1 mm (10.9 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.8 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cushing by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1939
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1941
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1942
200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1943
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1944
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945
206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1946
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1947
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1948
277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1949
199.0 mm (7.8 in)
1950
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1951
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1952
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1954
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1956
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1957
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1958
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1960
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1961
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1962
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1963
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1966
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1968
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1969
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1971
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1973
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974
198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1975
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1976
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1977
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1978
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1979
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1980
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1981
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1982
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1983
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1984
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1985
198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1986
210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1987
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1988
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1989
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1990
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1992
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1993
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1994
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1995
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1996
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1997
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1998
200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1999
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
2000
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2001
178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2002
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2003
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2004
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2005
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
2006
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
2008
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2009
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
2010
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2011
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2012
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2013
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cushing, 1937 to 2013. The record is 62 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cushing by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
17 days
1938
37 days
1939
44 days
1940
29 days
1941
17 days
1942
25 days
1943
33 days
1944
24 days
1945
29 days
1946
40 days
1947
41 days
1948
26 days
1949
37 days
1950
30 days
1951
22 days
1952
52 days
1953
28 days
1954
37 days
1955
56 days
1956
34 days
1957
36 days
1958
29 days
1959
36 days
1960
25 days
1961
36 days
1962
24 days
1963
35 days
1964
29 days
1965
52 days
1966
29 days
1967
24 days
1968
17 days
1969
36 days
1970
34 days
1971
50 days
1972
29 days
1973
25 days
1974
45 days
1975
19 days
1976
35 days
1977
25 days
1978
34 days
1979
38 days
1980
34 days
1981
20 days
1982
29 days
1983
33 days
1984
24 days
1985
18 days
1986
31 days
1987
25 days
1988
42 days
1989
62 days
1990
22 days
1991
60 days
1992
16 days
1993
25 days
1994
42 days
1995
32 days
1996
44 days
1997
25 days
1998
33 days
1999
33 days
2000
27 days
2001
21 days
2002
35 days
2003
37 days
2004
24 days
2005
37 days
2006
22 days
2007
34 days
2008
30 days
2009
39 days
2010
44 days
2011
33 days
2012
33 days
2013
19 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
61 years with a frost
Across 61 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cushing falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 218 days between them.
In 1975 to 2012 the median growing season was 220 days. That is 2 days more than in 1942 to 1973.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cushing
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1942 to 1973)
Recent period (1975 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
1 April
1 April
no change
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 November
5 November
6 November
1 day later
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
218 days
218 days
220 days
2 days more
+0.8 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
74 years, 1938 to 2012
A day with at least 79.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.6 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cushing: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
25 years
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
149.5 mm (5.9 in)
100 years
161.6 mm (6.4 in)
Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1938 to 2012.
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: 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1974; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1942; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1965.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cushing, at 1957. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cushing, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1957
-0.3
-0.5
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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Data for Cushing 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.