Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Freedom (USC00343358), Oklahoma, United States, with 68 years of record.
Key Facts for Freedom
Freedom (USC00343358) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 36.76 latitude and -99.11 longitude, 462 m (1,515 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2015, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Freedom still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Freedom set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 17 March 2015.
About the Station
Location: Oklahoma, United States, 36.76 latitude, -99.11 longitude.
Elevation: 462 m (1,515 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2015, 68 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 Freedom. 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 Freedom, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Freedom still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Freedom by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
9
1949
17
1950
33
1951
33
1952
15
1953
39
1954
43
1955
20
1956
23
1957
9
1958
11
1959
17
1960
20
1961
17
1962
35
1963
24
1964
22
1965
20
1966
27
1967
25
1968
25
1969
24
1970
32
1971
24
1972
28
1973
15
1974
14
1975
13
1976
18
1977
10
1978
34
1979
20
1980
31
1981
25
1982
14
1983
27
1984
30
1985
14
1986
24
1987
12
1988
15
1989
33
1990
20
1991
18
1992
13
1993
24
1994
17
1995
35
1996
31
1997
28
1998
25
1999
14
2000
16
2001
10
2002
13
2003
19
2004
24
2005
15
2006
23
2007
19
2008
21
2009
16
2010
9
2011
25
2012
16
2013
27
2014
40
2015
5
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Freedom between 10 May 1979 and 10 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Freedom set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1979-05-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1982-02-05
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983-12-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1988-03-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009-03-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
2009-03-28
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
2011-02-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 146.1 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Freedom. The most was 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 10 May 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Freedom
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 January 2005
Feb
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
3 February 2012
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
28 March 2009
Apr
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
21 April 1948
May
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
10 May 1979
Jun
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
23 June 2006
Jul
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
28 July 1950
Aug
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 August 1966
Sep
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
12 September 2008
Oct
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
25 October 2000
Nov
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1 November 1998
Dec
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
20 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1992 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Freedom, 1949 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.6 C (58.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 12.5 C (54.4 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 16.0 C (60.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Freedom as warming stripes, 1949 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
14.3 C
-0.30 C
1950
14.3 C
-0.32 C
1951
13.8 C
-0.78 C
1955
15.4 C
+0.86 C
1959
15.2 C
+0.66 C
1960
14.7 C
+0.14 C
1961
14.7 C
+0.09 C
1962
15.6 C
+1.01 C
1963
16.0 C
+1.41 C
1964
15.7 C
+1.15 C
1965
15.8 C
+1.18 C
1967
15.3 C
+0.75 C
1968
14.7 C
+0.08 C
1969
14.8 C
+0.24 C
1970
15.1 C
+0.50 C
1971
15.2 C
+0.57 C
1972
14.9 C
+0.33 C
1973
14.9 C
+0.27 C
1975
14.8 C
+0.20 C
1976
15.2 C
+0.61 C
1978
14.7 C
+0.12 C
1979
14.2 C
-0.40 C
1980
15.5 C
+0.87 C
1981
15.9 C
+1.29 C
1982
14.6 C
+0.05 C
1983
14.4 C
-0.22 C
1984
15.2 C
+0.65 C
1986
15.7 C
+1.15 C
1987
14.9 C
+0.31 C
1988
14.3 C
-0.26 C
1989
13.8 C
-0.78 C
1990
15.6 C
+0.97 C
1991
15.3 C
+0.71 C
1993
12.5 C
-2.12 C
1994
13.6 C
-0.94 C
1995
12.9 C
-1.65 C
1996
13.0 C
-1.62 C
1997
13.0 C
-1.62 C
1998
15.0 C
+0.39 C
1999
14.7 C
+0.14 C
2002
13.8 C
-0.82 C
2004
14.2 C
-0.38 C
2005
14.2 C
-0.37 C
2006
14.9 C
+0.35 C
2007
13.8 C
-0.74 C
2008
13.5 C
-1.04 C
2009
13.6 C
-0.98 C
2011
14.5 C
-0.09 C
2012
15.7 C
+1.09 C
2013
13.2 C
-1.34 C
2014
13.4 C
-1.23 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1949 to 2014. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Freedom
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
1949 to 2014
51
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
1949 to 2014
51
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.7 to -0.1) per decade
1949 to 2014
51
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
1948 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Freedom: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1953
41.7 C (107.1 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011
-19.1 C (-2.5 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1979
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
2005
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
88 days
1955
39 days
68
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Freedom by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1950
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1957
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1967
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1968
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1969
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1981
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1983
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1997
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2011
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2012
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2013
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2014
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Freedom by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1949
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1950
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1991
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1997
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2010
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2012
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2014
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Freedom by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1951
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1954
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1957
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1958
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1970
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1980
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1983
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1984
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1986
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1993
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1994
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1996
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1997
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1999
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2001
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2002
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2003
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2004
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2006
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2007
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2008
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2009
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2010
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2013
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2014
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. The record is 207.3 mm (8.2 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.9 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Freedom by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1949
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1950
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1951
164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1952
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1956
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1957
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1958
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1960
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1961
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1963
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1965
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1967
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1969
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1976
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1978
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1980
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1983
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1985
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1986
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1987
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1988
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1989
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1993
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1994
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1995
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1996
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1997
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1998
201.3 mm (7.9 in)
1999
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2000
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
2001
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2002
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2003
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2004
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2005
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
2006
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
2007
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2008
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2010
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2011
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2012
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2013
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
2014
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Freedom, 1948 to 2015. The record is 88 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Freedom by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
32 days
1949
51 days
1950
58 days
1951
23 days
1952
39 days
1953
29 days
1954
81 days
1955
88 days
1956
62 days
1957
43 days
1958
21 days
1959
39 days
1960
27 days
1961
35 days
1962
37 days
1963
57 days
1964
34 days
1965
43 days
1966
69 days
1967
25 days
1968
34 days
1969
44 days
1970
52 days
1971
31 days
1972
40 days
1973
39 days
1974
45 days
1975
29 days
1976
62 days
1977
33 days
1978
40 days
1979
44 days
1980
42 days
1981
60 days
1982
47 days
1983
52 days
1984
27 days
1985
26 days
1986
33 days
1987
33 days
1988
41 days
1989
62 days
1990
36 days
1991
51 days
1992
35 days
1993
27 days
1994
25 days
1995
66 days
1996
56 days
1997
26 days
1998
28 days
1999
55 days
2000
22 days
2001
38 days
2002
30 days
2003
35 days
2004
25 days
2005
27 days
2006
58 days
2007
38 days
2008
35 days
2009
45 days
2010
47 days
2011
37 days
2012
50 days
2013
55 days
2014
32 days
2015
30 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
51 years with a frost
Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Freedom falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Freedom
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2014)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
+2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
n/a
179 days
n/a
-3.8 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
63 years, 1948 to 2014
A day with at least 65.2 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.0 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Freedom: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
142.4 mm (5.6 in)
100 years
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1948 to 2014.
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: 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1979; 139.4 mm (5.5 in) in 1950; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1957.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Freedom, at 1993. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1993 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Freedom, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1993
-0.6
-1.0
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.
Download the Data
Data for Freedom standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Freedom 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.