Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Purcell 2 SW (USC00347327), Oklahoma, United States, with 118 years of record.
Key Facts for Purcell 2 SW
Purcell 2 SW (USC00347327) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 34.99 latitude and -97.38 longitude, 341 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2010, 118 years of record.
1,464 records set at Purcell 2 SW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Purcell 2 SW tied a daily record snow depth of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 30 January 2010.
About the Station
Location: Oklahoma, United States, 34.99 latitude, -97.38 longitude.
Elevation: 341 m (1,120 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2010, 118 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 Purcell 2 SW. 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 Purcell 2 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 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 Purcell 2 SW still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Purcell 2 SW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
47
1894
57
1896
25
1897
19
1898
14
1926
13
1927
25
1928
11
1929
18
1930
16
1931
16
1932
12
1933
30
1934
18
1935
7
1936
26
1937
18
1938
20
1939
18
1940
14
1941
10
1942
3
1943
6
1944
14
1945
11
1946
12
1947
16
1948
23
1949
15
1950
58
1951
25
1952
25
1953
33
1954
29
1955
19
1956
24
1957
15
1958
18
1959
16
1960
13
1961
18
1962
22
1963
22
1964
15
1965
22
1966
26
1967
23
1968
8
1969
13
1970
12
1971
8
1972
21
1973
9
1974
18
1975
8
1976
16
1977
12
1978
19
1979
19
1980
28
1981
14
1982
14
1983
21
1984
13
1985
18
1986
18
1987
9
1988
4
1989
37
1990
13
1991
18
1992
10
1993
10
1994
11
1995
15
1996
21
1997
18
1998
15
1999
2
2000
17
2001
11
2002
7
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Purcell 2 SW between 10 January 1977 and 22 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Purcell 2 SW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-01-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1983-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988-01-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1989-03-06
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 344.9 mm (13.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Purcell 2 SW. The most was 344.9 mm (13.6 in) on 11 May 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Purcell 2 SW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
4 January 1932
Feb
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
23 February 1985
Mar
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
20 March 1985
Apr
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1 April 1988
May
344.9 mm (13.6 in)
11 May 1950
Jun
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
3 June 1971
Jul
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
12 July 1926
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
6 August 1984
Sep
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
25 September 1959
Oct
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
20 October 1983
Nov
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
11 November 1992
Dec
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
20 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2002
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
82 years of record at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2002. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1926, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Purcell 2 SW, 1894 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1959, at 15.0 C (59.0 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Purcell 2 SW as warming stripes, 1894 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
16.5 C
+0.30 C
1927
16.8 C
+0.61 C
1928
16.4 C
+0.26 C
1929
15.7 C
-0.48 C
1930
16.4 C
+0.20 C
1931
17.4 C
+1.19 C
1932
16.6 C
+0.47 C
1933
17.5 C
+1.33 C
1939
17.2 C
+1.06 C
1945
15.9 C
-0.31 C
1947
16.2 C
-0.01 C
1951
15.1 C
-1.07 C
1952
15.5 C
-0.66 C
1953
15.3 C
-0.91 C
1955
15.7 C
-0.49 C
1956
16.4 C
+0.19 C
1957
15.5 C
-0.62 C
1958
15.5 C
-0.64 C
1959
15.0 C
-1.14 C
1960
15.2 C
-0.94 C
1961
15.6 C
-0.53 C
1962
16.3 C
+0.10 C
1963
16.7 C
+0.54 C
1964
16.5 C
+0.35 C
1965
16.6 C
+0.39 C
1966
15.7 C
-0.45 C
1967
16.2 C
-0.01 C
1968
15.6 C
-0.59 C
1969
16.1 C
-0.02 C
1970
16.2 C
+0.07 C
1971
16.4 C
+0.28 C
1972
16.6 C
+0.44 C
1973
16.3 C
+0.10 C
1974
16.7 C
+0.56 C
1975
16.2 C
+0.08 C
1976
16.1 C
-0.02 C
1977
17.5 C
+1.32 C
1978
16.2 C
+0.00 C
1979
15.6 C
-0.56 C
1980
17.4 C
+1.25 C
1981
17.0 C
+0.80 C
1982
16.5 C
+0.35 C
1983
15.7 C
-0.50 C
1984
16.2 C
+0.07 C
1985
15.6 C
-0.52 C
1986
16.6 C
+0.41 C
1987
15.7 C
-0.48 C
1988
15.6 C
-0.58 C
1989
15.2 C
-0.92 C
1990
16.7 C
+0.52 C
1991
16.4 C
+0.22 C
1992
16.1 C
-0.09 C
1993
15.6 C
-0.52 C
1994
16.2 C
-0.01 C
1995
16.1 C
-0.05 C
1996
16.2 C
+0.02 C
1997
15.3 C
-0.86 C
1998
16.6 C
+0.47 C
2001
16.1 C
-0.04 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 2001 is -0.04 C (-0.11 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 59 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Purcell 2 SW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.04 C (-0.11 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1894 to 2001
59
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.06 C (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.27 to 0.05) per decade
1894 to 2001
59
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.12 to 0.08) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.21 to 0.14) per decade
1894 to 2001
59
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
1893 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Purcell 2 SW: 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)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
82
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989
-15.3 C (4.5 F)
82
Wettest day (Rx1day)
344.9 mm (13.6 in)
1950
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
409.4 mm (16.1 in)
1950
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1980
32 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2010. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Purcell 2 SW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1894
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1896
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1897
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1999
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2010. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.3 C (4.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Purcell 2 SW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1894
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1896
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1898
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1926
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1927
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1936
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1940
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1955
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1979
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2010. The record is 344.9 mm (13.6 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Purcell 2 SW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1894
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1898
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1927
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1928
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1930
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1934
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1936
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1937
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1942
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1944
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1945
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1949
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950
344.9 mm (13.6 in)
1951
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1954
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1958
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1960
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1971
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1972
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1973
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1974
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1976
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1980
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1984
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1985
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1986
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1988
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1989
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1990
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1992
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1993
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1999
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2010
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2010. The record is 409.4 mm (16.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.5 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Purcell 2 SW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1894
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1896
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1897
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1898
177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1926
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1927
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1930
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1931
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1933
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1935
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1936
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1937
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1938
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1939
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1940
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1941
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1942
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945
288.2 mm (11.3 in)
1946
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1947
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1948
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1949
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1950
409.4 mm (16.1 in)
1951
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1953
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1954
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1957
159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1958
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959
172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1960
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1961
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1963
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1964
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1965
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1966
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1968
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1969
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1971
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1972
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1973
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975
200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1976
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1977
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1978
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1979
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1981
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1982
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1983
347.5 mm (13.7 in)
1984
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1985
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1986
182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1987
217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1988
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1989
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1990
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1991
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1992
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1993
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1994
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1995
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1996
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1997
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1998
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1999
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
2000
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2001
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
2002
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2009
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2010
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Purcell 2 SW, 1893 to 2010. The record is 72 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Purcell 2 SW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
43 days
1894
42 days
1896
34 days
1897
47 days
1898
23 days
1926
30 days
1927
34 days
1928
41 days
1929
40 days
1930
45 days
1931
41 days
1932
34 days
1933
30 days
1934
71 days
1935
18 days
1936
57 days
1937
31 days
1938
42 days
1939
39 days
1940
41 days
1941
14 days
1942
23 days
1943
32 days
1944
22 days
1945
48 days
1946
36 days
1947
57 days
1948
59 days
1949
38 days
1950
57 days
1951
29 days
1952
52 days
1953
28 days
1954
31 days
1955
33 days
1956
46 days
1957
27 days
1958
44 days
1959
40 days
1960
35 days
1961
26 days
1962
29 days
1963
54 days
1964
29 days
1965
33 days
1966
41 days
1967
26 days
1968
16 days
1969
32 days
1970
35 days
1971
31 days
1972
37 days
1973
27 days
1974
39 days
1975
18 days
1976
35 days
1977
29 days
1978
33 days
1979
26 days
1980
72 days
1981
31 days
1982
19 days
1983
23 days
1984
26 days
1985
18 days
1986
36 days
1987
24 days
1988
15 days
1989
21 days
1990
20 days
1991
30 days
1992
20 days
1993
21 days
1994
22 days
1995
38 days
1996
59 days
1997
27 days
1998
30 days
1999
24 days
2000
57 days
2001
28 days
2002
18 days
2009
30 days
2010
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
59 years with a frost
Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Purcell 2 SW falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 29 October, which leaves a median of 207 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Purcell 2 SW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 April
n/a
6 April
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 October
n/a
26 October
n/a
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
207 days
n/a
205 days
n/a
-0.4 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
68 years, 1894 to 2001
A day with at least 79.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 238.6 mm (9.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Purcell 2 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
10 years
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
25 years
168.8 mm (6.6 in)
50 years
201.1 mm (7.9 in)
100 years
238.6 mm (9.4 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1894 to 2001.
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: 344.9 mm (13.6 in) in 1950; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1983; 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1987.
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.