Purcell 2 SW Threshold Days by Year (USC00347327)

19 fixed thresholds counted per year at Purcell 2 SW (USC00347327): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Purcell 2 SW Thresholds

Purcell 2 SW: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 68 years, most in 1990 with 46.
Purcell 2 SW: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 68 years, most in 1973 with 19.
Purcell 2 SW: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 65 years, most in 1985 with 8.
Purcell 2 SW: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 64 years, most in 1956 with 151.
19 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Purcell 2 SW.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

64 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Purcell 2 SW with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 151 in 1956.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Purcell 2 SW
Year	Days	Decade average
1893	133	136.5
1894	140	136.5
1927	113	112
1928	120	112
1929	103	112
1930	112	120
1931	116	120
1932	122	120
1933	116	120
1937	121	120
1939	133	120
1945	93	106.7
1948	117	106.7
1949	110	106.7
1950	102	118.9
1951	116	118.9
1952	126	118.9
1953	126	118.9
1954	123	118.9
1955	122	118.9
1956	151	118.9
1957	93	118.9
1958	113	118.9
1959	117	118.9
1960	111	110.2
1961	93	110.2
1962	123	110.2
1963	150	110.2
1964	113	110.2
1965	105	110.2
1966	102	110.2
1967	104	110.2
1968	92	110.2
1969	109	110.2
1970	116	121.6
1971	114	121.6
1972	143	121.6
1973	113	121.6
1974	103	121.6
1975	114	121.6
1976	119	121.6
1977	131	121.6
1978	136	121.6
1979	127	121.6
1980	134	113.5
1981	120	113.5
1982	115	113.5
1983	107	113.5
1984	120	113.5
1985	112	113.5
1986	101	113.5
1987	107	113.5
1988	117	113.5
1989	102	113.5
1990	115	106.6
1991	114	106.6
1992	88	106.6
1993	106	106.6
1994	115	106.6
1995	92	106.6
1996	102	106.6
1997	103	106.6
1998	124	106.6
2001	99	99

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Purcell 2 SW meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Purcell 2 SW
Year	First date	Last date
1893	1893-03-21	1893-11-01
1894	1894-03-10	1894-11-26
1927	1927-04-10	1927-10-26
1928	1928-03-25	1928-10-15
1929	1929-03-24	1929-09-29
1930	1930-04-09	1930-10-09
1931	1931-05-15	1931-10-11
1932	1932-03-25	1932-10-23
1933	1933-03-28	1933-09-30
1937	1937-04-15	1937-10-30
1939	1939-04-09	1939-10-25
1945	1945-05-01	1945-11-06
1948	1948-04-11	1948-10-16
1949	1949-04-08	1949-10-10
1950	1950-04-23	1950-11-01
1951	1951-03-23	1951-10-16
1952	1952-04-08	1952-10-14
1953	1953-04-23	1953-10-13
1954	1954-03-11	1954-10-19
1955	1955-03-11	1955-12-25
1956	1956-03-06	1956-10-13
1957	1957-05-15	1957-10-06
1958	1958-04-24	1958-10-21
1959	1959-04-03	1959-09-29
1960	1960-04-01	1960-10-05
1961	1961-04-19	1961-10-12
1962	1962-02-13	1962-10-22
1963	1963-03-28	1963-10-18
1964	1964-04-12	1964-10-17
1965	1965-04-21	1965-10-10
1966	1966-03-31	1966-10-13
1967	1967-03-10	1967-10-06
1968	1968-04-17	1968-10-14
1969	1969-04-22	1969-10-10
1970	1970-04-27	1970-10-03
1971	1971-03-13	1971-10-11
1972	1972-04-06	1972-10-18
1973	1973-05-09	1973-10-08
1974	1974-03-31	1974-09-12
1975	1975-04-17	1975-10-13
1976	1976-03-02	1976-10-12
1977	1977-05-03	1977-10-26
1978	1978-04-01	1978-10-22
1979	1979-03-29	1979-10-22
1980	1980-04-16	1980-11-08
1981	1981-04-08	1981-10-14
1982	1982-04-12	1982-10-09
1983	1983-05-25	1983-10-04
1984	1984-04-20	1984-10-06
1985	1985-05-11	1985-09-23
1986	1986-04-07	1986-09-28
1987	1987-04-17	1987-09-25
1988	1988-03-24	1988-10-18
1989	1989-03-17	1989-10-15
1990	1990-05-14	1990-10-06
1991	1991-03-05	1991-10-24
1992	1992-05-05	1992-10-31
1993	1993-04-12	1993-10-16
1994	1994-03-17	1994-10-05
1995	1995-03-19	1995-10-11
1996	1996-02-22	1996-09-13
1997	1997-03-21	1997-10-07
1998	1998-05-13	1998-10-05
2001	2001-05-16	2001-09-15

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Purcell 2 SW
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	64	151	1956	99
35 C (95 F): Days	64	97	1980	42
40 C (104 F): Days	41	30	1980	3
90 F (32.2 C): Days	64	128	1956	76
100 F (37.8 C): Days	60	61	1980	22
110 F (43.3 C): Days	5	2	1894	2
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max	62	19	1978	10
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	64	114	1953	73
-10 C (14 F): Days with min	63	23	1979	5
-20 C (-4 F): Days with min	10	3	1930	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	64	105	1980	77
25 C (77 F): Days with min	52	22	1980	14
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	68	46	1990	29
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	68	19	1973	9
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	65	8	1985	1
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	17	2	1929	1
200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain	2	1	1950	1
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall	19	3	1986	2
25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall	1	1	1989	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1893.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Purcell 2 SW Threshold Days by Year (USC00347327)

Key Facts for Purcell 2 SW Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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