Woodward Weather Records (USC00349760)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woodward (USC00349760), Oklahoma, United States, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Woodward

Woodward (USC00349760) is a weather station in Oklahoma, United States at 36.44 latitude and -99.38 longitude, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2026, 132 years of record.
1,464 records set at Woodward still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woodward set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Oklahoma, United States, 36.44 latitude, -99.38 longitude.
Elevation: 579 m (1,900 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2026, 132 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Woodward. 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 Woodward, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	46.1 C (115.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Woodward still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 49.

Standing records at Woodward by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	6
1896	30
1897	7
1898	11
1899	8
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	6
1904	13
1905	1
1908	4
1909	19
1910	32
1911	33
1912	28
1913	31
1914	21
1915	26
1916	36
1917	44
1918	28
1919	15
1920	28
1921	17
1922	17
1923	10
1924	29
1925	18
1926	14
1927	20
1928	19
1929	11
1930	20
1931	20
1932	17
1933	35
1934	29
1935	18
1936	49
1937	17
1938	16
1939	32
1940	19
1941	10
1942	4
1943	24
1944	18
1945	11
1946	17
1947	12
1948	19
1949	11
1950	26
1951	23
1952	21
1953	36
1954	34
1955	16
1956	16
1957	12
1958	15
1959	13
1960	21
1961	12
1962	11
1963	25
1964	9
1965	16
1966	21
1967	19
1968	13
1969	10
1970	19
1971	23
1972	12
1973	7
1974	8
1975	12
1976	11
1977	4

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Woodward between 13 July 1934 and 28 March 2009. Each dot is a new record.

When Woodward set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1934-07-13	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1936-08-09	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1936-08-13	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937-08-08	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947-01-04	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 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)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 155.4 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woodward. The most was 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 3 October 1926.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woodward
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 January 2005
Feb	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	3 February 2012
Mar	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 March 2017
Apr	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	22 April 1944
May	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	4 May 2001
Jun	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	4 June 1916
Jul	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 July 1996
Aug	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	15 August 1986
Sep	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	4 September 1909
Oct	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	3 October 1926
Nov	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 November 1909
Dec	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 1977

81 years of record at Woodward, 1895 to 1977. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903 and others.

Days with data per year at Woodward
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	76	21%	No
1896	178	49%	No
1897	242	66%	No
1898	93	25%	No
1899	242	66%	No
1900	211	58%	No
1901	330	90%	Yes
1902	23	6%	No
1903	122	33%	No
1904	242	66%	No
1905	31	8%	No
1908	223	61%	No
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	362	99%	Yes
1912	365	100%	Yes
1913	351	96%	Yes
1914	362	99%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	363	99%	Yes
1918	362	99%	Yes
1919	361	99%	Yes
1920	363	99%	Yes
1921	361	99%	Yes
1922	349	96%	Yes
1923	353	97%	Yes
1924	360	98%	Yes
1925	361	99%	Yes
1926	354	97%	Yes
1927	362	99%	Yes
1928	358	98%	Yes
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	359	98%	Yes
1931	361	99%	Yes
1932	362	99%	Yes
1933	357	98%	Yes
1934	347	95%	Yes
1935	349	96%	Yes
1936	356	97%	Yes
1937	356	98%	Yes
1938	362	99%	Yes
1939	362	99%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	355	97%	Yes
1942	349	96%	Yes
1943	355	97%	Yes
1944	357	98%	Yes
1945	352	96%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	191	52%	No
1948	362	99%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	357	98%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	335	92%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	304	83%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Woodward
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2026	Woodward, US	daily rain (Provisional)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2026	Woodward, US	daily rain (Provisional)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2026	Woodward, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026	Woodward, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2026	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2025	Woodward, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2025	Woodward, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2025	Woodward, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2025	Woodward, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2024	Woodward, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2024	Woodward, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2024	Woodward, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2024	Woodward, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2024	Woodward, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2023	Woodward, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2023	Woodward, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2023	Woodward, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2023	Woodward, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2023	Woodward, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2023	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1909 to 1976

One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Woodward, 1909 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 13.3 C (56.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Woodward as warming stripes, 1909 to 1976
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1909	14.8 C	-0.45 C
1910	15.2 C	-0.01 C
1911	15.1 C	-0.06 C
1912	13.4 C	-1.78 C
1913	14.1 C	-1.15 C
1914	14.7 C	-0.49 C
1915	13.6 C	-1.61 C
1916	13.8 C	-1.43 C
1917	13.3 C	-1.88 C
1918	14.2 C	-1.01 C
1919	14.5 C	-0.66 C
1920	14.7 C	-0.55 C
1921	16.3 C	+1.10 C
1922	15.4 C	+0.24 C
1923	15.1 C	-0.11 C
1924	14.1 C	-1.10 C
1925	15.6 C	+0.37 C
1926	15.0 C	-0.24 C
1927	15.2 C	-0.03 C
1928	15.4 C	+0.17 C
1929	14.3 C	-0.86 C
1930	15.7 C	+0.47 C
1931	16.1 C	+0.88 C
1932	14.8 C	-0.36 C
1933	16.8 C	+1.57 C
1934	16.8 C	+1.59 C
1935	15.8 C	+0.59 C
1936	15.8 C	+0.60 C
1937	15.2 C	+0.01 C
1938	16.3 C	+1.12 C
1939	16.4 C	+1.22 C
1940	15.1 C	-0.14 C
1941	15.3 C	+0.10 C
1942	15.7 C	+0.46 C
1943	15.7 C	+0.48 C
1944	15.6 C	+0.37 C
1945	15.4 C	+0.24 C
1946	16.7 C	+1.47 C
1948	13.8 C	-1.41 C
1950	14.7 C	-0.51 C
1951	14.6 C	-0.61 C
1952	15.4 C	+0.22 C
1953	16.6 C	+1.39 C
1954	17.1 C	+1.86 C
1955	15.7 C	+0.46 C
1956	16.2 C	+1.01 C
1957	14.6 C	-0.64 C
1958	14.6 C	-0.62 C
1959	14.8 C	-0.44 C
1960	14.3 C	-0.86 C
1961	14.5 C	-0.71 C
1962	15.7 C	+0.54 C
1963	16.3 C	+1.14 C
1964	15.9 C	+0.68 C
1965	15.9 C	+0.65 C
1966	14.8 C	-0.44 C
1967	15.4 C	+0.18 C
1968	14.7 C	-0.47 C
1969	15.1 C	-0.14 C
1970	15.4 C	+0.17 C
1971	15.3 C	+0.14 C
1972	15.1 C	-0.14 C
1974	15.2 C	0.00 C
1975	14.8 C	-0.43 C
1976	15.4 C	+0.17 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.01 to 0.21) per decade over 1909 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.20 F (0.01 to 0.38) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Woodward
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.11 C (0.01 to 0.21) per decade	0.20 F (0.01 to 0.38) per decade	1909 to 1976	65	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.09 C (-0.04 to 0.22) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1909 to 1976	65	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.13 C (0.02 to 0.23) per decade	0.23 F (0.04 to 0.41) per decade	1909 to 1976	65	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

1895 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Woodward: 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)	1936	41.7 C (107.1 F)	81
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1947	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	81
Wettest day (Rx1day)	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	1926	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	128
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	2018	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	128
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1996	39 days	128

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Woodward, 1895 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Woodward by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1896	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1898	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1900	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1903	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1910	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1912	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1913	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1921	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1922	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1923	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1924	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1926	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1928	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1933	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1934	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1938	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1946	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1947	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1949	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1954	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1960	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1963	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Woodward, 1895 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Woodward by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1896	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1897	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1898	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1899	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1900	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1901	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1903	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1904	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1905	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1908	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1910	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1911	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1915	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1916	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1918	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1920	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1921	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1922	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1923	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1925	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1949	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woodward, 1895 to 2026. The record is 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woodward by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1896	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1898	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1903	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1905	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1910	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1917	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1920	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1924	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1927	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1928	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1931	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1935	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1939	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1945	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1947	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1957	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1958	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1972	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1975	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1978	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1979	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1982	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1984	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1986	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1987	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1988	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1991	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1994	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1999	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2000	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2001	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2002	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2003	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2004	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2005	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2006	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2007	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2009	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2010	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2011	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2012	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2013	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2016	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2017	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2018	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2019	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2020	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2021	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2022	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2023	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2024	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2025	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2026	39.4 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woodward, 1895 to 2026. The record is 216.2 mm (8.5 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.3 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woodward by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1897	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1898	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1900	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1901	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1902	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1903	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1904	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1905	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1909	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1910	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1911	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1912	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1916	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1917	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1921	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1922	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1923	215.8 mm (8.5 in)
1924	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1926	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1927	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1928	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1929	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1930	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1931	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1932	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1933	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1934	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1935	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1936	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1939	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1942	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1945	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1946	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1947	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1948	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1949	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1950	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1951	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1952	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1953	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1955	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1958	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1959	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1960	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1961	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1962	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1966	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1969	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1978	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1979	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1980	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1981	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1983	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1985	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1986	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1987	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1988	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1989	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1990	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1992	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1994	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1995	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1997	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1998	186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1999	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2000	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
2001	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2002	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2003	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2004	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2005	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2006	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2007	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2008	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2010	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2011	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2012	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2013	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2016	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2017	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2018	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
2019	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2020	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2021	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2022	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2023	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2024	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2025	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
2026	48.3 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woodward, 1895 to 2026. The record is 90 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woodward by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	28 days
1896	40 days
1897	31 days
1898	35 days
1899	24 days
1900	61 days
1901	84 days
1902	27 days
1903	27 days
1904	82 days
1905	39 days
1908	34 days
1909	35 days
1910	72 days
1911	42 days
1912	43 days
1913	25 days
1914	30 days
1915	36 days
1916	58 days
1917	51 days
1918	24 days
1919	33 days
1920	62 days
1921	40 days
1922	49 days
1923	57 days
1924	34 days
1925	27 days
1926	29 days
1927	31 days
1928	35 days
1929	40 days
1930	56 days
1931	27 days
1932	44 days
1933	30 days
1934	32 days
1935	40 days
1936	52 days
1937	30 days
1938	41 days
1939	49 days
1940	29 days
1941	18 days
1942	25 days
1943	33 days
1944	27 days
1945	49 days
1946	44 days
1947	39 days
1948	31 days
1949	40 days
1950	58 days
1951	30 days
1952	48 days
1953	39 days
1954	51 days
1955	88 days
1956	70 days
1957	36 days
1958	45 days
1959	39 days
1960	19 days
1961	27 days
1962	26 days
1963	40 days
1964	33 days
1965	52 days
1966	52 days
1967	25 days
1968	33 days
1969	44 days
1970	37 days
1971	54 days
1972	67 days
1973	29 days
1974	35 days
1975	28 days
1976	50 days
1977	29 days
1978	39 days
1979	65 days
1980	41 days
1981	40 days
1982	47 days
1983	33 days
1984	49 days
1985	32 days
1986	38 days
1987	39 days
1988	55 days
1989	61 days
1990	37 days
1991	65 days
1992	66 days
1993	21 days
1994	39 days
1995	43 days
1996	90 days
1997	35 days
1998	34 days
1999	57 days
2000	65 days
2001	57 days
2002	35 days
2003	37 days
2004	36 days
2005	27 days
2006	41 days
2007	37 days
2008	30 days
2009	43 days
2010	22 days
2011	48 days
2012	33 days
2013	41 days
2016	28 days
2017	82 days
2018	52 days
2019	28 days
2020	44 days
2021	58 days
2022	33 days
2023	57 days
2024	39 days
2025	28 days
2026	36 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

65 years with a frost

Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Woodward falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.

In 1944 to 1976 the median growing season was 185 days. That is 5 days more than in 1909 to 1938.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Woodward
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1909 to 1938)	Recent period (1944 to 1976)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 April	18 April	14 April	4 days earlier	-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	20 October	20 October	20 October	no change	+1.0 days per decade
Growing days	183 days	180 days	185 days	5 days more	+2.0 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

111 years, 1901 to 2024

A day with at least 62.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 172.0 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woodward: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	172.0 mm (6.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1901 to 2024.

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: 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1926; 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2000; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1944.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Woodward, at 1919. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1919 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Woodward, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1919	+0.3	+0.6	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.

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).