Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Friend (USC00353121), Oregon, United States, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Friend
Friend (USC00353121) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 45.35 latitude and -121.27 longitude, 744 m (2,441 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1976, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Friend still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Friend set a daily record precipitation of 5.8 mm (0.23 in) on 15 August 1976.
About the Station
Location: Oregon, United States, 45.35 latitude, -121.27 longitude.
Elevation: 744 m (2,441 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1976, 54 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Friend. 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 Friend, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Friend still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Friend by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
4
1941
31
1942
46
1943
41
1944
67
1945
83
1946
54
1947
25
1948
28
1949
34
1950
23
1951
23
1952
46
1953
31
1954
33
1955
54
1956
42
1957
41
1958
25
1959
27
1960
40
1961
44
1962
66
1963
40
1964
31
1965
35
1966
37
1967
66
1968
57
1969
41
1970
39
1971
43
1972
60
1973
26
1974
31
1975
37
1976
13
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 92.7 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Friend. The most was 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 31 December 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Friend
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
6 January 1948
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
9 February 1961
Mar
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
31 March 1931
Apr
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
8 April 1976
May
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
26 May 1953
Jun
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
6 June 1958
Jul
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1 July 1956
Aug
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
5 August 1943
Sep
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
23 September 1934
Oct
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
24 October 1943
Nov
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
24 November 1960
Dec
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
31 December 1927
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 1976
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Friend, 1940 to 1976. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Friend, 1941 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1945, at 6.0 C (42.7 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 10.4 C (50.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Friend as warming stripes, 1941 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
9.0 C
+0.84 C
1942
7.6 C
-0.60 C
1943
6.6 C
-1.62 C
1944
6.7 C
-1.45 C
1945
6.0 C
-2.21 C
1946
6.1 C
-2.09 C
1951
7.6 C
-0.60 C
1952
7.9 C
-0.31 C
1953
8.1 C
-0.06 C
1955
7.1 C
-1.09 C
1956
7.7 C
-0.45 C
1957
7.2 C
-0.99 C
1958
9.7 C
+1.53 C
1959
8.0 C
-0.22 C
1960
8.0 C
-0.14 C
1961
9.6 C
+1.45 C
1962
9.1 C
+0.90 C
1963
9.1 C
+0.92 C
1964
8.5 C
+0.31 C
1965
9.7 C
+1.56 C
1966
9.6 C
+1.43 C
1967
10.4 C
+2.18 C
1968
9.1 C
+0.95 C
1969
8.6 C
+0.46 C
1970
8.1 C
-0.05 C
1971
7.8 C
-0.36 C
1972
7.9 C
-0.29 C
1973
8.1 C
-0.08 C
1974
8.5 C
+0.28 C
1975
7.9 C
-0.25 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.2 to 0.9) per decade over 1941 to 1975. In Fahrenheit: 1.0 F (0.3 to 1.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Friend
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.2 to 0.9) per decade
1.0 F (0.3 to 1.6) per decade
1941 to 1975
30
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1941 to 1975
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.9 C (0.4 to 1.4) per decade
1.6 F (0.8 to 2.5) per decade
1941 to 1975
30
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
1923 to 1976
Yearly extremes at Friend: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1964
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
102 days
1974
61 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Friend, 1923 to 1976. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Friend by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Friend, 1923 to 1976. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Friend by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1944
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1945
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1975
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1976
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Friend, 1923 to 1976. The record is 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Friend by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1924
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1929
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1931
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1932
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1933
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1940
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1944
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1953
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1954
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1968
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1971
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1972
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1974
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1976
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Friend, 1923 to 1976. The record is 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Friend by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1924
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1926
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1929
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1931
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1936
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1937
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1938
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1943
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1945
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1946
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1948
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1949
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1951
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1961
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1963
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1965
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1966
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1967
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1968
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1970
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1974
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Friend, 1923 to 1976. The record is 102 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Friend by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923
23 days
1924
68 days
1925
90 days
1926
58 days
1927
46 days
1928
61 days
1929
95 days
1930
68 days
1931
72 days
1932
93 days
1933
36 days
1934
85 days
1935
53 days
1936
60 days
1937
32 days
1938
73 days
1939
63 days
1940
54 days
1941
46 days
1942
67 days
1943
29 days
1944
86 days
1945
100 days
1946
51 days
1947
22 days
1948
20 days
1949
71 days
1950
77 days
1951
53 days
1952
67 days
1953
38 days
1954
52 days
1955
48 days
1956
35 days
1957
51 days
1958
76 days
1959
89 days
1960
68 days
1961
29 days
1962
69 days
1963
31 days
1964
56 days
1965
69 days
1966
58 days
1967
80 days
1968
41 days
1969
80 days
1970
98 days
1971
73 days
1972
38 days
1973
91 days
1974
102 days
1975
40 days
1976
29 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Friend falls on 10 June and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 103 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +13.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Friend
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1941 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 June
n/a
10 June
n/a
-6.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
21 September
n/a
+6.8 days per decade
Growing days
103 days
n/a
103 days
n/a
+13.3 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
45 years, 1924 to 1975
A day with at least 29.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.0 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Friend: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1924 to 1975.
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: 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1960; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1964; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1933.
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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.