Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prairie City Rs (USC00356845), Oregon, United States, with 41 years of record.
Key Facts for Prairie City Rs
Prairie City Rs (USC00356845) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 44.46 latitude and -118.71 longitude, 1,079 m (3,540 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1951, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Prairie City Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Prairie City Rs set a daily record precipitation of 12.2 mm (0.5 in) on 30 September 1951.
About the Station
Location: Oregon, United States, 44.46 latitude, -118.71 longitude.
Elevation: 1,079 m (3,540 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1951, 41 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 Prairie City Rs. 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 Prairie City Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Prairie City Rs still stand. 1916 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Prairie City Rs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1911
20
1912
40
1913
49
1914
57
1915
43
1916
73
1917
73
1918
66
1919
65
1920
49
1921
37
1922
33
1923
46
1924
54
1925
36
1926
50
1927
47
1928
31
1929
57
1930
55
1931
43
1932
35
1933
54
1934
69
1935
41
1936
51
1937
52
1938
33
1939
20
1940
33
1941
33
1942
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 42.4 mm (1.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prairie City Rs. The most was 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 25 August 1920.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prairie City Rs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
7 January 1912
Feb
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
9 February 1942
Mar
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
18 March 1932
Apr
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
29 April 1915
May
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
25 May 1912
Jun
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
26 June 1934
Jul
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
16 July 1938
Aug
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
25 August 1920
Sep
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
4 September 1940
Oct
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 October 1923
Nov
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
20 November 1921
Dec
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
11 December 1937
Period of Record Coverage
1911 to 1942
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1942. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1942.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Prairie City Rs, 1912 to 1941. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1916, at 7.5 C (45.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Prairie City Rs as warming stripes, 1912 to 1941
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
8.2 C
-0.91 C
1913
7.9 C
-1.23 C
1914
9.6 C
+0.51 C
1915
9.6 C
+0.50 C
1916
7.5 C
-1.60 C
1917
8.3 C
-0.82 C
1918
9.4 C
+0.29 C
1919
8.6 C
-0.48 C
1920
8.7 C
-0.43 C
1921
9.2 C
+0.11 C
1922
8.3 C
-0.81 C
1923
8.9 C
-0.20 C
1926
10.5 C
+1.40 C
1927
8.3 C
-0.76 C
1928
8.4 C
-0.67 C
1929
8.6 C
-0.54 C
1930
7.9 C
-1.20 C
1931
8.7 C
-0.42 C
1932
8.9 C
-0.19 C
1933
9.7 C
+0.55 C
1934
11.8 C
+2.66 C
1935
9.4 C
+0.32 C
1936
10.3 C
+1.22 C
1937
9.6 C
+0.54 C
1938
10.1 C
+1.04 C
1941
10.3 C
+1.17 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1911 to 1951
Yearly extremes at Prairie City Rs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1919
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1916
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
88 days
1934
37 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1951. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Prairie City Rs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1913
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1928
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1951. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Prairie City Rs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1911
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1915
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1919
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1922
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1925
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1926
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1934
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1938
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1951. The record is 42.4 mm (1.7 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.5 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prairie City Rs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1912
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1918
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1920
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1921
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1923
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1925
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1929
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1930
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1932
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1934
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1935
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1937
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1951. The record is 66.6 mm (2.6 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prairie City Rs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1912
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1914
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1917
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1925
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1926
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1927
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1940
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1950
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Prairie City Rs, 1911 to 1951. The record is 88 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prairie City Rs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911
29 days
1912
24 days
1913
31 days
1914
49 days
1915
43 days
1916
23 days
1917
55 days
1918
34 days
1919
36 days
1920
36 days
1921
38 days
1922
51 days
1923
32 days
1924
58 days
1925
30 days
1926
41 days
1927
24 days
1928
22 days
1929
69 days
1930
33 days
1931
77 days
1932
42 days
1933
58 days
1934
88 days
1935
71 days
1936
32 days
1937
34 days
1938
19 days
1939
49 days
1940
39 days
1941
18 days
1942
15 days
1950
42 days
1951
41 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Prairie City Rs falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 111 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Prairie City Rs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1912 to 1941)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 May
n/a
27 May
n/a
-4.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 September
n/a
13 September
n/a
+3.8 days per decade
Growing days
111 days
n/a
111 days
n/a
+7.9 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.
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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.