Sparta Weather Records (USC00357955)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sparta (USC00357955), Oregon, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Sparta

Sparta (USC00357955) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 44.87 latitude and -117.33 longitude, 1,265 m (4,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1926, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sparta still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Oregon, United States, 44.87 latitude, -117.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,265 m (4,150 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1926, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Sparta. 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 Sparta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sparta still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Sparta by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	53
1894	49
1895	44
1896	77
1897	63
1898	44
1899	63
1900	59
1901	54
1902	49
1903	51
1904	41
1905	74
1906	46
1907	28
1908	13
1909	9
1910	29
1911	28
1912	34
1913	52
1914	36
1915	54
1916	43
1917	92
1918	74
1919	58
1920	28
1921	28
1922	15
1923	14
1924	61
1925	1

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 50.8 mm (2.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sparta. The most was 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 February 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sparta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 January 1894
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 February 1900
Mar	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 March 1915
Apr	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 April 1923
May	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 May 1915
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 June 1896
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 July 1893
Aug	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 August 1903
Sep	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 September 1917
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 October 1899
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 November 1896
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 December 1911

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1926

34 years of record at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1922 and others.

Days with data per year at Sparta
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	315	86%	No
1894	307	84%	No
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	362	99%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	363	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	332	91%	Yes
1902	362	99%	Yes
1903	364	100%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	356	98%	Yes
1906	345	95%	Yes
1907	235	64%	No
1908	201	55%	No
1909	136	37%	No
1910	115	32%	No
1911	295	81%	No
1912	355	97%	Yes
1913	354	97%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	359	98%	Yes
1916	361	99%	Yes
1917	361	99%	Yes
1918	362	99%	Yes
1919	358	98%	Yes
1920	336	92%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	150	41%	No
1923	322	88%	No
1924	212	58%	No
1925	90	25%	No
1926	30	8%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1895 to 1921

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Sparta, 1895 to 1921. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.5 C (45.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1899, at 6.3 C (43.3 F), and the warmest was 1904, at 8.7 C (47.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sparta as warming stripes, 1895 to 1921
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	7.2 C	-0.31 C
1896	7.3 C	-0.18 C
1897	7.1 C	-0.42 C
1899	6.3 C	-1.24 C
1900	7.4 C	-0.09 C
1902	7.7 C	+0.23 C
1903	7.7 C	+0.22 C
1904	8.7 C	+1.18 C
1905	8.0 C	+0.50 C
1906	7.8 C	+0.27 C
1912	6.7 C	-0.84 C
1913	6.8 C	-0.73 C
1914	8.4 C	+0.93 C
1915	8.3 C	+0.79 C
1916	6.4 C	-1.08 C
1917	7.4 C	-0.16 C
1918	8.5 C	+0.94 C
1919	7.3 C	-0.18 C
1921	7.7 C	+0.15 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

1893 to 1926

Yearly extremes at Sparta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1905	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1924	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1900	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	1894	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1918	41 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sparta by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1897	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1902	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1906	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1910	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1911	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1912	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1923	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1925	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1926	6.7 C (44.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.4 C (-6.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sparta by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1894	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1895	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1896	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1902	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1905	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1906	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1908	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1910	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1914	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1915	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1917	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1918	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1920	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1923	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1925	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. The record is 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sparta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1894	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1896	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1897	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1902	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1903	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1905	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1907	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	18.3 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. The record is 83.7 mm (3.3 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sparta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1895	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1896	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1897	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1898	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1900	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1903	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1908	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1915	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1918	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1920	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	20.3 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sparta, 1893 to 1926. The record is 70 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sparta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	42 days
1894	25 days
1895	46 days
1896	30 days
1897	24 days
1898	36 days
1899	40 days
1900	68 days
1901	44 days
1902	41 days
1903	33 days
1904	41 days
1905	55 days
1906	49 days
1907	27 days
1908	21 days
1909	24 days
1910	20 days
1911	66 days
1912	34 days
1913	66 days
1914	69 days
1915	64 days
1916	29 days
1917	66 days
1918	70 days
1919	65 days
1920	41 days
1921	35 days
1922	20 days
1923	42 days
1924	44 days
1925	12 days
1926	7 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.

Download the Data

Data for Sparta standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sparta threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).