Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vale (USC00358797), Oregon, United States, with 121 years of record.
Key Facts for Vale
Vale (USC00358797) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 43.98 latitude and -117.24 longitude, 683 m (2,240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2013, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vale still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vale set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 27 July 2013.
About the Station
Location: Oregon, United States, 43.98 latitude, -117.24 longitude.
Elevation: 683 m (2,240 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2013, 121 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 Vale. 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 Vale, 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)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Vale still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Vale by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
10
1894
18
1895
20
1896
22
1897
15
1898
10
1899
14
1905
17
1906
28
1907
13
1908
26
1909
18
1910
42
1911
9
1912
10
1913
11
1914
6
1915
3
1916
29
1917
22
1918
9
1919
9
1920
23
1921
10
1922
5
1923
7
1924
24
1925
9
1926
18
1927
13
1928
5
1929
18
1931
13
1932
9
1933
24
1934
25
1935
23
1936
15
1937
17
1938
9
1939
8
1940
12
1941
8
1942
5
1943
6
1944
7
1945
9
1946
6
1947
9
1948
10
1949
4
1950
17
1951
6
1952
6
1953
17
1954
11
1955
17
1956
9
1957
11
1958
2
1959
12
1960
9
1961
15
1962
17
1963
7
1964
13
1965
9
1966
20
1967
8
1968
12
1969
9
1970
3
1971
11
1972
20
1973
11
1974
20
1975
6
1976
6
1977
21
1978
4
1979
11
1980
5
1981
8
1982
5
1983
14
1984
12
1985
56
1986
17
1987
21
1988
22
1989
22
1990
20
1991
5
1992
14
1993
13
1994
5
1995
11
1996
10
1997
4
1998
13
1999
9
2000
10
2001
10
2002
16
2003
9
2004
6
2005
5
2006
5
2007
9
2008
2
2009
6
2010
11
2011
16
2012
11
2013
10
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Vale between 6 December 1972 and 13 August 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Vale set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1972-12-06
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1979-08-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 48.8 mm (1.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vale. The most was 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 13 August 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vale
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
14 January 1905
Feb
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
8 February 1953
Mar
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
26 March 1945
Apr
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
26 April 1978
May
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
28 May 1964
Jun
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
15 June 1989
Jul
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
13 July 1995
Aug
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
13 August 1979
Sep
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
4 September 1940
Oct
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
4 October 1923
Nov
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
19 November 1937
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
21 December 1925
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Vale, 1893 to 2013. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Vale, 1893 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.2 C (50.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 6.4 C (43.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.9 C (7.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Vale as warming stripes, 1893 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
8.4 C
-1.82 C
1894
9.1 C
-1.12 C
1895
8.2 C
-2.04 C
1896
9.3 C
-0.87 C
1897
9.3 C
-0.89 C
1899
8.4 C
-1.86 C
1908
10.2 C
-0.02 C
1909
10.4 C
+0.17 C
1910
9.8 C
-0.45 C
1911
9.4 C
-0.86 C
1913
9.7 C
-0.47 C
1916
9.0 C
-1.25 C
1923
10.0 C
-0.24 C
1925
10.3 C
+0.07 C
1926
11.0 C
+0.75 C
1927
9.9 C
-0.30 C
1928
9.7 C
-0.48 C
1931
9.6 C
-0.57 C
1933
9.9 C
-0.28 C
1934
12.3 C
+2.13 C
1935
9.3 C
-0.91 C
1936
9.4 C
-0.79 C
1937
9.3 C
-0.93 C
1938
10.2 C
-0.04 C
1939
10.6 C
+0.41 C
1940
11.0 C
+0.83 C
1941
10.6 C
+0.38 C
1942
9.5 C
-0.72 C
1943
9.8 C
-0.37 C
1944
9.3 C
-0.91 C
1946
9.9 C
-0.30 C
1948
9.4 C
-0.79 C
1951
10.5 C
+0.32 C
1952
10.3 C
+0.06 C
1953
11.1 C
+0.89 C
1954
10.6 C
+0.36 C
1955
9.3 C
-0.94 C
1956
10.2 C
+0.02 C
1957
10.1 C
-0.16 C
1958
11.5 C
+1.24 C
1959
10.9 C
+0.69 C
1960
10.6 C
+0.34 C
1961
11.4 C
+1.17 C
1962
10.3 C
+0.09 C
1963
11.0 C
+0.83 C
1964
9.3 C
-0.92 C
1965
10.7 C
+0.46 C
1966
11.6 C
+1.39 C
1967
11.4 C
+1.17 C
1968
11.2 C
+1.03 C
1969
11.0 C
+0.74 C
1970
10.8 C
+0.62 C
1971
10.7 C
+0.45 C
1972
10.3 C
+0.12 C
1973
11.9 C
+1.69 C
1974
11.6 C
+1.41 C
1975
10.2 C
-0.06 C
1976
10.1 C
-0.08 C
1978
11.1 C
+0.86 C
1979
10.4 C
+0.20 C
1980
10.9 C
+0.68 C
1981
11.5 C
+1.26 C
1982
10.1 C
-0.12 C
1983
10.8 C
+0.60 C
1984
8.9 C
-1.27 C
1985
6.4 C
-3.86 C
1986
10.8 C
+0.57 C
1987
11.7 C
+1.52 C
1988
11.8 C
+1.57 C
2002
9.3 C
-0.87 C
2003
10.8 C
+0.55 C
2004
9.9 C
-0.31 C
2011
10.4 C
+0.17 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 73 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Vale
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1893 to 2011
73
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.06 to 0.13) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1893 to 2011
73
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1893 to 2011
73
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
1893 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Vale: 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)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
115
Wettest day (Rx1day)
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1998
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
115
Longest dry spell (CDD)
166 days
1929
50 days
115
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Vale, 1893 to 2013. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Vale by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1894
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1896
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1905
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1906
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1907
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1909
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1910
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1916
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1917
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1921
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1929
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2003
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
43.9 C (111.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Vale, 1893 to 2013. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Vale by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1894
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1895
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1896
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1898
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1899
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1905
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1906
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1907
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1915
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1917
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1921
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1923
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1932
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1936
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1938
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1944
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1956
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1990
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1991
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2009
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2010
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2012
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Vale, 1893 to 2013. The record is 48.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vale by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1894
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1895
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1896
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1897
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1898
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1899
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1905
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1907
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1909
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1910
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1911
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1912
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1913
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1915
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1916
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1917
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1919
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1920
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1922
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1923
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1928
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1929
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1931
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1932
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1933
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1935
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1936
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1937
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1939
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1940
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1942
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1943
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1947
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1949
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1950
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1951
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1952
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1953
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1955
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1956
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1958
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1961
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1962
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1963
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1967
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1968
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1971
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1973
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1974
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1975
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1977
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1981
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1984
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1985
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1986
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1988
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1989
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1990
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1991
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1993
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1994
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1996
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1997
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1999
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2001
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
2002
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2003
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2004
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2005
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2006
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
2007
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2009
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2011
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2013
5.8 mm (0.23 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Vale, 1893 to 2013. The record is 76.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vale by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1894
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1896
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1897
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1898
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1899
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1908
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1909
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1910
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1911
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1914
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1915
13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1916
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1919
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1920
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1921
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1925
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1928
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1932
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1933
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1935
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1936
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1939
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1941
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1946
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1947
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1948
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1949
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1950
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1951
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1953
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1955
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1959
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1963
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1966
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1971
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1972
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1973
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1974
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1975
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1977
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1978
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1979
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1980
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1982
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1983
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1984
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1985
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1986
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1987
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1988
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1992
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1994
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1997
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1998
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2001
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2002
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2003
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2004
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2005
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2006
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2009
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
2010
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2012
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013
13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Vale, 1893 to 2013. The record is 166 days in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vale by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
31 days
1894
30 days
1895
92 days
1896
48 days
1897
61 days
1898
34 days
1899
55 days
1905
94 days
1906
31 days
1907
35 days
1908
41 days
1909
52 days
1910
90 days
1911
36 days
1912
30 days
1913
46 days
1914
57 days
1915
19 days
1916
69 days
1917
38 days
1918
34 days
1919
42 days
1920
51 days
1921
45 days
1922
42 days
1923
41 days
1924
64 days
1925
46 days
1926
84 days
1927
49 days
1928
54 days
1929
166 days
1931
111 days
1932
40 days
1933
50 days
1934
64 days
1935
97 days
1936
83 days
1937
34 days
1938
38 days
1939
49 days
1940
54 days
1941
29 days
1942
61 days
1943
40 days
1944
72 days
1945
44 days
1946
44 days
1947
81 days
1948
33 days
1949
92 days
1950
51 days
1951
77 days
1952
65 days
1953
46 days
1954
64 days
1955
71 days
1956
37 days
1957
101 days
1958
41 days
1959
47 days
1960
45 days
1961
50 days
1962
70 days
1963
50 days
1964
43 days
1965
57 days
1966
63 days
1967
55 days
1968
52 days
1969
77 days
1970
39 days
1971
42 days
1972
52 days
1973
60 days
1974
89 days
1975
43 days
1976
51 days
1977
35 days
1978
69 days
1979
55 days
1980
70 days
1981
43 days
1982
40 days
1983
36 days
1984
41 days
1985
40 days
1986
35 days
1987
78 days
1988
41 days
1989
68 days
1990
57 days
1991
32 days
1992
51 days
1993
57 days
1994
59 days
1995
27 days
1996
37 days
1997
46 days
1998
25 days
1999
76 days
2000
81 days
2001
43 days
2002
56 days
2003
44 days
2004
40 days
2005
82 days
2006
40 days
2007
58 days
2008
58 days
2009
59 days
2010
34 days
2011
80 days
2012
86 days
2013
37 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
73 years with a frost
Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Vale falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 134 days between them.
In 1962 to 2011 the median growing season was 137 days. That is 12 days more than in 1893 to 1944.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Vale
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1944)
Recent period (1962 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
17 May
14 May
3 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
15 September
29 September
14 days later
+3.3 days per decade
Growing days
134 days
125 days
137 days
12 days more
+5.0 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
94 years, 1894 to 2011
A day with at least 17.8 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 45.4 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Vale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
5 years
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
10 years
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
25 years
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
50 years
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
100 years
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1894 to 2011.
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: 48.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1979; 39.6 mm (1.6 in) in 1964; 38.6 mm (1.5 in) in 1978.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Vale, at 1951. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1951 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Vale, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1951
+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.