Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Faith (USC00392852), South Dakota, United States, with 100 years of record.
Key Facts for Faith
Faith (USC00392852) is a weather station in South Dakota, United States at 45.02 latitude and -102.04 longitude, 790 m (2,592 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 2012, 100 years of record.
1,464 records set at Faith still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Faith set a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.6 C (105.1 F) on 29 August 2012.
About the Station
Location: South Dakota, United States, 45.02 latitude, -102.04 longitude.
Elevation: 790 m (2,592 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 2012, 100 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 Faith. 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 Faith, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Faith still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Faith by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1913
7
1914
10
1926
9
1927
19
1928
16
1929
26
1930
23
1931
22
1932
21
1933
20
1934
34
1935
18
1936
66
1937
15
1938
11
1939
42
1940
50
1941
24
1942
22
1943
25
1944
10
1945
26
1946
15
1947
19
1948
6
1949
6
1950
5
1951
30
1952
15
1953
12
1954
14
1955
25
1956
17
1957
17
1958
18
1959
10
1960
14
1961
14
1962
26
1963
19
1964
12
1965
20
1966
17
1967
18
1968
17
1969
11
1970
4
1971
8
1972
28
1973
9
1974
6
1975
7
1976
13
1977
14
1978
9
1979
12
1980
7
1981
12
1982
11
1983
15
1984
9
1985
31
1986
14
1987
13
1988
15
1989
22
1990
11
1991
21
1992
32
1993
10
1994
14
1995
14
1996
21
1997
20
1998
19
1999
14
2000
15
2001
6
2002
16
2003
12
2004
7
2005
12
2006
15
2007
7
2008
5
2009
16
2010
2
2011
6
2012
17
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Faith between 13 February 1959 and 3 January 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Faith set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1959-02-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1963-03-16
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1972-01-28
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1978-02-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1995-03-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 41.9 cm (16.5 in)
1996-01-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
2009-12-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
2009-12-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
2010-01-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
2010-01-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Faith. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 30 March 1916.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Faith
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
27 January 1944
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
22 February 1914
Mar
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
30 March 1916
Apr
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
9 April 1935
May
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
21 May 1962
Jun
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
20 June 1947
Jul
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 July 2004
Aug
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
6 August 1960
Sep
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
7 September 1951
Oct
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
29 October 2004
Nov
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 November 1948
Dec
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
14 December 1996
Period of Record Coverage
1913 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at Faith, 1913 to 2012. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1914, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1940 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Faith, 1928 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 5.6 C (42.1 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 9.8 C (49.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Faith as warming stripes, 1928 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1928
8.6 C
+0.72 C
1929
7.0 C
-0.84 C
1933
9.0 C
+1.14 C
1934
9.8 C
+1.99 C
1935
8.2 C
+0.37 C
1937
7.9 C
+0.04 C
1938
9.7 C
+1.86 C
1939
9.0 C
+1.12 C
1942
9.2 C
+1.31 C
1943
8.2 C
+0.37 C
1944
7.1 C
-0.80 C
1945
8.4 C
+0.55 C
1946
9.5 C
+1.65 C
1947
8.3 C
+0.43 C
1951
5.6 C
-2.22 C
1952
7.5 C
-0.31 C
1956
7.0 C
-0.90 C
1957
7.0 C
-0.88 C
1960
7.4 C
-0.46 C
1961
8.0 C
+0.11 C
1962
7.4 C
-0.50 C
1963
9.0 C
+1.10 C
1964
7.6 C
-0.25 C
1965
6.7 C
-1.17 C
1966
6.6 C
-1.24 C
1967
7.1 C
-0.74 C
1968
7.0 C
-0.87 C
1969
6.8 C
-1.03 C
1971
6.4 C
-1.50 C
1972
6.2 C
-1.64 C
1975
6.9 C
-0.97 C
1976
8.8 C
+0.91 C
1977
8.1 C
+0.29 C
1978
5.9 C
-1.98 C
1979
6.4 C
-1.45 C
1980
8.1 C
+0.29 C
1981
9.0 C
+1.13 C
1982
6.1 C
-1.73 C
1983
7.9 C
+0.09 C
1984
7.8 C
-0.03 C
1985
6.5 C
-1.36 C
1986
7.9 C
+0.03 C
1987
9.5 C
+1.64 C
1988
8.9 C
+1.04 C
1989
6.8 C
-1.09 C
1990
8.7 C
+0.88 C
1991
8.9 C
+1.08 C
1992
8.5 C
+0.60 C
1993
6.2 C
-1.61 C
1994
7.9 C
+0.07 C
1995
7.8 C
-0.05 C
1996
5.9 C
-1.99 C
1997
7.9 C
+0.03 C
1998
9.2 C
+1.33 C
1999
9.6 C
+1.71 C
2000
8.3 C
+0.44 C
2001
9.0 C
+1.15 C
2003
8.3 C
+0.44 C
2004
8.2 C
+0.30 C
2005
8.9 C
+1.06 C
2006
9.4 C
+1.56 C
2007
9.1 C
+1.25 C
2008
7.0 C
-0.83 C
2009
6.6 C
-1.30 C
2011
7.4 C
-0.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1928 to 2011 is -0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.17) 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 Faith
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.09) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.17) per decade
1928 to 2011
65
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.15 C (-0.29 to -0.01) per decade
-0.27 F (-0.52 to -0.03) per decade
1928 to 2011
65
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (0.00 to 0.21) per decade
0.19 F (-0.01 to 0.39) per decade
1928 to 2011
65
Not clearly different from zero
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
1913 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Faith: 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)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1916
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1915
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
91
Longest dry spell (CDD)
115 days
1952
36 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Faith, 1913 to 2012. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Faith by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1934
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1935
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1938
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1946
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1959
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2007
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Faith, 1913 to 2012. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Faith by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1926
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1927
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1929
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1930
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1934
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1935
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1936
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1937
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1938
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1939
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1940
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1941
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1942
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1944
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1945
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1947
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1950
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1951
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1956
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1957
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1958
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1959
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1965
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1968
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1969
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1979
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1994
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1997
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2000
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2001
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2003
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2004
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2005
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2006
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2007
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2011
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Faith, 1913 to 2012. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Faith by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1916
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1932
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1960
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1963
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1968
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1975
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1979
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1986
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1994
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1997
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1999
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2003
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2006
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2008
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2010
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2011
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2012
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Faith, 1913 to 2012. The record is 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Faith by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1914
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1916
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1928
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1933
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1934
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1936
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1938
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1942
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1943
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1944
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1945
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1948
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1949
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1951
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1953
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1954
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1960
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1963
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1968
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1974
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1975
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1976
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1980
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1981
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1987
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1990
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1991
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1993
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1995
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1997
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1998
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2001
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2002
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2003
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2005
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2006
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2008
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2009
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2010
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2011
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2012
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Faith, 1913 to 2012. The record is 115 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Faith by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
32 days
1914
25 days
1915
25 days
1916
12 days
1926
26 days
1927
47 days
1928
33 days
1929
47 days
1930
41 days
1931
33 days
1932
48 days
1933
58 days
1934
62 days
1935
52 days
1936
27 days
1937
69 days
1938
47 days
1939
55 days
1940
20 days
1941
56 days
1942
37 days
1943
52 days
1944
45 days
1945
41 days
1946
41 days
1947
36 days
1948
26 days
1949
44 days
1950
31 days
1951
26 days
1952
115 days
1953
28 days
1954
48 days
1955
44 days
1956
47 days
1957
48 days
1958
51 days
1959
31 days
1960
40 days
1961
31 days
1962
46 days
1963
28 days
1964
42 days
1965
52 days
1966
25 days
1967
36 days
1968
43 days
1969
52 days
1970
31 days
1971
24 days
1972
35 days
1973
36 days
1974
35 days
1975
29 days
1976
29 days
1977
21 days
1978
27 days
1979
37 days
1980
32 days
1981
75 days
1982
33 days
1983
44 days
1984
62 days
1985
60 days
1986
31 days
1987
58 days
1988
45 days
1989
31 days
1990
61 days
1991
43 days
1992
30 days
1993
20 days
1994
23 days
1995
16 days
1996
25 days
1997
47 days
1998
36 days
1999
58 days
2000
40 days
2001
38 days
2002
34 days
2003
55 days
2004
30 days
2005
24 days
2006
28 days
2007
34 days
2008
33 days
2009
36 days
2010
31 days
2011
33 days
2012
46 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 Faith falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 142 days between them.
In 1980 to 2011 the median growing season was 144 days. That is 5 days more than in 1928 to 1972.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Faith
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1928 to 1972)
Recent period (1980 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 May
13 May
8 May
5 days earlier
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 September
26 September
1 October
5 days later
+0.9 days per decade
Growing days
142 days
139 days
144 days
5 days more
+1.7 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
74 years, 1927 to 2011
A day with at least 44.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.9 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Faith: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
50 years
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
100 years
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1927 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: 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1962; 83.6 mm (3.3 in) in 2004; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1935.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Faith, at 1991. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1991 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Faith, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1991
+0.3
+0.5
possible
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.