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Ames Plantation Weather Records (USC00400137)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ames Plantation (USC00400137), Tennessee, United States, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Ames Plantation

  • Ames Plantation (USC00400137) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 35.11 latitude and -89.21 longitude, 166 m (543 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1976 to 2026, 51 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ames Plantation still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ames Plantation set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 3 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Tennessee, United States, 35.11 latitude, -89.21 longitude.
  • Elevation: 166 m (543 ft).
  • Period of record: 1976 to 2026, 51 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

10 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ames Plantation, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ames Plantation. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ames Plantation. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ames Plantation, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.0 C (77.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Feb27.8 C (82.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
May34.4 C (93.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Nov30.6 C (87.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ames Plantation by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ames Plantation still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 55. 02040601976: 361977: 391978: 371979: 261980: 511981: 271982: 301983: 331984: 411985: 331986: 331987: 291988: 311989: 551990: 441991: 321992: 261993: 261994: 91995: 201996: 371997: 291998: 431999: 372000: 322001: 232002: 282003: 172004: 212005: 302006: 302007: 392008: 282009: 162010: 322011: 312012: 332013: 192014: 302015: 312016: 282017: 162018: 162019: 242020: 182021: 202022: 282023: 212024: 132025: 132026: 23197619821988199420002006201220182024
1,464 records at Ames Plantation still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Ames Plantation by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
197636
197739
197837
197926
198051
198127
198230
198333
198441
198533
198633
198729
198831
198955
199044
199132
199226
199326
19949
199520
199637
199729
199843
199937
200032
200123
200228
200317
200421
200530
200630
200739
200828
200916
201032
201131
201233
201319
201430
201531
201628
201716
201816
201924
202018
202120
202228
202321
202413
202513
202623

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Ames Plantation set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Ames Plantation between 16 August 2007 and 1 September 2017. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord daily precipitation16 August 2007: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)1 March 2009: Record daily snowfall 15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 March 2009: Record snow depth 15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 May 2010: Record daily precipitation 181.6 mm (7.1 in)1 September 2017: Record daily precipitation 210.8 mm (8.3 in)20102015
5 all-time records were set at Ames Plantation between 16 August 2007 and 1 September 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Ames Plantation set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2007-08-16Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009-03-01Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
2009-03-01Record snow depthRecord snow depth 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
2010-05-02Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2017-09-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 210.8 mm (8.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 210.8 mm (8.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ames Plantation The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ames Plantation. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 1 September 2017. 0100200300 Jan: 94.5 mm (3.7 in), 23 January 2006 Jan Feb: 95.5 mm (3.8 in), 15 February 2003 Feb Mar: 108.2 mm (4.3 in), 17 March 1980 Mar Apr: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 29 April 2026 Apr May: 181.6 mm (7.1 in), 2 May 2010 May Jun: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 24 June 2015 Jun Jul: 127.8 mm (5.0 in), 9 July 2014 Jul Aug: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 30 August 2005 Aug Sep: 210.8 mm (8.3 in), 1 September 2017 Sep Oct: 91.2 mm (3.6 in), 12 October 2001 Oct Nov: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 8 November 1986 Nov Dec: 141.0 mm (5.6 in), 4 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ames Plantation. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 1 September 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ames Plantation
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan94.5 mm (3.7 in)23 January 2006
Feb95.5 mm (3.8 in)15 February 2003
Mar108.2 mm (4.3 in)17 March 1980
Apr112.3 mm (4.4 in)29 April 2026
May181.6 mm (7.1 in)2 May 2010
Jun92.5 mm (3.6 in)24 June 2015
Jul127.8 mm (5.0 in)9 July 2014
Aug92.2 mm (3.6 in)30 August 2005
Sep210.8 mm (8.3 in)1 September 2017
Oct91.2 mm (3.6 in)12 October 2001
Nov113.0 mm (4.4 in)8 November 1986
Dec141.0 mm (5.6 in)4 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1976 to 2026
Days with data per year at Ames Plantation 51 years of record at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2000, 2003, 2017, 2026. 1976: 348 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 364 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 360 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 333 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 362 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 334 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 305 of 366 days2001: 334 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 306 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 240 of 365 days2018: 330 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 357 of 365 days2024: 351 of 366 days2025: 353 of 365 days2026: 285 of 365 days19801990200020102020
51 years of record at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2000, 2003, 2017, 2026.
Days with data per year at Ames Plantation
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
197634895%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036499%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236299%Yes
198336099%Yes
1984366100%Yes
198533391%Yes
1986364100%Yes
198736299%Yes
198836499%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199433492%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200030583%No
200133492%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200330684%No
200436499%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201724066%No
201833090%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202335798%Yes
202435196%Yes
202535397%Yes
202628578%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Ames Plantation
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily rain (Provisional)31.5 mm (1.2 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily rain (Provisional)24.4 mm (1.0 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie25 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.2 C (99.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)49 years26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily rain71.4 mm (2.8 in)52.3 mm (2.1 in)5 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026Ames Plantation, USdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

43 complete years, 1976 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Ames Plantation as warming stripes, 1976 to 2025 One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.7 C (60.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 14.0 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 17.2 C (62.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1976: 14.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1977: 15.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1978: 14.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1979: 14.0 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1980: 15.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 15.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 15.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 14.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 15.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 15.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 15.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 14.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1989: 14.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1990: 16.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1991: 15.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 15.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 14.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1995: 15.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: 15.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1997: 15.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1998: 17.1 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1999: 16.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2002: 15.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2004: 15.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 16.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 16.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2007: 16.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2008: 15.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 15.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2010: 16.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2011: 16.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2012: 16.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2013: 15.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 14.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2015: 16.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 17.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2019: 16.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 16.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 16.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2022: 16.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2023: 16.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2024: 16.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2025: 16.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean19761980198519901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.7 C (60.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 14.0 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 17.2 C (62.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ames Plantation as warming stripes, 1976 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
197614.1 C-1.55 C
197715.2 C-0.44 C
197814.1 C-1.55 C
197914.0 C-1.72 C
198015.0 C-0.64 C
198115.0 C-0.69 C
198215.2 C-0.47 C
198314.7 C-1.02 C
198415.2 C-0.52 C
198615.9 C+0.24 C
198715.6 C-0.03 C
198814.7 C-1.02 C
198914.5 C-1.18 C
199016.0 C+0.35 C
199115.9 C+0.22 C
199215.1 C-0.61 C
199314.9 C-0.76 C
199515.6 C-0.05 C
199615.3 C-0.38 C
199715.1 C-0.56 C
199817.1 C+1.46 C
199916.7 C+1.04 C
200215.9 C+0.26 C
200415.9 C+0.27 C
200516.2 C+0.52 C
200616.4 C+0.69 C
200716.9 C+1.25 C
200815.4 C-0.27 C
200915.4 C-0.29 C
201016.0 C+0.28 C
201116.2 C+0.50 C
201216.7 C+1.06 C
201315.1 C-0.55 C
201414.9 C-0.81 C
201516.3 C+0.62 C
201617.2 C+1.49 C
201916.6 C+0.94 C
202016.3 C+0.65 C
202116.2 C+0.49 C
202216.0 C+0.28 C
202316.6 C+0.94 C
202416.6 C+0.96 C
202516.3 C+0.66 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade over 1976 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ames Plantation
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade1976 to 202543Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade1976 to 202543Rise
Mean daily minimum0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade0.8 F (0.5 to 1.0) per decade1976 to 202543Rise

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

1976 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ames Plantation: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)200737.2 C (99.0 F)51
Coldest night (TNn)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1985-13.3 C (8.1 F)51
Wettest day (Rx1day)210.8 mm (8.3 in)201789.2 mm (3.5 in)51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)247.1 mm (9.7 in)2025137.1 mm (5.4 in)51
Longest dry spell (CDD)42 days199919 days51

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ames Plantation by year The hottest day of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F). 343638404219801990200020102020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2007
The hottest day of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ames Plantation by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
197636.1 C (97.0 F)
197738.3 C (100.9 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198040.6 C (105.1 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198638.3 C (100.9 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199235.0 C (95.0 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200136.7 C (98.1 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200638.9 C (102.0 F)
200741.1 C (106.0 F)
200837.8 C (100.0 F)
200936.1 C (97.0 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201140.0 C (104.0 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201637.8 C (100.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201837.2 C (99.0 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ames Plantation by year The coldest night of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F). -25-20-15-10-519801990200020102020Record: -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ames Plantation by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1976-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1979-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1984-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1988-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1993-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1994-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1997-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2003-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2005-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2017-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2018-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2019-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2020-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2021-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2022-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2023-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2024-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2025-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026-13.3 C (8.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ames Plantation by year The wettest day of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in). 05010015020025019801990200020102020Record: 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2017
The wettest day of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ames Plantation by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
197681.3 mm (3.2 in)
197787.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978141.0 mm (5.6 in)
197994.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981109.2 mm (4.3 in)
198297.3 mm (3.8 in)
198374.9 mm (2.9 in)
198469.1 mm (2.7 in)
198571.1 mm (2.8 in)
1986113.0 mm (4.4 in)
198789.2 mm (3.5 in)
198869.6 mm (2.7 in)
198994.5 mm (3.7 in)
199072.4 mm (2.9 in)
199178.7 mm (3.1 in)
199287.4 mm (3.4 in)
199386.4 mm (3.4 in)
199470.4 mm (2.8 in)
199589.9 mm (3.5 in)
199665.0 mm (2.6 in)
199797.3 mm (3.8 in)
199886.4 mm (3.4 in)
199972.1 mm (2.8 in)
200042.7 mm (1.7 in)
200191.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002149.1 mm (5.9 in)
200395.5 mm (3.8 in)
200457.9 mm (2.3 in)
200592.2 mm (3.6 in)
200694.5 mm (3.7 in)
200777.5 mm (3.1 in)
2008118.6 mm (4.7 in)
200971.1 mm (2.8 in)
2010181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2011106.9 mm (4.2 in)
201264.8 mm (2.6 in)
201368.8 mm (2.7 in)
2014127.8 mm (5.0 in)
201592.5 mm (3.6 in)
201687.6 mm (3.4 in)
2017210.8 mm (8.3 in)
201892.7 mm (3.6 in)
201986.4 mm (3.4 in)
202090.7 mm (3.6 in)
202172.6 mm (2.9 in)
202275.4 mm (3.0 in)
202377.2 mm (3.0 in)
2024104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2025110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2026112.3 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ames Plantation by year The wettest five days of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 247.1 mm (9.7 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.1 mm (5.4 in). 5010015020025019801990200020102020Record: 247.1 mm (9.7 in) in 2025
The wettest five days of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 247.1 mm (9.7 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.1 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ames Plantation by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1976104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1978181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1979160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1980219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1981133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1982172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1983122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1985103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1986161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1987163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1988120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1989130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1990163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1991137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1992106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1993103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1997133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1998138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1999116.0 mm (4.6 in)
200076.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2002165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2003140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2004105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2005161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2006105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2007114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2008122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2009117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2010222.0 mm (8.7 in)
2011171.2 mm (6.7 in)
2012113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2013142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2014145.3 mm (5.7 in)
2015147.4 mm (5.8 in)
2016173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2017214.9 mm (8.5 in)
2018157.0 mm (6.2 in)
2019107.3 mm (4.2 in)
2020154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2021115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2022161.6 mm (6.4 in)
2023114.9 mm (4.5 in)
2024175.1 mm (6.9 in)
2025247.1 mm (9.7 in)
2026132.4 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ames Plantation by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 42 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 102030405019801990200020102020Record: 42 days in 1999
The longest dry spell of the year at Ames Plantation, 1976 to 2026. The record is 42 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ames Plantation by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
197612 days
197720 days
197828 days
197913 days
198021 days
198124 days
198217 days
198327 days
198415 days
198518 days
198616 days
198719 days
198826 days
198917 days
199020 days
199114 days
199225 days
199317 days
199410 days
199515 days
199624 days
199716 days
199836 days
199942 days
200025 days
200115 days
200220 days
200317 days
200425 days
200521 days
200618 days
200721 days
200820 days
200916 days
201017 days
201116 days
201224 days
201318 days
201420 days
201517 days
201625 days
201723 days
201817 days
201926 days
202011 days
202114 days
202220 days
202313 days
202426 days
202525 days
202619 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

43 years with a frost

Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ames Plantation falls on 3 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 206 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ames Plantation
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1990 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost3 Apriln/a3 Apriln/a-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost28 Octobern/a31 Octobern/a+3.8 days per decade
Growing days206 daysn/a211 daysn/a+5.4 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

49 years, 1976 to 2025

A day with at least 86.4 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 207.2 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ames Plantation: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years86.4 mm (3.4 in)
5 years108.4 mm (4.3 in)
10 years126.3 mm (5.0 in)
25 years153.9 mm (6.1 in)
50 years178.5 mm (7.0 in)Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years207.2 mm (8.2 in)Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1976 to 2025.

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: 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 2017; 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 2010; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2002.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ames Plantation, at 2014. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2014 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ames Plantation, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2014+0.2+0.4likely5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ames Plantation standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ames Plantation 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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).