Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bardwell Dam (USC00410518), Texas, United States, with 62 years of record.
Key Facts for Bardwell Dam
Bardwell Dam (USC00410518) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.26 latitude and -96.64 longitude, 141 m (461 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2026, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bardwell Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bardwell Dam set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 5 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 32.26 latitude, -96.64 longitude.
Elevation: 141 m (461 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2026, 62 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 Bardwell Dam. 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 Bardwell Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bardwell Dam still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Bardwell Dam by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
16
1966
35
1967
33
1968
17
1969
22
1970
32
1971
21
1972
34
1973
12
1974
43
1975
11
1976
32
1977
13
1978
26
1979
28
1980
31
1981
26
1982
30
1983
26
1984
28
1985
27
1986
20
1987
12
1988
25
1989
69
1990
21
1991
25
1992
34
1993
17
1994
11
1995
25
1996
53
1997
23
1998
64
1999
23
2000
34
2001
26
2002
34
2003
31
2004
19
2005
34
2006
40
2007
20
2008
15
2009
14
2010
15
2011
51
2012
30
2013
21
2014
20
2015
9
2016
17
2017
23
2018
24
2019
20
2020
2
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Bardwell Dam between 4 September 2000 and 24 October 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Bardwell Dam set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2000-09-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000-09-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2011-07-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
2015-10-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 213.4 mm (8.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 213.4 mm (8.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bardwell Dam. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 24 October 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bardwell Dam
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
19 January 1990
Feb
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
12 February 2020
Mar
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
12 March 2009
Apr
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
27 April 2024
May
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
9 May 2014
Jun
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
16 June 1981
Jul
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
27 July 1971
Aug
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
18 August 2016
Sep
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2 September 1976
Oct
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
24 October 2015
Nov
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
13 November 1998
Dec
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
16 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2022. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Bardwell Dam, 1966 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (65.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 16.1 C (60.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 20.3 C (68.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bardwell Dam as warming stripes, 1966 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1966
17.8 C
-0.49 C
1967
18.4 C
+0.07 C
1968
17.4 C
-0.93 C
1969
18.2 C
-0.12 C
1970
17.9 C
-0.43 C
1971
18.7 C
+0.36 C
1972
18.3 C
-0.07 C
1974
18.1 C
-0.20 C
1975
17.7 C
-0.60 C
1976
17.3 C
-1.01 C
1977
18.9 C
+0.54 C
1979
17.0 C
-1.29 C
1980
18.7 C
+0.36 C
1982
18.1 C
-0.25 C
1983
17.0 C
-1.30 C
1984
18.4 C
+0.06 C
1985
17.7 C
-0.66 C
1986
18.3 C
+0.00 C
1987
17.7 C
-0.65 C
1988
17.1 C
-1.18 C
1989
16.1 C
-2.25 C
1990
18.8 C
+0.52 C
1991
18.2 C
-0.16 C
1992
17.7 C
-0.63 C
1993
18.0 C
-0.35 C
1994
18.1 C
-0.22 C
1995
17.7 C
-0.58 C
1996
18.9 C
+0.59 C
1997
18.2 C
-0.08 C
1998
20.3 C
+1.94 C
1999
19.9 C
+1.55 C
2000
19.2 C
+0.84 C
2001
18.4 C
+0.11 C
2002
17.0 C
-1.37 C
2005
19.6 C
+1.24 C
2007
18.8 C
+0.44 C
2008
18.7 C
+0.39 C
2009
18.6 C
+0.30 C
2012
20.0 C
+1.71 C
2014
18.0 C
-0.31 C
2015
19.3 C
+0.99 C
2016
19.7 C
+1.34 C
2017
20.0 C
+1.67 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1966 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) 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 Bardwell Dam
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1966 to 2017
43
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1966 to 2017
43
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.28 C (0.04 to 0.53) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 1.0) per decade
1966 to 2017
43
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
1965 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bardwell Dam: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2000
39.7 C (103.5 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1989
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
2015
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
2015
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
62
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1997
28 days
62
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bardwell Dam by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2017
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2019
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2022
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2026. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.7 C (14.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bardwell Dam by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1965
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1994
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2004
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2005
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2012
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2014
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2015
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2017
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2019
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2020
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2021
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2022
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2026. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bardwell Dam by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1968
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1970
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1973
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1975
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1977
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1980
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1983
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985
187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1986
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1987
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1989
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1991
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993
199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1994
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1996
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1997
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1998
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1999
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2002
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2003
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2005
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2007
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2009
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2012
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2013
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2014
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2015
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
2016
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2017
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2018
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2019
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2020
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2021
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2022
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2023
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2024
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2025
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2026
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2026. The record is 297.5 mm (11.7 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.1 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bardwell Dam by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1966
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1967
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1968
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1969
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1970
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1974
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
1975
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1977
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1979
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1982
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1985
217.8 mm (8.6 in)
1986
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1987
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1988
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1989
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990
201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1991
148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1992
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1993
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1994
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1995
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1996
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1997
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1998
164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1999
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2000
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2001
185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2002
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
2003
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
2004
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2005
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2007
187.5 mm (7.4 in)
2008
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
2009
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2010
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2011
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2012
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2013
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2014
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
2015
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
2016
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
2017
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2018
244.9 mm (9.6 in)
2019
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2020
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2021
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2022
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2023
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
2024
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2025
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2026
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bardwell Dam, 1965 to 2026. The record is 50 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bardwell Dam by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965
22 days
1966
25 days
1967
27 days
1968
17 days
1969
29 days
1970
41 days
1971
44 days
1972
23 days
1973
19 days
1974
28 days
1975
30 days
1976
36 days
1977
20 days
1978
44 days
1979
25 days
1980
36 days
1981
32 days
1982
21 days
1983
33 days
1984
40 days
1985
27 days
1986
29 days
1987
25 days
1988
31 days
1989
22 days
1990
19 days
1991
31 days
1992
21 days
1993
39 days
1994
18 days
1995
30 days
1996
24 days
1997
50 days
1998
23 days
1999
32 days
2000
45 days
2001
47 days
2002
28 days
2003
28 days
2004
28 days
2005
25 days
2006
48 days
2007
32 days
2008
21 days
2009
23 days
2010
28 days
2011
48 days
2012
40 days
2013
34 days
2014
27 days
2015
50 days
2016
30 days
2017
30 days
2018
27 days
2019
30 days
2020
31 days
2021
21 days
2022
28 days
2023
46 days
2024
26 days
2025
28 days
2026
23 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bardwell Dam falls on 10 March and the median first autumn frost on 16 November, which leaves a median of 249 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bardwell Dam
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1982 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 March
n/a
10 March
n/a
-4.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 November
n/a
17 November
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
249 days
n/a
254 days
n/a
+5.7 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
57 years, 1966 to 2025
A day with at least 82.2 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 246.5 mm (9.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bardwell Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
5 years
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
10 years
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
25 years
181.4 mm (7.1 in)
50 years
212.5 mm (8.4 in)
100 years
246.5 mm (9.7 in)
Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1966 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: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 2015; 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1974; 199.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1993.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Bardwell Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bardwell Dam 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.