Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowie (USC00410984), Texas, United States, with 130 years of record.
Key Facts for Bowie
Bowie (USC00410984) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 33.55 latitude and -97.85 longitude, 329 m (1,080 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2026, 130 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bowie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bowie set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 11 June 2026.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 33.55 latitude, -97.85 longitude.
Elevation: 329 m (1,080 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2026, 130 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
6 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 Bowie. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bowie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Mar
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Apr
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
May
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jun
46.1 C (115.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
23.9 C (75.0 F)
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
21.7 C (71.1 F)
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bowie still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Bowie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
10
1898
23
1900
5
1901
15
1902
21
1903
16
1904
19
1905
21
1906
16
1907
31
1908
19
1909
26
1910
31
1911
63
1912
14
1913
15
1914
13
1915
17
1916
10
1917
21
1918
28
1919
14
1920
19
1921
16
1922
12
1923
13
1924
19
1925
24
1926
9
1927
23
1955
7
1956
26
1957
12
1958
3
1959
14
1960
8
1961
8
1962
10
1963
23
1964
11
1965
9
1966
16
1967
18
1968
4
1969
7
1970
6
1971
18
1972
10
1973
3
1974
20
1975
16
1976
11
1977
18
1978
12
1979
12
1980
25
1981
7
1982
3
1983
15
1984
19
1985
15
1986
10
1987
7
1988
5
1989
33
1990
10
1991
14
1992
7
1993
9
1994
12
1995
21
1996
15
1997
13
1998
15
1999
2
2000
12
2001
4
2002
10
2003
3
2004
12
2005
14
2006
13
2007
9
2008
7
2009
10
2010
6
2011
29
2012
10
2013
28
2014
14
2015
3
2016
8
2017
8
2018
14
2019
11
2020
9
2021
26
2022
15
2023
16
2024
9
2025
12
2026
10
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Bowie between 6 February 1961 and 16 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Bowie set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1961-02-06
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 21.6 cm (8.5 in)
1966-01-22
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1978-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980-06-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1980-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989-05-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2021-02-16
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 260.4 mm (10.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowie. The most was 260.4 mm (10.3 in) on 16 May 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowie
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
21 January 1916
Feb
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
21 February 2018
Mar
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
27 March 1977
Apr
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
20 April 2025
May
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
16 May 1989
Jun
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
18 June 2015
Jul
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
30 July 1973
Aug
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
13 August 1909
Sep
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
21 September 1900
Oct
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
13 October 1981
Nov
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
18 November 1964
Dec
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
19 December 1956
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
102 years of record at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1955, 1993, 2001, 2014, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 90 complete years at Bowie, 1898 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.9 C (64.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 16.0 C (60.7 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 19.6 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bowie as warming stripes, 1898 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
17.5 C
-0.39 C
1901
18.6 C
+0.73 C
1902
18.1 C
+0.23 C
1903
16.7 C
-1.22 C
1904
18.4 C
+0.46 C
1905
16.9 C
-0.96 C
1906
17.4 C
-0.47 C
1907
18.9 C
+1.01 C
1908
18.7 C
+0.76 C
1909
19.1 C
+1.20 C
1910
19.2 C
+1.30 C
1911
19.6 C
+1.68 C
1912
17.3 C
-0.62 C
1913
17.9 C
+0.00 C
1914
18.1 C
+0.15 C
1915
17.6 C
-0.27 C
1916
18.3 C
+0.39 C
1917
17.3 C
-0.65 C
1918
18.5 C
+0.61 C
1919
17.2 C
-0.70 C
1920
17.3 C
-0.60 C
1921
19.3 C
+1.39 C
1922
18.3 C
+0.38 C
1923
17.9 C
+0.04 C
1924
17.1 C
-0.81 C
1925
18.8 C
+0.90 C
1926
17.1 C
-0.76 C
1927
18.7 C
+0.76 C
1956
19.4 C
+1.46 C
1957
17.5 C
-0.37 C
1958
17.5 C
-0.38 C
1959
18.0 C
+0.10 C
1960
17.6 C
-0.29 C
1961
17.5 C
-0.37 C
1962
18.4 C
+0.45 C
1963
19.3 C
+1.41 C
1964
18.6 C
+0.66 C
1965
18.4 C
+0.53 C
1966
17.4 C
-0.50 C
1967
18.6 C
+0.72 C
1968
17.5 C
-0.40 C
1969
18.0 C
+0.13 C
1970
18.2 C
+0.29 C
1971
18.8 C
+0.87 C
1972
18.4 C
+0.46 C
1973
18.0 C
+0.14 C
1974
18.9 C
+0.99 C
1975
18.2 C
+0.30 C
1976
18.1 C
+0.22 C
1977
19.3 C
+1.36 C
1978
18.0 C
+0.13 C
1979
17.4 C
-0.46 C
1980
19.3 C
+1.40 C
1981
18.9 C
+0.98 C
1982
18.1 C
+0.21 C
1983
17.2 C
-0.68 C
1984
18.0 C
+0.12 C
1985
17.6 C
-0.33 C
1986
18.3 C
+0.41 C
1987
17.8 C
-0.08 C
1988
17.9 C
-0.01 C
1989
16.0 C
-1.95 C
1990
18.0 C
+0.06 C
1991
18.1 C
+0.22 C
1992
17.2 C
-0.68 C
1995
16.5 C
-1.43 C
1996
16.6 C
-1.29 C
1997
16.1 C
-1.76 C
1998
18.0 C
+0.08 C
2000
17.3 C
-0.64 C
2002
16.1 C
-1.85 C
2005
17.0 C
-0.93 C
2006
18.1 C
+0.16 C
2007
16.9 C
-1.04 C
2008
17.1 C
-0.84 C
2010
17.1 C
-0.82 C
2011
18.4 C
+0.49 C
2012
18.8 C
+0.85 C
2013
16.6 C
-1.26 C
2015
17.4 C
-0.54 C
2016
17.9 C
+0.03 C
2017
18.2 C
+0.26 C
2018
17.2 C
-0.67 C
2019
17.0 C
-0.89 C
2020
17.4 C
-0.49 C
2021
17.3 C
-0.61 C
2022
17.6 C
-0.27 C
2023
18.6 C
+0.68 C
2024
18.8 C
+0.87 C
2025
17.9 C
+0.02 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade over 1898 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.09 F (0.01 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 90 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bowie
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.09 to -0.01) per decade
-0.09 F (-0.16 to -0.01) per decade
1898 to 2025
90
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.15 to -0.04) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1898 to 2025
90
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.04) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.08 to 0.06) per decade
1898 to 2025
90
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
1897 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bowie: 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)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
102
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
102
Wettest day (Rx1day)
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1989
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
102
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
295.5 mm (11.6 in)
1989
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
102
Longest dry spell (CDD)
70 days
2000
33 days
102
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bowie by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1898
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1900
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1904
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1905
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1906
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1907
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1909
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1910
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1911
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1912
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1913
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1914
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1915
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1916
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1919
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1922
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1957
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1959
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1977
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1978
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2019
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2021
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2023
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2024
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2025
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bowie by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1898
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1900
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1902
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1903
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1904
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1905
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1907
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1908
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1909
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1910
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1911
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1915
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1917
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1918
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1920
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1923
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1924
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1925
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1926
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1927
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1956
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1978
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1979
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1985
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1990
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1997
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2014
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2015
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2016
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2021
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2022
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2023
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2024
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2025
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2026
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. The record is 260.4 mm (10.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.3 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1898
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1901
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1903
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1906
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1907
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1908
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1909
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1910
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1917
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1919
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1920
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1924
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1927
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1957
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1958
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1960
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1963
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1965
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1974
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1977
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1980
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1981
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1982
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1984
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1986
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1987
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1990
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1991
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1993
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2001
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2003
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2007
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2008
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2009
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2010
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2011
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2012
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2013
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2014
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2015
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2016
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2017
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2018
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2019
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2020
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2021
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2022
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2023
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2024
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2025
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2026
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. The record is 295.5 mm (11.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.5 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1898
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1900
262.4 mm (10.3 in)
1901
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1903
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1904
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1905
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1906
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1907
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1908
218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1909
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1910
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1913
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1914
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1915
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1916
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1917
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1918
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1919
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1920
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1921
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1923
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1924
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1926
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1955
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1956
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957
173.1 mm (6.8 in)
1958
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1959
217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1960
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1963
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1965
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1966
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1968
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1969
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1970
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1974
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1975
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1977
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1980
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1981
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
1982
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1983
176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1984
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1985
291.0 mm (11.5 in)
1986
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1987
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1988
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1989
295.5 mm (11.6 in)
1990
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1991
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1992
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1993
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1994
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1996
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1998
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1999
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2000
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2001
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
2002
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
2004
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
2005
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2006
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2007
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
2008
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2009
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2010
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2011
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
2012
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2014
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2015
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2016
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2017
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018
139.8 mm (5.5 in)
2019
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2020
171.8 mm (6.8 in)
2021
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2022
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2023
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2024
172.8 mm (6.8 in)
2025
206.4 mm (8.1 in)
2026
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bowie, 1897 to 2026. The record is 70 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
29 days
1898
40 days
1900
32 days
1901
55 days
1902
50 days
1903
41 days
1904
41 days
1905
19 days
1906
24 days
1907
53 days
1908
33 days
1909
31 days
1910
42 days
1911
28 days
1912
43 days
1913
26 days
1914
36 days
1915
25 days
1916
52 days
1917
39 days
1918
52 days
1919
26 days
1920
41 days
1921
51 days
1922
34 days
1923
24 days
1924
24 days
1925
48 days
1926
38 days
1927
27 days
1955
58 days
1956
45 days
1957
29 days
1958
27 days
1959
29 days
1960
24 days
1961
23 days
1962
29 days
1963
36 days
1964
27 days
1965
45 days
1966
29 days
1967
30 days
1968
18 days
1969
32 days
1970
34 days
1971
22 days
1972
37 days
1973
27 days
1974
30 days
1975
33 days
1976
35 days
1977
31 days
1978
37 days
1979
26 days
1980
34 days
1981
51 days
1982
36 days
1983
26 days
1984
23 days
1985
23 days
1986
34 days
1987
25 days
1988
28 days
1989
38 days
1990
24 days
1991
37 days
1992
27 days
1993
37 days
1994
27 days
1995
44 days
1996
43 days
1997
24 days
1998
44 days
1999
56 days
2000
70 days
2001
43 days
2002
27 days
2003
35 days
2004
24 days
2005
42 days
2006
38 days
2007
33 days
2008
46 days
2009
28 days
2010
28 days
2011
51 days
2012
41 days
2013
25 days
2014
25 days
2015
31 days
2016
31 days
2017
37 days
2018
39 days
2019
28 days
2020
29 days
2021
40 days
2022
35 days
2023
28 days
2024
56 days
2025
31 days
2026
43 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
90 years with a frost
Across 90 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bowie falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 232 days between them.
In 1988 to 2025 the median growing season was 228 days. That is 3 days more than in 1898 to 1957.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bowie
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1957)
Recent period (1988 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
28 March
22 March
6 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 November
10 November
9 November
1 day earlier
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
232 days
225 days
228 days
3 days more
+0.3 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
96 years, 1898 to 2025
A day with at least 78.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 207.3 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bowie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
25 years
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
50 years
181.4 mm (7.1 in)
100 years
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1898 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: 260.4 mm (10.3 in) in 1989; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 2025; 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 2020.
Climate Twins
2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2010 to 2025, Bowie had a mean temperature of 17.7 C (63.9 F) and 975.2 mm (38.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bardwell Dam (United States, 182 km away), Kaufman 3 SE (United States, 184 km away) and Lavon Dam (United States, 139 km away).
Climate twins of Bowie: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
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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.