Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Candelaria (USC00411416), Texas, United States, with 72 years of record.
Key Facts for Candelaria
Candelaria (USC00411416) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.14 latitude and -104.68 longitude, 877 m (2,877 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2011, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Candelaria still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Candelaria set a daily record high minimum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 28 June 2011.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.14 latitude, -104.68 longitude.
Elevation: 877 m (2,877 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2011, 72 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 Candelaria. 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 Candelaria, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.1 C (115.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Candelaria still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Candelaria by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
18
1965
38
1966
29
1967
31
1968
27
1969
43
1970
35
1971
30
1972
29
1973
63
1974
26
1975
20
1976
36
1977
46
1978
38
1979
37
1980
47
1981
25
1982
31
1983
39
1984
44
1985
35
1986
25
1987
29
1988
27
1989
43
1990
31
1991
29
1992
28
1993
14
1994
16
1995
23
1996
38
1997
31
1998
32
1999
27
2000
41
2001
17
2002
30
2003
25
2004
21
2005
22
2006
22
2007
36
2008
25
2009
37
2010
13
2011
15
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Candelaria between 12 September 1975 and 6 October 2005. Each dot is a new record.
When Candelaria set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1975-09-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1998-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
2005-10-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 87.1 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 87.1 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Candelaria. The most was 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 6 October 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Candelaria
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
3 January 1947
Feb
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
20 February 1997
Mar
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
25 March 2007
Apr
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
23 April 1981
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
24 May 1941
Jun
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1 June 1979
Jul
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
22 July 1942
Aug
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
11 August 1984
Sep
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
12 September 1975
Oct
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
6 October 2005
Nov
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
15 November 2004
Dec
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1964 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Candelaria, 1964 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Candelaria, 1965 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 18.3 C (64.9 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 20.9 C (69.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Candelaria as warming stripes, 1965 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
20.2 C
+0.59 C
1966
19.5 C
-0.15 C
1967
19.4 C
-0.25 C
1968
19.0 C
-0.64 C
1969
20.1 C
+0.49 C
1970
19.3 C
-0.34 C
1971
19.8 C
+0.17 C
1972
19.8 C
+0.18 C
1974
19.8 C
+0.19 C
1975
19.0 C
-0.64 C
1976
18.3 C
-1.38 C
1978
19.6 C
-0.05 C
1979
18.8 C
-0.86 C
1980
19.8 C
+0.13 C
1981
19.4 C
-0.21 C
1982
19.5 C
-0.14 C
1983
19.2 C
-0.42 C
1984
18.8 C
-0.80 C
1985
19.4 C
-0.29 C
1986
20.3 C
+0.70 C
1987
19.2 C
-0.48 C
1988
18.9 C
-0.75 C
1989
19.4 C
-0.26 C
1990
19.2 C
-0.42 C
1991
18.8 C
-0.84 C
1993
19.2 C
-0.45 C
1994
19.6 C
-0.07 C
1996
20.3 C
+0.65 C
1997
19.8 C
+0.18 C
1999
20.7 C
+1.01 C
2000
20.9 C
+1.22 C
2001
20.6 C
+0.91 C
2002
20.5 C
+0.86 C
2003
20.6 C
+0.97 C
2004
19.7 C
+0.06 C
2007
20.6 C
+0.99 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1965 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Candelaria
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1965 to 2007
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1965 to 2007
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade
1965 to 2007
36
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
1940 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Candelaria: 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)
1998
43.3 C (109.9 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2005
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1984
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
72
Longest dry spell (CDD)
170 days
1971
70 days
72
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Candelaria, 1940 to 2011. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Candelaria by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1966
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1967
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1968
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1969
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1970
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1973
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1974
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1975
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1976
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1977
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1978
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1979
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1980
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1981
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1982
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1984
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1990
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1991
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1992
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1993
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1994
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1997
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1998
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1999
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2005
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2006
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2008
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2009
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2011
44.4 C (111.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Candelaria, 1940 to 2011. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Candelaria by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1967
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1978
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1982
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1983
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1985
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1988
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1992
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1995
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1997
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1998
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2004
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Candelaria, 1940 to 2011. The record is 87.1 mm (3.4 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Candelaria by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1954
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1957
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1961
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1963
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1964
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1968
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1969
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1987
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1988
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1990
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1992
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1993
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1997
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1998
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2000
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2004
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2005
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2006
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2008
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2009
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2010
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Candelaria, 1940 to 2011. The record is 108.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Candelaria by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1953
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1954
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1955
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1956
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1957
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1959
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1961
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1964
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1967
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1972
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1975
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1976
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1977
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1978
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1979
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1981
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1984
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1985
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1987
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1989
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1992
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1993
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1994
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1998
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2000
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2001
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2003
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2004
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2005
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2006
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2007
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2009
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Candelaria, 1940 to 2011. The record is 170 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Candelaria by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
26 days
1941
34 days
1942
32 days
1943
74 days
1944
49 days
1945
54 days
1946
91 days
1947
52 days
1948
83 days
1949
53 days
1950
89 days
1951
93 days
1952
60 days
1953
73 days
1954
87 days
1955
108 days
1956
115 days
1957
74 days
1958
28 days
1959
55 days
1960
72 days
1961
81 days
1962
93 days
1963
101 days
1964
77 days
1965
88 days
1966
84 days
1967
73 days
1968
55 days
1969
93 days
1970
75 days
1971
170 days
1972
124 days
1973
85 days
1974
71 days
1975
63 days
1976
63 days
1977
61 days
1978
50 days
1979
69 days
1980
54 days
1981
70 days
1982
60 days
1983
31 days
1984
104 days
1985
39 days
1986
72 days
1987
56 days
1988
62 days
1989
60 days
1990
37 days
1991
51 days
1992
41 days
1993
51 days
1994
69 days
1995
41 days
1996
166 days
1997
50 days
1998
64 days
1999
85 days
2000
72 days
2001
58 days
2002
78 days
2003
86 days
2004
33 days
2005
58 days
2006
86 days
2007
63 days
2008
105 days
2009
75 days
2010
73 days
2011
45 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Candelaria falls on 24 March and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 228 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Candelaria
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1971 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 March
n/a
21 March
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 November
n/a
7 November
n/a
-1.9 days per decade
Growing days
228 days
n/a
228 days
n/a
-2.5 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
64 years, 1943 to 2010
A day with at least 36.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Candelaria: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
100 years
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1943 to 2010.
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: 87.1 mm (3.4 in) in 2005; 70.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1975; 68.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1979.
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Data for Candelaria standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Candelaria 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.