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Carthage Weather Records (USC00411500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carthage (USC00411500), Texas, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Carthage

  • Carthage (USC00411500) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.16 latitude and -94.34 longitude, 93 m (305 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1908 to 2026, 119 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Carthage still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Carthage tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 9 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Texas, United States, 32.16 latitude, -94.34 longitude.
  • Elevation: 93 m (305 ft).
  • Period of record: 1908 to 2026, 119 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Carthage, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Carthage. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Carthage. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Carthage, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.9 C (84.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Feb32.2 C (90.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)
Sep42.8 C (109.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec29.4 C (84.9 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Carthage by the year they were set 1,464 records at Carthage still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 47. 02040601951: 111952: 371953: 361954: 181955: 391956: 291957: 251958: 141959: 141960: 151961: 221962: 201963: 211964: 201965: 251966: 91967: 231968: 121969: 311970: 241971: 261972: 201973: 71974: 261975: 111976: 181977: 151978: 161979: 111980: 221981: 181982: 261983: 331984: 221985: 301986: 151987: 271988: 241989: 471990: 131991: 221992: 191993: 171994: 91995: 171996: 291997: 111998: 341999: 72000: 302003: 42004: 22005: 62006: 122007: 92008: 182009: 152010: 182011: 472012: 162013: 162014: 202015: 152016: 192017: 182018: 262019: 162020: 182021: 242022: 182023: 192024: 112025: 152026: 151951195919671975198319911999200920172025
1,464 records at Carthage still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Carthage by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195111
195237
195336
195418
195539
195629
195725
195814
195914
196015
196122
196220
196321
196420
196525
19669
196723
196812
196931
197024
197126
197220
19737
197426
197511
197618
197715
197816
197911
198022
198118
198226
198333
198422
198530
198615
198727
198824
198947
199013
199122
199219
199317
19949
199517
199629
199711
199834
19997
200030
20034
20042
20056
200612
20079
200818
200915
201018
201147
201216
201316
201420
201515
201619
201718
201826
201916
202018
202124
202218
202319
202411
202515
202615

All-Time Record Progression

13 new records
When Carthage set new all-time records 13 all-time records were set at Carthage between 11 January 1982 and 14 August 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature11 January 1982: Record low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)14 January 1982: Record daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)2 February 1985: Record snow depth 7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 June 1986: Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)16 November 1987: Record daily precipitation 181.4 mm (7.1 in)23 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)23 December 1989: Record low minimum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)14 April 1991: Record daily precipitation 235.0 mm (9.3 in)8 January 1996: Record low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)2 September 2000: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)12 February 2010: Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)12 February 2010: Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)14 August 2010: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)198519901995200020052010
13 all-time records were set at Carthage between 11 January 1982 and 14 August 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Carthage set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1982-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982-01-14Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
1985-02-02Record snow depthRecord snow depth 7.6 cm (3.0 in)
1986-06-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1987-11-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1989-12-23Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)
1989-12-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991-04-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1996-01-08Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000-09-02Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
2010-02-12Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
2010-02-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
2010-08-14Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 235.0 mm (9.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carthage The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carthage. The most was 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 14 April 1991. 0100200300 Jan: 160.3 mm (6.3 in), 29 January 1999 Jan Feb: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 12 February 1952 Feb Mar: 179.3 mm (7.1 in), 9 March 2016 Mar Apr: 235.0 mm (9.3 in), 14 April 1991 Apr May: 105.9 mm (4.2 in), 6 May 2022 May Jun: 170.7 mm (6.7 in), 21 June 1993 Jun Jul: 123.2 mm (4.9 in), 7 July 1973 Jul Aug: 149.1 mm (5.9 in), 12 August 1988 Aug Sep: 140.7 mm (5.5 in), 29 September 2013 Sep Oct: 173.2 mm (6.8 in), 17 October 1994 Oct Nov: 181.4 mm (7.1 in), 16 November 1987 Nov Dec: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 24 December 2009 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carthage. The most was 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 14 April 1991.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carthage
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan160.3 mm (6.3 in)29 January 1999
Feb100.3 mm (3.9 in)12 February 1952
Mar179.3 mm (7.1 in)9 March 2016
Apr235.0 mm (9.3 in)14 April 1991
May105.9 mm (4.2 in)6 May 2022
Jun170.7 mm (6.7 in)21 June 1993
Jul123.2 mm (4.9 in)7 July 1973
Aug149.1 mm (5.9 in)12 August 1988
Sep140.7 mm (5.5 in)29 September 2013
Oct173.2 mm (6.8 in)17 October 1994
Nov181.4 mm (7.1 in)16 November 1987
Dec118.1 mm (4.6 in)24 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2026
Days with data per year at Carthage 75 years of record at Carthage, 1951 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1966, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2026. 1951: 61 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 350 of 365 days1964: 360 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 194 of 365 days1967: 332 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 361 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 361 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 361 of 365 days1996: 361 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 69 of 365 days2003: 131 of 365 days2004: 184 of 366 days2005: 130 of 365 days2006: 332 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 360 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: 364 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 357 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 354 of 365 days2023: 343 of 365 days2024: 350 of 366 days2025: 357 of 365 days2026: 269 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
75 years of record at Carthage, 1951 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1966, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2026.
Days with data per year at Carthage
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19516117%No
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196335096%Yes
196436098%Yes
196536399%Yes
196619453%No
196733291%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836199%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136199%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
199136399%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199436399%Yes
199536199%Yes
199636199%Yes
199736399%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036499%Yes
20016919%No
200313136%No
200418450%No
200513036%No
200633291%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836098%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202035798%Yes
202136199%Yes
202235497%Yes
202334394%Yes
202435096%Yes
202535798%Yes
202626974%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Carthage
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie63 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2026Carthage, USdaily rain (Provisional)32.3 mm (1.3 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie65 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)64 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)64 years27 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Provisional)40.6 C (105.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie45 years5 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Provisional)26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Carthage, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2026Carthage, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Carthage, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

66 complete years, 1952 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Carthage as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025 One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Carthage, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 19.9 C (67.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1952: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1954: 19.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1955: 19.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1956: 19.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1957: 19.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 18.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1959: 18.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 18.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 19.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1963: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1964: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 18.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 17.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1969: 19.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1970: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1971: 19.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1972: 18.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1973: 18.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1974: 19.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 17.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1977: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1978: 18.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1980: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1981: 18.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1983: 16.7 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1984: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 18.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 18.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1987: 17.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1988: 17.1 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1989: 17.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1990: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1992: 17.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1993: 17.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1994: 18.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1996: 18.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1997: 17.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1999: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: 18.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2007: 18.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2008: 18.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2009: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2011: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2012: 19.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2013: 18.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2014: 17.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2015: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 19.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 19.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 18.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2020: 19.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2022: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2023: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2024: 19.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 19.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean19521960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Carthage, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 19.9 C (67.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carthage as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195218.9 C+0.26 C
195318.7 C+0.06 C
195419.9 C+1.26 C
195519.4 C+0.81 C
195619.8 C+1.19 C
195719.4 C+0.74 C
195818.5 C-0.17 C
195918.8 C+0.16 C
196018.3 C-0.32 C
196118.1 C-0.49 C
196219.0 C+0.37 C
196318.7 C+0.12 C
196418.4 C-0.21 C
196518.2 C-0.44 C
196817.8 C-0.86 C
196919.2 C+0.55 C
197018.9 C+0.30 C
197119.7 C+1.10 C
197218.8 C+0.21 C
197318.6 C+0.01 C
197419.0 C+0.34 C
197518.9 C+0.28 C
197617.9 C-0.73 C
197718.9 C+0.32 C
197818.5 C-0.17 C
197918.1 C-0.48 C
198018.4 C-0.21 C
198118.0 C-0.66 C
198218.0 C-0.65 C
198316.7 C-1.94 C
198418.1 C-0.52 C
198518.0 C-0.67 C
198618.3 C-0.31 C
198717.4 C-1.19 C
198817.1 C-1.55 C
198917.4 C-1.23 C
199018.7 C+0.12 C
199118.1 C-0.50 C
199217.6 C-0.98 C
199317.5 C-1.14 C
199418.3 C-0.36 C
199518.4 C-0.23 C
199618.3 C-0.37 C
199717.9 C-0.70 C
199819.6 C+0.99 C
199918.9 C+0.32 C
200018.6 C+0.00 C
200718.6 C+0.02 C
200818.5 C-0.12 C
200918.4 C-0.21 C
201018.7 C+0.08 C
201119.6 C+0.97 C
201219.8 C+1.15 C
201318.3 C-0.35 C
201417.4 C-1.23 C
201518.9 C+0.29 C
201619.8 C+1.21 C
201719.7 C+1.08 C
201818.9 C+0.25 C
201918.7 C+0.11 C
202019.0 C+0.39 C
202119.6 C+0.97 C
202218.7 C+0.08 C
202319.6 C+1.02 C
202419.7 C+1.08 C
202519.4 C+0.77 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1952 to 2025 is 0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 66 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carthage
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.12) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade1952 to 202566Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.09 C (-0.18 to -0.01) per decade-0.16 F (-0.32 to -0.01) per decade1952 to 202566Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1952 to 202566Rise

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

1908 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Carthage: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)200038.3 C (100.9 F)75
Coldest night (TNn)-17.2 C (1.0 F)1989-8.3 C (17.1 F)75
Wettest day (Rx1day)235.0 mm (9.3 in)199192.7 mm (3.6 in)77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)364.5 mm (14.4 in)1991142.8 mm (5.6 in)77
Longest dry spell (CDD)53 days200026 days77

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Carthage by year The hottest day of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F). 2530354045192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2000
The hottest day of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carthage by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1908n/a
195128.9 C (84.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195339.4 C (102.9 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195838.9 C (102.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196038.3 C (100.9 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196242.2 C (108.0 F)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196441.7 C (107.1 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196739.4 C (102.9 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196941.7 C (107.1 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197141.1 C (106.0 F)
197237.2 C (99.0 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197840.6 C (105.1 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198440.6 C (105.1 F)
198540.6 C (105.1 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198738.9 C (102.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199436.1 C (97.0 F)
199538.9 C (102.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199842.2 C (108.0 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200042.8 C (109.0 F)
200125.6 C (78.1 F)
2002n/a
200336.7 C (98.1 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200639.4 C (102.9 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200840.6 C (105.1 F)
200938.3 C (100.9 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201142.2 C (108.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201339.4 C (102.9 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201540.0 C (104.0 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201737.2 C (99.0 F)
201841.1 C (106.0 F)
201938.3 C (100.9 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202341.1 C (106.0 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202640.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Carthage by year The coldest night of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F). -20-15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carthage by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1908n/a
1951-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1952-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1954-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1961-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1986-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2000-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002n/a
2003-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2004-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2005-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2006-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2009-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2010-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2012-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2014-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2015-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2016-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2017-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2018-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2021-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2023-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2024-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2025-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2026-8.9 C (16.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carthage by year The wettest day of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1991
The wettest day of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carthage by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190824.1 mm (0.9 in)
195169.3 mm (2.7 in)
1952100.3 mm (3.9 in)
195378.7 mm (3.1 in)
195474.4 mm (2.9 in)
195582.8 mm (3.3 in)
195659.2 mm (2.3 in)
195766.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958111.0 mm (4.4 in)
195977.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960113.0 mm (4.4 in)
196162.5 mm (2.5 in)
196245.7 mm (1.8 in)
196368.6 mm (2.7 in)
196492.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196678.7 mm (3.1 in)
196755.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1969138.4 mm (5.4 in)
197063.2 mm (2.5 in)
197181.5 mm (3.2 in)
197285.9 mm (3.4 in)
1973123.2 mm (4.9 in)
197463.8 mm (2.5 in)
197597.8 mm (3.9 in)
1976101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197792.7 mm (3.6 in)
197892.7 mm (3.6 in)
1979101.6 mm (4.0 in)
198094.7 mm (3.7 in)
198151.3 mm (2.0 in)
198289.9 mm (3.5 in)
198362.2 mm (2.4 in)
198483.1 mm (3.3 in)
198563.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1987181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1988149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989130.6 mm (5.1 in)
199095.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991235.0 mm (9.3 in)
199299.6 mm (3.9 in)
1993170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1994173.2 mm (6.8 in)
199587.6 mm (3.4 in)
199673.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997107.2 mm (4.2 in)
199887.6 mm (3.4 in)
1999160.3 mm (6.3 in)
200070.6 mm (2.8 in)
2001101.6 mm (4.0 in)
200280.8 mm (3.2 in)
200371.6 mm (2.8 in)
200481.3 mm (3.2 in)
200551.1 mm (2.0 in)
2006104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2007121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2008140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2009125.2 mm (4.9 in)
201089.4 mm (3.5 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
2012126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2013140.7 mm (5.5 in)
201496.5 mm (3.8 in)
201581.5 mm (3.2 in)
2016179.3 mm (7.1 in)
2017133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2018156.7 mm (6.2 in)
201986.9 mm (3.4 in)
2020102.6 mm (4.0 in)
202183.1 mm (3.3 in)
2022115.8 mm (4.6 in)
202380.0 mm (3.1 in)
2024146.1 mm (5.8 in)
202577.2 mm (3.0 in)
202671.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carthage by year The wettest five days of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 364.5 mm (14.4 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.8 mm (5.6 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 364.5 mm (14.4 in) in 1991
The wettest five days of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 364.5 mm (14.4 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.8 mm (5.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carthage by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190847.7 mm (1.9 in)
195177.9 mm (3.1 in)
1952114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1953180.2 mm (7.1 in)
1954114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1955132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1956142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1957146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1958192.3 mm (7.6 in)
195999.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1961151.4 mm (6.0 in)
196282.1 mm (3.2 in)
1963123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1964123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1965140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1966156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1967115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1968167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1969226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1970102.1 mm (4.0 in)
197188.5 mm (3.5 in)
1972133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1973132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1974122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1975116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1976163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1977113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1979197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1980167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1981135.4 mm (5.3 in)
198298.3 mm (3.9 in)
1983153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1984158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1985124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1986242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1987218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1988150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1989199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1990121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1991364.5 mm (14.4 in)
1992109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1993282.0 mm (11.1 in)
1994193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1995193.7 mm (7.6 in)
1996143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1997213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1998179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1999194.1 mm (7.6 in)
2000139.1 mm (5.5 in)
2001152.4 mm (6.0 in)
200277.3 mm (3.0 in)
2003184.6 mm (7.3 in)
2004121.9 mm (4.8 in)
200594.8 mm (3.7 in)
2006104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2007221.8 mm (8.7 in)
2008154.4 mm (6.1 in)
2009180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2010101.6 mm (4.0 in)
201194.7 mm (3.7 in)
2012129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2013177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2014162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2015144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2016283.9 mm (11.2 in)
2017148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2018166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2019107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2020182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2021132.5 mm (5.2 in)
2022137.6 mm (5.4 in)
202398.8 mm (3.9 in)
2024231.0 mm (9.1 in)
2025134.1 mm (5.3 in)
202672.7 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carthage by year The longest dry spell of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days. 0204060192019401960198020002020Record: 53 days in 2000
The longest dry spell of the year at Carthage, 1908 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carthage by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190819 days
195112 days
195231 days
195350 days
195427 days
195533 days
195629 days
195721 days
195821 days
195915 days
196020 days
196123 days
196228 days
196347 days
196425 days
196528 days
196619 days
196730 days
196814 days
196921 days
197026 days
197121 days
197218 days
197315 days
197425 days
197528 days
197639 days
197729 days
197843 days
197930 days
198030 days
198129 days
198227 days
198316 days
198418 days
198526 days
198627 days
198721 days
198819 days
198925 days
199034 days
199128 days
199221 days
199339 days
199420 days
199531 days
199639 days
199717 days
199825 days
199939 days
200053 days
200143 days
200228 days
200324 days
200417 days
200531 days
200624 days
200719 days
200821 days
200920 days
201034 days
201131 days
201219 days
201328 days
201419 days
201528 days
201638 days
201733 days
201818 days
201912 days
202016 days
202121 days
202244 days
202321 days
202435 days
202526 days
202620 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 Carthage falls on 13 March and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 242 days between them.

In 1989 to 2025 the median growing season was 249 days. That is 10 days more than in 1952 to 1983.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Carthage
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1952 to 1983)Recent period (1989 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost13 March18 March10 March8 days earlier-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost14 November12 November14 November2 days later+1.7 days per decade
Growing days242 days239 days249 days10 days more+4.1 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

69 years, 1952 to 2025

A day with at least 96.1 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 228.6 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Carthage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years96.1 mm (3.8 in)
5 years128.7 mm (5.1 in)
10 years151.4 mm (6.0 in)
25 years181.4 mm (7.1 in)
50 years204.7 mm (8.1 in)
100 years228.6 mm (9.0 in)Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1952 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: 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1991; 181.4 mm (7.1 in) in 1987; 179.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2016.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Carthage, at 1980 and 2020. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1980 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2020 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Carthage, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1980-0.7-1.2likely5
2020+0.4+0.7possible5

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.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Carthage had a mean temperature of 19.1 C (66.5 F) and 1,332.8 mm (52.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Natchitoches (United States, 125 km away), Selma (United States, 689 km away) and Town Bluff Dam (United States, 153 km away).

Climate twins of Carthage: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
NatchitochesUnited States125 km (78 mi)18.9 C (66.0 F)1,365.6 mm (53.8 in)0.55
SelmaUnited States689 km (428 mi)18.8 C (65.8 F)1,337.9 mm (52.7 in)0.68
Town Bluff DamUnited States153 km (95 mi)19.0 C (66.1 F)1,346.7 mm (53.0 in)0.70

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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).