Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Stockton (USC00413280), Texas, United States, with 86 years of record.
Key Facts for Ft Stockton
Ft Stockton (USC00413280) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.91 latitude and -102.92 longitude, 926 m (3,038 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2025, 86 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Stockton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Stockton tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 16 May 2025.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.91 latitude, -102.92 longitude.
Elevation: 926 m (3,038 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2025, 86 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
7 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 Ft Stockton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ft Stockton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jun
47.2 C (117.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ft Stockton still stand. 2023 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Ft Stockton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
24
1941
16
1942
22
1943
4
1944
17
1945
21
1946
11
1947
16
1949
24
1950
18
1951
13
1952
18
1953
26
1954
16
1955
18
1956
9
1957
15
1958
11
1959
17
1960
17
1961
20
1962
20
1963
22
1964
11
1965
17
1966
14
1967
17
1968
12
1969
16
1970
23
1971
19
1972
18
1973
17
1974
15
1975
15
1976
23
1977
17
1978
14
1979
27
1980
23
1981
13
1982
21
1983
16
1984
11
1985
17
1986
15
1987
16
1988
13
1989
29
1990
17
1991
17
1992
13
1993
10
1994
16
1995
18
1996
25
1997
13
1998
8
1999
6
2000
24
2001
2
2002
9
2003
4
2004
5
2005
12
2006
9
2008
9
2009
13
2010
7
2011
22
2012
14
2013
14
2014
7
2015
10
2016
19
2017
29
2018
24
2019
27
2020
43
2021
36
2022
30
2023
60
2024
39
2025
9
All-Time Record Progression
11 new records
11 all-time records were set at Ft Stockton between 29 June 1980 and 21 June 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Ft Stockton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1980-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1980-11-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1981-01-18
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
1985-02-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986-10-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1989-07-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1994-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1994-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
2020-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
2020-12-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
2023-06-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 132.6 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Stockton. The most was 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 5 October 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Stockton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 January 2013
Feb
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
20 February 1997
Mar
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
28 March 1999
Apr
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
24 April 1949
May
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
12 May 1989
Jun
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
6 June 1941
Jul
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2 July 1993
Aug
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 August 2010
Sep
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
18 September 1988
Oct
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
5 October 1986
Nov
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
30 November 2015
Dec
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
9 December 2019
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
85 years of record at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1961, 1984, 1997 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 58 complete years at Ft Stockton, 1941 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.5 C (65.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 16.5 C (61.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 21.6 C (70.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ft Stockton as warming stripes, 1941 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
16.9 C
-1.60 C
1945
18.6 C
+0.08 C
1947
18.1 C
-0.42 C
1949
17.6 C
-0.90 C
1950
19.0 C
+0.47 C
1952
18.2 C
-0.37 C
1953
18.7 C
+0.17 C
1954
19.1 C
+0.57 C
1955
18.1 C
-0.40 C
1957
18.0 C
-0.52 C
1958
17.4 C
-1.10 C
1959
17.6 C
-0.92 C
1960
17.4 C
-1.15 C
1962
18.6 C
+0.02 C
1963
18.2 C
-0.34 C
1964
17.7 C
-0.79 C
1965
17.8 C
-0.77 C
1966
17.4 C
-1.16 C
1967
18.0 C
-0.51 C
1969
18.3 C
-0.25 C
1970
17.2 C
-1.30 C
1971
17.7 C
-0.86 C
1972
18.0 C
-0.54 C
1973
17.3 C
-1.24 C
1974
17.9 C
-0.66 C
1976
16.5 C
-2.05 C
1977
18.2 C
-0.38 C
1978
17.6 C
-0.95 C
1979
16.8 C
-1.70 C
1980
17.9 C
-0.59 C
1981
17.9 C
-0.62 C
1985
18.6 C
+0.08 C
1986
19.0 C
+0.48 C
1987
17.5 C
-1.00 C
1988
18.1 C
-0.40 C
1989
18.8 C
+0.23 C
1990
18.7 C
+0.20 C
1991
18.3 C
-0.27 C
1992
18.3 C
-0.27 C
1993
18.8 C
+0.24 C
1994
19.7 C
+1.20 C
1995
19.2 C
+0.64 C
1996
19.2 C
+0.62 C
2010
18.5 C
0.00 C
2011
19.7 C
+1.20 C
2012
19.9 C
+1.36 C
2013
18.6 C
+0.08 C
2014
18.9 C
+0.34 C
2015
18.7 C
+0.15 C
2016
19.6 C
+1.09 C
2017
20.2 C
+1.64 C
2018
19.5 C
+0.98 C
2019
19.6 C
+1.05 C
2020
20.6 C
+2.09 C
2021
20.4 C
+1.82 C
2022
20.3 C
+1.75 C
2023
21.2 C
+2.70 C
2024
21.6 C
+3.06 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1941 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 58 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ft Stockton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1941 to 2024
58
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1941 to 2024
58
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.8 F (0.6 to 0.9) per decade
1941 to 2024
58
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 2025
Yearly extremes at Ft Stockton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1994
41.1 C (106.0 F)
85
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
85
Wettest day (Rx1day)
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1986
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1986
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
85
Longest dry spell (CDD)
192 days
2011
53 days
85
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Stockton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1990
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1995
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2011
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2014
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2015
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2017
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2018
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2019
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2020
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2021
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2022
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2023
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2024
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2025
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Stockton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1940
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1941
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1942
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1955
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1980
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1985
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1987
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1988
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1996
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1997
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007
4.4 C (39.9 F)
2008
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2013
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2015
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2017
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2019
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2021
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2023
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2024
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. The record is 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Stockton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1945
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1953
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1954
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1955
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1960
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1964
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1967
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1985
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1987
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1989
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1990
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1993
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1995
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1996
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1997
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2001
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2002
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2004
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2005
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2007
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2008
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2009
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2012
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2014
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2015
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2016
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2017
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2018
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2019
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2020
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2021
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2022
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2023
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2024
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2025
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. The record is 179.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Stockton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1942
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1943
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1946
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1947
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1949
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1950
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1952
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1953
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1954
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1957
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1960
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1962
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1965
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1966
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1971
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1979
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1980
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1981
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1985
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986
179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1987
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1989
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1990
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1991
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1992
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1993
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1994
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1997
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1998
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2000
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2002
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2003
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2004
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2005
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
2006
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2007
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2008
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2009
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2010
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2011
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2012
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2014
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2015
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2016
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2017
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2018
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2019
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2020
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2021
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2022
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2023
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2024
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
2025
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Stockton, 1940 to 2025. The record is 192 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Stockton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
38 days
1941
31 days
1942
47 days
1943
82 days
1944
43 days
1945
78 days
1946
38 days
1947
52 days
1949
66 days
1950
85 days
1951
56 days
1952
45 days
1953
57 days
1954
86 days
1955
101 days
1956
75 days
1957
38 days
1958
34 days
1959
52 days
1960
42 days
1961
40 days
1962
33 days
1963
42 days
1964
48 days
1965
54 days
1966
84 days
1967
39 days
1968
27 days
1969
44 days
1970
75 days
1971
106 days
1972
62 days
1973
86 days
1974
45 days
1975
58 days
1976
37 days
1977
34 days
1978
53 days
1979
86 days
1980
54 days
1981
44 days
1982
80 days
1983
81 days
1984
112 days
1985
25 days
1986
37 days
1987
44 days
1988
75 days
1989
43 days
1990
36 days
1991
40 days
1992
39 days
1993
37 days
1994
44 days
1995
51 days
1996
61 days
1997
35 days
1998
64 days
1999
74 days
2000
95 days
2001
47 days
2002
78 days
2003
31 days
2004
25 days
2005
45 days
2006
78 days
2007
24 days
2008
95 days
2009
71 days
2010
98 days
2011
192 days
2012
56 days
2013
82 days
2014
56 days
2015
31 days
2016
28 days
2017
56 days
2018
57 days
2019
39 days
2020
104 days
2021
95 days
2022
94 days
2023
74 days
2024
73 days
2025
28 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
57 years with a frost
Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Stockton falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 10 November, which leaves a median of 231 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ft Stockton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 March
n/a
18 March
n/a
-3.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 November
n/a
12 November
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
231 days
n/a
238 days
n/a
+4.4 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
68 years, 1941 to 2024
A day with at least 45.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.4 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ft Stockton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
100 years
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1941 to 2024.
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: 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1986; 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1988; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1989.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ft Stockton, at 1985 and 2017. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2017 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ft Stockton, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1985
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
2017
+0.5
+0.8
possible
5
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
2010 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2010 to 2024, Ft Stockton had a mean temperature of 19.8 C (67.7 F) and 301.9 mm (11.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Candelaria (United States, 190 km away), Bavispe (Smn) (Mexico, 577 km away) and Langtry (United States, 178 km away).
Climate twins of Ft Stockton: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2024 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.