Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklin (USC00413321), Texas, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Franklin
Franklin (USC00413321) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.03 latitude and -96.49 longitude, 142 m (467 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2013, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Franklin still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 29 September 2013.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 31.03 latitude, -96.49 longitude.
Elevation: 142 m (467 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2013, 52 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 Franklin. 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 Franklin, 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)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
44.4 C (111.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Franklin still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Franklin by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
25
1963
39
1964
9
1965
34
1966
22
1967
30
1968
16
1969
40
1970
45
1971
49
1972
50
1973
23
1974
52
1975
26
1976
45
1977
42
1978
34
1979
27
1980
35
1981
24
1982
32
1983
27
1984
49
1985
29
1986
22
1987
23
1988
24
1989
74
1990
31
1991
35
1992
36
1993
32
1994
22
1995
25
1996
50
1997
24
1998
58
1999
36
2000
40
2001
32
2002
37
2003
25
2004
29
2005
5
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Franklin between 12 January 1997 and 4 September 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Franklin set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-01-12
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
2000-09-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 190.0 mm (7.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklin. The most was 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 27 July 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklin
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
28 January 2005
Feb
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2 February 2006
Mar
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
12 March 2007
Apr
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
24 April 1966
May
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
14 May 2004
Jun
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
9 June 2004
Jul
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
27 July 1979
Aug
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
20 August 2004
Sep
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
13 September 1974
Oct
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
23 October 1970
Nov
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
5 November 2002
Dec
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
21 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 2005
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Franklin, 1962 to 2005. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Franklin, 1969 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.5 C (67.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 18.2 C (64.8 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 21.0 C (69.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Franklin as warming stripes, 1969 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1969
19.6 C
+0.10 C
1970
19.3 C
-0.20 C
1971
20.3 C
+0.83 C
1972
19.8 C
+0.32 C
1974
19.4 C
-0.12 C
1976
18.3 C
-1.16 C
1977
20.0 C
+0.55 C
1979
18.2 C
-1.25 C
1980
19.7 C
+0.20 C
1981
19.3 C
-0.17 C
1982
19.7 C
+0.24 C
1983
18.3 C
-1.18 C
1984
20.0 C
+0.50 C
1985
19.7 C
+0.24 C
1986
19.8 C
+0.35 C
1987
18.8 C
-0.65 C
1988
19.0 C
-0.46 C
1989
18.5 C
-1.01 C
1990
20.0 C
+0.48 C
1991
19.1 C
-0.42 C
1992
19.1 C
-0.44 C
1993
18.5 C
-0.99 C
1994
19.3 C
-0.15 C
1995
19.3 C
-0.24 C
1996
19.9 C
+0.40 C
1997
19.4 C
-0.09 C
1998
21.0 C
+1.53 C
1999
21.0 C
+1.55 C
2001
19.9 C
+0.45 C
2002
19.9 C
+0.45 C
2003
19.3 C
-0.16 C
2004
19.9 C
+0.39 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1969 to 2004 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Franklin
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1969 to 2004
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.8 to 0.3) per decade
1969 to 2004
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade
1969 to 2004
32
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
1962 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Franklin: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1979
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
227.9 mm (9.0 in)
1991
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
63 days
1962
29 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Franklin, 1962 to 2013. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Franklin by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Franklin, 1962 to 2013. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Franklin by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1964
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1981
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1982
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1986
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1989
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1994
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2001
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2004
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Franklin, 1962 to 2013. The record is 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.2 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklin by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1966
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1971
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1976
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1977
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1980
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1985
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1986
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1987
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1988
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1990
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1991
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1992
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1994
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1998
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1999
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2001
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2002
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2003
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2004
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2005
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2007
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2008
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2009
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2010
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2011
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2012
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2013
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Franklin, 1962 to 2013. The record is 227.9 mm (9.0 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.9 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklin by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1963
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1965
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1966
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1967
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1969
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1971
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1972
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1974
160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1975
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1976
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1977
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1978
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1979
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1980
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1982
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1983
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1984
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1985
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1986
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1987
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1988
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1989
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1991
227.9 mm (9.0 in)
1992
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1993
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1994
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1995
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1996
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1997
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1998
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1999
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2000
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2001
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2002
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2003
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
2004
209.5 mm (8.2 in)
2005
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2006
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2007
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
2008
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2009
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2010
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2012
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2013
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Franklin, 1962 to 2013. The record is 63 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklin by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962
63 days
1963
24 days
1964
16 days
1965
25 days
1966
41 days
1967
28 days
1968
27 days
1969
41 days
1970
31 days
1971
26 days
1972
27 days
1973
16 days
1974
25 days
1975
30 days
1976
24 days
1977
35 days
1978
33 days
1979
39 days
1980
31 days
1981
21 days
1982
18 days
1983
26 days
1984
44 days
1985
33 days
1986
54 days
1987
40 days
1988
27 days
1989
34 days
1990
29 days
1991
27 days
1992
24 days
1993
57 days
1994
24 days
1995
19 days
1996
30 days
1997
14 days
1998
29 days
1999
25 days
2000
36 days
2001
30 days
2002
33 days
2003
35 days
2004
27 days
2005
36 days
2006
31 days
2007
25 days
2008
22 days
2009
30 days
2010
24 days
2011
37 days
2012
26 days
2013
20 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
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklin falls on 9 March and the median first autumn frost on 16 November, which leaves a median of 253 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Franklin
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 March
n/a
8 March
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 November
n/a
17 November
n/a
+3.5 days per decade
Growing days
253 days
n/a
255 days
n/a
+4.7 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
43 years, 1969 to 2012
A day with at least 83.1 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 192.6 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Franklin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
10 years
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
25 years
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
50 years
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1969 to 2012.
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: 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1979; 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 2004; 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1970.
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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.