Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gainesville (USC00413415), Texas, United States, with 91 years of record.
Key Facts for Gainesville
Gainesville (USC00413415) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 33.64 latitude and -97.14 longitude, 238 m (780 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1987, 91 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gainesville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gainesville set a daily record snow depth of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 20 February 1987.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 33.64 latitude, -97.14 longitude.
Elevation: 238 m (780 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1987, 91 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 Gainesville. 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 Gainesville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gainesville still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Gainesville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
7
1898
16
1900
4
1901
19
1902
15
1903
22
1904
10
1905
14
1906
13
1907
17
1908
18
1909
38
1910
17
1911
55
1912
18
1913
10
1914
12
1915
11
1916
17
1917
22
1918
42
1919
6
1920
11
1921
8
1922
14
1923
7
1924
19
1925
28
1926
13
1928
16
1929
13
1930
27
1931
9
1932
18
1933
25
1934
29
1935
13
1936
21
1937
12
1938
16
1939
20
1940
11
1941
7
1942
8
1943
16
1944
8
1945
12
1946
11
1947
14
1948
20
1949
17
1950
22
1951
25
1952
22
1953
20
1954
14
1955
21
1956
33
1957
16
1958
10
1959
17
1960
17
1961
14
1962
13
1963
10
1964
10
1965
13
1966
18
1967
17
1968
11
1969
11
1970
12
1971
13
1972
14
1973
13
1974
21
1975
20
1976
24
1977
18
1978
14
1979
15
1980
24
1981
12
1982
16
1983
33
1984
9
1985
15
1986
11
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Gainesville between 18 January 1930 and 10 August 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Gainesville set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1936-08-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 255.8 mm (10.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gainesville. The most was 255.8 mm (10.1 in) on 2 July 1903.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gainesville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
26 January 1916
Feb
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
9 February 1966
Mar
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
27 March 1977
Apr
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
24 April 1942
May
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
3 May 1936
Jun
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
10 June 1941
Jul
255.8 mm (10.1 in)
2 July 1903
Aug
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
28 August 1950
Sep
252.7 mm (9.9 in)
30 September 1903
Oct
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
13 October 1981
Nov
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
22 November 1913
Dec
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
23 December 1932
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1987
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Gainesville, 1901 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 15.9 C (60.6 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 20.0 C (67.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gainesville as warming stripes, 1901 to 1984
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1901
17.3 C
-0.40 C
1902
17.7 C
-0.07 C
1903
16.2 C
-1.55 C
1904
17.8 C
+0.06 C
1905
16.2 C
-1.55 C
1908
18.7 C
+1.01 C
1909
18.9 C
+1.13 C
1910
18.6 C
+0.84 C
1911
19.2 C
+1.46 C
1912
17.3 C
-0.41 C
1913
17.9 C
+0.15 C
1914
18.4 C
+0.70 C
1915
18.0 C
+0.31 C
1916
18.4 C
+0.66 C
1917
17.6 C
-0.14 C
1918
18.6 C
+0.91 C
1919
17.7 C
-0.02 C
1920
17.6 C
-0.13 C
1921
19.4 C
+1.71 C
1922
18.4 C
+0.69 C
1924
17.4 C
-0.34 C
1925
18.8 C
+1.04 C
1929
18.0 C
+0.30 C
1930
18.8 C
+1.04 C
1931
19.1 C
+1.40 C
1932
18.3 C
+0.57 C
1933
19.6 C
+1.91 C
1934
20.0 C
+2.23 C
1935
18.3 C
+0.56 C
1936
18.3 C
+0.59 C
1937
17.9 C
+0.19 C
1938
19.2 C
+1.43 C
1939
19.2 C
+1.49 C
1940
17.2 C
-0.49 C
1941
18.5 C
+0.72 C
1942
17.9 C
+0.19 C
1943
17.5 C
-0.20 C
1944
17.4 C
-0.31 C
1945
16.9 C
-0.80 C
1946
18.8 C
+1.04 C
1947
17.9 C
+0.18 C
1948
18.3 C
+0.60 C
1949
18.1 C
+0.36 C
1950
18.2 C
+0.51 C
1951
18.9 C
+1.17 C
1952
19.2 C
+1.51 C
1953
19.1 C
+1.34 C
1954
19.5 C
+1.80 C
1955
18.8 C
+1.02 C
1956
18.9 C
+1.15 C
1957
17.1 C
-0.66 C
1958
16.8 C
-0.98 C
1959
16.5 C
-1.26 C
1960
16.3 C
-1.43 C
1961
16.4 C
-1.30 C
1962
16.9 C
-0.88 C
1963
17.4 C
-0.29 C
1964
16.9 C
-0.88 C
1965
17.1 C
-0.65 C
1966
16.0 C
-1.69 C
1967
16.8 C
-0.93 C
1968
15.9 C
-1.82 C
1969
16.7 C
-1.01 C
1970
16.6 C
-1.11 C
1971
16.9 C
-0.81 C
1972
16.8 C
-0.89 C
1973
16.7 C
-1.03 C
1974
16.9 C
-0.80 C
1975
16.3 C
-1.42 C
1976
16.0 C
-1.78 C
1977
17.7 C
-0.07 C
1978
16.8 C
-0.95 C
1979
16.3 C
-1.40 C
1980
17.8 C
+0.08 C
1981
17.4 C
-0.38 C
1982
16.8 C
-0.92 C
1983
15.9 C
-1.84 C
1984
17.3 C
-0.47 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1901 to 1984. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gainesville
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
1901 to 1984
78
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
1901 to 1984
78
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
1901 to 1984
78
Fall
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 1987
Yearly extremes at Gainesville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1903
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
370.6 mm (14.6 in)
1981
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
89
Longest dry spell (CDD)
90 days
1934
30 days
89
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gainesville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1908
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1909
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1910
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1913
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1922
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1923
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1928
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987
27.2 C (81.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gainesville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1900
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1903
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1904
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1905
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1908
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1909
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1911
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1915
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1917
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1918
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1926
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1929
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1930
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1935
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1936
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1940
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 255.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gainesville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1898
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1900
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1901
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903
255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1904
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1905
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1907
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1908
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1909
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1910
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1911
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1912
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1914
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1916
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919
235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1920
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1924
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1929
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1935
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1937
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1940
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1942
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1943
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1945
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1959
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1967
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1970
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1978
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1982
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1983
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 370.6 mm (14.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.9 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gainesville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1898
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1901
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1902
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1903
255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1904
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1905
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1906
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1907
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1908
210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1909
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1910
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1911
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1912
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1913
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1914
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1915
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1916
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1917
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1918
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1919
286.5 mm (11.3 in)
1920
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1921
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1922
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1923
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1924
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1925
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1926
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929
152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1930
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1931
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1932
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1933
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1934
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1935
186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1936
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1937
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1938
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1941
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1942
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1943
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1945
129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1946
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1948
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1949
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1950
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1951
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1956
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1958
216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1959
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1960
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1961
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1963
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1964
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965
149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1966
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1967
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969
189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1970
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1971
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1972
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1973
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1974
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1975
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1978
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1979
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1981
370.6 mm (14.6 in)
1982
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1983
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1984
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1985
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 90 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gainesville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
25 days
1898
28 days
1900
27 days
1901
51 days
1902
23 days
1903
41 days
1904
28 days
1905
20 days
1906
21 days
1907
22 days
1908
34 days
1909
52 days
1910
30 days
1911
30 days
1912
42 days
1913
42 days
1914
44 days
1915
35 days
1916
39 days
1917
61 days
1918
51 days
1919
28 days
1920
30 days
1921
43 days
1922
27 days
1923
30 days
1924
46 days
1925
44 days
1926
30 days
1928
24 days
1929
29 days
1930
43 days
1931
29 days
1932
25 days
1933
49 days
1934
90 days
1935
19 days
1936
34 days
1937
24 days
1938
52 days
1939
25 days
1940
24 days
1941
19 days
1942
32 days
1943
39 days
1944
27 days
1945
39 days
1946
19 days
1947
47 days
1948
30 days
1949
37 days
1950
62 days
1951
40 days
1952
48 days
1953
23 days
1954
33 days
1955
55 days
1956
39 days
1957
29 days
1958
22 days
1959
29 days
1960
21 days
1961
21 days
1962
28 days
1963
41 days
1964
43 days
1965
32 days
1966
22 days
1967
25 days
1968
12 days
1969
26 days
1970
31 days
1971
44 days
1972
32 days
1973
27 days
1974
30 days
1975
28 days
1976
22 days
1977
26 days
1978
53 days
1979
24 days
1980
44 days
1981
26 days
1982
18 days
1983
26 days
1984
26 days
1985
29 days
1986
47 days
1987
13 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
78 years with a frost
Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gainesville falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 225 days between them.
In 1955 to 1984 the median growing season was 230 days. That is 4 days more than in 1901 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gainesville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1901 to 1936)
Recent period (1955 to 1984)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 March
27 March
26 March
1 day earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 November
7 November
8 November
1 day later
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
225 days
226 days
230 days
4 days more
+0.7 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
81 years, 1901 to 1986
A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.8 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gainesville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
10 years
132.7 mm (5.2 in)
25 years
165.5 mm (6.5 in)
50 years
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
100 years
222.8 mm (8.8 in)
Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1901 to 1986.
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: 255.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1903; 235.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1919; 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1981.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Gainesville, at 1957 and 1977. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Gainesville, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1957
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
1977
+0.4
+0.6
likely
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.
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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.