Garden City Weather Records (USC00413445)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Garden City (USC00413445), Texas, United States, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Garden City

Garden City (USC00413445) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.87 latitude and -101.48 longitude, 809 m (2,655 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 2013, 102 years of record.
1,464 records set at Garden City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Garden City set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 24 May 2013.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 31.87 latitude, -101.48 longitude.
Elevation: 809 m (2,655 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 2013, 102 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Garden City. 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 Garden City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.6 C (114.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Garden City still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 54.

Standing records at Garden City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	34
1966	46
1967	51
1968	38
1969	41
1970	51
1971	44
1972	46
1973	48
1974	36
1975	54
1976	53
1977	37
1978	33
1979	48
1980	34
1981	24
1982	35
1983	31
1984	33
1985	37
1986	26
1987	22
1988	19
1989	48
1990	33
1991	15
1992	30
1993	29
1994	37
1995	47
1996	49
1997	43
1998	46
1999	28
2000	53
2001	40
2002	30
2011	5
2012	10

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Garden City between 7 July 1945 and 12 December 1998. Each dot is a new record.

When Garden City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1945-07-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1998-12-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1998-12-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 222.3 mm (8.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Garden City. The most was 222.3 mm (8.8 in) on 7 July 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Garden City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 January 1932
Feb	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 February 1997
Mar	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21 March 1926
Apr	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 April 1922
May	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	19 May 1961
Jun	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 June 1977
Jul	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	7 July 1945
Aug	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	24 August 1934
Sep	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	10 September 1929
Oct	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	4 October 1986
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 November 2001
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2012

40 years of record at Garden City, 1965 to 2012. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2002 and others.

Days with data per year at Garden City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	193	53%	No
1966	341	93%	Yes
1967	356	98%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	349	96%	Yes
1972	360	98%	Yes
1973	355	97%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	354	97%	Yes
1977	349	96%	Yes
1978	260	71%	No
1979	323	88%	No
1980	324	89%	No
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	331	91%	Yes
1983	345	95%	Yes
1984	336	92%	Yes
1985	352	96%	Yes
1986	342	94%	Yes
1987	348	95%	Yes
1988	321	88%	No
1989	345	95%	Yes
1990	295	81%	No
1991	292	80%	No
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	359	98%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	359	98%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	355	97%	Yes
2000	333	91%	Yes
2001	348	95%	Yes
2002	291	80%	No
2011	102	28%	No
2012	114	31%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Garden City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2013	Garden City, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2012	Garden City, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2012	Garden City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2012	Garden City, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2012	Garden City, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2012	Garden City, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2012	Garden City, US	daily high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	38 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high max (Tie)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2012	Garden City, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2012	Garden City, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1966 to 2001

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Garden City, 1966 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.7 C (62.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 15.5 C (60.0 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 18.1 C (64.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Garden City as warming stripes, 1966 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	16.1 C	-0.56 C
1967	17.0 C	+0.33 C
1968	16.1 C	-0.58 C
1969	16.9 C	+0.16 C
1970	15.9 C	-0.75 C
1971	16.3 C	-0.40 C
1972	16.4 C	-0.33 C
1973	15.9 C	-0.76 C
1975	15.8 C	-0.93 C
1976	15.5 C	-1.16 C
1977	17.0 C	+0.31 C
1981	17.3 C	+0.57 C
1985	17.1 C	+0.40 C
1987	15.9 C	-0.81 C
1989	16.8 C	+0.10 C
1992	16.6 C	-0.14 C
1993	16.6 C	-0.11 C
1994	17.5 C	+0.79 C
1995	17.4 C	+0.73 C
1996	17.4 C	+0.69 C
1997	16.0 C	-0.69 C
1998	18.1 C	+1.44 C
1999	17.7 C	+1.01 C
2001	17.4 C	+0.66 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1912 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Garden City: 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)	1994	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1989	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	1945	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	1945	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	112 days	1917	50 days	94

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Garden City, 1912 to 2013. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Garden City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1995	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Garden City, 1912 to 2013. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Garden City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1983	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1986	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1988	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1989	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1992	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2011	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2012	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Garden City, 1912 to 2013. The record is 222.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Garden City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1915	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1918	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1920	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1923	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1927	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1930	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1960	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1970	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1971	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1987	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1990	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1994	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1995	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1999	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2001	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2002	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2011	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2012	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	55.4 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Garden City, 1912 to 2013. The record is 306.1 mm (12.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Garden City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1914	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1915	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1916	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1918	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1919	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1920	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1922	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1923	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1925	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1927	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1930	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1933	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1934	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1937	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	306.1 mm (12.1 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1949	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1950	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1951	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1952	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1957	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1959	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1960	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1961	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1964	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1965	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1969	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1975	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1978	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1979	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1984	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1985	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1987	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1988	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1989	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1991	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1992	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1993	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1994	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1995	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1997	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1999	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2001	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2002	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2011	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2012	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	28.4 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Garden City, 1912 to 2013. The record is 112 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Garden City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	37 days
1913	28 days
1914	36 days
1915	49 days
1916	54 days
1917	112 days
1918	37 days
1919	34 days
1920	46 days
1921	61 days
1922	74 days
1923	42 days
1924	47 days
1925	54 days
1926	39 days
1927	59 days
1928	32 days
1929	47 days
1930	56 days
1931	41 days
1932	49 days
1933	81 days
1934	71 days
1935	50 days
1936	39 days
1937	37 days
1938	59 days
1939	48 days
1940	47 days
1941	38 days
1942	47 days
1943	71 days
1944	43 days
1945	54 days
1946	69 days
1947	48 days
1948	50 days
1949	67 days
1950	89 days
1951	63 days
1952	97 days
1953	71 days
1954	46 days
1955	90 days
1956	77 days
1957	46 days
1958	44 days
1959	36 days
1960	81 days
1961	49 days
1962	73 days
1963	55 days
1964	50 days
1965	66 days
1966	88 days
1967	84 days
1968	44 days
1969	43 days
1970	72 days
1971	54 days
1972	94 days
1973	81 days
1974	49 days
1975	52 days
1976	35 days
1977	46 days
1978	74 days
1979	51 days
1980	48 days
1981	40 days
1982	35 days
1983	69 days
1984	50 days
1985	48 days
1986	74 days
1987	56 days
1988	77 days
1989	34 days
1990	39 days
1991	39 days
1992	44 days
1993	30 days
1994	48 days
1995	60 days
1996	60 days
1997	53 days
1998	84 days
1999	84 days
2000	68 days
2001	36 days
2002	39 days
2011	24 days
2012	69 days
2013	41 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

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Garden City falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Garden City
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1966 to 2001)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 April	n/a	6 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	1 November	n/a	1 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	210 days	n/a	210 days	n/a	n/a

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, 1913 to 2012

A day with at least 57.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 179.5 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Garden City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
100 years	179.5 mm (7.1 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 1913 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: 222.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1945; 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1934; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1986.

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Data for Garden City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Garden City threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).