Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lipscomb (USC00415247), Texas, United States, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Lipscomb
Lipscomb (USC00415247) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 36.24 latitude and -100.27 longitude, 729 m (2,390 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2023, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lipscomb still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lipscomb set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 April 2023.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 36.24 latitude, -100.27 longitude.
Elevation: 729 m (2,390 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2023, 76 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 Lipscomb. 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 Lipscomb, 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)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lipscomb still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Lipscomb by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
4
1964
26
1965
34
1966
35
1967
30
1968
20
1969
18
1970
30
1971
25
1972
30
1973
21
1974
29
1975
20
1976
23
1977
8
1978
29
1979
22
1980
34
1981
34
1982
21
1983
41
1984
24
1985
20
1986
23
1987
19
1988
11
1989
30
1990
21
1991
27
1992
27
1993
13
1994
19
1995
27
1996
39
1997
23
1998
30
1999
16
2000
39
2001
19
2002
15
2003
24
2004
21
2005
26
2006
29
2007
19
2008
13
2009
23
2010
17
2011
48
2012
22
2013
26
2014
38
2015
17
2016
17
2017
15
2018
31
2019
24
2020
23
2021
28
2022
24
2023
3
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Lipscomb between 19 March 1983 and 10 July 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Lipscomb set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-03-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1988-03-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
2013-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 168.1 mm (6.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lipscomb. The most was 168.1 mm (6.6 in) on 15 May 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lipscomb
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
15 January 2017
Feb
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
25 February 1951
Mar
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
28 March 1980
Apr
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
24 April 1980
May
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
15 May 1951
Jun
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
14 June 2010
Jul
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
16 July 1992
Aug
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
18 August 2008
Sep
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
20 September 2013
Oct
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
7 October 2018
Nov
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
12 November 2010
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
20 December 2011
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2023
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
61 years of record at Lipscomb, 1963 to 2023. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1967, 1995, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Lipscomb, 1964 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 12.7 C (54.9 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 15.6 C (60.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lipscomb as warming stripes, 1964 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
14.6 C
+0.84 C
1965
14.7 C
+0.94 C
1966
13.8 C
+0.11 C
1968
13.0 C
-0.76 C
1970
13.3 C
-0.42 C
1971
13.4 C
-0.31 C
1972
13.2 C
-0.49 C
1973
13.1 C
-0.66 C
1974
13.5 C
-0.25 C
1975
12.7 C
-1.01 C
1977
14.1 C
+0.42 C
1978
13.2 C
-0.50 C
1979
12.8 C
-0.97 C
1980
14.0 C
+0.30 C
1981
14.9 C
+1.19 C
1982
13.1 C
-0.59 C
1983
13.2 C
-0.56 C
1984
13.7 C
-0.05 C
1986
14.8 C
+1.03 C
1987
13.5 C
-0.18 C
1988
13.1 C
-0.67 C
1989
13.0 C
-0.73 C
1990
14.2 C
+0.44 C
1991
14.3 C
+0.55 C
1992
13.8 C
+0.05 C
1993
12.7 C
-1.01 C
1994
14.1 C
+0.33 C
1996
13.2 C
-0.56 C
1997
12.9 C
-0.87 C
1998
14.3 C
+0.59 C
1999
14.0 C
+0.30 C
2000
13.9 C
+0.13 C
2001
14.4 C
+0.72 C
2002
13.5 C
-0.24 C
2003
13.7 C
-0.06 C
2004
13.9 C
+0.16 C
2005
13.8 C
+0.05 C
2006
14.7 C
+0.94 C
2008
13.4 C
-0.32 C
2009
13.2 C
-0.49 C
2010
13.7 C
0.00 C
2011
14.5 C
+0.79 C
2012
15.6 C
+1.84 C
2013
13.4 C
-0.31 C
2014
13.4 C
-0.33 C
2015
14.3 C
+0.58 C
2018
13.5 C
-0.27 C
2020
13.9 C
+0.13 C
2021
14.0 C
+0.26 C
2022
13.8 C
+0.04 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1964 to 2022 is 0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.18) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lipscomb
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.18) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1964 to 2022
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.13 C (-0.01 to 0.26) per decade
0.23 F (-0.02 to 0.47) per decade
1964 to 2022
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.09 to 0.12) per decade
0.02 F (-0.17 to 0.21) per decade
1964 to 2022
50
Not clearly different from zero
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
1948 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Lipscomb: 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)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
61
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1984
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
61
Wettest day (Rx1day)
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1951
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1951
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
76
Longest dry spell (CDD)
89 days
1955
40 days
76
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lipscomb, 1948 to 2023. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lipscomb by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1981
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1982
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1995
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2012
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2013
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2019
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2020
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2021
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2022
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2023
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lipscomb, 1948 to 2023. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lipscomb by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1990
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1991
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2013
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2014
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2016
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2017
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2018
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2021
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2022
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2023
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lipscomb, 1948 to 2023. The record is 168.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.8 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lipscomb by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1952
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1973
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1975
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1984
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1998
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1999
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2000
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2003
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2004
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2005
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2006
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2009
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2010
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2011
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2012
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2013
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2015
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2016
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2017
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2019
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2020
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2022
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2023
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lipscomb, 1948 to 2023. The record is 215.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lipscomb by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951
215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1952
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1957
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1959
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1961
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1962
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1963
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1967
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1970
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1973
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1975
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1976
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1977
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1979
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1981
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1982
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1985
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1987
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1988
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1990
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1992
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1997
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1999
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2000
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2001
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
2002
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2003
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2005
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2006
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2007
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2008
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
2009
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2010
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2011
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
2012
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2014
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2015
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2016
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2017
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2019
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2020
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2021
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2022
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lipscomb, 1948 to 2023. The record is 89 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lipscomb by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
11 days
1949
40 days
1950
62 days
1951
29 days
1952
36 days
1953
30 days
1954
65 days
1955
89 days
1956
62 days
1957
43 days
1958
47 days
1959
24 days
1960
34 days
1961
29 days
1962
36 days
1963
39 days
1964
62 days
1965
53 days
1966
69 days
1967
31 days
1968
33 days
1969
44 days
1970
70 days
1971
48 days
1972
74 days
1973
39 days
1974
44 days
1975
40 days
1976
62 days
1977
29 days
1978
45 days
1979
44 days
1980
32 days
1981
43 days
1982
48 days
1983
30 days
1984
21 days
1985
32 days
1986
37 days
1987
39 days
1988
44 days
1989
40 days
1990
37 days
1991
65 days
1992
36 days
1993
25 days
1994
32 days
1995
76 days
1996
39 days
1997
35 days
1998
34 days
1999
56 days
2000
68 days
2001
46 days
2002
46 days
2003
38 days
2004
39 days
2005
38 days
2006
64 days
2007
32 days
2008
52 days
2009
45 days
2010
28 days
2011
49 days
2012
62 days
2013
32 days
2014
35 days
2015
25 days
2016
56 days
2017
54 days
2018
76 days
2019
42 days
2020
39 days
2021
45 days
2022
65 days
2023
40 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
50 years with a frost
Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lipscomb falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 173 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lipscomb
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1988 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 April
n/a
27 April
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
173 days
n/a
172 days
n/a
+1.0 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
72 years, 1950 to 2022
A day with at least 54.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 163.9 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lipscomb: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
100 years
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1950 to 2022.
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: 168.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1951; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1979; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 2010.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lipscomb, at 2015. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2015 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lipscomb, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2015
-0.5
-0.9
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.
Climate Twins
2004 to 2022 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2004 to 2022, Lipscomb had a mean temperature of 13.9 C (57.1 F) and 529.9 mm (20.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Meade (United States, 117 km away), Liberal (United States, 105 km away) and Hooker (United States, 110 km away).
Climate twins of Lipscomb: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2022 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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Data for Lipscomb 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.