Lovelady Weather Records (USC00415398)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lovelady (USC00415398), Texas, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Lovelady

Lovelady (USC00415398) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.13 latitude and -95.45 longitude, 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1986, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lovelady still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 31.13 latitude, -95.45 longitude.
Elevation: 92 m (302 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1986, 39 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Lovelady. 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 Lovelady, 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)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lovelady still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 82.

Standing records at Lovelady by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	39
1963	82
1964	47
1965	69
1966	54
1967	71
1968	38
1969	57
1970	74
1971	63
1972	82
1973	40
1974	79
1975	46
1976	74
1977	61
1978	65
1979	44
1980	54
1981	43
1982	57
1983	56
1984	66
1985	68
1986	35

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lovelady. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 14 May 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lovelady
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 January 1965
Feb	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 February 1975
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 March 1973
Apr	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 April 1986
May	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	14 May 1985
Jun	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 June 1983
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 July 1981
Aug	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	30 August 1974
Sep	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	20 September 1979
Oct	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	15 October 1981
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 November 1982
Dec	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	3 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1986

25 years of record at Lovelady, 1962 to 1986. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1986.

Days with data per year at Lovelady
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	274	75%	No
1963	351	96%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	352	96%	Yes
1986	280	77%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1964 to 1984

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Lovelady, 1964 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.4 C (65.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 17.2 C (63.0 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lovelady as warming stripes, 1964 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	19.1 C	+0.67 C
1965	19.3 C	+0.83 C
1966	18.1 C	-0.33 C
1967	19.0 C	+0.51 C
1968	18.1 C	-0.36 C
1969	18.8 C	+0.35 C
1970	18.4 C	-0.01 C
1971	19.3 C	+0.87 C
1972	18.8 C	+0.37 C
1973	18.5 C	+0.04 C
1974	18.6 C	+0.15 C
1975	18.3 C	-0.17 C
1976	17.3 C	-1.16 C
1977	18.6 C	+0.15 C
1978	18.1 C	-0.35 C
1979	17.4 C	-1.00 C
1980	18.6 C	+0.19 C
1981	18.6 C	+0.20 C
1982	18.6 C	+0.16 C
1983	17.2 C	-1.22 C
1984	18.6 C	+0.17 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

1948 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Lovelady: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1982	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	224.1 mm (8.8 in)	1974	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	1985	28 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lovelady, 1948 to 1986. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lovelady by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lovelady, 1948 to 1986. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lovelady by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1963	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1977	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1980	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1985	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1986	-5.6 C (21.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lovelady, 1948 to 1986. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lovelady by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1964	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1969	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1973	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1975	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1980	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1982	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1983	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1984	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1985	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1986	114.3 mm (4.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lovelady, 1948 to 1986. The record is 224.1 mm (8.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 130.8 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lovelady by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1949	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1950	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1962	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1963	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1967	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1968	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1969	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1970	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1971	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1973	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1974	224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1975	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1978	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1979	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1980	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1981	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1982	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1983	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1984	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1985	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1986	172.7 mm (6.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lovelady, 1948 to 1986. The record is 50 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lovelady by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	36 days
1949	29 days
1950	26 days
1951	16 days
1962	28 days
1963	34 days
1964	37 days
1965	20 days
1966	24 days
1967	28 days
1968	17 days
1969	41 days
1970	27 days
1971	33 days
1972	27 days
1973	14 days
1974	26 days
1975	26 days
1976	21 days
1977	28 days
1978	41 days
1979	31 days
1980	32 days
1981	32 days
1982	21 days
1983	37 days
1984	23 days
1985	50 days
1986	48 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lovelady falls on 19 March and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 241 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Lovelady
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1964 to 1984)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 March	n/a	19 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	15 November	n/a	15 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	241 days	n/a	241 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.

Download the Data

Data for Lovelady standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lovelady 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).