Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marathon (USC00415579), Texas, United States, with 127 years of record.
Key Facts for Marathon
Marathon (USC00415579) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.19 latitude and -103.27 longitude, 1,216 m (3,989 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2022, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Marathon still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marathon set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 10 December 2022.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.19 latitude, -103.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,216 m (3,989 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2022, 127 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 Marathon. 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 Marathon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Marathon still stand. 1997 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Marathon by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1896
3
1897
27
1898
4
1910
23
1911
41
1912
14
1913
31
1914
29
1915
23
1940
16
1941
9
1942
64
1943
58
1944
59
1945
15
1948
10
1949
16
1950
15
1951
18
1952
17
1953
18
1954
5
1955
11
1956
4
1957
17
1958
7
1959
11
1960
8
1961
12
1962
23
1963
9
1964
12
1965
10
1966
23
1967
18
1968
5
1969
7
1970
8
1971
11
1972
11
1973
1
1974
7
1975
22
1976
33
1977
12
1978
9
1979
19
1980
15
1981
14
1982
11
1983
11
1984
10
1985
16
1986
17
1987
11
1988
13
1989
18
1990
12
1991
9
1992
11
1993
9
1994
9
1995
10
1996
18
1997
81
1998
19
1999
3
2000
10
2001
7
2002
16
2003
13
2004
19
2005
12
2006
12
2007
4
2008
13
2009
4
2010
17
2011
24
2012
10
2013
14
2014
21
2015
8
2016
9
2017
18
2018
15
2019
13
2020
30
2021
3
2022
30
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Marathon between 6 June 1978 and 27 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Marathon set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1978-06-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2011-02-03
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
2016-01-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marathon. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 17 May 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Marathon
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
9 January 2013
Feb
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
16 February 1957
Mar
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
31 March 1945
Apr
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
23 April 1949
May
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
17 May 1914
Jun
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
21 June 1913
Jul
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
6 July 2019
Aug
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
16 August 2022
Sep
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1 September 1970
Oct
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 October 1986
Nov
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
15 November 2004
Dec
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
22 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1896 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
90 years of record at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1915, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Marathon, 1911 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.6 C (61.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1913, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 19.6 C (67.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Marathon as warming stripes, 1911 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1911
15.9 C
-0.68 C
1912
15.2 C
-1.40 C
1913
14.5 C
-2.11 C
1941
16.9 C
+0.24 C
1949
16.3 C
-0.32 C
1950
16.3 C
-0.32 C
1951
16.9 C
+0.24 C
1952
16.1 C
-0.50 C
1953
16.9 C
+0.31 C
1954
17.2 C
+0.59 C
1955
16.6 C
-0.05 C
1958
16.2 C
-0.44 C
1959
16.3 C
-0.30 C
1960
16.1 C
-0.49 C
1964
15.4 C
-1.26 C
1965
16.1 C
-0.50 C
1967
16.2 C
-0.42 C
1970
15.3 C
-1.35 C
1971
15.7 C
-0.88 C
1978
16.2 C
-0.42 C
1979
16.3 C
-0.30 C
1980
17.1 C
+0.51 C
1981
17.0 C
+0.40 C
1982
17.1 C
+0.49 C
1983
16.8 C
+0.17 C
1985
16.6 C
+0.02 C
1986
17.0 C
+0.42 C
1987
15.6 C
-1.02 C
1988
16.1 C
-0.51 C
1989
17.0 C
+0.37 C
1990
16.9 C
+0.27 C
1991
16.3 C
-0.35 C
1992
16.2 C
-0.42 C
1993
16.9 C
+0.29 C
1994
17.8 C
+1.19 C
1995
17.5 C
+0.87 C
1996
17.6 C
+1.00 C
1997
17.8 C
+1.14 C
1998
19.6 C
+3.00 C
2002
17.2 C
+0.58 C
2005
17.1 C
+0.46 C
2007
16.9 C
+0.32 C
2011
17.0 C
+0.41 C
2014
16.8 C
+0.13 C
2017
17.3 C
+0.64 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1911 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Marathon
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1911 to 2017
45
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1911 to 2017
45
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade
0.19 F (-0.04 to 0.43) per decade
1911 to 2017
45
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
1896 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Marathon: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
90
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-11.9 C (10.5 F)
90
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1974
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
90
Longest dry spell (CDD)
169 days
2011
60 days
90
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Marathon by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2018
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2019
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2021
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022
41.1 C (106.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.9 C (10.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Marathon by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1896
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1897
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1898
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1910
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1911
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1912
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1915
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1943
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1948
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1955
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1981
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1986
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1988
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1989
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1995
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2005
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2007
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2010
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2012
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2015
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2018
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2019
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2020
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2022
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.1 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marathon by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1897
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1911
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1954
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1957
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1961
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1963
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1974
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1978
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1989
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1990
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1995
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1997
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1999
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2000
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2002
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2003
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2005
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2008
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2009
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2012
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2013
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2014
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2015
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2016
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2017
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2018
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2019
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2020
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2021
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2022
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. The record is 140.6 mm (5.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.1 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marathon by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1911
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1912
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1913
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1914
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1915
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1941
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1942
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1943
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1950
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1951
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1955
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1956
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1957
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1958
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1959
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1961
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1970
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1972
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1974
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1975
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1978
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1979
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1980
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1982
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1983
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1985
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1986
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1988
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1989
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1991
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1992
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1995
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1997
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1999
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2003
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2005
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2011
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2014
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
2016
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2017
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2019
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2020
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2021
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2022
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Marathon, 1896 to 2022. The record is 169 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marathon by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896
62 days
1897
74 days
1898
60 days
1910
77 days
1911
44 days
1912
46 days
1913
40 days
1914
77 days
1915
27 days
1940
35 days
1941
30 days
1942
40 days
1943
73 days
1944
78 days
1945
31 days
1948
54 days
1949
66 days
1950
90 days
1951
35 days
1952
53 days
1953
43 days
1954
86 days
1955
102 days
1956
87 days
1957
37 days
1958
27 days
1959
58 days
1960
71 days
1961
41 days
1962
45 days
1963
38 days
1964
47 days
1965
60 days
1966
84 days
1967
65 days
1968
32 days
1969
81 days
1970
66 days
1971
104 days
1972
48 days
1973
19 days
1974
64 days
1975
60 days
1976
58 days
1977
54 days
1978
54 days
1979
85 days
1980
56 days
1981
70 days
1982
55 days
1983
35 days
1984
105 days
1985
36 days
1986
64 days
1987
54 days
1988
60 days
1989
48 days
1990
36 days
1991
42 days
1992
77 days
1993
61 days
1994
61 days
1995
91 days
1996
93 days
1997
68 days
1998
122 days
1999
66 days
2000
106 days
2001
90 days
2002
65 days
2003
82 days
2004
32 days
2005
60 days
2006
101 days
2007
48 days
2008
113 days
2009
30 days
2010
96 days
2011
169 days
2012
59 days
2013
82 days
2014
56 days
2015
30 days
2016
30 days
2017
41 days
2018
48 days
2019
41 days
2020
66 days
2021
68 days
2022
85 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Marathon falls on 4 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 211 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Marathon
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1960 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 April
n/a
5 April
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
31 October
n/a
31 October
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
211 days
n/a
212 days
n/a
+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
69 years, 1910 to 2022
A day with at least 44.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.8 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Marathon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
100 years
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1910 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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1914; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 2019; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1970.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Download the Data
Data for Marathon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Marathon 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.