Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marfa 3W (USC00415596), Texas, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Marfa 3W
Marfa 3W (USC00415596) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.31 latitude and -104.07 longitude, 1,460 m (4,790 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2009, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Marfa 3W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marfa 3W tied a monthly record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 11 July 2009.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.31 latitude, -104.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,460 m (4,790 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2009, 52 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 Marfa 3W. 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 Marfa 3W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 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 Marfa 3W still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Marfa 3W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
3
1959
37
1960
33
1961
1
1962
2
1963
24
1964
35
1965
35
1966
29
1967
37
1968
25
1969
31
1970
47
1971
41
1972
44
1973
38
1974
40
1975
36
1976
43
1977
44
1978
27
1979
43
1980
71
1981
46
1982
33
1983
34
1984
35
1985
32
1986
21
1987
29
1988
23
1989
46
1990
29
1991
25
1992
31
1993
18
1994
22
1995
18
1996
40
1997
33
1998
17
1999
5
2001
17
2002
26
2003
27
2004
30
2005
32
2006
13
2007
11
2008
4
2009
1
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 74.4 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marfa 3W. The most was 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 16 May 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Marfa 3W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
16 January 2004
Feb
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
20 February 1997
Mar
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
12 March 2004
Apr
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
27 April 1987
May
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
16 May 1984
Jun
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
24 June 1975
Jul
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
31 July 2001
Aug
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 August 1996
Sep
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
26 September 1978
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2 October 1990
Nov
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
16 November 2004
Dec
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
22 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Marfa 3W, 1959 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 14.2 C (57.5 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Marfa 3W as warming stripes, 1959 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
15.8 C
+0.40 C
1960
15.4 C
+0.05 C
1963
15.4 C
+0.03 C
1964
14.8 C
-0.58 C
1965
15.7 C
+0.32 C
1966
15.1 C
-0.26 C
1967
15.3 C
-0.10 C
1968
14.8 C
-0.54 C
1969
15.5 C
+0.11 C
1970
15.0 C
-0.32 C
1971
15.6 C
+0.20 C
1972
16.1 C
+0.78 C
1973
15.2 C
-0.11 C
1974
16.0 C
+0.61 C
1975
15.1 C
-0.25 C
1976
14.6 C
-0.78 C
1977
16.3 C
+0.96 C
1978
15.8 C
+0.49 C
1979
15.3 C
-0.07 C
1980
16.2 C
+0.88 C
1981
16.1 C
+0.72 C
1982
16.0 C
+0.68 C
1983
15.2 C
-0.11 C
1984
15.3 C
-0.06 C
1985
15.6 C
+0.29 C
1986
15.9 C
+0.58 C
1987
15.0 C
-0.39 C
1988
15.6 C
+0.21 C
1989
16.5 C
+1.12 C
1990
16.1 C
+0.78 C
1991
14.2 C
-1.17 C
1992
14.2 C
-1.19 C
1993
14.7 C
-0.65 C
1994
15.7 C
+0.37 C
1995
15.4 C
+0.09 C
1996
15.4 C
+0.01 C
1997
14.3 C
-1.07 C
2002
15.2 C
-0.17 C
2004
14.4 C
-0.99 C
2005
14.7 C
-0.69 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1959 to 2005 is -0.12 C (-0.27 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Marfa 3W
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.12 C (-0.27 to 0.04) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1959 to 2005
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.3 C (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade
-0.6 F (-0.9 to -0.2) per decade
1959 to 2005
40
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1959 to 2005
40
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
1958 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Marfa 3W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1990
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
153 days
1971
48 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Marfa 3W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Marfa 3W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1989
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1997
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. The record is 74.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marfa 3W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1959
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1962
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1982
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1985
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1986
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1990
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1994
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1996
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1998
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1999
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2001
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2004
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2005
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2009
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. The record is 145.9 mm (5.7 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marfa 3W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1959
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1964
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1966
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1970
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1972
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1978
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1979
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1982
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1984
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1985
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1987
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1991
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1993
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1996
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1997
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1999
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2001
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2002
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2004
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2005
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2006
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2007
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2009
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Marfa 3W, 1958 to 2009. The record is 153 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marfa 3W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
31 days
1959
55 days
1960
73 days
1961
22 days
1962
12 days
1963
46 days
1964
47 days
1965
52 days
1966
84 days
1967
41 days
1968
34 days
1969
101 days
1970
74 days
1971
153 days
1972
48 days
1973
85 days
1974
70 days
1975
63 days
1976
47 days
1977
42 days
1978
72 days
1979
54 days
1980
77 days
1981
70 days
1982
59 days
1983
35 days
1984
105 days
1985
35 days
1986
61 days
1987
36 days
1988
48 days
1989
52 days
1990
37 days
1991
50 days
1992
49 days
1993
39 days
1994
38 days
1995
40 days
1996
52 days
1997
34 days
1998
39 days
1999
85 days
2001
38 days
2002
39 days
2003
70 days
2004
18 days
2005
88 days
2006
31 days
2007
28 days
2008
31 days
2009
25 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Marfa 3W falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 196 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Marfa 3W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1971 to 2005)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 April
n/a
12 April
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 October
n/a
1 November
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
196 days
n/a
200 days
n/a
-0.1 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
36 years, 1959 to 2005
A day with at least 42.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 76.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Marfa 3W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1959 to 2005.
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: 74.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1984; 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1978; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1975.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.