Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Menard (USC00415822), Texas, United States, with 127 years of record.
Key Facts for Menard
Menard (USC00415822) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.90 latitude and -99.79 longitude, 603 m (1,979 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2019, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Menard still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Menard set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 11 May 2019.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.90 latitude, -99.79 longitude.
Elevation: 603 m (1,979 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2019, 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 Menard. 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 Menard, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
45.6 C (114.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Menard still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Menard by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
9
1896
6
1897
10
1898
9
1900
3
1901
15
1902
13
1903
32
1904
14
1905
18
1914
1
1915
19
1916
16
1917
16
1918
15
1919
18
1920
34
1921
24
1922
23
1923
26
1924
20
1925
32
1926
13
1927
31
1928
23
1929
8
1930
17
1931
15
1932
22
1933
8
1962
9
1963
15
1964
15
1965
23
1966
19
1967
24
1968
11
1969
13
1970
21
1971
25
1972
14
1973
26
1974
29
1975
26
1976
28
1977
14
1978
21
1979
27
1980
21
1981
9
1982
12
1983
17
1984
28
1985
22
1986
12
1987
10
1988
12
1989
30
1990
16
1991
16
1992
14
1993
7
1994
14
1995
10
1996
21
1997
17
1998
12
1999
13
2000
34
2001
5
2002
9
2003
16
2004
12
2005
19
2006
19
2007
9
2008
11
2009
14
2010
14
2011
31
2012
14
2013
16
2014
11
2015
16
2016
10
2017
12
2018
8
2019
1
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Menard between 22 February 1966 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Menard set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1966-02-22
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1985-02-01
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 153.2 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Menard. The most was 153.2 mm (6.0 in) on 16 September 1936.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Menard
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
25 January 2012
Feb
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
14 February 1932
Mar
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
16 March 1998
Apr
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
30 April 1944
May
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
24 May 2013
Jun
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
24 June 1977
Jul
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
21 July 1938
Aug
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
18 August 1942
Sep
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
16 September 1936
Oct
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
13 October 1973
Nov
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
3 November 2000
Dec
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
20 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
88 years of record at Menard, 1895 to 2019. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Menard, 1901 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.1 C (64.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 16.8 C (62.3 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 19.5 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Menard as warming stripes, 1901 to 2016
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1901
17.7 C
-0.43 C
1902
18.1 C
+0.03 C
1921
19.4 C
+1.32 C
1922
18.6 C
+0.46 C
1923
18.4 C
+0.33 C
1928
19.3 C
+1.19 C
1930
18.2 C
+0.06 C
1931
17.7 C
-0.40 C
1963
18.5 C
+0.45 C
1964
18.3 C
+0.16 C
1965
18.2 C
+0.14 C
1966
17.5 C
-0.63 C
1967
18.7 C
+0.57 C
1968
17.2 C
-0.92 C
1969
18.1 C
+0.03 C
1970
17.8 C
-0.34 C
1971
18.1 C
+0.05 C
1972
17.9 C
-0.20 C
1973
17.2 C
-0.88 C
1974
17.5 C
-0.55 C
1975
17.7 C
-0.40 C
1976
17.1 C
-1.02 C
1977
18.3 C
+0.17 C
1978
17.6 C
-0.45 C
1979
17.2 C
-0.90 C
1980
18.3 C
+0.22 C
1981
18.3 C
+0.19 C
1982
18.4 C
+0.29 C
1983
17.8 C
-0.34 C
1984
18.7 C
+0.63 C
1986
19.0 C
+0.92 C
1987
16.8 C
-1.26 C
1988
17.5 C
-0.63 C
1989
17.9 C
-0.19 C
1990
18.2 C
+0.07 C
1991
17.8 C
-0.29 C
1992
17.9 C
-0.23 C
1994
18.5 C
+0.41 C
1996
18.3 C
+0.18 C
1997
17.3 C
-0.82 C
1998
19.1 C
+0.98 C
1999
19.2 C
+1.11 C
2000
19.5 C
+1.45 C
2003
17.7 C
-0.40 C
2004
17.7 C
-0.42 C
2005
17.8 C
-0.26 C
2006
18.8 C
+0.66 C
2008
17.7 C
-0.43 C
2010
17.4 C
-0.72 C
2011
18.8 C
+0.69 C
2012
19.0 C
+0.87 C
2015
17.6 C
-0.53 C
2016
18.1 C
-0.03 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1901 to 2016 is -0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.08) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Menard
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.08) per decade
1901 to 2016
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.07 C (-0.15 to 0.02) per decade
-0.12 F (-0.28 to 0.03) per decade
1901 to 2016
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1901 to 2016
53
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
1893 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Menard: 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)
1927
40.6 C (105.1 F)
88
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1936
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
354.1 mm (13.9 in)
1938
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
117
Longest dry spell (CDD)
77 days
1943
39 days
118
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Menard, 1893 to 2019. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Menard by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1896
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1897
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1903
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1905
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1906
n/a
1914
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1922
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1923
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1924
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1928
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1929
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
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
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Menard, 1893 to 2019. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Menard by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1897
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1900
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1901
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1903
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1904
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1905
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1906
n/a
1914
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1917
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1918
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1919
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1920
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1921
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1922
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1924
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1926
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1927
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1928
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1929
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1930
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1933
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
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
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1963
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1967
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1968
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1975
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1984
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1987
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1988
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1989
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2001
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2003
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2016
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2018
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019
7.8 C (46.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Menard, 1893 to 2019. The record is 153.2 mm (6.0 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Menard by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1894
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1895
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1900
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1901
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1902
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1903
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1905
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1914
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1916
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1919
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1920
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1923
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1928
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1931
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1933
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1936
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1937
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1942
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1943
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1945
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1947
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1955
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1957
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1965
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1968
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1970
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1975
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1981
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1984
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1986
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1989
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1990
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1991
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1992
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1994
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1996
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2001
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2003
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2004
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2005
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2006
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2009
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2012
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2014
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2015
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2016
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2017
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2018
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2019
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Menard, 1893 to 2019. The record is 354.1 mm (13.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.7 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Menard by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1894
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896
n/a
1897
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900
151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1901
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1902
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1903
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1905
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1915
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1916
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1917
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1918
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1919
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1920
141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1921
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1922
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1923
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1924
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1928
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1929
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1931
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1932
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1933
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1935
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1936
235.3 mm (9.3 in)
1937
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938
354.1 mm (13.9 in)
1939
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1943
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1944
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1945
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1947
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1950
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1953
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1957
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1958
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1961
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1962
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1965
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1967
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1968
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1969
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1970
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1971
216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1972
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973
183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1974
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1975
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1977
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1978
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1980
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1981
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1985
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1987
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1988
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1989
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1990
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1991
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1992
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1993
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1994
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995
164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1996
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1998
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1999
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2001
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2002
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2005
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2006
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2008
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2009
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2010
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2012
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2013
126.1 mm (5.0 in)
2014
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2015
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
2016
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2017
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2018
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2019
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Menard, 1893 to 2019. The record is 77 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Menard by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
31 days
1894
61 days
1895
31 days
1896
1 day
1897
73 days
1898
30 days
1900
26 days
1901
47 days
1902
66 days
1903
62 days
1904
41 days
1905
54 days
1906
18 days
1914
30 days
1915
27 days
1916
39 days
1917
61 days
1918
72 days
1919
27 days
1920
45 days
1921
63 days
1922
60 days
1923
26 days
1924
64 days
1925
54 days
1926
34 days
1927
28 days
1928
38 days
1929
41 days
1930
55 days
1931
38 days
1932
72 days
1933
55 days
1934
47 days
1935
31 days
1936
30 days
1937
29 days
1938
46 days
1939
36 days
1940
41 days
1941
21 days
1942
40 days
1943
77 days
1944
46 days
1945
53 days
1946
39 days
1947
47 days
1948
33 days
1949
39 days
1950
72 days
1951
44 days
1952
40 days
1953
45 days
1954
33 days
1955
44 days
1956
55 days
1957
34 days
1958
51 days
1959
33 days
1960
55 days
1961
32 days
1962
45 days
1963
44 days
1964
35 days
1965
22 days
1966
52 days
1967
36 days
1968
22 days
1969
26 days
1970
69 days
1971
51 days
1972
37 days
1973
41 days
1974
30 days
1975
51 days
1976
23 days
1977
34 days
1978
39 days
1979
52 days
1980
35 days
1981
41 days
1982
42 days
1983
49 days
1984
38 days
1985
22 days
1986
30 days
1987
39 days
1988
35 days
1989
23 days
1990
40 days
1991
36 days
1992
56 days
1993
37 days
1994
43 days
1995
37 days
1996
32 days
1997
41 days
1998
49 days
1999
48 days
2000
42 days
2001
53 days
2002
31 days
2003
44 days
2004
31 days
2005
43 days
2006
35 days
2007
37 days
2008
33 days
2009
30 days
2010
27 days
2011
77 days
2012
35 days
2013
21 days
2014
41 days
2015
31 days
2016
34 days
2017
24 days
2018
23 days
2019
n/a
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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Menard falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 November, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Menard
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2016)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 April
n/a
7 April
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
Growing days
210 days
n/a
208 days
n/a
-0.2 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
102 years, 1901 to 2017
A day with at least 67.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.8 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Menard: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
100 years
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1901 to 2017.
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: 153.2 mm (6.0 in) in 1936; 141.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1974; 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1946.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Menard, at 2003. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2003 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Menard, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2003
-0.5
-0.8
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.
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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.