Orange Weather Records (USC00416664)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orange (USC00416664), Texas, United States, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Orange

Orange (USC00416664) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.09 latitude and -93.74 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2018, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Orange still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orange set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 18 June 2018.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 30.09 latitude, -93.74 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2018, 122 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Orange. 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 Orange, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Orange still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Orange by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1897	16
1946	6
1948	35
1962	83
1963	51
1964	59
1965	75
1966	49
1967	93
1968	57
1969	54
1970	59
1971	50
1972	59
1973	44
1974	80
1975	58
1976	72
1977	53
1978	68
1979	36
1980	52
1981	34
1982	63
1983	42
1984	61
1985	45
1986	10

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Orange between 31 August 2017 and 31 August 2017. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 514.4 mm (20.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orange. The most was 514.4 mm (20.3 in) on 31 August 2017.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Orange
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	27 January 2018
Feb	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2 February 1952
Mar	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	21 March 2012
Apr	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	30 April 1950
May	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	5 May 1944
Jun	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	7 June 1978
Jul	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	25 July 1959
Aug	514.4 mm (20.3 in)	31 August 2017
Sep	401.3 mm (15.8 in)	18 September 1963
Oct	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	7 October 1970
Nov	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2 November 2004
Dec	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	27 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 1986

28 years of record at Orange, 1897 to 1986. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1946, 1948, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1986.

Days with data per year at Orange
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1897	57	16%	No
1946	27	7%	No
1948	31	8%	No
1962	214	59%	No
1963	210	58%	No
1964	272	74%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	303	83%	No
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	361	99%	Yes
1986	89	24%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Orange
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 2018	Orange, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2018	Orange, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2017	Orange, US	all-time rain	514.4 mm (20.3 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Orange, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2016	Orange, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2016	Orange, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2016	Orange, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2016	Orange, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2016	Orange, US	daily rain (Tie)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	48 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2015	Orange, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2015	Orange, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1965 to 1985

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Orange, 1965 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 18.4 C (65.1 F), and the warmest was 1965, at 20.0 C (68.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Orange as warming stripes, 1965 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	20.0 C	+0.79 C
1966	19.0 C	-0.23 C
1967	19.3 C	+0.04 C
1968	18.4 C	-0.85 C
1969	19.1 C	-0.09 C
1970	18.7 C	-0.55 C
1971	19.6 C	+0.36 C
1972	19.5 C	+0.28 C
1974	19.8 C	+0.57 C
1975	19.7 C	+0.50 C
1976	18.6 C	-0.67 C
1977	19.5 C	+0.22 C
1978	18.9 C	-0.31 C
1979	18.5 C	-0.70 C
1980	19.3 C	+0.03 C
1981	19.4 C	+0.19 C
1982	19.7 C	+0.49 C
1983	18.4 C	-0.86 C
1984	19.7 C	+0.42 C
1985	19.5 C	+0.29 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

1897 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Orange: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1983	-5.8 C (21.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	514.4 mm (20.3 in)	2017	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	811.7 mm (32.0 in)	2017	180.9 mm (7.1 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1961	23 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Orange, 1897 to 2018. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Orange by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	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	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1947	n/a
1948	39.4 C (102.9 F)
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	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Orange, 1897 to 2018. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Orange by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	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	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1947	n/a
1948	22.2 C (72.0 F)
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	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1963	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1965	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1966	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1975	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1978	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1981	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1983	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1984	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1986	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Orange, 1897 to 2018. The record is 514.4 mm (20.3 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.8 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orange by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	n/a
1903	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1904	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1938	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1941	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1942	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1943	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1944	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1945	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1946	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1947	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1951	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1953	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1954	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1955	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1957	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958	255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1959	273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1960	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1961	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1963	401.3 mm (15.8 in)
1964	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1965	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1967	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1968	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1969	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1970	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1971	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1974	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1979	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1980	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1981	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1982	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1983	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1985	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1987	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1988	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1989	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1990	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1992	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1993	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1995	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1996	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1997	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1998	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2000	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2001	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2002	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2003	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2005	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2007	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2008	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2009	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2010	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2011	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2012	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
2013	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
2014	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2015	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2016	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2017	514.4 mm (20.3 in)
2018	154.9 mm (6.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Orange, 1897 to 2018. The record is 811.7 mm (32.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 180.9 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orange by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	n/a
1903	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1904	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1905	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1906	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1938	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1940	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1941	226.4 mm (8.9 in)
1942	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1943	226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1944	253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1945	255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1946	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1947	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1950	221.3 mm (8.7 in)
1951	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1952	284.2 mm (11.2 in)
1953	249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1954	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1955	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1956	253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1957	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1958	381.6 mm (15.0 in)
1959	395.5 mm (15.6 in)
1960	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1961	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1962	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963	579.1 mm (22.8 in)
1964	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1965	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1966	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1967	225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1968	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1969	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1970	206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1971	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1972	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1974	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1975	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1976	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1977	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1978	247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1979	292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1980	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1981	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1982	291.3 mm (11.5 in)
1983	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1984	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1985	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1986	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1987	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1988	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1989	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1990	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1991	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1992	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1993	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1994	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1995	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1996	215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1997	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1998	295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1999	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2000	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2001	343.0 mm (13.5 in)
2002	298.7 mm (11.8 in)
2003	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2004	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
2005	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
2006	259.6 mm (10.2 in)
2007	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2008	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2009	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2010	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2011	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2012	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
2013	260.4 mm (10.3 in)
2014	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2015	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
2016	202.6 mm (8.0 in)
2017	811.7 mm (32.0 in)
2018	322.6 mm (12.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Orange, 1897 to 2018. The record is 47 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orange by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	n/a
1903	12 days
1904	36 days
1905	23 days
1906	22 days
1907	36 days
1938	23 days
1939	22 days
1940	33 days
1941	21 days
1942	19 days
1943	19 days
1944	28 days
1945	18 days
1946	18 days
1947	22 days
1948	24 days
1949	26 days
1950	20 days
1951	20 days
1952	45 days
1953	28 days
1954	26 days
1955	30 days
1956	14 days
1957	21 days
1958	20 days
1959	21 days
1960	19 days
1961	47 days
1962	29 days
1963	33 days
1964	28 days
1965	29 days
1966	15 days
1967	20 days
1968	17 days
1969	33 days
1970	27 days
1971	28 days
1972	27 days
1973	15 days
1974	16 days
1975	28 days
1976	18 days
1977	18 days
1978	46 days
1979	32 days
1980	25 days
1981	17 days
1982	20 days
1983	26 days
1984	26 days
1985	14 days
1986	21 days
1987	21 days
1988	14 days
1989	31 days
1990	22 days
1991	34 days
1992	12 days
1993	16 days
1994	21 days
1995	28 days
1996	25 days
1997	30 days
1998	36 days
1999	33 days
2000	26 days
2001	40 days
2002	38 days
2003	33 days
2004	20 days
2005	36 days
2006	22 days
2007	19 days
2008	23 days
2009	32 days
2010	25 days
2011	35 days
2012	16 days
2013	18 days
2014	23 days
2015	24 days
2016	21 days
2017	20 days
2018	33 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

78 years, 1904 to 2017

A day with at least 122.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 400.9 mm (15.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orange: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
5 years	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
10 years	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
25 years	279.6 mm (11.0 in)
50 years	336.0 mm (13.2 in)
100 years	400.9 mm (15.8 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1904 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: 514.4 mm (20.3 in) in 2017; 401.3 mm (15.8 in) in 1963; 273.6 mm (10.8 in) in 1959.

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Data for Orange standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Orange 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).