Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paint Rock (USC00416747), Texas, United States, with 109 years of record.
Key Facts for Paint Rock
Paint Rock (USC00416747) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.51 latitude and -99.93 longitude, 504 m (1,654 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 2026, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paint Rock still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paint Rock set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 19 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 31.51 latitude, -99.93 longitude.
Elevation: 504 m (1,654 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 2026, 109 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
15 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 Paint Rock. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Paint Rock, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Feb
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Mar
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
May
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Paint Rock still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Paint Rock by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
15
1965
28
1966
36
1967
32
1968
20
1969
23
1970
37
1971
29
1972
26
1973
23
1974
39
1975
26
1976
31
1977
30
1978
25
1979
37
1980
25
1981
12
1982
24
1983
24
1984
33
1985
34
1986
15
1987
17
1988
16
1989
46
1990
28
1991
19
1992
17
1993
13
1994
18
1995
16
1996
24
1997
26
1998
23
1999
15
2000
44
2002
6
2003
8
2004
24
2005
20
2006
32
2007
25
2008
27
2009
24
2010
22
2011
65
2012
5
2014
11
2015
10
2016
10
2017
17
2018
2
2019
1
2020
25
2021
34
2022
19
2023
60
2024
21
2025
31
2026
19
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Paint Rock between 9 September 1980 and 21 June 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Paint Rock set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1980-09-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1998-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2023-06-21
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 209.6 mm (8.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paint Rock. The most was 209.6 mm (8.3 in) on 9 September 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Paint Rock
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
7 January 1961
Feb
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
4 February 1992
Mar
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
9 March 1953
Apr
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
27 April 1960
May
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
24 May 1947
Jun
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
22 June 1980
Jul
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
4 July 2025
Aug
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
9 August 1972
Sep
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
9 September 1980
Oct
204.2 mm (8.0 in)
12 October 1930
Nov
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
16 November 1922
Dec
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
20 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
62 years of record at Paint Rock, 1963 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2015 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Paint Rock, 1964 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.9 C (66.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2007, at 17.5 C (63.4 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 20.1 C (68.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Paint Rock as warming stripes, 1964 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
19.5 C
+0.61 C
1965
19.4 C
+0.52 C
1966
18.8 C
-0.10 C
1967
19.7 C
+0.87 C
1968
17.8 C
-1.05 C
1969
18.7 C
-0.14 C
1970
18.4 C
-0.43 C
1971
19.2 C
+0.31 C
1972
18.9 C
+0.06 C
1973
18.4 C
-0.48 C
1974
19.2 C
+0.34 C
1975
18.7 C
-0.15 C
1976
18.2 C
-0.66 C
1977
19.8 C
+0.90 C
1978
19.1 C
+0.21 C
1980
19.6 C
+0.73 C
1981
19.3 C
+0.46 C
1982
19.6 C
+0.71 C
1983
18.9 C
+0.02 C
1984
19.6 C
+0.75 C
1985
19.3 C
+0.39 C
1986
19.3 C
+0.47 C
1987
17.7 C
-1.17 C
1988
18.7 C
-0.21 C
1989
18.7 C
-0.16 C
1990
19.2 C
+0.38 C
1991
18.5 C
-0.34 C
1992
18.7 C
-0.21 C
1993
18.5 C
-0.38 C
1994
19.3 C
+0.40 C
1995
18.9 C
+0.05 C
1996
19.3 C
+0.39 C
1997
18.2 C
-0.68 C
1998
20.1 C
+1.23 C
2004
18.1 C
-0.81 C
2005
17.9 C
-0.98 C
2006
18.9 C
0.00 C
2007
17.5 C
-1.40 C
2008
17.7 C
-1.14 C
2009
18.1 C
-0.81 C
2010
17.9 C
-0.93 C
2011
19.3 C
+0.44 C
2023
20.0 C
+1.16 C
2024
19.9 C
+1.05 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1964 to 2024 is 0.0 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paint Rock
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.0 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1964 to 2024
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1964 to 2024
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.05 C (-0.19 to 0.10) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
1964 to 2024
44
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
1918 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Paint Rock: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2023
41.1 C (106.0 F)
62
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-11.4 C (11.5 F)
62
Wettest day (Rx1day)
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1980
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
435.2 mm (17.1 in)
1980
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
109
Longest dry spell (CDD)
212 days
2001
39 days
109
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Paint Rock, 1918 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Paint Rock by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
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
n/a
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1978
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1979
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1985
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001
n/a
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
n/a
2014
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2021
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2023
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2024
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2025
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2026
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Paint Rock, 1918 to 2026. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.4 C (11.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Paint Rock by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
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
n/a
1963
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1967
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1980
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1990
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1994
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1997
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001
n/a
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2004
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2009
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013
n/a
2014
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2015
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2018
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2021
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2022
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2023
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2025
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2026
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Paint Rock, 1918 to 2026. The record is 209.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paint Rock by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1921
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1923
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1927
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1930
204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1931
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1936
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1937
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1950
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1951
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1953
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1960
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1962
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1974
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1979
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1981
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1990
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2000
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2003
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2006
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2007
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2008
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2009
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2010
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2011
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2012
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2013
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2015
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2016
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2017
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2018
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2019
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2020
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2021
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2022
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2023
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2025
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Paint Rock, 1918 to 2026. The record is 435.2 mm (17.1 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paint Rock by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1922
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1925
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1929
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1930
205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1931
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1933
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1934
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1935
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1936
331.5 mm (13.1 in)
1937
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1939
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1940
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1941
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1942
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1945
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1947
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1950
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1951
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1952
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1953
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1954
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1956
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1960
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1961
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1965
133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1966
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1967
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1968
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1972
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1973
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1974
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1975
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1980
435.2 mm (17.1 in)
1981
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1983
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1984
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1985
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1986
168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1987
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1988
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1990
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1991
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1992
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1993
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1994
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1997
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1998
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2000
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
2001
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2003
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
2004
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
2005
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2006
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2008
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2009
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2012
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
2013
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2014
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2015
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2016
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2018
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2019
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2020
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2021
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
2022
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2023
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2024
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2025
247.4 mm (9.7 in)
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Paint Rock, 1918 to 2026. The record is 212 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paint Rock by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918
29 days
1919
31 days
1920
26 days
1921
83 days
1922
39 days
1923
25 days
1924
52 days
1925
49 days
1926
37 days
1927
58 days
1928
29 days
1929
36 days
1930
51 days
1931
39 days
1932
39 days
1933
57 days
1934
59 days
1935
30 days
1936
32 days
1937
40 days
1938
46 days
1939
28 days
1940
32 days
1941
21 days
1942
35 days
1943
57 days
1944
38 days
1945
31 days
1946
37 days
1947
50 days
1948
51 days
1949
38 days
1950
100 days
1951
43 days
1952
42 days
1953
45 days
1954
37 days
1955
57 days
1956
47 days
1957
42 days
1958
26 days
1959
47 days
1960
41 days
1961
49 days
1962
27 days
1963
44 days
1964
51 days
1965
39 days
1966
60 days
1967
50 days
1968
31 days
1969
28 days
1970
74 days
1971
49 days
1972
37 days
1973
32 days
1974
42 days
1975
35 days
1976
36 days
1977
29 days
1978
38 days
1979
37 days
1980
35 days
1981
40 days
1982
38 days
1983
40 days
1984
43 days
1985
33 days
1986
51 days
1987
26 days
1988
42 days
1989
44 days
1990
31 days
1991
35 days
1992
58 days
1993
26 days
1994
39 days
1995
30 days
1996
32 days
1997
30 days
1998
51 days
1999
28 days
2000
96 days
2001
212 days
2002
61 days
2003
43 days
2004
19 days
2005
64 days
2006
30 days
2007
31 days
2008
50 days
2009
33 days
2010
60 days
2011
36 days
2012
75 days
2013
46 days
2014
90 days
2015
14 days
2016
11 days
2017
23 days
2018
5 days
2019
7 days
2020
36 days
2021
38 days
2022
37 days
2023
74 days
2024
62 days
2025
40 days
2026
22 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
44 years with a frost
Across 44 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paint Rock falls on 2 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Paint Rock
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 April
n/a
2 April
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 November
n/a
5 November
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
Growing days
221 days
n/a
219 days
n/a
-1.7 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
91 years, 1921 to 2025
A day with at least 61.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 197.9 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Paint Rock: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
25 years
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
167.5 mm (6.6 in)
100 years
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1921 to 2025.
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: 209.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1980; 204.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1930; 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 2025.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Paint Rock, at 1986 and 2005. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2005 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Paint Rock, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1986
-0.4
-0.7
likely
5
2005
-0.3
-0.6
possible
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.
Download the Data
Data for Paint Rock standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paint Rock 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.