Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Panhandle (USC00416785), Texas, United States, with 107 years of record.
Key Facts for Panhandle
Panhandle (USC00416785) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 35.35 latitude and -101.39 longitude, 1,056 m (3,463 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2017, 107 years of record.
1,464 records set at Panhandle still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Panhandle tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 5 October 2017.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 35.35 latitude, -101.39 longitude.
Elevation: 1,056 m (3,463 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2017, 107 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 Panhandle. 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 Panhandle, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 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)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Panhandle still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Panhandle by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1961
9
1962
42
1963
31
1964
24
1965
35
1966
32
1967
26
1968
20
1969
28
1970
40
1971
38
1972
27
1973
11
1974
25
1975
20
1976
17
1977
15
1978
32
1979
23
1980
38
1981
27
1982
16
1983
35
1984
17
1985
20
1986
27
1987
14
1988
10
1989
37
1990
29
1991
17
1992
15
1993
17
1995
37
1996
46
1997
29
1998
22
1999
19
2000
39
2001
22
2002
27
2003
22
2004
20
2005
33
2006
50
2007
35
2008
24
2009
30
2010
21
2011
59
2012
24
2013
10
2014
27
2015
15
2016
21
2017
18
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Panhandle between 4 February 1964 and 27 June 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Panhandle set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1964-02-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1964-02-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2008-06-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
2011-06-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 204.5 mm (8.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Panhandle. The most was 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 16 May 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Panhandle
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
17 January 1987
Feb
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 February 1964
Mar
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
11 March 1923
Apr
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 April 1997
May
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
16 May 1951
Jun
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
18 June 1962
Jul
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
8 July 2010
Aug
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
23 August 1915
Sep
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
11 September 1916
Oct
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
8 October 1978
Nov
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1 November 1948
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 December 1923
Period of Record Coverage
1961 to 2017
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Panhandle, 1961 to 2017. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1961, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2013 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Panhandle, 1962 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 12.4 C (54.4 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Panhandle as warming stripes, 1962 to 2016
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1962
15.0 C
+0.82 C
1963
15.3 C
+1.17 C
1964
14.5 C
+0.39 C
1965
14.8 C
+0.67 C
1966
13.8 C
-0.35 C
1967
14.6 C
+0.43 C
1968
13.8 C
-0.36 C
1969
14.1 C
-0.08 C
1970
14.4 C
+0.25 C
1971
14.4 C
+0.28 C
1974
14.6 C
+0.48 C
1975
14.0 C
-0.17 C
1976
14.2 C
+0.03 C
1977
15.1 C
+0.95 C
1978
13.9 C
-0.26 C
1979
13.5 C
-0.59 C
1980
14.9 C
+0.77 C
1981
15.2 C
+1.10 C
1982
14.1 C
-0.08 C
1983
13.4 C
-0.70 C
1984
14.1 C
+0.01 C
1985
14.2 C
+0.08 C
1986
14.8 C
+0.70 C
1987
13.5 C
-0.65 C
1988
13.7 C
-0.42 C
1989
14.3 C
+0.15 C
1990
15.1 C
+0.94 C
1991
14.6 C
+0.45 C
1992
14.0 C
-0.14 C
1996
13.2 C
-0.98 C
1997
12.4 C
-1.71 C
1998
14.1 C
+0.00 C
1999
13.7 C
-0.44 C
2000
13.6 C
-0.58 C
2001
13.7 C
-0.44 C
2002
12.9 C
-1.24 C
2003
13.7 C
-0.44 C
2004
13.5 C
-0.63 C
2005
13.8 C
-0.37 C
2006
14.7 C
+0.60 C
2007
13.4 C
-0.71 C
2008
13.9 C
-0.28 C
2009
13.6 C
-0.58 C
2010
13.4 C
-0.70 C
2012
15.1 C
+1.01 C
2016
15.6 C
+1.49 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.13 C (0.01 to 0.26) per decade over 1962 to 2016. In Fahrenheit: 0.24 F (0.01 to 0.47) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Panhandle
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.13 C (-0.26 to 0.00) per decade
-0.24 F (-0.47 to -0.01) per decade
1962 to 2016
46
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1962 to 2016
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.17 C (-0.31 to -0.04) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
1962 to 2016
46
Fall
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
1911 to 2017
Yearly extremes at Panhandle: 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)
2011
39.4 C (102.9 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1951
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1951
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
93
Longest dry spell (CDD)
100 days
1964
41 days
93
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Panhandle, 1911 to 2017. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Panhandle by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
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
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2009
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2012
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2013
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Panhandle, 1911 to 2017. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Panhandle by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
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
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1980
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1986
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1991
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2005
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2010
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2012
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2017
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Panhandle, 1911 to 2017. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Panhandle by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1915
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1916
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1917
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1952
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1970
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1972
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1979
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1982
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1985
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1988
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1990
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1997
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1998
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2000
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2002
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2005
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2006
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2009
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2011
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2012
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2013
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2017
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Panhandle, 1911 to 2017. The record is 303.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.1 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Panhandle by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1912
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1916
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1921
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1922
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1923
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1924
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1925
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1938
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1940
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1943
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1945
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1946
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1947
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1948
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1950
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951
303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1952
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1953
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1954
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1955
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1956
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1959
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1960
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1961
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1963
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1965
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1966
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1968
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1972
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1974
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1975
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1976
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1977
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1978
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1979
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1980
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1982
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1984
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1985
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1987
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1988
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1989
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1990
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1991
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1992
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1993
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1995
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1996
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1998
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1999
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2000
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2001
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2005
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2006
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2009
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2010
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2011
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2012
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2013
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2014
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2015
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2016
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2017
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Panhandle, 1911 to 2017. The record is 100 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Panhandle by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911
41 days
1912
78 days
1913
44 days
1914
88 days
1915
38 days
1916
90 days
1917
60 days
1918
57 days
1919
31 days
1920
75 days
1921
95 days
1922
32 days
1923
34 days
1924
50 days
1925
86 days
1938
14 days
1939
52 days
1940
29 days
1942
48 days
1943
97 days
1944
33 days
1945
53 days
1946
31 days
1947
52 days
1948
42 days
1949
25 days
1950
41 days
1951
23 days
1952
37 days
1953
40 days
1954
65 days
1955
55 days
1956
53 days
1957
32 days
1958
29 days
1959
30 days
1960
44 days
1961
38 days
1962
48 days
1963
41 days
1964
100 days
1965
53 days
1966
52 days
1967
41 days
1968
33 days
1969
44 days
1970
65 days
1971
33 days
1972
41 days
1973
39 days
1974
39 days
1975
39 days
1976
36 days
1977
38 days
1978
23 days
1979
44 days
1980
25 days
1981
40 days
1982
31 days
1983
17 days
1984
35 days
1985
26 days
1986
37 days
1987
23 days
1988
54 days
1989
56 days
1990
36 days
1991
60 days
1992
36 days
1993
28 days
1995
39 days
1996
67 days
1997
35 days
1998
29 days
1999
78 days
2000
67 days
2001
47 days
2002
40 days
2003
47 days
2004
37 days
2005
47 days
2006
63 days
2007
49 days
2008
52 days
2009
66 days
2010
33 days
2011
60 days
2012
62 days
2013
29 days
2014
31 days
2015
20 days
2016
42 days
2017
37 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Panhandle falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Panhandle
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1980 to 2016)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
14 April
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
n/a
24 October
n/a
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
188 days
n/a
191 days
n/a
+1.9 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
82 years, 1912 to 2016
A day with at least 53.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.5 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Panhandle: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
100 years
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1912 to 2016.
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: 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1951; 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1978; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1942.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Panhandle, at 1996. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1996 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Panhandle, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1996
-0.3
-0.5
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.
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Data for Panhandle standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Panhandle 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.