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Plainview Weather Records (USC00417079)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plainview (USC00417079), Texas, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Plainview

  • Plainview (USC00417079) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 34.19 latitude and -101.70 longitude, 1,027 m (3,370 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1908 to 2026, 119 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Plainview still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Plainview set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 26 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Texas, United States, 34.19 latitude, -101.70 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,027 m (3,370 ft).
  • Period of record: 1908 to 2026, 119 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Plainview, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Plainview. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Plainview. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Plainview, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.9 C (84.0 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Apr38.9 C (102.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
May42.2 C (108.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)42.2 C (108.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Plainview by the year they were set 1,464 records at Plainview still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 47. 02040601908: 51909: 131910: 111911: 261912: 101913: 81914: 61915: 141916: 101917: 311918: 261919: 111920: 71921: 171922: 151923: 141924: 191925: 171926: 71927: 141928: 111929: 81930: 151931: 41932: 111933: 111934: 71935: 121936: 81937: 111938: 121939: 131940: 71941: 31942: 71943: 71944: 91945: 91946: 131947: 81948: 91949: 81950: 171951: 101952: 171953: 161954: 91955: 201956: 131957: 141958: 111959: 151960: 131961: 141962: 91963: 131964: 91965: 181966: 151967: 111968: 31969: 91970: 91971: 141972: 131973: 91974: 51975: 81976: 61977: 51978: 141979: 121980: 121981: 111982: 111983: 161984: 91985: 131986: 161987: 101988: 91989: 201990: 121991: 161992: 91993: 61994: 61995: 131996: 161997: 141998: 171999: 52000: 252001: 52002: 62003: 62004: 142005: 102006: 122007: 52008: 72009: 172010: 82011: 472012: 102013: 162014: 192015: 102016: 172017: 112018: 112019: 192020: 252021: 142022: 142023: 112024: 132025: 212026: 151908192019321944195619681980199220042016
1,464 records at Plainview still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Plainview by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19085
190913
191011
191126
191210
19138
19146
191514
191610
191731
191826
191911
19207
192117
192215
192314
192419
192517
19267
192714
192811
19298
193015
19314
193211
193311
19347
193512
19368
193711
193812
193913
19407
19413
19427
19437
19449
19459
194613
19478
19489
19498
195017
195110
195217
195316
19549
195520
195613
195714
195811
195915
196013
196114
19629
196313
19649
196518
196615
196711
19683
19699
19709
197114
197213
19739
19745
19758
19766
19775
197814
197912
198012
198111
198211
198316
19849
198513
198616
198710
19889
198920
199012
199116
19929
19936
19946
199513
199616
199714
199817
19995
200025
20015
20026
20036
200414
200510
200612
20075
20087
200917
20108
201147
201210
201316
201419
201510
201617
201711
201811
201919
202025
202114
202214
202311
202413
202521
202615

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Plainview set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Plainview between 17 May 1951 and 15 February 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature17 May 1951: Record daily precipitation 93.0 mm (3.7 in)4 February 1956: Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)5 February 1956: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)4 January 1959: Record low maximum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)8 July 1960: Record daily precipitation 177.8 mm (7.0 in)11 January 1962: Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)18 June 1975: Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)29 June 1980: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)22 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)28 June 1994: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)27 June 2011: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)15 February 2021: Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)1960197019801990200020102020
12 all-time records were set at Plainview between 17 May 1951 and 15 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Plainview set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1951-05-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956-02-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1956-02-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1959-01-04Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960-07-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1962-01-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975-06-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1980-06-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983-12-22Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994-06-28Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
2011-06-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
2021-02-15Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Plainview The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plainview. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 8 July 1960. 050100150200 Jan: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 8 January 1939 Jan Feb: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 17 February 1911 Feb Mar: 81.5 mm (3.2 in), 27 March 1929 Mar Apr: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 24 April 1911 Apr May: 134.1 mm (5.3 in), 4 May 2001 May Jun: 161.5 mm (6.4 in), 5 June 1985 Jun Jul: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 8 July 1960 Jul Aug: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 28 August 1998 Aug Sep: 85.9 mm (3.4 in), 13 September 1989 Sep Oct: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 2 October 1998 Oct Nov: 82.3 mm (3.2 in), 3 November 2024 Nov Dec: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 11 December 1946 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plainview. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 8 July 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Plainview
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.9 mm (1.5 in)8 January 1939
Feb88.9 mm (3.5 in)17 February 1911
Mar81.5 mm (3.2 in)27 March 1929
Apr59.9 mm (2.4 in)24 April 1911
May134.1 mm (5.3 in)4 May 2001
Jun161.5 mm (6.4 in)5 June 1985
Jul177.8 mm (7.0 in)8 July 1960
Aug69.6 mm (2.7 in)28 August 1998
Sep85.9 mm (3.4 in)13 September 1989
Oct85.1 mm (3.4 in)2 October 1998
Nov82.3 mm (3.2 in)3 November 2024
Dec43.7 mm (1.7 in)11 December 1946

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 2026
Days with data per year at Plainview 119 years of record at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1914, 2026. 1908: 121 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 360 of 365 days1911: 362 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 115 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 341 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 356 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 363 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 329 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 357 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 362 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 362 of 366 days1965: 360 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 359 of 365 days1975: 349 of 365 days1976: 346 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 362 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 274 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
119 years of record at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1914, 2026.
Days with data per year at Plainview
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190812133%No
1909365100%Yes
191036099%Yes
191136299%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913364100%Yes
191411532%No
1915365100%Yes
191634193%Yes
1917365100%Yes
191835698%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925364100%Yes
1926364100%Yes
192736399%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193036399%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193332990%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
194435798%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
195036299%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336299%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196436299%Yes
196536099%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197435998%Yes
197534996%Yes
197634695%Yes
197736399%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198536399%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199436299%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202627475%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Plainview
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 2026Plainview, USdaily rain (Provisional)54.4 mm (2.1 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)100 years47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)97 years40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)88 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie97 years9 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)88 years38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)104 years44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2026Plainview, USmonthly high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie95 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie11 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026Plainview, USmonthly high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie95 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Plainview, USmonthly high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie95 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie12 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2026Plainview, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie45 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Plainview, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Plainview, USmonthly high max (Provisional)42.2 C (108.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)82 years45 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

112 complete years, 1909 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Plainview as warming stripes, 1909 to 2025 One stripe for each of 112 complete years at Plainview, 1909 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 13.4 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F). 1909: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1910: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1911: 14.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1912: 13.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 14.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1915: 14.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1918: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1919: 14.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1920: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1921: 16.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1922: 16.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1924: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1925: 15.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1926: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 16.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1928: 15.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1929: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1930: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1932: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1934: 17.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1935: 16.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1936: 15.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1937: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1938: 16.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1939: 16.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1940: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1942: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 15.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1944: 15.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1945: 16.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1946: 16.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1947: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 15.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1949: 14.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1950: 14.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1951: 14.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1952: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 15.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1955: 14.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1956: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 14.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 14.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1959: 14.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1960: 13.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1961: 13.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1962: 14.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 14.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1966: 14.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 14.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 15.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 14.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 14.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1974: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 15.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 14.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 14.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1980: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1981: 15.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1983: 14.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1984: 14.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1986: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 14.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1988: 14.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 14.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 14.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1991: 14.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1992: 14.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1993: 14.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1994: 15.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 15.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1997: 14.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1998: 16.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 15.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2002: 14.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2003: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2004: 14.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2006: 15.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2007: 14.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2008: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2009: 15.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2010: 15.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 16.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2012: 16.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2013: 15.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2014: 14.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2015: 15.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 16.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 16.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2018: 15.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2019: 15.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2020: 15.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2021: 15.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2022: 15.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2023: 15.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2024: 16.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 16.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean190919201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 112 complete years at Plainview, 1909 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 13.4 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Plainview as warming stripes, 1909 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190915.0 C-0.24 C
191015.6 C+0.42 C
191114.9 C-0.28 C
191213.9 C-1.31 C
191314.2 C-1.02 C
191514.5 C-0.69 C
191715.6 C+0.38 C
191815.5 C+0.26 C
191914.6 C-0.61 C
192015.1 C-0.13 C
192116.7 C+1.51 C
192216.0 C+0.77 C
192315.3 C+0.07 C
192414.8 C-0.38 C
192515.7 C+0.49 C
192614.8 C-0.40 C
192716.3 C+1.08 C
192815.4 C+0.19 C
192914.8 C-0.36 C
193015.5 C+0.30 C
193115.5 C+0.32 C
193215.0 C-0.21 C
193417.1 C+1.88 C
193516.0 C+0.80 C
193615.8 C+0.58 C
193715.5 C+0.35 C
193816.5 C+1.27 C
193916.4 C+1.17 C
194015.5 C+0.35 C
194115.1 C-0.12 C
194215.3 C+0.08 C
194315.9 C+0.69 C
194415.9 C+0.75 C
194516.1 C+0.90 C
194616.7 C+1.50 C
194715.5 C+0.30 C
194815.2 C-0.04 C
194914.3 C-0.93 C
195014.9 C-0.33 C
195114.4 C-0.75 C
195214.8 C-0.44 C
195415.8 C+0.56 C
195514.3 C-0.92 C
195615.1 C-0.06 C
195714.3 C-0.91 C
195814.0 C-1.18 C
195914.0 C-1.17 C
196013.8 C-1.37 C
196113.4 C-1.75 C
196214.7 C-0.46 C
196314.8 C-0.42 C
196414.1 C-1.06 C
196515.5 C+0.30 C
196614.6 C-0.59 C
196715.3 C+0.14 C
196814.6 C-0.57 C
196915.2 C-0.04 C
197015.0 C-0.16 C
197115.1 C-0.05 C
197214.7 C-0.45 C
197314.5 C-0.71 C
197415.1 C-0.14 C
197614.8 C-0.44 C
197715.8 C+0.59 C
197814.7 C-0.48 C
197914.3 C-0.91 C
198015.6 C+0.38 C
198115.8 C+0.59 C
198215.0 C-0.24 C
198314.4 C-0.76 C
198414.7 C-0.45 C
198515.0 C-0.19 C
198615.5 C+0.31 C
198714.4 C-0.78 C
198814.3 C-0.90 C
198914.4 C-0.79 C
199014.9 C-0.27 C
199114.5 C-0.66 C
199214.5 C-0.71 C
199314.1 C-1.07 C
199415.2 C-0.02 C
199514.8 C-0.38 C
199615.1 C-0.05 C
199714.0 C-1.15 C
199816.0 C+0.82 C
199915.7 C+0.51 C
200015.6 C+0.45 C
200115.6 C+0.39 C
200214.8 C-0.39 C
200315.6 C+0.45 C
200414.9 C-0.28 C
200515.3 C+0.10 C
200615.9 C+0.66 C
200714.6 C-0.58 C
200815.3 C+0.10 C
200915.4 C+0.23 C
201015.4 C+0.19 C
201116.2 C+1.02 C
201216.6 C+1.41 C
201315.0 C-0.15 C
201414.9 C-0.30 C
201515.5 C+0.32 C
201616.3 C+1.15 C
201716.2 C+0.99 C
201815.6 C+0.37 C
201915.2 C+0.04 C
202015.9 C+0.68 C
202115.2 C+0.04 C
202215.3 C+0.11 C
202315.9 C+0.69 C
202416.8 C+1.59 C
202516.1 C+0.86 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1909 to 2025 is 0.02 C (-0.02 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 112 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Plainview
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.02 to 0.06) per decade0.03 F (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade1909 to 2025112Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.10 C (-0.16 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1909 to 2025112Fall
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1909 to 2025112Rise

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

1908 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Plainview: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)201140.0 C (104.0 F)119
Coldest night (TNn)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1933-16.1 C (3.0 F)119
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.8 mm (7.0 in)196051.1 mm (2.0 in)119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)281.9 mm (11.1 in)196078.9 mm (3.1 in)119
Longest dry spell (CDD)91 days195043 days119

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Plainview by year The hottest day of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 2530354045192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2011
The hottest day of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Plainview by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190834.4 C (93.9 F)
190938.3 C (100.9 F)
191040.6 C (105.1 F)
191141.1 C (106.0 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191426.1 C (79.0 F)
191538.3 C (100.9 F)
191640.0 C (104.0 F)
191741.7 C (107.1 F)
191842.2 C (108.0 F)
191939.4 C (102.9 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192139.4 C (102.9 F)
192240.6 C (105.1 F)
192340.0 C (104.0 F)
192442.2 C (108.0 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192738.3 C (100.9 F)
192841.7 C (107.1 F)
192940.0 C (104.0 F)
193040.6 C (105.1 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193341.1 C (106.0 F)
193440.0 C (104.0 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193640.6 C (105.1 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193941.1 C (106.0 F)
194041.1 C (106.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194239.4 C (102.9 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194441.7 C (107.1 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194639.4 C (102.9 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194839.4 C (102.9 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195039.4 C (102.9 F)
195139.4 C (102.9 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195538.3 C (100.9 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195740.6 C (105.1 F)
195841.1 C (106.0 F)
195940.6 C (105.1 F)
196041.7 C (107.1 F)
196136.7 C (98.1 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196537.8 C (100.0 F)
196640.6 C (105.1 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196840.0 C (104.0 F)
196939.4 C (102.9 F)
197040.6 C (105.1 F)
197141.7 C (107.1 F)
197238.9 C (102.0 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197438.3 C (100.9 F)
197538.3 C (100.9 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197741.1 C (106.0 F)
197841.1 C (106.0 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198142.2 C (108.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198340.6 C (105.1 F)
198438.3 C (100.9 F)
198538.3 C (100.9 F)
198638.3 C (100.9 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198939.4 C (102.9 F)
199042.8 C (109.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199238.3 C (100.9 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199443.9 C (111.0 F)
199541.1 C (106.0 F)
199640.6 C (105.1 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199841.7 C (107.1 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200042.2 C (108.0 F)
200139.4 C (102.9 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200339.4 C (102.9 F)
200437.8 C (100.0 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200841.1 C (106.0 F)
200941.7 C (107.1 F)
201040.0 C (104.0 F)
201144.4 C (111.9 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201342.2 C (108.0 F)
201441.7 C (107.1 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201642.8 C (109.0 F)
201744.4 C (111.9 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201941.7 C (107.1 F)
202043.3 C (109.9 F)
202140.6 C (105.1 F)
202240.6 C (105.1 F)
202340.6 C (105.1 F)
202441.1 C (106.0 F)
202541.1 C (106.0 F)
202642.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Plainview by year The coldest night of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F). -25-20-15-10-5192019401960198020002020Record: -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1933
The coldest night of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Plainview by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1908-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1910-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1915-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1916-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1917-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1918-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1920-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1921-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1924-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1929-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1930-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1934-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1935-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1940-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1945-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1959-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1984-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1991-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1995-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2006-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2008-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2009-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2011-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2014-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2016-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2017-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2018-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2019-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2020-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2021-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2022-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2023-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2024-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2026-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plainview by year The wettest day of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1960
The wettest day of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plainview by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190824.9 mm (1.0 in)
190970.1 mm (2.8 in)
191034.5 mm (1.4 in)
191188.9 mm (3.5 in)
191247.2 mm (1.9 in)
191366.0 mm (2.6 in)
19147.6 mm (0.30 in)
191570.4 mm (2.8 in)
191644.7 mm (1.8 in)
191727.9 mm (1.1 in)
191878.7 mm (3.1 in)
191970.1 mm (2.8 in)
192052.3 mm (2.1 in)
192167.3 mm (2.6 in)
192246.7 mm (1.8 in)
192347.5 mm (1.9 in)
192447.0 mm (1.9 in)
192535.1 mm (1.4 in)
192678.7 mm (3.1 in)
192752.3 mm (2.1 in)
192851.3 mm (2.0 in)
192981.5 mm (3.2 in)
193058.4 mm (2.3 in)
193133.0 mm (1.3 in)
193262.2 mm (2.4 in)
193365.5 mm (2.6 in)
193445.7 mm (1.8 in)
193552.3 mm (2.1 in)
193665.5 mm (2.6 in)
193773.7 mm (2.9 in)
193839.4 mm (1.6 in)
193962.2 mm (2.4 in)
194045.2 mm (1.8 in)
194152.3 mm (2.1 in)
194246.5 mm (1.8 in)
194369.9 mm (2.8 in)
194465.0 mm (2.6 in)
194543.7 mm (1.7 in)
194643.7 mm (1.7 in)
194780.8 mm (3.2 in)
194843.2 mm (1.7 in)
194948.8 mm (1.9 in)
195031.8 mm (1.3 in)
195193.0 mm (3.7 in)
195230.7 mm (1.2 in)
195330.5 mm (1.2 in)
195446.7 mm (1.8 in)
195552.1 mm (2.1 in)
195648.8 mm (1.9 in)
195766.8 mm (2.6 in)
195847.5 mm (1.9 in)
195947.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960177.8 mm (7.0 in)
196145.0 mm (1.8 in)
196294.5 mm (3.7 in)
196339.9 mm (1.6 in)
196443.2 mm (1.7 in)
196567.3 mm (2.6 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196854.9 mm (2.2 in)
196948.5 mm (1.9 in)
197026.7 mm (1.1 in)
197151.1 mm (2.0 in)
197247.0 mm (1.9 in)
197331.8 mm (1.3 in)
197460.2 mm (2.4 in)
197546.0 mm (1.8 in)
197643.4 mm (1.7 in)
197796.5 mm (3.8 in)
197836.3 mm (1.4 in)
197971.9 mm (2.8 in)
198039.6 mm (1.6 in)
198143.9 mm (1.7 in)
198235.3 mm (1.4 in)
198363.8 mm (2.5 in)
198430.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985161.5 mm (6.4 in)
198648.0 mm (1.9 in)
198763.8 mm (2.5 in)
198856.1 mm (2.2 in)
198985.9 mm (3.4 in)
199029.2 mm (1.1 in)
199140.6 mm (1.6 in)
199256.6 mm (2.2 in)
199340.9 mm (1.6 in)
199451.3 mm (2.0 in)
199548.5 mm (1.9 in)
199634.0 mm (1.3 in)
199755.9 mm (2.2 in)
199885.1 mm (3.4 in)
199953.1 mm (2.1 in)
200039.4 mm (1.6 in)
2001134.1 mm (5.3 in)
200236.6 mm (1.4 in)
200344.2 mm (1.7 in)
200472.1 mm (2.8 in)
200563.0 mm (2.5 in)
200636.3 mm (1.4 in)
200770.6 mm (2.8 in)
200832.5 mm (1.3 in)
200947.8 mm (1.9 in)
201056.9 mm (2.2 in)
201124.4 mm (1.0 in)
201231.0 mm (1.2 in)
201399.1 mm (3.9 in)
201452.3 mm (2.1 in)
201558.7 mm (2.3 in)
201648.0 mm (1.9 in)
201746.2 mm (1.8 in)
201842.9 mm (1.7 in)
201986.9 mm (3.4 in)
202057.4 mm (2.3 in)
202185.1 mm (3.4 in)
202257.4 mm (2.3 in)
202353.3 mm (2.1 in)
202482.3 mm (3.2 in)
202548.0 mm (1.9 in)
202654.4 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plainview by year The wettest five days of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 281.9 mm (11.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.9 mm (3.1 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 281.9 mm (11.1 in) in 1960
The wettest five days of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 281.9 mm (11.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plainview by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190835.3 mm (1.4 in)
190986.4 mm (3.4 in)
191057.6 mm (2.3 in)
1911133.1 mm (5.2 in)
191296.2 mm (3.8 in)
191371.3 mm (2.8 in)
191411.0 mm (0.4 in)
1915126.0 mm (5.0 in)
191689.7 mm (3.5 in)
191735.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1919128.0 mm (5.0 in)
192072.6 mm (2.9 in)
1921191.5 mm (7.5 in)
192266.3 mm (2.6 in)
192399.8 mm (3.9 in)
192495.3 mm (3.8 in)
192568.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926154.5 mm (6.1 in)
192752.3 mm (2.1 in)
192899.6 mm (3.9 in)
192984.3 mm (3.3 in)
193074.7 mm (2.9 in)
193157.0 mm (2.2 in)
193276.2 mm (3.0 in)
193384.0 mm (3.3 in)
193476.2 mm (3.0 in)
193599.5 mm (3.9 in)
1936101.8 mm (4.0 in)
193795.3 mm (3.8 in)
193858.6 mm (2.3 in)
193962.2 mm (2.4 in)
194054.6 mm (2.1 in)
194195.7 mm (3.8 in)
194291.9 mm (3.6 in)
194369.9 mm (2.8 in)
194488.8 mm (3.5 in)
194546.0 mm (1.8 in)
1946112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1947133.6 mm (5.3 in)
194854.1 mm (2.1 in)
194951.7 mm (2.0 in)
195073.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951165.1 mm (6.5 in)
195253.1 mm (2.1 in)
195378.5 mm (3.1 in)
195455.8 mm (2.2 in)
1955134.9 mm (5.3 in)
195668.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957116.9 mm (4.6 in)
195850.5 mm (2.0 in)
195975.5 mm (3.0 in)
1960281.9 mm (11.1 in)
196166.2 mm (2.6 in)
1962134.9 mm (5.3 in)
196371.7 mm (2.8 in)
196465.8 mm (2.6 in)
196571.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196868.9 mm (2.7 in)
196985.1 mm (3.4 in)
197042.2 mm (1.7 in)
197193.6 mm (3.7 in)
197276.2 mm (3.0 in)
197353.1 mm (2.1 in)
197481.1 mm (3.2 in)
197560.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1977110.2 mm (4.3 in)
197863.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979109.3 mm (4.3 in)
198066.6 mm (2.6 in)
198166.0 mm (2.6 in)
198281.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983129.8 mm (5.1 in)
198452.8 mm (2.1 in)
1985169.9 mm (6.7 in)
198660.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987112.3 mm (4.4 in)
198893.2 mm (3.7 in)
1989127.3 mm (5.0 in)
199033.3 mm (1.3 in)
199173.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992104.5 mm (4.1 in)
199345.5 mm (1.8 in)
199460.9 mm (2.4 in)
199592.2 mm (3.6 in)
199650.6 mm (2.0 in)
199791.7 mm (3.6 in)
199890.4 mm (3.6 in)
199984.4 mm (3.3 in)
200057.7 mm (2.3 in)
2001158.1 mm (6.2 in)
200261.1 mm (2.4 in)
200369.3 mm (2.7 in)
2004106.3 mm (4.2 in)
200574.7 mm (2.9 in)
200689.2 mm (3.5 in)
2007108.8 mm (4.3 in)
200878.9 mm (3.1 in)
200957.9 mm (2.3 in)
201094.3 mm (3.7 in)
201131.3 mm (1.2 in)
201256.7 mm (2.2 in)
2013120.5 mm (4.7 in)
2014111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2015177.1 mm (7.0 in)
201673.4 mm (2.9 in)
201770.7 mm (2.8 in)
201851.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019108.7 mm (4.3 in)
202061.8 mm (2.4 in)
202195.3 mm (3.8 in)
202260.4 mm (2.4 in)
2023138.7 mm (5.5 in)
202493.5 mm (3.7 in)
202566.8 mm (2.6 in)
202685.7 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plainview by year The longest dry spell of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 91 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days. 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 91 days in 1950
The longest dry spell of the year at Plainview, 1908 to 2026. The record is 91 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plainview by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190838 days
190967 days
191070 days
191137 days
191250 days
191323 days
191423 days
191551 days
191673 days
191743 days
191836 days
191919 days
192043 days
192139 days
192237 days
192329 days
192440 days
192562 days
192637 days
192763 days
192841 days
192945 days
193037 days
193147 days
193254 days
193341 days
193449 days
193537 days
193639 days
193723 days
193843 days
193951 days
194047 days
194124 days
194240 days
194379 days
194434 days
194553 days
194626 days
194731 days
194855 days
194957 days
195091 days
195129 days
195247 days
195340 days
195465 days
195570 days
195680 days
195737 days
195832 days
195950 days
196046 days
196139 days
196268 days
196341 days
196457 days
196554 days
196652 days
196735 days
196828 days
196944 days
197064 days
197152 days
197269 days
197365 days
197458 days
197532 days
197656 days
197769 days
197843 days
197944 days
198039 days
198127 days
198238 days
198333 days
198439 days
198540 days
198635 days
198736 days
198850 days
198979 days
199037 days
199137 days
199259 days
199333 days
199429 days
199553 days
199668 days
199731 days
199835 days
199936 days
200070 days
200134 days
200240 days
200365 days
200421 days
200562 days
200641 days
200743 days
200843 days
200932 days
201048 days
201153 days
201262 days
201373 days
201441 days
201526 days
201644 days
201785 days
201847 days
201967 days
202053 days
202177 days
202253 days
202346 days
202439 days
202542 days
202648 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

112 years with a frost

Across 112 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Plainview falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 206 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 210 days. That is 13 days more than in 1909 to 1941.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Plainview
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1909 to 1941)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost8 April13 April5 April8 days earlier-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost1 November1 November31 October1 day earlier0.0 days per decade
Growing days206 days197 days210 days13 days more+1.1 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

116 years, 1909 to 2025

A day with at least 51.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.4 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Plainview: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years70.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years85.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years106.5 mm (4.2 in)
50 years124.4 mm (4.9 in)
100 years144.4 mm (5.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 116 years of values from 1909 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: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1960; 161.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1985; 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 2001.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Plainview, at 1983 and 2021. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2021 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Plainview, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1983-0.2-0.4likely5
2021-0.4-0.8likely5

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.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Plainview had a mean temperature of 15.8 C (60.4 F) and 458.5 mm (18.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Memphis (United States, 122 km away), Wellington (United States, 155 km away) and Childress Muni AP (United States, 133 km away).

Climate twins of Plainview: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
MemphisUnited States122 km (76 mi)16.0 C (60.8 F)509.4 mm (20.1 in)0.66
WellingtonUnited States155 km (96 mi)16.0 C (60.9 F)540.4 mm (21.3 in)0.68
Childress Muni APUnited States133 km (83 mi)16.3 C (61.3 F)521.6 mm (20.5 in)0.75

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Plainview standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Plainview 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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).