Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ranger 1 W (USC00417426), Texas, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Ranger 1 W
Ranger 1 W (USC00417426) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.47 latitude and -98.70 longitude, 470 m (1,542 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1975, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ranger 1 W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ranger 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 1.3 mm (0.05 in) on 25 October 1975.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 32.47 latitude, -98.70 longitude.
Elevation: 470 m (1,542 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1975, 36 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
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 Ranger 1 W. 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 Ranger 1 W, 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)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ranger 1 W still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 89.
Standing records at Ranger 1 W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
50
1954
78
1955
89
1956
83
1957
74
1958
64
1959
71
1960
62
1961
72
1962
58
1963
61
1964
64
1965
74
1966
64
1967
58
1968
50
1969
44
1970
58
1971
68
1972
66
1973
47
1974
82
1975
27
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 174.2 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ranger 1 W. The most was 174.2 mm (6.9 in) on 13 October 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ranger 1 W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
17 January 1956
Feb
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1 February 1941
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 March 1943
Apr
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
12 April 1969
May
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
29 May 1971
Jun
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
15 June 1961
Jul
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
6 July 1958
Aug
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
22 August 1941
Sep
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
30 September 1943
Oct
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
13 October 1957
Nov
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
8 November 1963
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
19 December 1956
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 1975
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
23 years of record at Ranger 1 W, 1953 to 1975. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1954, 1975.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Ranger 1 W, 1955 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 19.1 C (66.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ranger 1 W as warming stripes, 1955 to 1974
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1955
18.5 C
+0.74 C
1956
19.1 C
+1.38 C
1957
17.6 C
-0.14 C
1958
17.1 C
-0.63 C
1959
17.5 C
-0.23 C
1960
17.6 C
-0.14 C
1961
16.8 C
-0.96 C
1962
17.8 C
+0.03 C
1963
18.3 C
+0.51 C
1964
18.0 C
+0.21 C
1965
17.7 C
-0.04 C
1966
16.7 C
-1.07 C
1967
17.8 C
0.00 C
1968
16.7 C
-1.10 C
1969
17.4 C
-0.32 C
1970
17.9 C
+0.12 C
1971
18.6 C
+0.79 C
1972
18.1 C
+0.34 C
1973
17.8 C
0.00 C
1974
18.4 C
+0.59 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
1940 to 1975
Yearly extremes at Ranger 1 W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
23
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
23
Wettest day (Rx1day)
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1957
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1959
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
115 days
1943
39 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ranger 1 W, 1940 to 1975. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ranger 1 W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ranger 1 W, 1940 to 1975. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ranger 1 W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ranger 1 W, 1940 to 1975. The record is 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.3 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ranger 1 W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1943
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1958
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1962
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1972
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ranger 1 W, 1940 to 1975. The record is 223.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ranger 1 W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1941
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1942
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1943
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1956
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1957
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1958
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1960
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1961
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1962
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1969
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1970
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1971
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1972
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1975
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ranger 1 W, 1940 to 1975. The record is 115 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ranger 1 W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
39 days
1941
61 days
1942
95 days
1943
115 days
1944
46 days
1945
81 days
1946
14 days
1947
44 days
1948
61 days
1949
39 days
1950
72 days
1951
53 days
1952
58 days
1953
40 days
1954
42 days
1955
55 days
1956
38 days
1957
29 days
1958
27 days
1959
33 days
1960
32 days
1961
27 days
1962
52 days
1963
35 days
1964
31 days
1965
23 days
1966
49 days
1967
32 days
1968
23 days
1969
30 days
1970
46 days
1971
35 days
1972
46 days
1973
36 days
1974
32 days
1975
26 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ranger 1 W falls on 26 March and the median first autumn frost on 10 November, which leaves a median of 234 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Ranger 1 W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1955 to 1974)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 March
n/a
26 March
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
10 November
n/a
10 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
234 days
n/a
234 days
n/a
n/a
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
31 years, 1941 to 1974
A day with at least 72.3 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 198.3 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ranger 1 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
50 years
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years
198.3 mm (7.8 in)
Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1941 to 1974.
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: 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1957; 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1971; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1941.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.