Rankin Weather Records (USC00417431)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rankin (USC00417431), Texas, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Rankin

Rankin (USC00417431) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.23 latitude and -101.95 longitude, 797 m (2,615 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1984, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rankin still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 31.23 latitude, -101.95 longitude.
Elevation: 797 m (2,615 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1984, 37 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rankin. 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 Rankin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rankin still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 87.

Standing records at Rankin by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	25
1963	76
1964	69
1965	78
1966	73
1967	62
1968	48
1969	67
1970	78
1971	87
1972	67
1973	71
1974	74
1975	57
1976	79
1977	66
1978	53
1979	68
1980	71
1981	25
1982	68
1983	53
1984	49

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 203.7 mm (8.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rankin. The most was 203.7 mm (8.0 in) on 19 September 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rankin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 January 1949
Feb	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 February 1965
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 March 1973
Apr	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 April 1969
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 May 1980
Jun	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 June 1973
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 July 1968
Aug	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	21 August 1951
Sep	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	19 September 1974
Oct	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 October 1974
Nov	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 November 1968
Dec	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1984

23 years of record at Rankin, 1962 to 1984. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984.

Days with data per year at Rankin
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	154	42%	No
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	352	96%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	194	53%	No
1982	309	85%	No
1983	324	89%	No
1984	228	62%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1963 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Rankin, 1963 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (65.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 17.5 C (63.5 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 19.4 C (66.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rankin as warming stripes, 1963 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	17.9 C	-0.40 C
1964	18.3 C	-0.08 C
1965	18.6 C	+0.29 C
1967	18.5 C	+0.14 C
1968	17.5 C	-0.85 C
1969	18.5 C	+0.13 C
1970	17.9 C	-0.45 C
1971	18.4 C	+0.08 C
1972	18.6 C	+0.23 C
1973	18.1 C	-0.27 C
1974	18.7 C	+0.37 C
1975	18.2 C	-0.16 C
1976	17.6 C	-0.79 C
1977	19.4 C	+1.04 C
1978	18.2 C	-0.14 C
1979	18.3 C	-0.08 C
1980	19.0 C	+0.65 C
1983	18.7 C	+0.36 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

1948 to 1984

Yearly extremes at Rankin: 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)	1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1979	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	1974	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	282.6 mm (11.1 in)	1974	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	105 days	1971	61 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rankin, 1948 to 1984. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rankin by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rankin, 1948 to 1984. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rankin by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1962	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1979	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1980	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1983	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rankin, 1948 to 1984. The record is 203.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rankin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1949	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1962	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1973	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1975	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1982	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rankin, 1948 to 1984. The record is 282.6 mm (11.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rankin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1951	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1962	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1965	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1966	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1967	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	282.6 mm (11.1 in)
1975	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1976	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1980	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1981	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1983	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	33.9 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rankin, 1948 to 1984. The record is 105 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rankin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	68 days
1949	30 days
1950	73 days
1951	43 days
1962	30 days
1963	64 days
1964	59 days
1965	31 days
1966	75 days
1967	78 days
1968	53 days
1969	33 days
1970	75 days
1971	105 days
1972	74 days
1973	81 days
1974	63 days
1975	50 days
1976	83 days
1977	43 days
1978	56 days
1979	85 days
1980	56 days
1981	70 days
1982	35 days
1983	61 days
1984	40 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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).