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Somerville Dam Weather Records (USC00418446)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Somerville Dam (USC00418446), Texas, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Somerville Dam

  • Somerville Dam (USC00418446) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.34 latitude and -96.54 longitude, 80 m (263 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1963 to 2026, 64 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Somerville Dam still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Somerville Dam set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 2 October 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, 30.34 latitude, -96.54 longitude.
  • Elevation: 80 m (263 ft).
  • Period of record: 1963 to 2026, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

16 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Somerville Dam, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Somerville Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Somerville Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Somerville Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan31.7 C (89.1 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Feb35.6 C (96.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
May43.3 C (109.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)
Sep45.6 C (114.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Dec29.4 C (84.9 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Somerville Dam by the year they were set 1,464 records at Somerville Dam still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 70. 0204060801963: 41965: 81966: 231967: 341968: 211969: 191970: 141971: 251972: 261973: 201974: 281975: 131976: 371977: 171978: 181979: 191980: 241981: 201982: 351983: 271984: 371985: 231986: 201987: 131988: 191989: 451990: 221991: 161992: 191993: 141994: 91995: 121996: 421997: 211998: 191999: 212000: 332001: 112002: 182003: 252004: 172005: 322006: 342007: 142008: 122009: 432010: 402011: 702012: 132013: 152014: 82015: 182016: 172017: 232018: 182019: 452020: 162021: 122022: 292023: 452024: 182025: 282026: 26196319711978198519921999200620132020
1,464 records at Somerville Dam still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Somerville Dam by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19634
19658
196623
196734
196821
196919
197014
197125
197226
197320
197428
197513
197637
197717
197818
197919
198024
198120
198235
198327
198437
198523
198620
198713
198819
198945
199022
199116
199219
199314
19949
199512
199642
199721
199819
199921
200033
200111
200218
200325
200417
200532
200634
200714
200812
200943
201040
201170
201213
201315
20148
201518
201617
201723
201818
201945
202016
202112
202229
202345
202418
202528
202626

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Somerville Dam set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Somerville Dam between 30 May 1996 and 5 September 2000. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature30 May 1996: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)5 September 2000: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)2000
2 all-time records were set at Somerville Dam between 30 May 1996 and 5 September 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Somerville Dam set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1996-05-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2000-09-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 387.4 mm (15.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Somerville Dam The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Somerville Dam. The most was 387.4 mm (15.3 in) on 17 October 1994. 0100200300400 Jan: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 20 January 1989 Jan Feb: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 21 February 2003 Feb Mar: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 29 March 2018 Mar Apr: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 13 April 1969 Apr May: 299.7 mm (11.8 in), 27 May 2016 May Jun: 124.5 mm (4.9 in), 24 June 1968 Jun Jul: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 9 July 1968 Jul Aug: 150.4 mm (5.9 in), 27 August 2017 Aug Sep: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 13 September 1974 Sep Oct: 387.4 mm (15.3 in), 17 October 1994 Oct Nov: 128.0 mm (5.0 in), 17 November 2015 Nov Dec: 127.3 mm (5.0 in), 13 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Somerville Dam. The most was 387.4 mm (15.3 in) on 17 October 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Somerville Dam
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan63.5 mm (2.5 in)20 January 1989
Feb96.0 mm (3.8 in)21 February 2003
Mar113.0 mm (4.4 in)29 March 2018
Apr168.9 mm (6.6 in)13 April 1969
May299.7 mm (11.8 in)27 May 2016
Jun124.5 mm (4.9 in)24 June 1968
Jul88.4 mm (3.5 in)9 July 1968
Aug150.4 mm (5.9 in)27 August 2017
Sep127.0 mm (5.0 in)13 September 1974
Oct387.4 mm (15.3 in)17 October 1994
Nov128.0 mm (5.0 in)17 November 2015
Dec127.3 mm (5.0 in)13 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2026
Days with data per year at Somerville Dam 63 years of record at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1965, 1999, 2002, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 and others. 1963: 170 of 365 days1965: 85 of 365 days1966: 330 of 365 days1967: 359 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 354 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 362 of 366 days1989: 362 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 334 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 356 of 365 days1998: 329 of 365 days1999: 326 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 329 of 365 days2002: 295 of 365 days2003: 358 of 365 days2004: 356 of 366 days2005: 360 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 362 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 347 of 365 days2012: 300 of 366 days2013: 357 of 365 days2014: 357 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 355 of 366 days2017: 271 of 365 days2018: 315 of 365 days2019: 327 of 365 days2020: 290 of 366 days2021: 289 of 365 days2022: 274 of 365 days2023: 255 of 365 days2024: 290 of 366 days2025: 270 of 365 days2026: 228 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
63 years of record at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1965, 1999, 2002, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 and others.
Days with data per year at Somerville Dam
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196317047%No
19658523%No
196633090%Yes
196735998%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197736399%Yes
197835497%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198236299%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436499%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636299%Yes
198736399%Yes
198836299%Yes
198936299%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199436399%Yes
199533492%Yes
199636399%Yes
199735698%Yes
199832990%Yes
199932689%No
200036199%Yes
200132990%Yes
200229581%No
200335898%Yes
200435697%Yes
200536099%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200836299%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201134795%Yes
201230082%No
201335798%Yes
201435798%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201635597%Yes
201727174%No
201831586%No
201932790%No
202029079%No
202128979%No
202227475%No
202325570%No
202429079%No
202527074%No
202622862%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Somerville Dam
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily rain (Provisional)63.5 mm (2.5 in)47.5 mm (1.9 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2026Somerville Dam, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie56 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Provisional)25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily rain97.8 mm (3.9 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie35 years4 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)56 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026Somerville Dam, USmonthly high min23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)59 years34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)50.6 mm (2.0 in)16 years39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026Somerville Dam, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

44 complete years, 1966 to 2016
Annual mean temperature at Somerville Dam as warming stripes, 1966 to 2016 One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Somerville Dam, 1966 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 18.3 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 20.9 C (69.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1966: 19.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 19.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 18.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1969: 19.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 18.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 19.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 19.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 19.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1974: 19.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1975: 19.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 18.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1977: 20.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1978: 18.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1979: 18.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1980: 19.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1981: 19.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1982: 19.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1983: 18.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 20.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 19.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1986: 20.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1987: 19.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1988: 19.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1989: 19.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1990: 20.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 19.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 19.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 19.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1994: 19.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 19.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1997: 19.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2000: 19.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 18.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2004: 20.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2005: 20.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2006: 20.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 20.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2008: 19.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2009: 19.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 18.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2013: 20.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2014: 19.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2015: 20.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 20.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean19661970197519801985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Somerville Dam, 1966 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 18.3 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 20.9 C (69.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Somerville Dam as warming stripes, 1966 to 2016
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196619.2 C-0.37 C
196719.8 C+0.27 C
196818.5 C-1.07 C
196919.5 C-0.10 C
197018.9 C-0.68 C
197119.8 C+0.27 C
197219.3 C-0.31 C
197319.1 C-0.48 C
197419.2 C-0.40 C
197519.1 C-0.51 C
197618.6 C-0.97 C
197720.0 C+0.45 C
197818.8 C-0.74 C
197918.4 C-1.17 C
198019.7 C+0.17 C
198119.9 C+0.32 C
198219.7 C+0.16 C
198318.6 C-0.98 C
198420.1 C+0.54 C
198519.9 C+0.28 C
198620.4 C+0.81 C
198719.5 C-0.06 C
198819.8 C+0.19 C
198919.1 C-0.49 C
199020.6 C+1.04 C
199119.7 C+0.11 C
199219.5 C-0.06 C
199319.1 C-0.51 C
199419.6 C+0.05 C
199619.8 C+0.21 C
199719.0 C-0.58 C
200019.9 C+0.29 C
200318.6 C-1.00 C
200420.6 C+1.03 C
200520.9 C+1.32 C
200620.9 C+1.36 C
200720.0 C+0.38 C
200819.7 C+0.10 C
200919.6 C-0.01 C
201018.3 C-1.26 C
201320.2 C+0.61 C
201419.6 C-0.02 C
201520.2 C+0.65 C
201620.7 C+1.12 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.18 C (0.05 to 0.30) per decade over 1966 to 2016. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) 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 Somerville Dam
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.18 C (0.05 to 0.30) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1966 to 201644Rise
Mean daily maximum0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade0.9 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade1966 to 201644Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.17 C (-0.37 to 0.03) per decade-0.3 F (-0.7 to 0.1) per decade1966 to 201644Not 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

1963 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Somerville Dam: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)200039.4 C (102.9 F)63
Coldest night (TNn)-16.1 C (3.0 F)1989-7.8 C (18.0 F)63
Wettest day (Rx1day)387.4 mm (15.3 in)199476.2 mm (3.0 in)63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)431.7 mm (17.0 in)1994119.2 mm (4.7 in)63
Longest dry spell (CDD)56 days199329 days63

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Somerville Dam by year The hottest day of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F). 3035404550198020002020Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 2000
The hottest day of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Somerville Dam by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196531.7 C (89.1 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196738.9 C (102.0 F)
196836.7 C (98.1 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197038.3 C (100.9 F)
197138.3 C (100.9 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197437.8 C (100.0 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197738.3 C (100.9 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198238.3 C (100.9 F)
198336.1 C (97.0 F)
198438.9 C (102.0 F)
198540.0 C (104.0 F)
198640.6 C (105.1 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199040.6 C (105.1 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199439.4 C (102.9 F)
199540.0 C (104.0 F)
199643.3 C (109.9 F)
199738.3 C (100.9 F)
199841.7 C (107.1 F)
199941.1 C (106.0 F)
200045.6 C (114.1 F)
200140.0 C (104.0 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200341.1 C (106.0 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200541.1 C (106.0 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200740.0 C (104.0 F)
200841.1 C (106.0 F)
200942.8 C (109.0 F)
201041.7 C (107.1 F)
201142.8 C (109.0 F)
201242.2 C (108.0 F)
201342.2 C (108.0 F)
201439.4 C (102.9 F)
201541.7 C (107.1 F)
201640.0 C (104.0 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201841.7 C (107.1 F)
201941.1 C (106.0 F)
202038.9 C (102.0 F)
202137.2 C (99.0 F)
202242.2 C (108.0 F)
202342.2 C (108.0 F)
202438.9 C (102.0 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202640.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Somerville Dam by year The coldest night of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F). -20-15-10-505198020002020Record: -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Somerville Dam by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1963-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19651.7 C (35.1 F)
1966-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1967-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1969-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1972-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1973-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1981-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1982-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1986-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1988-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1989-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1990-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1994-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1995-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1997-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2005-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2009-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2010-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2014-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2016-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2017-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2019-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2020-7.2 C (19.0 F)
20210.0 C (32.0 F)
2022-10.6 C (12.9 F)
20230.0 C (32.0 F)
2024-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2025-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2026-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Somerville Dam by year The wettest day of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 387.4 mm (15.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in). 0100200300400198020002020Record: 387.4 mm (15.3 in) in 1994
The wettest day of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 387.4 mm (15.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Somerville Dam by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196359.2 mm (2.3 in)
196586.9 mm (3.4 in)
196678.7 mm (3.1 in)
196779.2 mm (3.1 in)
1968125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1969168.9 mm (6.6 in)
197062.5 mm (2.5 in)
197143.7 mm (1.7 in)
197246.7 mm (1.8 in)
197388.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197562.2 mm (2.4 in)
197655.1 mm (2.2 in)
197768.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978117.6 mm (4.6 in)
197976.2 mm (3.0 in)
198048.3 mm (1.9 in)
198176.2 mm (3.0 in)
198261.0 mm (2.4 in)
198373.7 mm (2.9 in)
198450.8 mm (2.0 in)
198556.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986120.7 mm (4.8 in)
198796.0 mm (3.8 in)
198848.5 mm (1.9 in)
198976.2 mm (3.0 in)
199048.8 mm (1.9 in)
199158.7 mm (2.3 in)
199267.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1994387.4 mm (15.3 in)
199580.3 mm (3.2 in)
199673.2 mm (2.9 in)
1997101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998114.3 mm (4.5 in)
199970.6 mm (2.8 in)
200073.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200284.3 mm (3.3 in)
200396.0 mm (3.8 in)
200457.2 mm (2.3 in)
200574.9 mm (2.9 in)
200679.0 mm (3.1 in)
200755.4 mm (2.2 in)
200850.3 mm (2.0 in)
200970.6 mm (2.8 in)
201057.7 mm (2.3 in)
201166.3 mm (2.6 in)
201280.3 mm (3.2 in)
201382.8 mm (3.3 in)
2014106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2015141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2016299.7 mm (11.8 in)
2017150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2018113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2019101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202074.9 mm (2.9 in)
202155.9 mm (2.2 in)
202258.4 mm (2.3 in)
202368.6 mm (2.7 in)
202467.3 mm (2.6 in)
202587.6 mm (3.4 in)
202697.8 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Somerville Dam by year The wettest five days of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 431.7 mm (17.0 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.2 mm (4.7 in). 0100200300400500198020002020Record: 431.7 mm (17.0 in) in 1994
The wettest five days of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 431.7 mm (17.0 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.2 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Somerville Dam by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196361.0 mm (2.4 in)
196596.3 mm (3.8 in)
1966107.1 mm (4.2 in)
196791.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1969218.4 mm (8.6 in)
197096.0 mm (3.8 in)
197188.6 mm (3.5 in)
197278.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1974190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1975110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1976105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1977148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1978134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1979104.9 mm (4.1 in)
198092.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981122.5 mm (4.8 in)
198283.3 mm (3.3 in)
1983144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1984113.8 mm (4.5 in)
198577.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1987132.9 mm (5.2 in)
198849.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989105.7 mm (4.2 in)
199065.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1992117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1993150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1994431.7 mm (17.0 in)
1995132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1996141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1997172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1998178.6 mm (7.0 in)
199996.1 mm (3.8 in)
2000151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2001143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2002125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2003140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2004152.2 mm (6.0 in)
200578.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006123.8 mm (4.9 in)
2007119.2 mm (4.7 in)
200892.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009128.5 mm (5.1 in)
201086.1 mm (3.4 in)
201170.2 mm (2.8 in)
201296.6 mm (3.8 in)
2013101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2014163.9 mm (6.5 in)
2015203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2016317.2 mm (12.5 in)
2017354.9 mm (14.0 in)
2018142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2019152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2020113.7 mm (4.5 in)
202199.1 mm (3.9 in)
202253.6 mm (2.1 in)
202332.3 mm (1.3 in)
202488.2 mm (3.5 in)
2025132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2026118.6 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Somerville Dam by year The longest dry spell of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days. 0204060198020002020Record: 56 days in 1993
The longest dry spell of the year at Somerville Dam, 1963 to 2026. The record is 56 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Somerville Dam by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196351 days
196516 days
196629 days
196732 days
196825 days
196934 days
197031 days
197134 days
197224 days
197322 days
197431 days
197536 days
197619 days
197725 days
197845 days
197940 days
198037 days
198143 days
198216 days
198325 days
198439 days
198536 days
198637 days
198733 days
198829 days
198933 days
199022 days
199131 days
199218 days
199356 days
199426 days
199526 days
199628 days
199721 days
199817 days
199941 days
200040 days
200126 days
200228 days
200319 days
200417 days
200523 days
200632 days
200740 days
200845 days
200935 days
201036 days
201148 days
201231 days
201319 days
201421 days
201526 days
201635 days
201719 days
201820 days
201926 days
202020 days
202112 days
202231 days
202347 days
202425 days
202513 days
202620 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

43 years with a frost

Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Somerville Dam falls on 8 March and the median first autumn frost on 19 November, which leaves a median of 257 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Somerville Dam
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1980 to 2016)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost8 Marchn/a8 Marchn/a+1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost19 Novembern/a20 Novembern/a-1.8 days per decade
Growing days257 daysn/a259 daysn/a-3.1 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

49 years, 1966 to 2016

A day with at least 73.1 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 345.2 mm (13.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Somerville Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years73.1 mm (2.9 in)
5 years106.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years139.8 mm (5.5 in)
25 years199.5 mm (7.9 in)
50 years262.0 mm (10.3 in)Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years345.2 mm (13.6 in)Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1966 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: 387.4 mm (15.3 in) in 1994; 299.7 mm (11.8 in) in 2016; 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1969.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Somerville Dam, at 1976. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Somerville Dam, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1976+0.3+0.5possible5

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 Somerville Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).