Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sterling City (USC00418630), Texas, United States, with 100 years of record.
Key Facts for Sterling City
Sterling City (USC00418630) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.84 latitude and -100.98 longitude, 701 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 2025, 100 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sterling City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sterling City set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 24 November 2025.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 31.84 latitude, -100.98 longitude.
Elevation: 701 m (2,300 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 2025, 100 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sterling City. 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 Sterling City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sterling City still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Sterling City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
2
1964
19
1965
45
1966
41
1967
39
1968
23
1969
24
1970
27
1971
29
1972
45
1973
27
1974
40
1975
29
1976
36
1977
43
1978
28
1979
32
1980
33
1981
27
1982
33
1983
26
1984
32
1985
20
1986
2
1987
17
1988
21
1989
39
1990
25
1991
18
1992
20
1993
15
1994
24
1995
23
1996
34
1997
17
1998
25
1999
19
2000
50
2001
27
2002
26
2003
24
2004
16
2005
22
2006
35
2007
20
2008
22
2009
21
2010
20
2011
34
2012
15
2013
23
2014
36
2015
12
2016
22
2017
34
2019
6
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Sterling City between 14 January 1985 and 5 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Sterling City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-01-14
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 5.1 cm (2.0 in)
1989-03-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 165.9 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sterling City. The most was 165.9 mm (6.5 in) on 6 July 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sterling City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
8 January 1961
Feb
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
20 February 1997
Mar
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
27 March 1977
Apr
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
26 April 1941
May
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
10 May 1947
Jun
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 June 1938
Jul
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
6 July 1948
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
13 August 2005
Sep
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
29 September 2012
Oct
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
23 October 2015
Nov
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2 November 1975
Dec
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
7 December 1926
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Sterling City, 1963 to 2019. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Sterling City, 1964 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 16.4 C (61.6 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 18.6 C (65.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sterling City as warming stripes, 1964 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
17.4 C
-0.13 C
1965
17.0 C
-0.55 C
1966
16.6 C
-0.97 C
1967
17.6 C
+0.12 C
1969
17.3 C
-0.26 C
1970
17.0 C
-0.52 C
1971
17.7 C
+0.15 C
1973
17.0 C
-0.55 C
1974
17.8 C
+0.27 C
1975
16.7 C
-0.78 C
1976
16.4 C
-1.09 C
1977
18.0 C
+0.52 C
1978
17.2 C
-0.33 C
1980
18.6 C
+1.06 C
1981
18.3 C
+0.81 C
1982
18.6 C
+1.12 C
1987
16.8 C
-0.73 C
1988
17.3 C
-0.24 C
1990
18.1 C
+0.58 C
1992
17.5 C
-0.07 C
1993
17.8 C
+0.26 C
1996
17.4 C
-0.12 C
1999
18.6 C
+1.12 C
2002
17.8 C
+0.32 C
2007
16.5 C
-1.00 C
2008
17.2 C
-0.32 C
2009
17.5 C
-0.05 C
2010
16.9 C
-0.59 C
2011
18.0 C
+0.49 C
2012
18.4 C
+0.85 C
2013
17.0 C
-0.55 C
2014
17.3 C
-0.20 C
2015
17.4 C
-0.17 C
2016
18.2 C
+0.70 C
2017
18.3 C
+0.73 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1964 to 2017 is 0.07 C (-0.05 to 0.20) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sterling City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (-0.05 to 0.20) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1964 to 2017
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1964 to 2017
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1964 to 2017
35
Rise
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
1926 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Sterling City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1948
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1936
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
97
Longest dry spell (CDD)
124 days
2013
47 days
98
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sterling City, 1926 to 2025. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sterling City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
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
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1973
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1986
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2019
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sterling City, 1926 to 2025. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.5 C (9.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sterling City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
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
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1980
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1986
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1987
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1989
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1992
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1993
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1994
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1995
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1997
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2002
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2005
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2012
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2015
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2017
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sterling City, 1926 to 2025. The record is 165.9 mm (6.5 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.5 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sterling City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1927
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1937
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1942
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1946
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1949
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1970
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1971
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1974
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1979
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1980
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1987
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1993
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1994
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1997
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1998
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2002
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2004
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2008
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2009
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2011
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2012
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2013
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2015
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2016
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2021
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2022
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2023
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2024
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2025
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sterling City, 1926 to 2025. The record is 269.2 mm (10.6 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sterling City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1933
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1934
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1935
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1936
269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1937
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1939
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1940
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1941
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1942
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1946
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1948
191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1949
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1960
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1962
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1965
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1972
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1973
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974
226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1975
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1979
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1982
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1987
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1989
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1992
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1993
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1997
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1998
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1999
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2001
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2002
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2003
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005
233.9 mm (9.2 in)
2006
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2008
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2009
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2010
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2011
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2012
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2013
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2014
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2015
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2016
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2017
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2019
n/a
2021
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2022
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2023
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2024
102.5 mm (4.0 in)
2025
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sterling City, 1926 to 2025. The record is 124 days in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sterling City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926
37 days
1927
57 days
1928
45 days
1929
66 days
1930
86 days
1931
36 days
1932
82 days
1933
121 days
1934
59 days
1935
38 days
1936
56 days
1937
41 days
1938
51 days
1939
53 days
1940
21 days
1941
28 days
1942
45 days
1943
73 days
1944
42 days
1945
52 days
1946
66 days
1947
57 days
1948
42 days
1949
44 days
1950
90 days
1951
44 days
1952
40 days
1953
54 days
1954
92 days
1955
59 days
1956
75 days
1957
80 days
1958
27 days
1959
42 days
1960
37 days
1961
27 days
1962
68 days
1963
45 days
1964
43 days
1965
47 days
1966
86 days
1967
38 days
1968
31 days
1969
41 days
1970
67 days
1971
52 days
1972
62 days
1973
61 days
1974
45 days
1975
50 days
1976
67 days
1977
43 days
1978
39 days
1979
43 days
1980
54 days
1981
38 days
1982
46 days
1983
42 days
1984
79 days
1985
28 days
1986
15 days
1987
29 days
1988
40 days
1989
32 days
1990
28 days
1991
33 days
1992
54 days
1993
37 days
1994
42 days
1995
60 days
1996
52 days
1997
36 days
1998
60 days
1999
43 days
2000
72 days
2001
31 days
2002
29 days
2003
53 days
2004
24 days
2005
64 days
2006
55 days
2007
50 days
2008
78 days
2009
39 days
2010
60 days
2011
90 days
2012
34 days
2013
124 days
2014
61 days
2015
92 days
2016
52 days
2017
37 days
2019
1 day
2021
65 days
2022
90 days
2023
69 days
2024
43 days
2025
37 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sterling City falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 213 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sterling City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 April
n/a
8 April
n/a
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 November
n/a
6 November
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
Growing days
213 days
n/a
212 days
n/a
+0.6 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
84 years, 1927 to 2024
A day with at least 55.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.6 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sterling City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
169.6 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1927 to 2024.
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: 165.9 mm (6.5 in) in 1948; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2012; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1936.
Climate Twins
1993 to 2017 against 1961 to 1990
Over 1993 to 2017, Sterling City had a mean temperature of 17.6 C (63.7 F) and 475.4 mm (18.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Gail (United States, 113 km away), Midland 4 ENE (United States, 101 km away) and Midland Odessa (United States, 115 km away).
Climate twins of Sterling City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 1993 to 2017 climate
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 Sterling City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sterling City 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.