Stratford Weather Records (USC00418692)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Stratford (USC00418692), Texas, United States, with 109 years of record.

Key Facts for Stratford

Stratford (USC00418692) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 36.44 latitude and -102.08 longitude, 1,098 m (3,603 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2019, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Stratford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Stratford set a daily record high maximum temperature of 41.7 C (107.1 F) on 20 July 2019.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 36.44 latitude, -102.08 longitude.
Elevation: 1,098 m (3,603 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2019, 109 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Stratford. 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 Stratford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Stratford still stand. 1937 holds the most, with 38.

Standing records at Stratford by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1911	17
1912	22
1913	18
1914	27
1915	19
1916	7
1933	10
1937	38
1938	37
1939	18
1940	26
1941	4
1942	20
1943	5
1944	7
1945	8
1946	13
1947	19
1948	30
1949	5
1950	12
1951	10
1952	26
1953	24
1954	17
1955	19
1956	17
1957	5
1958	16
1959	29
1960	11
1961	15
1962	25
1963	23
1964	13
1965	22
1966	13
1967	26
1968	9
1969	17
1970	13
1971	20
1972	18
1973	8
1974	11
1975	8
1976	12
1977	15
1978	20
1979	19
1980	14
1981	29
1982	10
1983	25
1984	13
1985	21
1986	15
1987	14
1988	10
1989	31
1990	20
1991	13
1992	12
1993	13
1994	13
1995	20
1996	28
1997	24
1998	11
1999	8
2000	10
2001	10
2002	14
2003	10
2004	11
2005	15
2006	18
2007	10
2008	11
2009	16
2010	4
2011	18
2012	9
2013	20
2014	16
2015	13
2016	23
2017	26
2018	11
2019	12

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Stratford between 11 May 1972 and 17 August 1992. Each dot is a new record.

When Stratford set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-05-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1985-09-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988-04-02	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1990-01-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1992-08-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stratford. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 17 August 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Stratford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 January 1990
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 February 1912
Mar	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 March 2007
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 April 1939
May	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	11 May 1972
Jun	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 June 1942
Jul	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 July 1963
Aug	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	17 August 1992
Sep	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19 September 1985
Oct	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	17 October 1942
Nov	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 November 1971
Dec	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 2019

91 years of record at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1933, 1937, 1943, 1945 and others.

Days with data per year at Stratford
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1911	183	50%	No
1912	361	99%	Yes
1913	348	95%	Yes
1914	357	98%	Yes
1915	324	89%	No
1916	264	72%	No
1917	27	7%	No
1933	120	33%	No
1937	281	77%	No
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	360	99%	Yes
1940	352	96%	Yes
1941	356	98%	Yes
1942	352	96%	Yes
1943	240	66%	No
1944	358	98%	Yes
1945	321	88%	No
1946	354	97%	Yes
1947	341	93%	Yes
1948	357	98%	Yes
1949	97	27%	No
1950	171	47%	No
1951	211	58%	No
1952	309	84%	No
1953	319	87%	No
1954	336	92%	Yes
1955	312	85%	No
1956	307	84%	No
1957	286	78%	No
1958	332	91%	Yes
1959	342	94%	Yes
1960	327	89%	No
1961	345	95%	Yes
1962	335	92%	Yes
1963	337	92%	Yes
1964	339	93%	Yes
1965	357	98%	Yes
1966	359	98%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	357	98%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	359	98%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	353	97%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	350	96%	Yes
1979	359	98%	Yes
1980	330	90%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	355	97%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	345	95%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	355	97%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	351	96%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	359	98%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	290	79%	No
2003	326	89%	No
2004	325	89%	No
2005	357	98%	Yes
2006	358	98%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	299	82%	No
2015	362	99%	Yes
2016	364	99%	Yes
2017	363	99%	Yes
2018	359	98%	Yes
2019	202	55%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Stratford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2019	Stratford, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2019	Stratford, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2019	Stratford, US	all-time high max (Tie)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	tie	66 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2019	Stratford, US	monthly high max (Tie)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	tie	79 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2019	Stratford, US	daily high max (Tie)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2019	Stratford, US	daily rain (Tie)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2019	Stratford, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2019	Stratford, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2019	Stratford, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2019	Stratford, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2019	Stratford, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2019	Stratford, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2019	Stratford, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2019	Stratford, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2019	Stratford, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2018	Stratford, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2018	Stratford, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2018	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2018	Stratford, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2018	Stratford, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

68 complete years, 1912 to 2018

One stripe for each of 68 complete years at Stratford, 1912 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 11.4 C (52.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 14.7 C (58.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Stratford as warming stripes, 1912 to 2018
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1912	11.8 C	-1.13 C
1913	12.3 C	-0.58 C
1914	13.9 C	+0.95 C
1938	14.6 C	+1.65 C
1939	13.9 C	+0.98 C
1940	13.3 C	+0.41 C
1941	12.6 C	-0.34 C
1942	12.5 C	-0.41 C
1944	12.0 C	-0.97 C
1946	13.3 C	+0.41 C
1947	12.3 C	-0.61 C
1948	12.0 C	-0.88 C
1952	13.9 C	+0.94 C
1953	14.2 C	+1.31 C
1954	14.5 C	+1.58 C
1955	12.7 C	-0.18 C
1958	12.3 C	-0.62 C
1959	12.3 C	-0.62 C
1960	12.2 C	-0.71 C
1961	11.7 C	-1.18 C
1962	13.4 C	+0.44 C
1964	12.9 C	+0.02 C
1965	13.1 C	+0.15 C
1966	12.5 C	-0.42 C
1967	13.0 C	+0.09 C
1968	12.3 C	-0.61 C
1969	12.7 C	-0.26 C
1970	12.3 C	-0.63 C
1971	12.5 C	-0.41 C
1972	12.6 C	-0.31 C
1973	12.3 C	-0.65 C
1974	13.0 C	+0.08 C
1975	12.7 C	-0.19 C
1976	13.1 C	+0.15 C
1977	14.4 C	+1.48 C
1978	13.1 C	+0.17 C
1979	12.9 C	-0.04 C
1981	14.1 C	+1.15 C
1982	12.8 C	-0.16 C
1983	12.6 C	-0.35 C
1986	13.1 C	+0.15 C
1987	11.9 C	-0.99 C
1988	11.6 C	-1.30 C
1989	11.7 C	-1.24 C
1990	12.2 C	-0.74 C
1991	12.0 C	-0.88 C
1992	11.9 C	-1.01 C
1993	11.4 C	-1.53 C
1995	12.5 C	-0.42 C
1996	12.4 C	-0.55 C
1997	11.8 C	-1.16 C
1998	13.3 C	+0.33 C
1999	13.2 C	+0.31 C
2000	13.6 C	+0.72 C
2001	13.4 C	+0.47 C
2005	13.1 C	+0.16 C
2006	13.5 C	+0.59 C
2007	12.8 C	-0.13 C
2008	12.6 C	-0.29 C
2009	12.8 C	-0.15 C
2010	13.0 C	+0.11 C
2011	13.5 C	+0.60 C
2012	14.5 C	+1.57 C
2013	12.8 C	-0.14 C
2015	14.5 C	+1.53 C
2016	14.7 C	+1.80 C
2017	14.4 C	+1.44 C
2018	13.7 C	+0.76 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1912 to 2018 is 0.04 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 68 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Stratford
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.04 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1912 to 2018	68	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.03 C (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade	0.05 F (-0.13 to 0.22) per decade	1912 to 2018	68	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade	0.11 F (-0.02 to 0.23) per decade	1912 to 2018	68	Not 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

1911 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Stratford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)	91
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1933	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	91
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1992	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1992	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	102 days	2018	46 days	98

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Stratford by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2017	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2018	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2019	42.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Stratford by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1914	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1944	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1983	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1987	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1988	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1989	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1990	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1999	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2001	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2002	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2007	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2010	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stratford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1913	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1915	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1917	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1929	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1950	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1966	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1972	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1973	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1983	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1984	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1989	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1990	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1991	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1994	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1999	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2001	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2002	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2003	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2004	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2006	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2009	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2010	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2011	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2012	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2013	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2014	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2015	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2016	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2017	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2018	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2019	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stratford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1915	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1917	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1929	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1931	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1932	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1935	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1937	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1938	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1939	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1940	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1942	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1943	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1944	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1945	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1952	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1953	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1956	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1959	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1960	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1961	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1964	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1968	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1972	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1975	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1976	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1978	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1979	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1980	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1986	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1988	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1989	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1990	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1991	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1994	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1997	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1998	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1999	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2000	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
2001	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2003	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2005	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2007	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2009	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2010	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2011	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2012	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2013	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2017	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
2018	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Stratford, 1911 to 2019. The record is 102 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stratford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	40 days
1912	73 days
1913	29 days
1914	79 days
1915	72 days
1916	49 days
1917	14 days
1929	40 days
1930	30 days
1931	32 days
1932	36 days
1933	56 days
1934	43 days
1935	54 days
1936	98 days
1937	43 days
1938	71 days
1939	52 days
1940	40 days
1941	22 days
1942	44 days
1943	49 days
1944	31 days
1945	37 days
1946	48 days
1947	54 days
1948	59 days
1949	47 days
1950	96 days
1951	38 days
1952	47 days
1953	41 days
1954	85 days
1955	55 days
1956	63 days
1957	39 days
1958	25 days
1959	43 days
1960	45 days
1961	27 days
1962	37 days
1963	41 days
1964	59 days
1965	44 days
1966	79 days
1967	41 days
1968	33 days
1969	32 days
1970	77 days
1971	34 days
1972	88 days
1973	51 days
1974	57 days
1975	42 days
1976	63 days
1977	52 days
1978	35 days
1979	46 days
1980	44 days
1981	50 days
1982	49 days
1983	26 days
1984	39 days
1985	32 days
1986	38 days
1987	39 days
1988	56 days
1989	77 days
1990	41 days
1991	64 days
1992	50 days
1993	44 days
1994	37 days
1995	76 days
1996	95 days
1997	44 days
1998	37 days
1999	47 days
2000	48 days
2001	52 days
2002	67 days
2003	32 days
2004	38 days
2005	28 days
2006	76 days
2007	39 days
2008	72 days
2009	45 days
2010	33 days
2011	58 days
2012	61 days
2013	46 days
2014	58 days
2015	33 days
2016	48 days
2017	53 days
2018	102 days
2019	29 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

68 years with a frost

Across 68 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Stratford falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 177 days between them.

In 1982 to 2018 the median growing season was 174 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1912 to 1972.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Stratford
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1912 to 1972)	Recent period (1982 to 2018)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 April	25 April	26 April	1 day later	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 October	19 October	15 October	4 days earlier	-0.2 days per decade
Growing days	177 days	177 days	174 days	3 days fewer	0.0 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

86 years, 1912 to 2018

A day with at least 48.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.0 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Stratford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1912 to 2018.

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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1992; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1985; 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1972.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Stratford, at 2013. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2013 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Stratford, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
2013	+0.5	+0.9	possible	5

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

2000 to 2018 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2000 to 2018, Stratford had a mean temperature of 13.5 C (56.3 F) and 443.5 mm (17.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Pampa #2 (United States, 140 km away), Amarillo (United States, 138 km away) and Bell Ranch (United States, 208 km away).

Climate twins of Stratford: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2000 to 2018 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Pampa #2	United States	140 km (87 mi)	13.7 C (56.6 F)	545.1 mm (21.5 in)	0.71
Amarillo	United States	138 km (86 mi)	13.9 C (56.9 F)	497.0 mm (19.6 in)	0.72
Bell Ranch	United States	208 km (129 mi)	13.4 C (56.2 F)	354.1 mm (13.9 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).