Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tarpley 3S (USC00418845), Texas, United States, with 85 years of record.
Key Facts for Tarpley 3S
Tarpley 3S (USC00418845) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.61 latitude and -99.28 longitude, 398 m (1,305 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2021, 85 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tarpley 3S still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tarpley 3S set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 May 2021.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 29.61 latitude, -99.28 longitude.
Elevation: 398 m (1,305 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2021, 85 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Tarpley 3S. 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 Tarpley 3S, 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)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 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
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tarpley 3S still stand. 1938 holds the most, with 88.
Standing records at Tarpley 3S by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
14
1938
88
1939
72
1940
74
1941
36
1942
38
1943
41
1944
43
1945
66
1946
48
1947
66
1948
63
1949
66
1950
59
1951
72
1952
53
1953
68
1954
47
1955
48
1956
54
1957
47
1958
28
1959
47
1960
36
1961
36
1962
41
1963
46
1964
44
1965
23
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Tarpley 3S between 15 February 2021 and 15 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Tarpley 3S set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2021-02-15
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 233.2 mm (9.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tarpley 3S. The most was 233.2 mm (9.2 in) on 22 June 1997.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tarpley 3S
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 January 1964
Feb
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
16 February 1961
Mar
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
31 March 2007
Apr
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
4 April 1997
May
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
5 May 2018
Jun
233.2 mm (9.2 in)
22 June 1997
Jul
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
5 July 2002
Aug
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
23 August 1998
Sep
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
8 September 2002
Oct
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
4 October 1959
Nov
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
15 November 2001
Dec
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
7 December 1960
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1965
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
29 years of record at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 1965. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1960, 1965.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Tarpley 3S, 1939 to 1964. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1959, at 18.4 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 20.5 C (69.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tarpley 3S as warming stripes, 1939 to 1964
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1939
20.0 C
+0.41 C
1940
18.5 C
-1.14 C
1941
19.4 C
-0.19 C
1943
19.5 C
-0.15 C
1945
19.7 C
+0.13 C
1946
19.9 C
+0.32 C
1947
19.1 C
-0.46 C
1948
19.6 C
+0.01 C
1949
19.5 C
-0.09 C
1950
20.1 C
+0.50 C
1951
20.3 C
+0.71 C
1952
19.5 C
-0.15 C
1953
20.1 C
+0.47 C
1954
20.5 C
+0.94 C
1955
20.1 C
+0.45 C
1956
20.4 C
+0.79 C
1957
19.9 C
+0.28 C
1958
18.7 C
-0.90 C
1959
18.4 C
-1.24 C
1961
19.6 C
-0.01 C
1964
19.0 C
-0.60 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
1937 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Tarpley 3S: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
29
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
29
Wettest day (Rx1day)
233.2 mm (9.2 in)
1997
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
506.5 mm (19.9 in)
2002
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
71 days
1944
33 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 2021. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tarpley 3S by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 2021. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tarpley 3S by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1940
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1941
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1942
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1943
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1945
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1947
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 2021. The record is 233.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tarpley 3S by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1941
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1946
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1954
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1958
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1959
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1960
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1961
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1962
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997
233.2 mm (9.2 in)
1998
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1999
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2001
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2002
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2003
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
2005
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2006
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2008
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2009
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2010
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2011
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2014
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2016
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2018
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2019
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2020
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2021
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 2021. The record is 506.5 mm (19.9 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.1 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tarpley 3S by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1940
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1942
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1948
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1949
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951
82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1952
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1953
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1954
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1956
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1958
212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1959
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1960
243.9 mm (9.6 in)
1961
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1962
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1996
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1997
275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1998
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1999
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2000
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
2001
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
2002
506.5 mm (19.9 in)
2003
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2004
204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2005
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2006
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007
245.5 mm (9.7 in)
2008
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2009
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2010
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
2011
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2012
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2013
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2014
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2016
161.2 mm (6.3 in)
2017
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2018
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
2019
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2020
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2021
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tarpley 3S, 1937 to 2021. The record is 71 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tarpley 3S by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
15 days
1938
38 days
1939
21 days
1940
32 days
1941
19 days
1942
24 days
1943
49 days
1944
71 days
1945
57 days
1946
65 days
1947
43 days
1948
31 days
1949
38 days
1950
47 days
1951
43 days
1952
51 days
1953
30 days
1954
47 days
1955
30 days
1956
47 days
1957
41 days
1958
37 days
1959
33 days
1960
34 days
1961
36 days
1962
31 days
1963
48 days
1964
27 days
1965
31 days
1996
22 days
1997
25 days
1998
48 days
1999
42 days
2000
34 days
2001
53 days
2002
24 days
2003
39 days
2004
31 days
2005
44 days
2006
28 days
2007
27 days
2008
56 days
2009
23 days
2010
32 days
2011
63 days
2012
44 days
2013
25 days
2014
18 days
2016
26 days
2017
26 days
2018
25 days
2019
18 days
2020
4 days
2021
5 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tarpley 3S falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 212 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Tarpley 3S
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1939 to 1964)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 March
n/a
28 March
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
1 November
n/a
1 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
212 days
n/a
212 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
43 years, 1938 to 2013
A day with at least 85.1 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 305.3 mm (12.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tarpley 3S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
5 years
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
10 years
160.9 mm (6.3 in)
25 years
211.2 mm (8.3 in)
50 years
255.2 mm (10.0 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
305.3 mm (12.0 in)
Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1938 to 2013.
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: 233.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1997; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1958; 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2002.
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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.